Hello everybody! My name is Kelly im 24 and I work as an IT tech. I just picked up my first pin Sunday night. I've been in the market for about a month now, and settled on what I thought was a good deal. I was pretty nervous about buying such an old game. I'm used to playing the pins at our bowling ally(Addams Family, and Jurassic Park) and was worried that I would get bored with a game of this age super fast. Boy was I pleasantly surprised! After we got it home and in through the front door we quickly came to realize the widebody was impossible to make the turn into the hallway to get into the game room. I let one of my friends convince me going in through the window was a good idea and would work. We had to tilt it in through the window backglass first but got it in the room without any collateral damage. Got it all set up and I could not stop playing. I played for a little over 4 hours in one setting. Got a high score of 668,000ish. I found the difficulty of this machine makes it impossible to stop playing. Just one more credit I keep telling myself.

The machine itself works great. A few lights out, has the problem of some sockets dont make good contact and come in and out when playing. The second right flipper does work but is very weak, makes it increadibly hard to hit the drop targets. The cabniet is in less than good shape. The red is basically non existent. My wife has offered to stencil it all out and repaint all of it by hand. The playfield has some pretty harsh wear on it. I don't think I'll ever get it re-touched. 1 reason is money 2 is I kind of dig the persinality it gives the machine. I will be looking for a new backglass. The old is cracking pretty bad. All around im extreamly happy with the find. I ended up getting it for $425.

Now on to the pics! Sorry for the quality, these are phone pics but will get some with the camera a bit later.

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The wife and cat playing.
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Thanks everybody. I'm already talking to the same guy I bought it from, might be picking up a Space Shuttle from him soon. I've already ordered the parts to fix the flipper, a button, and bulbs. Out of all the time I've played it I've only made it up the Valley of Demons once. Thanks for the hint on the level also.

Does anyone know if it's supposed to save your high score when you power the machine down? Its still plugged in but every time I flip the switch on and off the high score and free credit settings are all reset.

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Can anybody give me a hint on how to post just the pics and not the links? I tried the IMG code but that didnt work.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys, and comment on the wife. I am in fact going back this Saturday to pick up the Space Shuttle for $800.

So the guy just text me and told me he is picking up a Gottlieb Black Hole he is going to be getting and would sell me it the same as the Space Shuttle $800. Which game do you guys think is better gameplay/value wise?

I would love to pick up both but as it stands now it's one or the other. He is not even positive that he will have Black Hole when I get there.

I have another question. Where is the battery? I am a total noob and cannot find it.

Haha love it.

Thanks for the tip on the sun. I always keep the blinds closed in there but the cats have killed them. Sounds like a good excuse to invest in a curtain finally.

Here is the Space Shuttle. I am loving it. Only real wear is on the bonus insets in the middle.

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