Battle Creek, MI
Wow you guys are amazing!! I didn't find much in the searches I did. Looks like I got some reading up to do.
John
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Quoted from r6emperor:"There is an ad for the game and one other (with photos) in the Dec. 17, 1966 issue of Billboard, page 61. Upper left corner, under the company name 'Betco'.
Just an early version of gumball games."
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Thanks. I'm pretty much computer illiterate. I have trouble copying the Billboard stuff.
Quoted from DennisDodel:Thanks. I'm pretty much computer illiterate.
Don't sell yourself short, you're pretty good with Analog Computers..... Also known as Bally Bingo machines 
Quoted from DennisDodel:Here's a link to the Billboard archives: http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Billboard-Magazine.htm
Wow forgot how popular and big Herb Alpert was back in late 66. with 5 LP albums in the top 40.
from wikipedia....
From the week ending October 16, 1965 through the week ending April 29, 1967, the group had at least one album in the Top 10, marking 81 consecutive weeks. For many of these weeks, more than one album registered in the Top 10. In 1966, over 13 million Alpert recordings were sold, outselling the Beatles. That same year, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized that Alpert set a new record by placing five albums simultaneously in the Top 20 on the Billboard Pop Album chart, an accomplishment that has never been repeated. In the first week of April of that year, four of those albums were in the Top 10, simultaneously
Quoted from pinwiztom:Wow forgot how popular and big Herb Alpert was back in late 66. with 5 LP albums in the top 40.
from wikipedia....
From the week ending October 16, 1965 through the week ending April 29, 1967, the group had at least one album in the Top 10, marking 81 consecutive weeks. For many of these weeks, more than one album registered in the Top 10. In 1966, over 13 million Alpert recordings were sold, outselling the Beatles. That same year, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized that Alpert set a new record by placing five albums simultaneously in the Top 20 on the Billboard Pop Album chart, an accomplishment that has never been repeated. In the first week of April of that year, four of those albums were in the Top 10, simultaneously
One of my favorite albums when I was a teenager. And the music is good too.
Ottawa, ON
Quoted from Pinthetic:Here's something I completely forgot about and it's hanging in front of me everyday. The Bally emblem from my old service truck from the late 80's. I took it off the passenger door when I got a new truck and framed it here in my game room. Glad I kept it.
Ha! Saw one of those stuck on the side of a Hardbody.
Newcastle
Quoted from MrBally:They were part of Bally Manufacturing Corporation from the Acquisition of Guenter Wulff Apparatebau in 1972 until Bally Gaming International (slots & German wall machines) was spun off in the early 1990's. Eventually, Bally Wulff was spun off from Bally Gaming in the 2000's with the Bally name being licensed for use with the name Wulff at no charge into perpetuity.
Thus, not directly related to the Williams aquisition of Bally Pinball.
Nice Eurotech machine there. The newest I have are Technik 2000's.
My Blackwater 100 came from Germany and has a Bally Wulff manual
Quoted from SilverUnicorn:Not sure how rare this is but got this with some pinball manuals I bought. Will go imy Ms. Pac Man game.
I'm almost certain I had that book. What's the year? Looks to be in great shape. Cool find.
...whats happening to this thread it was getting so cool.
[✓] Is it pinball?
[✓] Is it interesting?
[✓] Is it rare?
Quoted from Shredso:I'm almost certain I had that book. What's the year? Looks to be in great shape. Cool find.
It says 1983 on it. I am amazed none of the mazes are filled in.
Quoted from gmkalos:...whats happening to this thread it was getting so cool.
[✓] Is it pinball?
[✓] Is it interesting?
[✓] Is it rare?
Sorry it's not pinball related. Rare Dunno. Interesting? I think so. Sorry to bring down your thread.
Chris
Quoted from SilverUnicorn:It says 1983 on it. I am amazed none of the mazes are filled in.
Sorry it's not pinball related. Rare Dunno. Interesting? I think so. Sorry to bring down your thread.
Chris
It's cool man I'm sorry I was not trying to single you out there Silver, this thread is just too cool and I'm honestly on the edge of my seat when I see that there was a new post in here. lol
2 weeks later
Another backglass treasure safely secured in the vaults of "The Stronghold".
Prototype "King Pin" backglass by Dave Christensen, artwork creator of games such as Fireball, Nitro Ground Shaker, and Voltan Escapes Cosmic Doom. The backglass is screened on 3/8" tempered glass.
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Quoted from xTheBlackKnightx:Another backglass treasure safely secured in the vaults of "The Stronghold".
Prototype "King Pin" backglass by Dave Christensen, artwork creator of games such as Fireball, Nitro Ground Shaker, and Voltan Escapes Cosmic Doom. The backglass is screened on 3/8" tempered glass.
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Sweet looking !!
Quoted from Peer:» YouTube video
Really nice items on display at the Dutch Pinball Museum
Huh, so that's where some of that original tooling ended up. Interesting.
Quoted from ForceFlow:Huh, so that's where some of that original tooling ended up. Interesting.
I wonder if they know where the mold for the mini pf for Space Station is at. 
Quoted from ForceFlow:Huh, so that's where some of that original tooling ended up. Interesting.
There were a ton of original tooling listed on eBay recently. They sold for fairly reasonable prices imo too.
Quoted from BeaglePuss:There were a ton of original tooling listed on eBay recently. They sold for fairly reasonable prices imo too.
I recognized a few of those pieces as recent auctions, such as the wizard blocks ramp tooling and Cactus Canyon train tooling. The FH, T2, NF, and RS molds I hadn't seen pop up before.
Quoted from ForceFlow:I recognized a few of those pieces as recent auctions, such as the wizard blocks ramp tooling and Cactus Canyon train tooling. The FH, T2, NF, and RS molds I hadn't seen pop up before.
Yeah, those are new to me as well. Pretty wild stuff, especially the Rudy mold.
Quoted from xTheBlackKnightx:Another backglass treasure safely secured in the vaults of "The Stronghold".
Prototype "King Pin" backglass by Dave Christensen, artwork creator of games such as Fireball, Nitro Ground Shaker, and Voltan Escapes Cosmic Doom. The backglass is screened on 3/8" tempered glass.
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When someone insists they can draw, but nobody wants to tell them they are not very good.
Quoted from lordloss:When someone insists they can draw, but nobody wants to tell them they are not very good.
Thank you! I feel the same, 100% exactly.
Same for the art of TOTAN, looks like freshman art student.
Quoted from Peer:» YouTube video
Really nice items on display at the Dutch Pinball Museum
If they have the Dr. Dude Big Shot mold...Ocean's Fourteen lol
Quoted from lordloss:When someone insists they can draw, but nobody wants to tell them they are not very good.
Just a prototype - and personally I think it’s pretty cool. Way the f better than I can draw, and I’d take it over digital art on some of these newer games anyday.
1 week later
This came from an operator. It's probably unusual to see a training packet like this since so much time has passed.
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Quoted from ForceFlow:This came from an operator. It's probably unusual to see a training packet like this since so much time has passed.
It's also unusual to see because when any manufacturer ran a training seminar, usually the paperwork, manual, game, or person running it, didn't show up. I always thought the paperwork or manuals were eventually tossed and never left Chicago.
LTG : )
Quoted from SergioJ:An oddity. This is plastic #23 in the set which was made for Sega’s Frankenstein. This is marked in the manual as “unused”. It’s about 2 inches square....
How is That one (in your picture) Unused as it has rivets ? Edit nevermind maybe those are just the holes... they looked like rivets to me at first glance
1 month later
Quoted from pinwiztom:seshpilot found himself a Game Plan Andromeda in Canada
kinda rare
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-road-to-andromeda#post-4395656
Extremely rare. Recorded as 500 made but from what i was told, 250 ismore likley as they were inflating numbers at the end to try and make the company appear healthier than it was. Probably 50-80 still exist is my guess.
Quoted from xTheBlackKnightx:Another backglass from "The Stronghold" collection. Sexy Girl from Ranco. Bally Playboy conversion.
Which stronghold game is your favorite?
1 week later
Quoted from SergioJ:NOS Paragon playfield....I have this for trade in the marketplace by the way.....
Love the art. Would love to have this and display it in a frame, but.. I'm sure someone else needs this for an actual game. 
Somebody tell me about this Barracora. Pics were sent to me many years ago, by someone that is probably a member here. At the time it was possibly for sale. No idea where it is now. Very clearly not a re-paint; appears every bit original, at least to me. These are the only 2 pics that show the cabinet; the others were just of backglass and playfield which appeared normal. Sadly, it's got a bit of a beat playfield in it.
Richard
2 weeks later
More prototype backglasses not often seen by the public eye.
These are owned by an acquaintance who knows I specialize in backbox artwork.
The first backglass is "Spellbinder" planned sequel to Hyperball, never produced, just playfield and backglass.
The other two are the original Banzai Run backglasses whose primary colors were changed prior to actual production to better match the playfield artwork.
NFS
Pinball history is out there for those that want to learn.
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