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Totally falling in love with late EMs

By Sea_Wolf

5 years ago


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#4 5 years ago
 
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Quoted from Sea_Wolf:

Grew up in the era of early SS pins of the late 70s. I don’t think those great memories will ever fade. My first 2 Pins were of that time but since I’ve acquired my first 2 EMs(Aladdin’s castle and Space Mission), I have had a change of heart. Would love to hear stories from people that have that passion for the 70s EMs and your favorites.
There is just something wonderful that goes through your hands when playing these machines.

I too love the mid-1970's EM pins. I am amazed in what they could do with the technology that they had to work with. I'm partial to Bally pins of the era. Old Chicago, Captain Fantastic, Bow & Arrow -- great stuff. Working on a '74 Bally Amigo project right now.

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#25 5 years ago
 
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Quoted from Sea_Wolf:

How does your Bally Freedom rate with the rest of your pins? Does it have the pop bumper between the flippers? I saw one for sale last week in Indianapolis. About a 2 hour drive for me. I’m probably going to have to wait till the bank account grows a little but I’m always looking.

Well, my Bally Freedom is just parts. I picked it up a few years back for free from a guy who made a coffee table project out of the playfield & cabinet. I got the complete backbox (with broken backglass) & the lower cabinet board and put them in storage. Turned out to be a great pickup for me, as the Amigo that I am working on now needed a game over lock relay and several coils - all of which I harvested off of Freedom. NEVER pass on parts games!

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#29 5 years ago
 
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Quoted from DK:

99/100 times my friends come over they are playing Card Whiz, Dragon, Jumping Jack, Fireball, etc. EMs did a really good job on balancing points.
DISCLAIMER: My friends and I are in our early 30’s. Age or nostalgia plays no part in what we consider fun

Card Whiz is a fun player. I shopped out a really clean example for a friend who's dad bought it for them in 1980 & it sat in their basement since then. Fixed a couple of missing contacts in the player unit, & repaired the match unit.

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#61 5 years ago
 
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Quoted from Sea_Wolf:

I’m a Spinner Guy. All 4 of my current pins have them.

I like drop targets myself, but there IS something about ripping the spinner & having those score reels sing.

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#65 5 years ago
 
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Quoted from mbaumle:

I think that’s half the fun of an EM. Being able to hear everything click and clack and clunk, and the very distinct rhythm of the score motor as it counts up score multiples. It’s all so satisfying.
It still blows me away as to how much engineering and thought that had to go into them too with all that stuff. There were some very smart people sitting in a room someplace who engineered some of the coolest mechanical computers that truly stood the test of time.

Especially satisfying when you rebuild one from junk to player, every clunk & click you know exactly what it is that is making the noise.

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#74 5 years ago
 
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Quoted from Darcy:

Gave it a Thumbs Up for creatively. That is hopefully a '1 of a Kind'. But if you are a "Bally Table King" then this would be the required throne chair.

That IS cool.

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#111 5 years ago
 
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Quoted from Calipindave:

Same use form “over the top” in Capt Fantastic.
Dave

As does Old Chicago....

the Bally Amigo I'm, working on just has a "100,000" light on the backglass

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#112 5 years ago
 
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My "falling in love" with 70's EM's is faltering a bit.... someone used a whole can of WD40 on every mech in the Bally Amigo I am rebuilding. What a frigging mess. EVERYTHING is locked solid, I'm running my ultrasonic overtime.

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