features of games of old

[pinball god]

Been looking at a lot of videos on pinball archive and seeing things like zipper flippers etc and was thinking I can't recall seeing any dmd games with a set. Know of any title(s) with zippas post 1991?

I think drop targets kind of went missing for a while there as well. Are there any features or devices that were once popular that you'd like to see make a return to the modern game? Pop up centre posts might be one for me but then they used to annoy me when they drop just when I didnt expect it

[Retropin]

Not a big fan of the pop up centre post.. but Zipper Flippers are way cool and would be good to see come back.
Having the bumpers not enclosed and limited to top right Pf would be good also, their randomness is severely lacking in new games

[Freiherr]

Williams Travel Time from 1973 had the duration of play controlled by a playfield clock with selected targets adding time. As a kid, I loved this feature of trying to beat the clock and the EM Williams machines from this era.

[Strangeways]

Zipper Flippers were a huge innovation in the late 60's. My favorite Zipper Flipper is Nip-It and I have a Medusa which also has the feature, which I believe was the last game to have it in 1981.

Drop Targets are making a bit of a comeback. My favorite has always been "in-line" targets.

[Retropin]

Williams Travel Time from 1973 had the duration of play controlled by a playfield clock with selected targets adding time. As a kid, I loved this feature of trying to beat the clock and the EM Williams machines from this era.

Travel Time was my first machine to own. had the SEGASA version and got it for free about 20 years ago. I eventually sold it and found selling the first game to own a liberating experience, although i must admit i do miss the machine and the Segasa version had better plastics and backglass... great knock about game, excellent example of 70's Williams keep the ball alive game

[pinball god]

what were those plunger type target things known as, lick on Buck Rogers and a couple of baseball pinballs. They reminded me of the fair ground amusement park skill tester where you hit the pin with a hammer to see how high the disk would go up and try to hit the bell.

They frustrated me a lot if the flippers were too weak on a game.

I just wonder why designers don't use some of the older style devices that the mainstream player really enjoyed ie. inline targets that now have appeared on metallica. I just feel games for sometime have relied on the tried and true, 3 pop bumpers, ramps, stationary targets and maybe a toy or two. Don't you think a zipper flipper would be great and a breath of fresh air to a newbie? I can't remember playing a game with a zipper flipper and probably would get a buzz for sure

[Slash]

what were those plunger type target things known as, lick on Buck Rogers and a couple of baseball pinballs. They reminded me of the fair ground amusement park skill tester where you hit the pin with a hammer to see how high the disk would go up and try to hit the bell.

They frustrated me a lot if the flippers were too weak on a game.

I think they are called Vari-targets.  Ive never played a game with one on, so I will be keen to get my Buck Rogers working so I can test it out.

[pinball god]

I think you're right there as this name rings a bell. They were hard to get to the top with those little flippers on the baseball themed EM's thanks for the reply

[ktm450]

Yeah they are vari-targets I had a Gottlieb Dragon with them not a bad feature