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Prototype Game discovered! Orbitor one type game…”Clone”

By DNO

2 years ago

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#1 2 years ago

DNO

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In Colorado, pictures of a prototype Orbitor 1-type game have been found!
Found some extremely rare photos of a prototype (and unreleased) pinball machine by Stern that were never released to the public. The game is called CLONE and was designed by Dixie Rinehart, who sadly passed away in 2019. The photos were found inside of the developers Orbitor 1 game, which were discovered by Bills Game World (here in Colorado). Ive been asked by a few people to post hi-res pix from my previous post. So here they are. Thanks and Enjoy
More about the story here….
https://retrobitch.wordpress.com/2022/04/07/found-orbiter-1-pinball-prototype-yields-documented-evidence-of-another-lost-pinball-game/

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#2 2 years ago

TJP

Aphex

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awesome, thanks for sharing this

#3 2 years ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

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OP
Quoted from DNO:
In Colorado, pictures of a prototype Orbitor 1-type game have been found!
Found some extremely rare photos of a prototype (and unreleased) pinball machine by Stern that were never released to the public. The game is called CLONE and was designed by Dixie Rinehart, who sadly passed away in 2019. The photos were found inside of the developers Orbitor 1 game, which were discovered by Bills Game World (here in Colorado). Ive been asked by a few people to post hi-res pix from my previous post. So here they are. Thanks and Enjoy
More about the story here….
https://retrobitch.wordpress.com/2022/04/07/found-orbiter-1-pinball-prototype-yields-documented-evidence-of-another-lost-pinball-game/
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This is outrageously cool.
Who has the prototype now?!? That’s so cool. I love Orbitor 1. The development was crazy!

#4 2 years ago

DNO

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Highlands Ranch, CO

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Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:
Who has the prototype now?!?

Not known if the “Clone” machine still exists.
The pics were found inside the prototype Orbitor.

#5 2 years ago

ROB

transprtr4u

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Who are the people in the pictures?

#6 2 years ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

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Quoted from transprtr4u:
Who are the people in the pictures?

I’d assume the two guys who invented Orbitor

#7 2 years ago

HAN

HHaase

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I knew that Orbitor 1 had been designed by some guys outside of Stern, and another machine was in the works, but it is so freaking cool to see what it would have looked like.

-Hans

#8 2 years ago

DNO

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Highlands Ranch, CO

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Quoted from transprtr4u:
Who are the people in the pictures?

the article linked in the first post has some info on the people, some are not known.

#9 2 years ago

CCS

Mad_Dog_Coin_Op

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If I had a beater Orbitor 1 I think I would try building this. Love the look of “Clone”.

#10 2 years ago

HAL

leothelowe

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Sounds like Dixie did it all.

https://crippinfuneralhome.com/obituaries/dixie-rinehart/1071/

#11 2 years ago

CAE

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Quoted from Mad_Dog_Coin_Op:
If I had a beater Orbitor 1 I think I would try building this. Love the look of “Clone”.

Yeah, now I really hope the projects of clear formed playfields and spinning bumper repros come to fruition. Then someone could be crazy enough to make a different Orbitor 1 style game!

#12 2 years ago

SJG

Xtraball

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ebay.com link: itm

#13 2 years ago

ODB

Gryszzz

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Dino these pics are AMAZING!
THANK YOU!

#14 2 years ago

LXL

Isochronic_Frost

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Here’s the original story as well:
https://www.flippers.be/stern_orbitor_one_history.html

Cool to fill in the gap with this info

#15 2 years ago

MSY

Dr_Gonzo

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Great story. Hmm, will have to keep an eye out at pawn shops but if clone was in his possession and then given up by the family it seems like it would be on the western slope.

#16 2 years ago

SEE

FLASHBALL

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Quoted from Dr_Gonzo:
Great story. Hmm, will have to keep an eye out at pawn shops but if clone was in his possession and then given up by the family it seems like it would be on the western slope.

Seems like both Al Gross and Art Meyers would be persons of interest to inquire about the last known location of Clone. Although its possible Dixie may not have kept it because by the obituary, it seems he was more credited with Orbitor 1/ Orbitron 1.

#17 2 years ago

JVE

Jappie

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Whoa, amazing find!

#18 2 years ago

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ForceFlow

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Quoted from Xtraball:
ebay.com link: itm

Since ebay listings disappear after a while, posting images of the prototype orbitor 1 listing for posterity:

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#19 2 years ago

JON

livetowin

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I’m always intrigued with the early 80’s pinball world. The art and games were just so creative. Some of it worked and some of it did not, but the style and creativity is always interesting.

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