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Exact production numbers are unknown, but it is estimated that only a couple hundred were produced and obviously way fewer than that still exist.

1992 Creaciones e Investigaciones Electrónicas, Sociedad Limitada aka SLEIC Bike Race 🏍️ pinball machine, a product of Spain 🇪🇸.

As seen at Past Times Arcade in Girard, Ohio.

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#pinball #madeinspain #arcade #1990s #bikerace

When a scientist named Cora Devonshire wanders into Barb’s establishment, she gets roped into a top-secret government plot involving biological weapons…”

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The game is based on th 1996 film by the same name starring Pamela Anderson. The plot involves “A sexy nightclub owner who moonlights as a mercenary in one of the last free zones in the now fascist United States…

1996 Gottlieb Barb Wire pinball machine…”Pinball With Attitude”

1,000 units produced. Designed by Bill Parker with art by Constantine and Jeanie Mitchell and code by Jon Norris.

As seen at the Church Arcade in Duquesne, PA.

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#pamelaanderson #barbwire #pinball #1990s #arcade

This is sort of a newer version of Chicago Coin’s popular 1969 EM driving game Speedway. Speedway supposedly sold over 10,000 units. Sales estimates for Motorcycle are lower, coming in at a couple thousand but you very rarely see the game today.

Flyer for the original 1970 version.

Chicago Coin released two versions of this game, one in 1970 and an improved one in 1974 with orange side art & a 3D marquee. The game even includes a blower motor that blows in the player’s face when the throttle is turned to simulate driving down the open road

1974 Chicago Coin Motorcycle 🏍️ electromechanical driving game.

This actually was a barn find that will eventually go up to the main floor of the Church Arcade in Duquesne, PA.

#arcade #1970s #electromechanical #chicagocoin #drivinggame

An unknown number were produced, but according to searches the average production run of Taito pins was 500 to 1,000 units. Very few Polar Explorer machines still survive today in working order.

As seen at Past Times Arcade in Girard, Ohio.

1983 Taito do Brazil Polar Explorer ❄️ pinball machine, a product of Brazil 🇧🇷 .

Once again, the layout for this machine was heavily borrowed from another game. This time it is very similar to Zaccaria Pinball Champ.

#pinball #arcade #MadeInBrazil #taito #1980s #polarexplorer

Williams produced 7,050 Blackouts. Far fewer Taito Vortex machines were made, but the exact number is unknown. It likely was between a few hundred and a thousand. Probably fewer than 100 still exist today, very few of which are in the US.

As seen at Past Times Arcade in Girard, Ohio.

1983 Taito do Basil Vortex pinball machine, a product of Brazil 🇧🇷.

Many of the Brazilian Taito pins had essentially cloned layouts of US pinball machines. Vortex is similar to the 1980 Williams game Blackout, which was designed by Claude Fernandez

#pinball #MadeInBrazil #arcade #1980s #RetroArcade

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Art by Mike Eggleston.

The flyer claims that this is the first Australian designed pin.

As seen at Past Times Arcade in Girard, Ohio.

1978 A. Hankin & Co. Orbit 1 pinball machine, a product of Australia 🇦🇺 .

IPDB claims that 1,020 units were produced, but I’ve seen much lower estimates than that elsewhere. However-many were built, this is the only one that I have ever seen in person.

#pinball #arcade #1970s #australianmade

As seen at The Arcade Church in Duquesne, Pennsylvania.

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I’m not sure why, because I’ve played Alien many times before, but I was absolutely loving this game when I played it over the weekend. So much so that I strongly considered buying it and driving all the way back to New Jersey with it (it was for sale).

2023 Pinball Brothers Alien Ellen Ripley Edition widebody pinball machine

This is an updated version of Pinball Brothers’ 2021 game that now includes Sigourney Weaver’s character from the films. The 2021 game was a remake of Heighway Pinball’s 2017 pin.

#aliens #alienmovie #pinball #EllenRipley

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Production numbers for Playmatic are unknown, but this was towards the end of the company’s run so probably only a couple hundred were produced. Many were scrapped and very, very few made their way to the United States from Europe.

A rare 1984 Playmatic Megaaton pinball machine, a product of Spain 🇪🇸.

As seen at Past Times Arcade in Girard, Ohio.

#pinball #arcade #playmatic #1980s #RetroArcade

This game was released right before Hankin’s most well-known pin, The Empire Strikes Back.

The game was produced as a tribute to the famous Australian cricket fast bowler Dennis Lillee. From what I can tell, the term “Howzat!” Is slang for “How’s That?” which is the traditional appeal that cricket players make to the umpire when they believe a basement is out

1980 A Hankin & Co. Dennis Lillee’s Howsat! widebody pinball machine, a product of Australia

350 units produced, very very few of which reached the United States. Designed by Mike Eggleston

As seen at Past Times Arcade in Girard, OH

#cricket #cricketlovers #pinball #fastbowler #australiancricket

Spooky Pinball Begins Shipping Beetlejuice; Ten Machines on Their Way to Pinball At the Beach This weekend, Spooky Pinball announced on social media that its newest game Beetlejuice has begun shipping to customers! In addition to games getting ...

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#beetlejuice #pinball #arcade #ItsShowtime #spookypinball

An estimated 200 or so units were produced and very, very few ended up in the United States.

1,000 miles and 3,500 pictures later and the Arcade Road Trip is complete. Let the pictures of cool games begin!

First up is a 1980 A. Hankin & Co. Shark 🦈 widebody pinball machine, a product of Australia 🇦🇺.

As seen at Past Times Arcade in Girard, Ohio.

#pinball #arcade #shark #australian #1980s

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