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Rack 'em up - possible project

By uphamj

4 years ago


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#1 4 years ago

First off this pin will never be worth anything and that is not the point. I have had this pin setting in the corner for several years now. I bought it just for the hardware for a possible virtual Pin project. I have just pulled this out and gave it a once over and figured what the heck lets plug this thing and and see what smoke comes out. Well after about 15 minutes of fiddling with connectors the game fires up and will start a game and play. All of the displays work. I don't think the game got much play to begin with and has been stuck in a shed or something like that to rot away. The cabinet head is pretty much trash, I have removed the mylar on the play-field and would not take to much to get in shape. I have some clear coat left over from another project and could just shoot the play-field and try my hand at some touch-up for practice. I do have all of the plastics that are not in the pictures.

Now the question, am I crazy thinking about doing a budget restore on this? It would end up in my pinball lineup to play.

The pic of the flipper coil, shows the EOS switch bypassed and that would be why that coil is melted.

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#2 4 years ago

I had one of these a few years back and not a bad playing game. Kinda a Gottlieb version of the Bally 8 ball.

Playfield arch might be tough to locate, along with the backglass. Always a chance Steve Young has one.

10 years back a game like this had no value. But today, it might approach $1k or so I guess, depending how it turns out.

One thing for sure, not many of these system 80A games left out there. Didn’t make many and most were trashed along the way. I have 5 or 6 Gottliebs from this period in similar shape, probably need to pull a few out and see what they look like. Titles you just don’t see too often these days

#3 4 years ago

Oh yes, Rack 'em Up is definitely worth a budget restore, imho. You'll be pleasantly surprised by the amount of play this title has in it. Simple but fulfilling gameplay, interesting ruleset, clear goal. A nice game to play with others, too.

I made this video when I used to have the game. Should give you an idea of the gameplay.

#4 4 years ago

Oh, another plus, which I discovered after shooting that video: you can actually turn the 'music' that the game makes off by flipping a switch on the mpu.

#5 4 years ago

Thanks for the feedback I do appreciate it. I have pulled the playfield out and will give it a shot. I have the plastic set for the playfield even though I did not take pictures. The only major Item I don't have is that backglass. I looked over the boards and they are all clean from what I can tell.

Quoted from Jappie:

Oh, another plus, which I discovered after shooting that video: you can actually turn the 'music' that the game makes off by flipping a switch on the mpu.

Good to know.

#6 4 years ago

Don't forget to do the Gottlieb ground mods on it. Makes the game much more reliable and stable.

#7 4 years ago
Quoted from uphamj:

Now the question, am I crazy thinking about doing a budget restore on this? It would end up in my pinball lineup to play.

Not crazy. It's a fun game.

#8 4 years ago
Quoted from Jappie:

Don't forget to do the Gottlieb ground mods on it. Makes the game much more reliable and stable.

Thanks for the tip will do!

#9 4 years ago

I'd definitely give it a shot. You'll be better off for the experience, especially getting into touch ups as you mentioned. I'm actually contemplating trying my hand at touch ups on a recent project game myself. Gotta start somewhere! You might just surprise yourself. Good luck!

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#10 3 years ago

This pin is on my wishlist. Nice simple rule set.

#11 3 years ago

I think it will be fun once I have it all done, and I am learning some new restoring skills. I will post a new thread of the project when I get further along, right now its all tore down.

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