Espo has a Farfella. Will be playing it this weekend. Their playfield colors are great. Just really pop

They are awesome. Here was my collection 8 years ago. Pic is of David Gersic, he helped me get all these going

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I'm working on a Devil Riders right now and am almost ready to put the PF back together.. The colors really are neat.. Also DR's has a animation in the BG, a motorcycle does loops when the ball goes into play on the Upper mini PF..
I haven't had a chance to play it a lot yet.. As soon as I got it repaired I ripped it apart to Clear Coat the PF... I'll post some pics of the Finished game when I get it done..
Here are a few of the PF

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I hear ya! Played a Farfalla and Time Machine at Expo and really enjoyed both!

I really want a Robot but it seems collectors are holding on to these and not letting
them go! Clown seems like one of the *rarer* Zacs out there.

I forgot the other ones I have played: Magic Castle and Devil Riders.

The Farfalla with LED's at expo was pretty cool.

I've spent the last hour watching papa videos... such a great link.

I just placed an order for parts and am now wishing I would have picked up some LED's just to play with... I've never used them and probably would just make an Eye-Sore.. but maybe next time.. I wish someone sold a little bigger "Sample Pack" of LED's than PBL... I guess I could order a few of them just to experiment..?

They look really good if you color match them under inserts. Cointaker has some kits that are pretty reasonable (usually 70-80ish?) for whatever you're looking for. It's hard, because some games look better than others. I'm still kicking around putting them in TSPP..

Are parts on these hard to find? Do parts from other companies work with these?

PAPA has a nice row of Zaccs. I believe they have Devil Riders, Clown, Farfalla, Magic Castle, Mexico 86, Pinball Champ, and Robot.

Time Machine, too.

I got a chance to play a very nice Farfalla a few years ago at Allentown

Nearly twenty years ago I worked in Amsterdam, Holland for a large pinball showroom.
An American kid in his twenties, I met a Dutch gal in Seattle and moved in with her back home.
A photo album of my restoration projects on some pins got me my dream job working on pinball machines , under the table..

A Farfalla machine arrived and I was amazed, got it fixed. Played it, was dazzled.
Then I accidentally killed it somehow, leaving it unprotected from a voltage spike.
I was heartbroken. But the boss, even more so...
I lost my job over it.

I got a chance to play a very nice Farfalla a few years ago at Allentown

It really is a fun and unique pin. I'm lucky, here in Cincy I know 2 people with 1. The Italian backglass is one of the best.

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They pretty great pins. They have some extremely creative ideas for their gameplay. The software / sounds on them are not overly advanced, and there are points where you can tell that they haven't had as much experience making games as Bally and Williams did at the time.

Actually, if you mix the not-perfect playfield layouts of DMD era Gottlieb titles with the early-mid 80s Bally computers and mid-late 90s Williams playfield toys, you pretty much have a Zaccaria.

Time Machine and Farfalla in particular I think are amazing games.

I would love a collection of either Zaccaria or Playmatic tables. They are just so different, I must have them!

My friend Jeff has a Pinball Champ that was restored by Cliffy.It is one beautiful and fun playin game!!Scott

Until I get a Farfalla I am doomed to walk the Earth, like the Ancient Mariner..

VIVA ZACCARIA

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Interesting find LorenZ. It's great to see a little bit of the factory where the pins were built.

Jeff still has my Champ? Nice! I do miss it sometimes. It is definetely a players game. You gotta be sharp to stay on the upper pf and banging those drops. Zacs have awesome colors and artwork and fantastic layouts. Gotta love the mix of Bally and Williams sound effects too

The first time I ever played a Zac was Phoebe's beautiful Farfalla at Expo. The artwork and playfield layout drew me in instantly.

Hi Pinsiders

thought it felt right to jump in for my first post into familliar territory!

I live in Adelaide South Australia and am a regular poster on the
Australian Pinball talkfest www.aussiearcade.com.au

My first machine was a ZZZ Devil Riders and now I have 9 machines
from the Brothers Zaccaria / Mr Game

They are amazing in so many ways...build quality (lots of chrome & non yellowing plastics),
vibrant artwork by Lorenzo Rimondini & innovative thinking that took the 3 ZZZ Brothers boldly
outside the "box" when it came to designing that which had not been done before.....neon lights, 3D molded backbox inserts, headphone jacks!, clever PF/backbox mechs & multi level play

Starting with Pinball Champ 82 the pinball world was introduced to a clear upper
playfield, above and beyond that of a full sized standard PF with extra "real estate"
afforded by the introduction of an "elevated shooter habit rail" rather than the
traditional shooter lane............more PF means more artwork!

If like me you love DROP TARGETS, the ZZZ games are fast, fun & for you

David Gersic has helped me out on many occasions & sourced my FARFALLA
straight out of the home of pinball, Chicago I.L!

The sweet butterfly girl will punish you with very fast gameplay so bring
your A game if you ever get the chance to step up to the plate

I have enjoyed reading & learning a lot about pinball US style and hope to
be able to contribute to more discussions on all things ZZZ in the future

cheers

DR

David Gersic's site is http://www.zaccaria-pinball.com/

Great Resource for Zaccaria and fixing your game.

Hi G

when I saw the basement lineup photo with DG standing in front I immediately
thought "I want THAT!", it was inspiring to see them all in a row

Its taken a lot of time & effort to track down my beautiful machines which
have come from Germany, Italy, Chicago, plus Australian delivered ones too
and they have been very easy to restore with the "hardware" never broken
eg I have never had a broken plastic! and the "software" boards side of things
an easy fixed by sending them off to DG

Then theres the "white inserts" which are great as you can choose your own
LED colours to match the art & light sequences for even more vibrancy

do you still have your ZZZ's GAP?

DR

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