li63sfh@sdcc7.UUCP (Philip Kao) (05/09/85)
hi guys, i've been playing the ole silver ball a long time however, i never quite could tell the diff between the manufactures. but here's an olddie but goodie for you peoples "Aquarius" found only at Lake Tahoe's south shore in the late 60's early 70's. easier than Bow and Arrow why ? dual spinner multipliers, collect bonus ramps on the left just like Bow and Arrow *only* everybody *always* matched!! beat that! of course for more of a challenge, try Space Mission, the beginning of the horseshoes. forefather of Space Invaders and Silverball. ah the good old days, when games had 5 balls per quarter. where did they go? dragon-pup
cs2532aa@unm-cvax.UUCP (05/11/85)
In article <> li63sfh@sdcc7.UUCP (Philip Kao) writes: > >. . . ah the good old days, when games had 5 balls >per quarter. where did they go? >dragon-pup Hooray, the good old days are returning . . . the one good mall arcade that survived the shakeout has installed 6 pins (Hercules, Space Shuttle, Black Knight, Eight-Ball Deluxe, Alien Star, Flash), all but Hercules at five balls per quarter. Who says pinball is dead? (And the machines are ALWAYS busy . . . I have a feeling that there will be even more installed soon.) .rne.
jenkin@utai.UUCP (Michael Jenkin) (05/15/85)
In article <1448@sdcc7.UUCP> li63sfh@sdcc7.UUCP (Philip Kao) writes: >ah the good old days, when games had 5 balls >per quarter. where did they go? There must be a wharehouse somewhere full of tiny silver balls.... -- Michael Jenkin University of Toronto USENET: {decvax,ihnp4,allegra}!utcsri!utai!jenkin CSNET: jenkin@Toronto BELL: 416-978-7321
robert@gitpyr.UUCP (Robert Viduya) (05/21/85)
> ah the good old days, when games had 5 balls > per quarter. where did they go? I don't know about you guys, but here at the Tech student center, we get 5 balls per quarter. Unfortunately, we have at max only 3 pinball games on site at once (they keep swapping them in and out). Right now, we only have two, 8 Ball Deluxe (relatively old and beaten up, but still a challenge to play) and another one called Wizards something-or-other (its got a whole bunch of nasty looking wizards and dragons all over it). The second one is fairly new, but I haven't had much play time on it as the flippers rarely work. Bummer. robert -- Robert Viduya Georgia Institute of Technology ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!robert ...!{rlgvax,sb1,uf-cgrl,unmvax,ut-sally}!gatech!gitpyr!robert
zarth@drutx.UUCP (CovartDL) (05/22/85)
At the Northglenn Mall here in Northglenn,CO there are five pinball machines.
All of them have five balls for a quarter. They are:
Laserball, Flash(one of my favorites), GorGar, Blacknight, and Pharoh
- Zarth Arnmyers@uwmacc.UUCP (Latitudinarian Lobster) (06/07/85)
> Laserball, Flash(one of my favorites), GorGar, Blacknight, and Pharoh > > - Zarth Arn The finest machine of all time is *Firepower*, a multiple-ball-at-once game which is real fast and challenging. Haven't seen one for a while, tho. LL
rls@ihu1g.UUCP (r.l. schieve) (06/10/85)
> The finest machine of all time is *Firepower*, a multiple-ball-at-once > game which is real fast and challenging. Haven't seen one for a while, tho. > > LL The reason you don't see them is that they were a nightmare to keep working. Several arcade owners that I have talked to say they were a losing proposition due to the cost of keeping them working. Rick Schieve
arnold@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Ken Arnold%CGL) (06/12/85)
All this discussion of old pinball games has awakened an old promise I made to myself, which was that when I grew up and became something besides a student (not to mention having room) I would start buying and rebuilding pinball machines. I'm only lacking the space, and that will probably come soon. So, I am now looking for pointers on doing this kind of thing, especially literature and useful hints (like the kinds of tools needed). Please mail me responses, and I will summarize if there is enough interest. Ken Arnold