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Here's my two early to mid 60's Williams games: Beat the Clock and 8 Ball. Lot's of fun and definitely "like-worthy" in my opinion.
Brad
Sorry for the fuzzy Beat the Clock pic. I kind a like to have a beer or two with the lights turned down the the games turned on.
Quoted from Mikala:Two very nice looking games. Restored?
No, both games are unrestored.
Beat the Clock is in pretty decent shape. Cosmetically, the cabinet is the worst part of it and it is not bad. The playfield had a small area of wear south of the kick-out hole. I touched up the green paint and called it a day. Other than the touch-up, the PF is real nice. The back glass is also nice. Just a little bit of touch-up on the "K" in clock, Plastics are great. Best of all it plays perfectly.
8 Ball is not in as nice condition as Beat the Clock. The cabinet is not too bad and the coin door/mech was rebuilt by the previous owner. It's my only game that is not set for free play. I figured that the PO went to the trouble of making the coin mech work so why not use it? I like the sound of dropping a coin into the slot and hearing the credits build-up. I won't change my other games over from free play, but it's fun on this one. The back glass is flaking, but is mostly there. The plastic are pretty decent. The playfield has a good (meaning "not") amount of wear - especially under the right flipper. I swear someone must have sharpened the bottom edge of the flipper and set it on the wood and installed a Tesla coil because there is a noticeable arc shaved out of the PF under it! The bells were missing when the previous owner got it and he spared the expense of replacing them by buying a door bell from the hardware store - it works.
I like both games, but 8 Ball is my favorite of the two. Game play is a lot of fun - it's a great two player game. It's a tough game to find in these parts which is why I wasn't too picky when deciding to bring it home.
Brad
Quoted from NicoVolta:Anyway, I think Zig Zag has one of the worst layouts ever designed,
Thanks for the honest opinion Nic. I noticed the IPDB ratings too and was trying to figure out what I was missing when I looked at the playfield...
Quoted from AlexF:I have owned both and found each to be pretty good games. Not top shelf but still fun.
Quoted from AlexF:The art is great and like you say is a perfect Northwoods theme.
If I had a lake house I would already own one of these. Beings that I don't, and that I have limited space for games, I think I will hold off until I try some of the other games.
Brad
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Pleasant Prairie, WI