Site design, phrasing, and other local content copyright 2004-2023 by The Internet Pinball Database™. Schematic Diagram (continuous) ( Availability limited by copyright)Īll copyrighted and trademarked Gottlieb ® material licensed from Gottlieb Development LLC.Ĭopyrighted and trademarked material from Planetary Pinball Supply, Inc ® used with permission.Īll photographs licensed from original photographers, who retain their copyright. Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s, page 118 1, Sept-Oct 1987, page 7Įncyclopedia of Pinball Volume 2, page 191 The Cash Box announcement on page 53 also stated this game had "the new coin box with locking cover and twin chutes for 10 cents, and 3 for 25¢ play." All examples of this game in this listing were provided with only a single left-side coin chute along with metal dummy plates blocking the holes where a second coin chute and its coin return would be. An article in Cash Box, Dec-19-1959 page 53 announced "in the past week" that this game was currently being shipped to distributors throughout the world. An article in Billboard, Dec-14-1959 page 160 stated this game was shipped to distributors the previous week. We previously showed a date for this game of October 27, 1959. Wayne told us (in April 2017) that he does not recall that name at all and that 'Lightning Ball' was his original name for this game. We had read a report that his original name for this game was 'Hularama'. The artist won out, placing lightning bolts on the playfield instead. Wayne told us he had "quite an argument" with the artist and the front office staff who did not want this line to be there. He felt that this path for the player should be very pronounced, even if the line ended up being unpainted wood in production. During the design phase, this line helped him become very proficient at this skillful shot. The backglass carries Gottlieb's famous phrase: Amusement Pinballs, as American as Baseball and Hot Dogs!ĭesigner Wayne Neyens told us that he originally drew a red line (maybe 3/4 inch or 7/8 inch wide) on his playfield design to represent the diamond-shaped trajectory a flipped ball would travel to score all three bumpers. Maximum displayed point score is 7,990,000 points. Scoring rollovers 1 to 6 awards a replay and lights gobble holes for additional replays. The three rebound contacts are positioned to allow a skillful flip of the ball to travel in a diamond-shaped trajectory to score all three colors. Up to four letters can be spotted to the player at start of game (operator option). Completing the three colored contacts (blue, yellow, and green) by hitting rollover buttons and/or rebound rubbers, advances one letter of name on backbox roto-disk. Mechanical backbox animation (Roto-disk spells name to award replays). View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database () (External site)įlippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Rollover buttons (3), Gobble holes (2). Internet Pinball Machine Database: Gottlieb 'Lightning Ball'
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