Tbh when i was doing my research i think gottlieb's fall got to me more. I kinda already knew what was coming for bally/williams the whole time but Gottlieb's was just slow and painful
Just a thank you for making seriously well edited and genuinely funny mini-docs on pinball history. Usually this kind of niche content never receives the quality treatment you're giving it. Ride or die for Bralex.
Actually, Banzai Run had the first diamond plated playfield. But it was experimental at that phase, so only a few machines were released with DP playfields. Terminator 2 was the first machine where ALL the playfields manufactured were diamond plated. It's essentially the same polyurethane clearcoat used on cars, and they did away with that label after Fish Tales.
I played a lot of pinball qround 85-95. It was interesting to learn the history behind the game. Very good video. I wish this guy had the money to make a documentary with interviews.
@@bralex2670 if you got Android phone you can play pinball arcade with all tables but need to install Pinball Arcade sbenny apk Version includes all 100 Bally, Williams, Gotieb and Stern tables. It's my favorite app. Sorry, I can't link it but I'm sure you're smart enough to figure it out. Also it includes tables ad flyers and tables history too.
Just picked up an interest in pinball recently and this series has been so great in painting the picture of its history. I feel you nailed this format, funny and informative. Looking forward to part 4!
Love it. What an achievement. Outstanding job. I couldn't wait for the final chapter to tell you that you've made something you can really be proud of.
I agree with the other guy below. Very interesting pinball history and with some humor also. I have watched all four episodes multiple times. I especially like Esp 2. since that is the era i started in.
I just got an Addams Family 4K table from At Games this weekend. I absolutely love it! But Attack From Mars is my favorite table and you better believe I installed it on my Addams table!
Really GREAT video. I have been playing pinball for 45 years. Your contend and super brand of humor make, what could be a rathe dry topic, very, very entertaining. Thanks a ton from Canada.
6:06 I'm a fighting game player and I could feel my eyes widen at the mention of that name. It's like seeing a President's prom photos. The beta version of what will be.
jurassic park was the highlight of my childhood. that machine lasted a very long time at the local pizza parlor and our large family had almost every birthday there for years and years
Nicely done Lot of work on the editing...Grew up on pinball. Enjoying the virtual version now so it's cool and interesting to see a complete history from the VERY beginning with the information about why some of these companies I had never heard of have tables.
Another great episode! Really entertaining way to share the history of pinball and the ups and downs of the companies and individuals that built the machines. Looking forward to episode 4 and beyond!
I like a couple of Sega's machines. Apollo 13 is silly with its 13 ball multiball, and Twister is pretty fun. I also spent quite a lot of time with X-Files and Starship Troopers. They're not on the same level as Addams Family but I have fond memories of them, and boot them up in Visual Pinball every now and then.
I think thr first half of sega's run was noticably better than their second half. Probably should've talked some mpre about their tables cause they do have a couple cool ones. Oh well
I just found out about this video series, and I'm loving them. Great stuff. BTW, No Fear is based on a clothing brand of the same name. I know, I didn't know for awhile either.
You thought the Sega pins were bad? Here I am thinking they made excellent machines! Twister and Apollo 13 specifically are so fun (and have some of the best multi balls!)
8:23 is wild because it's two generic as hell pintables and then Circus is the most unique, ahead of its time and best form factor that's ever been attempted
Pinball 2000. I was so lucky that i got to play both tables a few years ago and man would it have been amazing to see the concept picked up by someone else. Other than that this is just a great video once more, was kinda expecting the Freddy pinball machine to be mentioned due to its claw-save and how funny it is to see Freddy Kruger spitting out balls from its mouth.
Thanks! I don't wanna spoil too much, but multimorphic has a lot of Pinball 2000 energy, they make cool stuff :) There were plenty of tables that I left out just because they weren't quite notable enough. Diner is one that I would've loved to highlight, but there just wasn't enough to say about it. Great game tho
Outstanding work, sir. I'm looking forward to the next installment as well as hoping for future content. May I suggest deep dives into your favorite machines or a breakdown into the most popular EM's, SS's, DMD's, etc. Pinball has a lot of topics you can sink your teeth into. Keep up the good work.
Great Series, I've thoroughly enjoyed them. But, Williams "Joust" is crazy fun, like funner than most other pinball machines level fun, if you have someone decent to play against. Also, Even with the "balls in her mouth" gimmick, "The machine: Bride of PinBot" is one of the funnest pinball machines ever made, the rotating head is an addictive feature and makes it a worthy sequel to the original iconically addictive "PinBot"
American Gladiators didn't bomb, I remember the late 80s and early 90s, American Gladiators was iconic, to the point that references to it became a trope. American Gladiators was so epic USA network could ride it's coattails for nearly a decade, and Nerf created a tennis ball gun
I like how Sega keeps drunkenly wandering in and out of the pinball story, all the while you know that when they're offscreen, they're tanking their home console business. Kinda makes me love the company even more
The only real good Sega ever did to pinball was paving the way for Stern. I'm really curious to see how classic Sega tables play, they could be good and I would never know
Oh absolutely. And yet they did sort of "save" pinball just by existing (not of any actual acumen) as you pointed out. Which seems to be their MO. They should try to jump back in now that they're the "we just make Sonic games" company
34:58 in fact, cactus Kenya was so loved that they made two remakes when it comes to the game code one of them is altered by Chicago Company, and those two remakes are cactus Canyon continued and cactus Canyon remake
34:58 and I’ll tell you why Chicago gains company really did a really good number on remastering cactus Canyon. Chicago Company saw that cactus Canyon was made by Williams, but it was pretty rushed and the code did not get finished properly so Chicago games decided to update the code still remain its core elements and update it they did
This series has been a dream to watch. We share the same feelings about Voltaire: favorite pin, never gonna buy it! ✌️ Flying to Vegas for my bday (alone) JUST to get two full days (ALONE) at the PHoF Museum. Don’t laugh-you KNOW YOU’d do it, too, if the wife letchya. 👀😅🤷♂️ Last time I did this (at the old location) it was a bad week for ol’ Tim; loads of the top machines weren’t working. It was my intro to JJP (Oz) & one a the BATS was busted. 😣 I thought, 💭 _It JUST came out! JJP better get it together!_ (🤔 I’m not yet convinced to invest in one.) 🤷♂️
Sorry, had to comment again. Love this series. Pat Lawlor is the GOAT, Whirlwind is probably my "if I could have one table in my living room" table pick, not least of which because of the great sound effects and the fact that it doubles as a floor fan. Honestly that whole stretch of Bally and Williams tables from Cyclone/Banzai Run in 1988 to about The Addams Family in 1992 is the high water mark for pinball IMHO, having modern style ramp shots and great table flow while not interrupting the game with a lot of different play and video modes constantly directing your attention to the backbox. Which is not to say that some later tables like Cirqus Voltaire aren't amazing in their own right, of course.
I've played all these machines a ton, but I struggle to think of many games that are close to or better than what modern sterns are. They're addictive in a way the older ones just arent
Funhouse was ok, and Whilrwind was funny with the fan on top, and plenty of others were so good...but you hit the nail onf the head, as The Addams Family pinball machine was in fact great for a reason...I sunk plenty of quarters into that as a kid, a teen and an adult in bars. IT was just that cool and iconic. Twilight Zone might be in 3rd/ Bronze or 2nd/sivler spot depending on ones feeligns about it, but it was cool too. BUt to me, second to the Addams Family one was the Star Trek TNG pinball machine from 1993...that one was PERFECT for trekky fans and it had some cool features on screen and on the table. Surprised you didnt have that on here tbh. I remember some of the ones you did show and others. PINball rocks! ^
Ah I like funhouse tho. Personally I'd go Twilight Zone over Addams Family, but they're both great. I can't believe I didn't mention either Williams' or Stern's Star Trek. I'm particularly fond of Stern's
I see you’re a fellow coaster nerd haha. If your ever happen to be at Hersheypark be sure to check out their arcade. They have a wide variety of older machines including a fully working Hercules.
Good job on the #3 in the series. Just as good as the previous ones and it's my favorite era of pinball. Wow, just looking at those dates it's insane how cramed the 90s was with pinball compared to what came after. Also, thanks for finally showing that joust I talked about last video. :D Lastly, I always thought the issue with Pinball 2000 was that Revenge from Mars did well but Star Wars Episode 1 did not perform well. But yeah maybe it was more they were expecting it be a huge smash hit and when reaction to episode 1 was just.. meh.. that was it.
Thanks! Its my favorite era too. I think the problem with pinball 2k was that wms had already pretty much given up on pinball and were just looking for any excuse to shut it down. Pinball 2k was williams' last ditch effort to make something that would sell big time and it just didnt work out.
I have a 1990 Williams Rollergames machine. It came out just before funhouse and I've seen versions of the that have the diamond play field. I think some funhouse games did too.
That's pretty cool that you have one. I know some prototype FunHouses got diamond plating, so I wouldnt be too surprised if others around that time got it too.
Love your pinball documentary’s. I’ve watched history of pinball videos so many times but yours are more entertaining, yet also deeper and more informative. From my understanding part 4 will go like this…. Stern Pinball keeps pinball on life support for the next decade or so by making games that are neither terrible nor great. Then in the early 2010’s something miraculous happens and less than a handful of “boutique” companies show up. These companies don’t care about selling to arcades, or bars, or vendors. They are small groups of pinball and retro nerds who make games for small groups of pinball/retro nerds to take to shows so that other pinball/retro nerds can line up and wait for hours to play 1 game. The last time I went to a show those games were “The Wizard of Oz” and “The Big Lebowski” Nowadays I haven’t been to a Pinball Convention in years but I do go to a retro niche arcade that is in the area and these games seem pretty prevalent now. They all seem to be Rock and Roll based with the games being called “Metallica”, AC/DC, and “Guns and Roses”. The big innovation seems to be that they are super loud, and half the back glass is a TV screen. Guess I gotta wait till part 4 to see if what I think happened aligns with your documentary.
Dang... A golden age, yet many of the big names went down, tragic. :x Still, it's nice that they even existed at all and brought in all sorts of advancements and stuff!
Circus Voltaire is now worth like 12- to 15,000 😂 even bad cats by python anghelo is like 6-7 thousand its crazy how collectible these beautiful machines have become! great series tho btw!
There are so many pinball machines that need an acurate digital transition so everyone can experience them. But I guess too many digital licenses are afloat and many games to play gonna be stuck inthis license war. Had most Williams tables on my phone and one day - update - boom! - many were gone, including my favorite old school classic Fireball. Damn!
I've only seen three arcades that had Super Mario Bros. and found it to be very easy and was able to play for hours on the 3 credit buy-in due to the enormous number of free games awarded.
Bralex, do you think that the pinball machines of the early DMD era were too good for the industry's own good? Since most of the great ones were Bally/Williams, should they have turned the faucet down and spaced out their great pins? I'd be curious what percentage of machines were purchased by private citizens (and would still be interested in the brand-new machines) compared to operators.
I think that pinball machines just became too much of an investment for operators that they didn't need or want to get a new one every year. I don't think it's just about the games being too good. Stern also makes a lot of good games these days, but they can get away with it by having a much better business model. Things like multiple versions, better distribution, and targeting home consumers/hardcore fans. It also doesn't help that bally/williams was owned by wms. Pinball just looks like a bad investment to anyone who doesn't get it. That's why i emphasized the importance of stern and all the other modern companies running themselves. I'm fairly confideny bally/williams would still be around today if they ran themselves
The greatest pinball history series available. Thanks for sharing this.
Are you kidding? It plays more like a crappy failed comedy than an actually informative historical documentary.
@@jaybroach4105 let's see how many likes your opinion gets
never thought i’d be sad at the death of pinball companies but hearing bally/williams being shut down has been devastating
Tbh when i was doing my research i think gottlieb's fall got to me more. I kinda already knew what was coming for bally/williams the whole time but Gottlieb's was just slow and painful
Just a thank you for making seriously well edited and genuinely funny mini-docs on pinball history. Usually this kind of niche content never receives the quality treatment you're giving it. Ride or die for Bralex.
I feel that tbh. One of my biggest struggles in this has just been finding good pictures, especially for rarer tables
Actually, Banzai Run had the first diamond plated playfield. But it was experimental at that phase, so only a few machines were released with DP playfields. Terminator 2 was the first machine where ALL the playfields manufactured were diamond plated. It's essentially the same polyurethane clearcoat used on cars, and they did away with that label after Fish Tales.
Never knew that before.
I played a lot of pinball qround 85-95. It was interesting to learn the history behind the game. Very good video. I wish this guy had the money to make a documentary with interviews.
Dude Pinbot and Time Machine are currently my two favorite tables!! Hell yeah!
26:31 No Fear was clothing line in the 90s targeted to Teens and kids. No Fear pinball was fun to play.
I hear that no fear is actually pretty fun i just havent gotten around to it yet
@@bralex2670 if you got Android phone you can play pinball arcade with all tables but need to install Pinball Arcade sbenny apk Version includes all 100 Bally, Williams, Gotieb and Stern tables. It's my favorite app. Sorry, I can't link it but I'm sure you're smart enough to figure it out. Also it includes tables ad flyers and tables history too.
Just picked up an interest in pinball recently and this series has been so great in painting the picture of its history. I feel you nailed this format, funny and informative. Looking forward to part 4!
Love it. What an achievement. Outstanding job. I couldn't wait for the final chapter to tell you that you've made something you can really be proud of.
looking forward to your next video
I agree with the other guy below. Very interesting pinball history and with some humor also. I have watched all four episodes multiple times. I especially like Esp 2. since that is the era i started in.
I just got an Addams Family 4K table from At Games this weekend. I absolutely love it! But Attack From Mars is my favorite table and you better believe I installed it on my Addams table!
“Pin*Bot may or may not have been the first machine with a Wizard mode.”
Black Hole multiball: Am I a joke to you?
The fact Sonic the Hedgehog never got a real pinball machine is baffling
Fr oh my god I have never agreed more with a comment.
Sega literally made pinball machines like times lmao
@@bralex2670They put sonic on the DMD but never gave him a dang game.
Yesss I was waiting and not for too long. Thanks bud
Thanks! Keep an eye out for part 4. Shouldn't take as long as part 3 did
Really GREAT video. I have been playing pinball for 45 years. Your contend and super brand of humor make, what could be a rathe dry topic, very, very entertaining. Thanks a ton from Canada.
I am very much looking forward to part 4. Great stuff so far. Your pinball videos have been very fun watch! Thanks for making them for us to enjoy 🙂
I'm hooked man! This is a great series on the history of pinball. Time to learn more about Stern.
Dude absolutely awesome the way you did this doco ,,, you have to do part 4!!!
6:06
I'm a fighting game player and I could feel my eyes widen at the mention of that name. It's like seeing a President's prom photos. The beta version of what will be.
Another great episode great job!
jurassic park was the highlight of my childhood. that machine lasted a very long time at the local pizza parlor and our large family had almost every birthday there for years and years
Nicely done Lot of work on the editing...Grew up on pinball. Enjoying the virtual version now so it's cool and interesting to see a complete history from the VERY beginning with the information about why some of these companies I had never heard of have tables.
Well now I need the next episode.
medieval madness is my favorite pinball machine 🏰
Good choice that one is a banger
I watched Ep 1 to 3 back 2 back, very nice video’s. Waiting for the finale…! Grts from Belgium 🇧🇪
Wow it's been a great series so far. You are very knowledgeable.
Another great installment - keen to see Part 4!
Another excellent job. Thanks and I can't wait for the next chapter!
Another great episode! Really entertaining way to share the history of pinball and the ups and downs of the companies and individuals that built the machines. Looking forward to episode 4 and beyond!
I like a couple of Sega's machines. Apollo 13 is silly with its 13 ball multiball, and Twister is pretty fun. I also spent quite a lot of time with X-Files and Starship Troopers. They're not on the same level as Addams Family but I have fond memories of them, and boot them up in Visual Pinball every now and then.
Sega's Star wars is also surprisingly pretty good
Most of SEGA's pins are third banana in my eyes to Addams Family (Whereas I think Twilight Zone is the deepest pin I've ever touched).
I think thr first half of sega's run was noticably better than their second half. Probably should've talked some mpre about their tables cause they do have a couple cool ones. Oh well
I just found out about this video series, and I'm loving them. Great stuff.
BTW, No Fear is based on a clothing brand of the same name. I know, I didn't know for awhile either.
Awesome knowledge and presentation on pinball history!
A superb pinball history series great work love to see part 4 ... Thanks
This video is terrific!
Heeey, what a cool surprise to see an image I edited of TZ at 18:49 =D
Bralex, great docu you have made, I'm gonna sub + bell.
Kudos from Caracas
Really Nice Job going through the history of some of these machines. Well done.
ah you rag on Junkyard, its one of the best.
Bro this series is so good. Thank you for making it.
You thought the Sega pins were bad? Here I am thinking they made excellent machines! Twister and Apollo 13 specifically are so fun (and have some of the best multi balls!)
Their Star Wars is actually pretty fun too
8:23 is wild because it's two generic as hell pintables and then Circus is the most unique, ahead of its time and best form factor that's ever been attempted
very well made & entertaining, excited for part 4!
Honestly love your video man, great work, it took a lot of research and dedication and you made me laugh out loud a couple times 🤘
This is so cool! Great writing/ editing/ research. Big fan of your work!
This is so good!
What a phenomenal video.
Pinball 2000. I was so lucky that i got to play both tables a few years ago and man would it have been amazing to see the concept picked up by someone else.
Other than that this is just a great video once more, was kinda expecting the Freddy pinball machine to be mentioned due to its claw-save and how funny it is to see Freddy Kruger spitting out balls from its mouth.
Thanks! I don't wanna spoil too much, but multimorphic has a lot of Pinball 2000 energy, they make cool stuff :)
There were plenty of tables that I left out just because they weren't quite notable enough. Diner is one that I would've loved to highlight, but there just wasn't enough to say about it. Great game tho
What fun great videos these are. Very nice sir. Very concise and informative.
Cracks me up!🤣🤣🤣 Looking forward to the next edition.....
Outstanding work, sir. I'm looking forward to the next installment as well as hoping for future content. May I suggest deep dives into your favorite machines or a breakdown into the most popular EM's, SS's, DMD's, etc. Pinball has a lot of topics you can sink your teeth into. Keep up the good work.
very good so far. looking forward to part 4!
I'm just glad to hear everything worked out, like in Hardbody.
"Or little video modes that are never fun" You made me think about that, and you're right.
Great Series, I've thoroughly enjoyed them.
But, Williams "Joust" is crazy fun, like funner than most other pinball machines level fun, if you have someone decent to play against.
Also, Even with the "balls in her mouth" gimmick, "The machine: Bride of PinBot" is one of the funnest pinball machines ever made, the rotating head is an addictive feature and makes it a worthy sequel to the original iconically addictive "PinBot"
American Gladiators didn't bomb,
I remember the late 80s and early 90s,
American Gladiators was iconic, to the point that references to it became a trope.
American Gladiators was so epic USA network could ride it's coattails for nearly a decade, and Nerf created a tennis ball gun
I like how Sega keeps drunkenly wandering in and out of the pinball story, all the while you know that when they're offscreen, they're tanking their home console business. Kinda makes me love the company even more
The only real good Sega ever did to pinball was paving the way for Stern.
I'm really curious to see how classic Sega tables play, they could be good and I would never know
Oh absolutely. And yet they did sort of "save" pinball just by existing (not of any actual acumen) as you pointed out. Which seems to be their MO.
They should try to jump back in now that they're the "we just make Sonic games" company
I'll do anything for a sonic pinball machine
Yeah, same
Ngl tho Baywatch is kinda a banger
Brilliant, once again. Many thanks for your great effort.
Awesome videos. Loving this series!!
just drop part 4 soon please. Love it.
This was awesome. Enjoyed this more that I can say.
34:58 in fact, cactus Kenya was so loved that they made two remakes when it comes to the game code one of them is altered by Chicago Company, and those two remakes are cactus Canyon continued and cactus Canyon remake
Now I don’t know what company that made the continued version of the code, but I do know that Chicago Kings Company created the remake version
34:58 and I’ll tell you why Chicago gains company really did a really good number on remastering cactus Canyon.
Chicago Company saw that cactus Canyon was made by Williams, but it was pretty rushed and the code did not get finished properly so Chicago games decided to update the code still remain its core elements and update it they did
Great content!
Monster bash ain’t bad. I haven’t been able to get to the monster rock.
Monster Bash is a certified banger. Played the remake recently. So good
33:22 Hellloooo is there another Pinball/Rollercoaster Fan speaking 🙂
Great job! I learned a lot. I am surprised though that you did not include B/W StarTrek The Next Generation, 1993-94, one of my favorites.
This series has been a dream to watch. We share the same feelings about Voltaire: favorite pin, never gonna buy it! ✌️
Flying to Vegas for my bday (alone) JUST to get two full days (ALONE) at the PHoF Museum. Don’t laugh-you KNOW YOU’d do it, too, if the wife letchya. 👀😅🤷♂️
Last time I did this (at the old location) it was a bad week for ol’ Tim; loads of the top machines weren’t working. It was my intro to JJP (Oz) & one a the BATS was busted. 😣 I thought, 💭 _It JUST came out! JJP better get it together!_ (🤔 I’m not yet convinced to invest in one.) 🤷♂️
Sorry, had to comment again. Love this series. Pat Lawlor is the GOAT, Whirlwind is probably my "if I could have one table in my living room" table pick, not least of which because of the great sound effects and the fact that it doubles as a floor fan. Honestly that whole stretch of Bally and Williams tables from Cyclone/Banzai Run in 1988 to about The Addams Family in 1992 is the high water mark for pinball IMHO, having modern style ramp shots and great table flow while not interrupting the game with a lot of different play and video modes constantly directing your attention to the backbox. Which is not to say that some later tables like Cirqus Voltaire aren't amazing in their own right, of course.
Honestly I gotta agree. There's something special about those late 80's/early 90's tables
I've played all these machines a ton, but I struggle to think of many games that are close to or better than what modern sterns are. They're addictive in a way the older ones just arent
R.I.P. Bally Williams, the greatest gay couple in all of pinball, you two will be missed.
Love your script and the way you present stuff. So entertaining and funny and very educational. I can't wait for part 4.
Funhouse was ok, and Whilrwind was funny with the fan on top, and plenty of others were so good...but you hit the nail onf the head, as The Addams Family pinball machine was in fact great for a reason...I sunk plenty of quarters into that as a kid, a teen and an adult in bars. IT was just that cool and iconic. Twilight Zone might be in 3rd/ Bronze or 2nd/sivler spot depending on ones feeligns about it, but it was cool too. BUt to me, second to the Addams Family one was the Star Trek TNG pinball machine from 1993...that one was PERFECT for trekky fans and it had some cool features on screen and on the table. Surprised you didnt have that on here tbh. I remember some of the ones you did show and others. PINball rocks! ^
Ah I like funhouse tho. Personally I'd go Twilight Zone over Addams Family, but they're both great. I can't believe I didn't mention either Williams' or Stern's Star Trek. I'm particularly fond of Stern's
No worries, its just nice to talk about these things with another pinball fan ^
Can't believe you foreshadowed the Scooby-Doo pinball machine
Very enjoyable series 👍👍
Great fkn video sir. I'm from Chicago and this is just awesome to see
Ay pinball hometown
Interestingly enough Namco made a new head to head pacman pinball recently. Loved this video btw!
Huh, that's pretty cool I'll have to check it out I didn't see that
@@bralex2670 it's called pac-man panic pinball. It's closer to a pinball airhockey but you definitely hit the balls with flippers.
23,880 views - Toasting an Epic Bread. This will have a million views one day and be known as the definitive history of pinball on youtube
I see you’re a fellow coaster nerd haha. If your ever happen to be at Hersheypark be sure to check out their arcade. They have a wide variety of older machines including a fully working Hercules.
Good job on the #3 in the series. Just as good as the previous ones and it's my favorite era of pinball. Wow, just looking at those dates it's insane how cramed the 90s was with pinball compared to what came after.
Also, thanks for finally showing that joust I talked about last video. :D
Lastly, I always thought the issue with Pinball 2000 was that Revenge from Mars did well but Star Wars Episode 1 did not perform well. But yeah maybe it was more they were expecting it be a huge smash hit and when reaction to episode 1 was just.. meh.. that was it.
Thanks! Its my favorite era too. I think the problem with pinball 2k was that wms had already pretty much given up on pinball and were just looking for any excuse to shut it down. Pinball 2k was williams' last ditch effort to make something that would sell big time and it just didnt work out.
I have a 1990 Williams Rollergames machine. It came out just before funhouse and I've seen versions of the that have the diamond play field. I think some funhouse games did too.
That's pretty cool that you have one. I know some prototype FunHouses got diamond plating, so I wouldnt be too surprised if others around that time got it too.
I got it from a friend's dad for 200$ He had a couple arcade games too and his wife was making him get rid of them.
This is epic. You are also a thoosie. Come to canobie lake park, coasters and pinball hall
Hell yea sounds epic. Indiana beach also has a bit of a pinball hall itself, not that it's my home park lol
Great series how about doing a top ten pinball machines for each era at the end
Don't worry, I got a little something planned after part 4 to wrap things up
a great job, again :)
Data East Jurassic Park was a blast to play
the black knight saying gimmie your money was so funny
Love your pinball documentary’s. I’ve watched history of pinball videos so many times but yours are more entertaining, yet also deeper and more informative.
From my understanding part 4 will go like this….
Stern Pinball keeps pinball on life support for the next decade or so by making games that are neither terrible nor great. Then in the early 2010’s something miraculous happens and less than a handful of “boutique” companies show up. These companies don’t care about selling to arcades, or bars, or vendors. They are small groups of pinball and retro nerds who make games for small groups of pinball/retro nerds to take to shows so that other pinball/retro nerds can line up and wait for hours to play 1 game. The last time I went to a show those games were “The Wizard of Oz” and “The Big Lebowski”
Nowadays I haven’t been to a Pinball Convention in years but I do go to a retro niche arcade that is in the area and these games seem pretty prevalent now. They all seem to be Rock and Roll based with the games being called “Metallica”, AC/DC, and “Guns and Roses”. The big innovation seems to be that they are super loud, and half the back glass is a TV screen.
Guess I gotta wait till part 4 to see if what I think happened aligns with your documentary.
Don't worry, I'll might be able to keep you on your toes
Dang... A golden age, yet many of the big names went down, tragic. :x Still, it's nice that they even existed at all and brought in all sorts of advancements and stuff!
Circus Voltaire is now worth like 12- to 15,000 😂 even bad cats by python anghelo is like 6-7 thousand its crazy how collectible these beautiful machines have become! great series tho btw!
There are so many pinball machines that need an acurate digital transition so everyone can experience them. But I guess too many digital licenses are afloat and many games to play gonna be stuck inthis license war. Had most Williams tables on my phone and one day - update - boom! - many were gone, including my favorite old school classic Fireball. Damn!
I guess there's always vpx
Missing Rock. From your street level games. Ive owned a rock and still own a silver slugger it was my first game
I never knew why the vegas pinball machine felt so cheap, now I know why
Yeah that was interesting to me too. I didn't know about street level games before doing research so that was cool
I loved the south park pinball machine, the toys didn't age well but other than that I found it extremely fun
omg cliffghanger!
I do hope Stern continues so that the next video won't be 20 seconds long.
What do you do one of these on the Ballys bingo machines those were so much fun
I've only seen three arcades that had Super Mario Bros. and found it to be very easy and was able to play for hours on the 3 credit buy-in due to the enormous number of free games awarded.
18:37 you forgot to add Joust to your list😊
Part 4 when.
WHEN?!
RIP Bally Williams. Pour one out for the homies
10:00 this is my new holy grail
Hey dude! Whats your problem with creature of the black lagoon? I love that table 😂
Nothing that tables a banger
Quality stuff here
YT suggested this video. Loading it shows the link to 4. No sign of 1 & 2. Maybe add them to your video notes?
Bralex, do you think that the pinball machines of the early DMD era were too good for the industry's own good? Since most of the great ones were Bally/Williams, should they have turned the faucet down and spaced out their great pins? I'd be curious what percentage of machines were purchased by private citizens (and would still be interested in the brand-new machines) compared to operators.
I think that pinball machines just became too much of an investment for operators that they didn't need or want to get a new one every year. I don't think it's just about the games being too good.
Stern also makes a lot of good games these days, but they can get away with it by having a much better business model. Things like multiple versions, better distribution, and targeting home consumers/hardcore fans.
It also doesn't help that bally/williams was owned by wms. Pinball just looks like a bad investment to anyone who doesn't get it. That's why i emphasized the importance of stern and all the other modern companies running themselves. I'm fairly confideny bally/williams would still be around today if they ran themselves
@2:38 "Puh-swaydo"??