That looks very nice.

I played the game, and it was a rush. Maybe it wears off though.
It is noisy as hell!

Loved mine

I got one in excellent condition for a really good price. I have a modest collection of pins so it fits into the lineup well. In a small collection it might not have much staying power. I think its fun, but I am not playing it all the time either. I can't see getting rid of mine anytime soon. When people come over it is one of the most played games in the lineup. It can be hard on factory settings. Put everything on an easier settings and the game is not as brutal, although it will get fairly hard the more levels you complete. I love the whole mechanical arcade game feel to it, and the 80s sounds are great.

As far as mods go, they definitely help. I took everything apart and cleaned it. The shooter, auger, play field etc. The play field got a good coat of wax. I also tried to wax any metal part that the ball would be travelling on. I have not seen the inside of my machine in forever because it has never broken down since I got it up and running 100%, but I think I used a lot of adhesive foam on quite a few of the parts. Right now I would say that the sound is just about where I would want it to be. It is a shooting game after all. I do not want it to be whisper quiet. I believe that you can adjust the sound on the unit, but again, I have not opened mine up in a while to change anything. If you do pull the trigger on this one, (pun intended), I can provide photos of what I did to quiet down the machine.

Sorry for being nosy, but what is the asking price? Is it really much higher than average?

Hyperball:

- coolest looking thing ever made

- after two games, you’ve had enough

I’d never played one, always liked the look of it, so hunted one in LA. Got a mint one for $800 and shipped it home.

After two games, I figured out why they are $800.

In saying that, it was always popular with visitors. But again, after a couple of games, they moved on and never played it again.

Sold it, and to be honest I have never missed it. And no visitors have ever asked where it was. In fact, I don’t know if my Mrs even knows I sold it. Haha.

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As far as a selling point, new balls from Marco specialties would run you about $101.75 before shipping. You could probably LED the whole machine for about $120. I have seen Hyperballs sell for $500-$700 in the past year or so, however one restored machine sold for $1400. If you bought an average condition machine and bought new balls and a full LED upgrade, you would be in at just under $1000. I do not know your financial situation, and I am not an expert, but I think that $1500 is a little high. The machine pictured looks to be in excellent condition. In this hobby condition is one of the most important things, so that is definitely something to consider.

There is one on location near me that I've never dropped a quarter in. Played it one time at the previous owners home and that was enough for me. Maybe in a large collection it would be okay every once in awhile but I don't envision seeing anyone playing it over and over again to try and beat scores and what not

That seems fairly high to me, considering it doesn't have much staying power in a collection. Most of the time, a working example can be found for $500-$800 at most.

But--that particular game does look to be in nice shape. However, if you do try to resell it later if you get tired of it, you might take a loss on it.

I have a soft spot in my heart for hyper-ball.

I first played it in location in the 80s in a Toronto Arcade that was downstairs downtown.

That said I still only play two games on it.

I would like one but it is very far down the list for me. A lot of times they are broken at shows.

I spent much time to resurrect and restore mine... money I will never see back again! Despite it's funny to play, strange but courious at first sight (people who never seen it before is always fascinated), after some plays it is quite boring. Also with the recommended settings found on the web.
I bought mine because IMHO It's a cool machine, great sound, great effects and... I love the red playfield. As long as I have space in the gameroom, it will stay there with other machines
Regarding noise, I put some self-adhesive soft cloth on the guide lines and some sound-absorbing sponge in the cabinet... but it's always a noisy machine
Consider I paid mine 300 euro (approx 360$), not working but almost complete. I rebuilt all the electronics especially the driver board with some issues on solenoids and lights; I opened the corkscrew and overhauled it, cleaned and polished all metal parts... a very long job! But no LEDs... I'm faithful to incandescent bulbs

There is a reason he didnt put leds in the flashers, I wouldnt do that unless you want to blind the player

How does the Bally ripoff version compare?

Also, did anybody at bally get fired for commissioning a knock off of a game that nobody wanted to buy the original version of?