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El Dorado City of Gold
« on: May 07, 2009, 01:37:55 PM »
Now here is a game not often seen:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Pinball-Machine-El-Dorado-Antique-Pinball-machine_W0QQitemZ260406299448QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_15?hash=item260406299448&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Once again poor and lack of photos -

IPDB: http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?name=El+Dorado+&pl=4&searchtype=advanced

Have to love the lines in the description:

In working order but may need a few spare parts. Not sure what that means  :lol

Obviously it is unlocked and we don't have a machine key, but I am sure you can work all that out  :lol :lol


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Re: El Dorado City of Gold
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2009, 02:03:15 PM »
Yeah Tony, You don't see them very often . I've only ever played it on my sons PSP "Gottliebs Classics".
Looks to be a Gottlieb remake of an earlier GTB EM Eldorado. I'd love one of them  *%*
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Re: El Dorado City of Gold
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2009, 04:44:45 PM »
Same playfield - El Dorado City of Gold is a remake of the classic El Dorado/Lucky Strike/Target Alpha/Solar City and Canada Dry from 1975 -77

Gottlieb was using classic playfield designs from the 1970s to save on production costs. They also remade Jacks Open 1977 (as Jacks to Open in 1984), Orbit/Outer Space 1972 (as Super Orbit in 1983) and Card Whiz/Royal Flush 1976 (as Royal Flush Deluxe in 1983)

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Re: El Dorado City of Gold
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2009, 06:08:24 PM »
Same playfield - El Dorado City of Gold is a remake of the classic El Dorado/Lucky Strike/Target Alpha/Solar City and Canada Dry from 1975 -77

Gottlieb was using classic playfield designs from the 1970s to save on production costs. They also remade Jacks Open 1977 (as Jacks to Open in 1984), Orbit/Outer Space 1972 (as Super Orbit in 1983) and Card Whiz/Royal Flush 1976 (as Royal Flush Deluxe in 1983)

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Re: El Dorado City of Gold
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2009, 07:46:21 PM »
Same playfield - El Dorado City of Gold is a remake of the classic El Dorado/Lucky Strike/Target Alpha/Solar City and Canada Dry from 1975 -77


Had a ball playing Solar City today, fun game! I suspect this SS version f the playfield design might lack the EM charm that aids the older games.
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Re: El Dorado City of Gold
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2009, 07:59:06 PM »
Looks a rather interesting pin - hopefully someone on here buys it so we can get to play it sometime!

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Re: El Dorado City of Gold
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2009, 08:00:39 PM »
Same playfield - El Dorado City of Gold is a remake of the classic El Dorado/Lucky Strike/Target Alpha/Solar City and Canada Dry from 1975 -77


Had a ball playing Solar City today, fun game! I suspect this SS version f the playfield design might lack the EM charm that aids the older games.

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Re: El Dorado City of Gold
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2009, 08:22:50 PM »
Yep!
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Re: El Dorado City of Gold
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2009, 09:46:40 PM »
This game and also Jacks to Open rock as games, haven't played the other SS versions so can't comment.

Why the hell they remade Orbit/Outer Space  (((

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