Most Iconic Bally’s

[Pop Bumper Pete]

 At the start of the Solid State era, Bally pinball machines ruled

But which group is the most ‘Iconic’?

Solid state with chimes;
Eight Ball
Power Play
Evel Knievel
Mata Hari
Strikes and Spares, etc…..


Solid State with Electronic sounds;
Kiss
Paragon
Playboy
Star Trek
Six Million Dollar Man, etc……

Solid State with Electronic Speech;
Xenon
Centaur
Eightball Deluxe
Flash Gordon
Medusa, etc…..

[Prince]

The middle mob for me Pete. First pinball experience as a kid was with Black Jack, Kiss & Playboy.

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[The pinballist formally known as Dean Morgan]

The middle mob for me Pete. First pinball experience as a kid was with Black Jack, Kiss & Playboy.

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Me 2, you can't go past the classics, Kiss, Playboy, Star trek etc, loved them can still here the coin and start tunes in my head like a favorite old song

[wizo]

Definitely the middle for me mate

[ddstoys]

Middle group for me aswell love turning paragon on just to hear the sounds basic but GOOD 

[Strangeways]

Solid State with Electronic sounds;
Kiss
Paragon
Playboy
Star Trek
Six Million Dollar Man, etc……


Middle group quite easily. Bally's biggest production run and earners are right there in this group. I prefer collecting the "speech" group as they are harder to find in Australia, and they are definitely worth playing.

[Mr Pinbologist]

Solid State with Electronic sounds;
Kiss
Paragon
Playboy
Star Trek
Six Million Dollar Man, etc……


Middle group quite easily. Bally's biggest production run and earners are right there in this group. I prefer collecting the "speech" group as they are harder to find in Australia, and they are definitely worth playing.

Same for me   

The era of pins which i got my start on and the ones i most enjoy 

Games like; Kiss, Playboy, Star Trek, 6m$man and Harlem Globe trotters with the early electronic sounds are the ones that bring back he most memories for me 

Now if only i could find a Playboy, Star Trek and Harlem Globe trotters... oh im dreamin' again 

[Olivia_jason]

it would have to be the group with kiss by far, cos even none pinball owners or players know about kiss pinballs.

[PinPal]

The one Bally that brings back memorys for me is Lost World, thats the first one I herd with the electronic sounds.

[GORGAR 1]

Solid State with Electronic sounds;
Kiss
Paragon
Playboy
Star Trek
Six Million Dollar Man, etc……


Middle group quite easily. Bally's biggest production run and earners are right there in this group. I prefer collecting the "speech" group as they are harder to find in Australia, and they are definitely worth playing.

Was 6 Million $ man a real good earner Nino-As good as Kiss? or close.

Peter

[Pop Bumper Pete]

Interesting that everybody has gone for the 2nd selection

[beaky]

The middle group for me also,

I am a big WMS fan but the late 70's was bally's time in the lime light.

But then GORGAR and other WMS titles came along and then the tide changed if you catch my drift 

[Strangeways]

Solid State with Electronic sounds;
Kiss
Paragon
Playboy
Star Trek
Six Million Dollar Man, etc……


Middle group quite easily. Bally's biggest production run and earners are right there in this group. I prefer collecting the "speech" group as they are harder to find in Australia, and they are definitely worth playing.

Was 6 Million $ man a real good earner Nino-As good as Kiss? or close.

Peter

Just from memory - KISS, Star Trek, Eight Ball and Playboy were the top earners. Paragon, Strikes and Spares, Lost World and Space Invaders were the next tier down. Six Million Dollar Man and Power Play were around the same, if not less than Spacies. Dolly Parton, Rolling Stones and Future Spa were bombs.

I remember two KISS machines on location that were next to each other, flanked by a Strikes and Spares and Dolly Parton. There was a crowd around the KISS games, with 20 cent pieces across the glass for the next player(s). The Dolly and Strikes and Spares were used as "coat hangers" - players left their jackets etc on top of the games while Playing the KISS'.

The Day that a Paragon was placed on location was very much the same. But it was a brutal game for players due to the pop bumper located near the bottom left. Players had never seen this before. When the Paragon was removed from it's route days (1993), I noticed that a rubber was stretched across the left outlane so that you never lost the ball on the LHS.

[GORGAR 1]

Solid State with Electronic sounds;
Kiss
Paragon
Playboy
Star Trek
Six Million Dollar Man, etc……


Middle group quite easily. Bally's biggest production run and earners are right there in this group. I prefer collecting the "speech" group as they are harder to find in Australia, and they are definitely worth playing.

Was 6 Million $ man a real good earner Nino-As good as Kiss? or close.

Peter

Just from memory - KISS, Star Trek, Eight Ball and Playboy were the top earners. Paragon, Strikes and Spares, Lost World and Space Invaders were the next tier down. Six Million Dollar Man and Power Play were around the same, if not less than Spacies. Dolly Parton, Rolling Stones and Future Spa were bombs.

I remember two KISS machines on location that were next to each other, flanked by a Strikes and Spares and Dolly Parton. There was a crowd around the KISS games, with 20 cent pieces across the glass for the next player(s). The Dolly and Strikes and Spares were used as "coat hangers" - players left their jackets etc on top of the games while Playing the KISS'.

The Day that a Paragon was placed on location was very much the same. But it was a brutal game for players due to the pop bumper located near the bottom left. Players had never seen this before. When the Paragon was removed from it's route days (1993), I noticed that a rubber was stretched across the left outlane so that you never lost the ball on the LHS.

Cool thanks Nino I suspected Strikes and Dolly would have been smaller earners but Rolling Stones surprised me just due to the bands big following! like KISS not a great game but a huge fan base.

Peter

[Strangeways]

Solid State with Electronic sounds;
Kiss
Paragon
Playboy
Star Trek
Six Million Dollar Man, etc……


Middle group quite easily. Bally's biggest production run and earners are right there in this group. I prefer collecting the "speech" group as they are harder to find in Australia, and they are definitely worth playing.

Was 6 Million $ man a real good earner Nino-As good as Kiss? or close.

Peter

Just from memory - KISS, Star Trek, Eight Ball and Playboy were the top earners. Paragon, Strikes and Spares, Lost World and Space Invaders were the next tier down. Six Million Dollar Man and Power Play were around the same, if not less than Spacies. Dolly Parton, Rolling Stones and Future Spa were bombs.

I remember two KISS machines on location that were next to each other, flanked by a Strikes and Spares and Dolly Parton. There was a crowd around the KISS games, with 20 cent pieces across the glass for the next player(s). The Dolly and Strikes and Spares were used as "coat hangers" - players left their jackets etc on top of the games while Playing the KISS'.

The Day that a Paragon was placed on location was very much the same. But it was a brutal game for players due to the pop bumper located near the bottom left. Players had never seen this before. When the Paragon was removed from it's route days (1993), I noticed that a rubber was stretched across the left outlane so that you never lost the ball on the LHS.

Cool thanks Nino I suspected Strikes and Dolly would have been smaller earners but Rolling Stones surprised me just due to the bands big following! like KISS not a great game but a huge fan base.

Peter

I assume Strikes and Spares was a good earner because it was still onsite in the early nineties. It was removed from site for parts. I restored the game and sold it to a collector. Rolling Stones was probably the poorest earning Bally along with Future Spa. Night Rider was also poor.