my 15 th birthday present

[studley67]

i have been thinking,if someone had bought me a pinball for my 15th birthday what would have been the best nib at the time?




.1982-10    Baby Pac-Man    Bally    SS    7,000       2p    1299    27    6.5
1982-11    BMX    Bally    SS    406       4p    1276    36    6.8
1982-09    Caveman    Gottlieb    SS    1,800     Widebody     4p    PV810    27    6.0
1982-03    Cerberus    Playmatic    SS          4p       7    9.4
1982-11    Combination Rotation    Gottlieb    SS    none     Widebody     4p       1    
1982-06    Cosmic Gunfight    Williams    SS    1,008       4p    502    31    7.0
1982-04    Critical Mass    Gottlieb    SS    none       4p       14    8.0
1982    Cue    Stern    SS    6       4p       4    
1982-12    Defender    Williams    SS    369       2p    517    24    7.0
1982-08    Devil's Dare    Gottlieb    SS    3,832     Widebody     4p    670    22    7.5
1982-01    Dragonfist    Stern    SS          4p    153    11    7.4
1982    Eclipse    Gottlieb    SS    193     Widebody     4p    671    6    9.0
1982-12    Eight Ball Deluxe Limited Edition    Bally    SS    2,388       4p    #1300    15    7.2
1982    Fantasy    Bell Games    SS        Conversion Kit     4p       11    9.0
1982    Gemini 2000    Taito Do Brazil    SS          4p       7    7.8
1982    Genesis    Elbos Electroni...    SS          4p       4    8.4
1982    Gold Rush    Gottlieb    SS    none     Widebody     4p       1    
1982-06    Haunted House    Gottlieb    SS    6,835     Widebody     4p    669    35    7.8
1982    Hypnox    Stern    SS    none       4p       4    
1982-01    Magic Picture Pin    Bell Games    SS          4p          
1982-04    Magic Picture Pin    Arkon Automaten    SS        Converted Game     4p       12    7.4
1982-01    Mike Bossy The Scoring Machine    Game Plan    SS    none       4p       12    
1982-05    Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man Pinball    Bally    SS    10,600       4p    1283-E    18    7.0
1982-02    Orbitor 1    Stern    SS    889     Widebody     4p    165    35    5.9
1982-04    Pinball Champ '82    Zaccaria    SS          4p       11    8.2
1982-12    Punk!    Gottlieb    SS    959     Widebody     4p    674    10    5.8
1982-04    Rapid Fire    Bally    SS    5,000     Not A Pinball
  Flipperless     4p    1282    11    5.8
1982-11    Reflex    Williams    SS    none          514       
1982-09    Rocky    Gottlieb    SS    1,504     Widebody     4p    672    47    7.2
1982    Shark    Taito Do Brazil    SS          4p       10    8.6
1982-09    Soccer Kings    Zaccaria    SS          4p       36    5.5
1982-10    Spain 82    Playmatic    SS          4p       3    
1982-08    Speakeasy    Bally    SS    3,000     Add-A-Ball     2p    1273    24    6.4
1982-08    Speakeasy 4    Bally    SS    1,000     Add-A-Ball     4p    1273    20    7.2
1982-08    Spectrum    Bally    SS    994       4p    1262-E    23    7.1
1982-10    Spellbinder    Williams    SS    none     Not A Pinball
  Flipperless     2p    513    3    7.4
1982-11    Spirit    Gottlieb    SS    1,230     Widebody
  Mechanical Back...     4p    673    22    7.0
1982-11    Striker    Gottlieb    SS    910     Widebody     4p    675    12    6.6
1982-05    Thunderball    Williams    SS    ~10       2p    508    22    7.0
1982-05    Titan    Gottlieb    SS    none     Widebody     4p       1    
1982    Valkyrie    Jeutel    SS    100       4p       6    
1982-09    Varkon    Williams    SS    90       2p    512    27    6.1
1982-02    Vector    Bally    SS    3,500       4p    1247-E    34    7.1
1982    Vulcan IV    Rowamet    SS          4p       6    
1982-10    Warlok    Williams    SS    412       4p    516    9    7.1
1982    Zarza    Taito Do Brazil    SS          4p       6    6.1
1982    Zephy    LTD    SS          3p       13    5.3


well sadly it did not happen.

[Strangeways]

1982-12    Defender    Williams

Purely for the fact it would be worth a small fortune today.

Spirit or Rocky would be great choices.

[studley67]

was thinking the same,if only.still in box,yeah right....

[studley67]

i was born in september,so spirit and defender would be out.

[studley67]

thinking of my developed personallity,it would have to be speakeasy or sp 4 rarer

[The pinballist formally known as Dean Morgan]

Haunted House or Rocky

[studley67]

lol.haunted house.mine is 80 years old

[Retropin]

Just in front of you... was 15 in 1981.
Choice then would have been..

FATHOM
CENTAUR
EMBRYON
BLACK HOLE


GREAT year for pinball!

[ddstoys]

I was 15 in 1997 so that would leave me with circus voltaire or medievil madness but my old dragon wouldnt lend me $150 for a mint empire strikes back  when i was 15

[studley67]

her loss,would be worth a bit today

[Retropin]

This is a cool thread... whats your choice of pin that came out aged 15?

[studley67]

thinking of my developed personallity,it would have to be speakeasy or sp 4 rarer

definately

[Retropin]

Could also add..... ATARI NEUTRON STAR ( i know the owner of this 1 off machine) and MEDUSA to my list... 81.. what a good year

[Prince]

1990-11 Funhouse for me.
I've never played this tittle before, but ain't all Pat Lawlor games the same! Lol.

[63wizz]

I was 15 in 1978, so many great games to choose from, but Bally Strikes and Spares would have been nice.