Quoted from 20eyes:

One of the tags says sample on it might be a good idea to back up the roms. Does it have the same hoops as Shaq Attaq? Maybe Jon Norris would have some info on it.

Quoted from Wmsfan-GAP:

Did the seller have any insight to share with you?

Quoted from LeonSpinkx:

They seem to still be in business.
https://web.amarillo-chamber.org/Vending-Services/Borchardt%27s-Coin-Machines-590

Quoted from MattElder:

Very cool piece of pinball history there. Jon Norris would definitely be the one to ask about it. Odds are pretty good that he had something to do with it.
I should have a good email address for him still. Shoot me a PM if you’re interested in contacting him.

Quoted from Daditude:

Did you find any more info on it?

Quoted from solarvalue:

Can you post a video of gameplay?

Quoted from gliebig:

Get it home. I want to play it.
The only basketball game I'm tall enough to play.

Quoted from bluespin:

n80g80 You should call Steve Young at Pinball Resource. He has the Gottlieb archives so he should have some information about this game.

Quoted from chad:

Get your story to TWIP. !!! Make a great podcast.

Quoted from CrazyLevi:

With the sticker and the dollar bill acceptor installed, it appears this game was routed. Check the audits, I'd love to know how much $ it made. Very cool piece! And in Maryland? How'd you beat Lloyd to it?!

Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:

I thought that was pretty funny to be honest! Some arcade had this thing sitting around, this rare, three-of-a-kind piece of pinball history and they’re like “will people pay a buck to play this basketball thing? Probably.”
I’m sure they had no idea of the historical significance. Also it looks like they were able to add the validator in very cleanly

Quoted from hool10:

How much did you pay for it out of curiosity?

Quoted from mbwalker:

Maybe a better way to ask is "Did you get a good deal on it?"

Quoted from Foo:

10k by Christmas! Come on... someone had to say it.

Quoted from pinballguru:

Thanks Lonnie for verifying me.
One on One was designed by me in late 1995 and we made a few (three to five) prototypes in early 1996. The game was an arcade novelty game based on the existing arcade hoops style games where the object was to make as many baskets as possible during a timed game. It had an adjustable "Catch-Up" feature, where if one player fell behind by 10 points, their baskets would score more points.
The game was never made because Gottlieb closed in July 1996. I do recall seeing at least one of these sold at the liquidation auction in late 1996.
A side note, I also designed an arcade novelty drag race game that used the same principle except that target hits advanced your car up a drag strip and the first car across the finish line won. Instead of a basket, this game used the drop target arrangement from Hot Shots, with standup targets replacing the drop targets. The cabinet was a side-by-side style rather than a head to head style. That game was titled "Eliminator" This game was done around 1990 and never made it past the whitewood stage and was killed when the company went to the street line design philosophy.

Quoted from Kkuoppamaki:

Mindblowing that discoveries like this are made 23 years after Gottlieb selling their assets. Now, can we please get some more pics and a video of game play

Quoted from Teknotoyz:

That would be my part... 30 minute drive to the sellers house!![quoted image]

Quoted from CrazyLevi:

So as far as you can tell, does it work? Can you play it now?

Quoted from InfiniteLives:

this is great! congrats!
any audits on how much it made?

Quoted from Gundam_Pilot_:

Very cool machine. This is something I would love to have in my collection since I own a lot of rare stuff and both of the Gottlieb cocktails already. Very Jealous!

Quoted from Whysnow:

LOFL!!!
This think is 5k all day. You may find some sucker at 10k that has more money than he knows what to do with, but I cant imagine anyone giving you 17k for a cocktail no matter if it is 1 of 5 made. (or 1 or 3 that likely exist).
cool to see this thing but sad to see it is more about the flip already.

Quoted from gliebig:

How dimpled is that playfield from all those airballs?

Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Yeah gottlieb games of that era are known for their pristine playfields lol
The combination of no diamondcoat, odd mylar-free zones, and defective pinballs were not kind to many of those machines.

Quoted from pinballguru:

The cars were on the backbox as: (1- A string of lights or 2- Physical cars if the budget allowed). The prototype used lights to represent the cars.

Quoted from HHaase:

Back to the technical side, does it use standard pinballs? Or some other material such as a plastic?
Any documentation at all on the machine, such as schematics or parts diagrams?
Regardless of long-term intent, it is extremely important to build up a technical documentation package if there isn't one present from Gottleb.
Wiring pinouts, boards used, things of that nature. Being this isn't a normal pinball system, having an extremely unique cabinet, mechanisms, and all that.... it's going to be extremely difficult in the long term to trouble shoot without some kind of reference material. Not like you can ask anybody where a wire goes if it breaks.
Get a 16gb camera, set your photo settings to max resolution, and don't stop until you're out of memory space. If you've got a buddy with a good SLR and a knack for photos, toss him a 6 pack and ask for the favor.
-Hans

Quoted from Luckydogg420:

forceflow could it be possible to get some of the better posts in This thread marked as “key posts”? Maybe the ones from Jon Norris also. I have a feeling that this thread will get long and have a lot of cool information before we’re done.

Oooh. The story deepens. I wonder if this is #2 of 3-5 possible games? It’s highly unlikely that your picture is the same game as the OP’s game. If it was in a basement in the burbs, I doubt it had a dollar bill acceptor slapped on and put on route.
So there’s probably 2 now.
#1, sold at auction, put on route, saved from the wild to be tagged and documented.
#2, private collection in Chicago area.

Quoted from Luckydogg420:

Is this a fact? If so, it adds to the prestige.
This is a picture of the most interesting ROMs in pinball today, do you have the equipment to get them backed up?
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Since the cabinet has been painted black, will you restore it? Have you asked the other owner what the cabinet looked like? (I assume cheesy wood grain)