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Offline Extra Ball

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1970's EM recommendations
« on: May 26, 2009, 08:17:49 PM »
Got the EM bug.  ::) Hey I allways liked them, and enjoyed playing a shed of EMs when I was a kid. The bug is back, can you list the better players from this era?
I will kick it off:
Volley
Jumping Jack
Solar City
Pioneer
Quick Draw
Abra Cadabra
Card Whiz
Surfer

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Re: 1970's EM recommendations
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2009, 08:31:22 PM »
Amen!

Anything Norm Clark designed at Williams:

Doodle Bug
Klondike
OXO
Spanish Eyes
Solids n Stripes

So many classic Gottlieb's:

Flip a Card
2001
Sheriff/Lawman
Drop a Card
Flying Carpet
Wild Life
Jack in the Box/Jumping Jack
High Hand
Hot Shot/Big Shot
King Pin
Big Indian/Big Brave
Sky Jump
Far Out/Out of Sight
El Dorado
Fast Draw/Quick Draw
Spin Out
Top Score/300
Abra ca Dabra
Pioneer/Spirit of 76
Sure Shot
Royal Flush/Card Whiz
Buccaneer
Volley
Surf Champ/Surfer
Target Alpha/Solar City
Jacks Open
Jungle Queen/Jungle Princess
Centigrade 37
Jet Spin/Super Spin
Eye of the Tiger
Joker Poker (they do exists here - I know of 4 EM JPs in Australia)
Hit the Deck

Sorry, don't rate any of the Bally EMs  !*!
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Re: 1970's EM recommendations
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2009, 08:35:53 PM »
Ya would kill for EM JP, I would lol
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Re: 1970's EM recommendations
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2009, 08:46:00 PM »
Klondike - Hands down best EM for that year 1971.  Way ahead of its time #*#
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Re: 1970's EM recommendations
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2009, 08:59:29 PM »
Most Gottlieb Ems are great but tonys list rounds em up nicely.  And dean is spot on aswell Klondike is a great game aswell
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Re: 1970's EM recommendations
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2009, 09:05:02 PM »

Hard question !

1. Spirit of 76 - Best EM ever
2. Jacks Open
3. King Pin
4. Super Score
5. El Dorado
6. Sky Jump
7. Winner
8. Planets
9. Volley
10. High Hand

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Re: 1970's EM recommendations
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2009, 09:06:34 PM »
Have owned the ones in red, all excellent games to own/play:

Doodle Bug
Klondike
OXO
Spanish Eyes
Solids n Stripes

So many classic Gottlieb's:

Flip a Card
2001
Sheriff/Lawman
Drop a Card x3
Flying Carpet
Wild Life
Jack in the Box/Jumping Jack
High Hand x2
Hot Shot/Big Shot
King Pin
Big Indian/Big Brave
Sky Jump x2
Far Out/Out of Sight
El Dorado
Fast Draw x2/Quick Draw
Spin Out
Top Score x2/300
Abra ca Dabra
Pioneer/Spirit of 76
Sure Shot x2
Royal Flush/Card Whiz x2
Buccaneer
Volley x3
Surf Champ/Surfer x2
Target Alpha x2/Solar City
Jacks Open
Jungle Queen/Jungle Princess x2
Centigrade 37 x2
Jet Spin/Super Spin x2
Eye of the Tiger
Joker Poker (they do exists here - I know of 4 EM JPs in Australia)
Hit the Deck
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Re: 1970's EM recommendations
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2009, 09:08:08 PM »
Wow i cant believe it tony ive owned machines that you havn't  $#$
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Re: 1970's EM recommendations
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2009, 09:13:48 PM »
Williams swinger looks the goods. Only played it on visual pinball and thought it was great.

I also like games with unusual configurations near the flippers, ie not your standard 2 slings with in/out lanes.

Such as

Jumping Jack
Old Chicago
Fan Tas Tic
Space Odyssey

 


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Re: 1970's EM recommendations
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2009, 10:11:13 PM »
i presently have four restored and set up...

Gtb Mibs
      Abracadabra
      Solar City, and

Wms Klondike.

All are great players as far as im concerned and are ALL keepers *%* *%*
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Re: 1970's EM recommendations
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2009, 06:16:30 PM »
Quote from: Mr Pinbologist on May 26, 2009, 10:11:13 PM


Wms Klondike.

All are great players as far as im concerned and are ALL keepers *%* *%*

Gimme your KLONDIKE  !!!
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