Sounds like a fair trade to me. Price guide has So76 at $675 and Big Hit at $850 so price-wise it's about right if you have to shop it. Plus, trading games is a great way to get something new in the line-up. Big Hit is one of the better baseball games. I haven't owned one but have enjoyed playing it. I'd say go for it.

We'll see what the Big Hit owners say..............

No,
No
Hell NO
only if he threw in $200-$300 with the Big hit, that game kinda Blowzzzz !
JMO but SO76 is an iconic game, it captures a moment in time and is a great playfield layout , it plays fast, the center kick out hole is a skill shot for sure. the lack of slingshots s not a big deal on this game. I would keep this if I were you . Big hit is a Big bore and would Never find a space in my collection ! I don't own a SO76 but would buy one in the right condition if I fund one.

Keep your SO76

Beg to differ. I think BH is a great game. If i had the BH (which I do), i would not trade it away for a SO76.

I clicked this thinking the BH was for Black Hole. I was gonna be like, "that's an easy choice!"

I'd keep So76.

I've owned both. Big Hit is pretty shallow in my opinion. So76 is more challenging and thus, more enduring.

Obviously it depends on condition. I would not trade even at the very least.

Mike O.

I have a Big Hit. Personally, I wouldn't trade it for a Spirit of '76 (which I have played, but have not had one in the collection). But that's mainly a bias towards single-player wedgeheads over multi-players on my part.

Probably won't reach a consensus on this one. However, there are certainly plenty of Spirit of 76 games out there, so the chances of acquiring another one down the road are pretty good. Big Hits appear with some frequency too though, but can be challenging to locate in good cosmetic condition.

The home base area where the turret shooter lands the ball tends to get a lot of wear, and the backglasses like to flake in the reds a lot. The upper plastic tends to get broken on the upper right side. Certainly wouldn't trade if the cosmetic condition was a downgrade.

Big Hit and Abra play very differently.

Big Hit has a 5" gong bell to sound the runs, in addition to the chimes unit, which is kinda cool.

Big Hit is easier to move.

I had a GTB Target pool only a few years old when I was a kid. Sold and regret the hell out of it.
I had a GTB Tropic Isle in the early 80's which I sold and regret the hell out of it.

I now have 3 pins and a couple arcade-style things... sort of running out of room already. I'd put a pin in the bathtub before I sell one. (Does anyone here have a pin in their bathtub?)

Aside from that, I'm kinda bored of my SO76. I probably play my Space Mission 4 to 1 over my SO76. But yea, the SO76 is such a skill shot filled iconic machine and makes that choice so much harder. On the other hand I've seen a lot of them left around and maybe you'd have a chance to get another in the future.

I'm sure BH is a marvelous game but I've personally not been a fan of shooter-less pins.
IPDB:
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BH is a simple game but a ton of fun. Lots of fast action at top of p/f with those big 3 inch flippers hitting drop targets. Getting the special is a really satisfying shot. And being able to win specials by home runs is just fun as it's like 2 games in one.

I went somewhere that had 40 EM'S set up and this game was the most fun. May need to be part of a bigger collection as opposed to a single pin.

Vic rates it pretty high - a solid 9.

http://www.ipdb.org/rate/showrate.pl?gid=253

I also avoid multi-players due to weight and all those extra score reels!

I've owned them both. I like the Big Hit better. Fun game, wide open, drop targets, baseball.

Better than Spirit of 76 IMO, as I got bored of SO76 quickly.

Big Hit is a home run in my book. Playability is sensational and BH is a player friendly fun game to play too.
It might well be the best baseball themed wedgehead out of the 8 or so that Gottlieb manufactured in the wedgehead series.

Always liked the Vari-Target feature from day one when Gottlieb first introduced it to the player and wider playfield is awesome. Played one at a show near 20 years ago and knew then i would have one forever.

Go here to read my Big Hit rating review on IPDB
http://www.ipdb.org/rate/showuserrate.pl?uid=2655
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Just voted. Yeah, I think I'd do it. Not a big fan of either game, but getting a wedgehead is always nice. I played Vic Camp's "BH", and it's pretty cool. Which variety is it? There were at least three variations; one with white, one with woodgrain, and what I believe is the rarest; one with yellow around the flipper area of the lower playfield. I would prefer the woodgrain version myself. I think this is what Vic has.

Sounds alot like my world series, no drops on mine, but mine is 2 games in one too...

I have mine playing blistering fast too, its my second one, my first was a turd ! this one came out amazing, and i am having a ton of fun with it...

I think i would do the trade too, that BH looks like it could be a good time...

YES YES YES so76 650-700 bh 1000-1400

Here is pic of the Big Hit white version playfield which i sold after i restored. I think i have pictures of the yellow version playfield somewhere but might be tough to find.
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Yes they reset but a player must make the "special when lit" in the home run rollover to reset the drop targets. See pic.
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I have a So76, would have traded it if the wife hadn't threatened me with bodily harm if it ever left the house.