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Surf Champ

Surf Champ is a pinball machine from August 1976, manufactured by D. Gottlieb & Co.

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Design team

Game Design: Ed Krynski

Artwork: Gordon Morison

Game details

PinsideID 2089

Manufactured by D. Gottlieb & Co.

Date August 1976

Type

Electro mechanical

Release 10,070 produced

Estimated value $740 - $860

Cabinet Normal

Display type Mechanical Reels

Players 4

Flippers 2

Ramps 0

Multiball 0

IPDB #2459

Latest software Unknown

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Pinside rating

This game has received 44 approved Pinsider ratings and currently has a rating of 7.926 out of 10.

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Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #91 in the Pinside EM Top 100.

Rating comments

There are 21 rating comments for this game.

Owners / Wishlisters / Places to play

155 Pinsiders have this game in their collections.

63 Pinsiders have this game on their wishlist.

24 public locations known where you can play this machine.

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Price estimate

We have seen this game for sale in the Pinside Market 14 times. The median asking price is $825

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Recent Pinsider scores

The most recently logged high scores by Pinsiders.

Aper-caper on Surf Champ	114,120
AnimeDude892 on Surf Champ	130,350
Crjfan on Surf Champ	180,110
germanhomer on Surf Champ	41,010
johnabe on Surf Champ	125,920
ChipS on Surf Champ	232,320
balt on Surf Champ	108,800
Solublegilles on Surf Champ	27,270

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On the forum

There are 269 forum topics linked to this game,

EM
12K+ 23 min

EM : Show us your EM Pinball Machines!

Posted over 7 years ago – in EM Pinball Hangout – 12673 posts ‐ Last reply today
RFS
15K+ 3 hr

Anybody in Canada have any pins they want to sell?

Posted over 7 years ago – in Regional for sale threads – 15017 posts ‐ Last reply today
ALL
2K+ 2 dy

Pinball in movies or TV shows? Name a game you have seen in the background?

Posted over 8 years ago – in All Pinball – 2435 posts ‐ Last reply 3 days ago
EM
6K+ 3 dy

The EM seeking parts thread.

Posted over 6 years ago – in EM Pinball Hangout – 6935 posts ‐ Last reply 3 days ago
TE
3 4 dy

Gottlieb Surf Champ ball and player problems

Posted 5 days ago – in EM Pinball Tech – 3 posts ‐ Last reply 5 days ago

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“Surf Champ” multimedia

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