i was in technical school right out of boot camp in 1980 in Chanute AFB in Illinois. In the lower basement of our squadron was a Rec room and had one of these in there. Funny thing is, it was the only machine in there that if you didn’t play it, after a while it would say stuff and i could swear it used to say “Me Gorgar…Me Hate!”. lol
I loved this machine growing up. I lived in the arcade. I'm actually looking to purchase one if I can find one. Thanks so much for the video and memories!
I just played this one at a lil vintage arcade the other day. I also had a nostalgic moment playing Attack from Mars, from my childhood,when the last of the Williams pinball machines were made. Also got to play one of the machines (Evil Knievel) my dad remembers playing often at his local arcade back in the day.
Absolutely ! Hot summer day riding our bikes, go to my buddy’s parents store swipe a couple rolls of quarters and head to the alley. The air conditioner was always cranking in the bowling alley, most lanes had a lot of games too. Man you took me back to 77’-82’ish. Rode my 79’ IT175 to high school until I could drive. Sorry to ramble, I just miss those times.
This pinball was right smack in my "golden era" of pinball, but I just never found it any fun. I found Flash (before) and Firepower (after) infinitely more interesting, fun, fast, and exciting. I put a ton of quarters in this thing as a kid, because it was unique for its time (and because the notorious side drains made you feed the machine often).
That took me back to 1980 hard when I heard the first 5 seconds!! I must've put 40 or 50 bucks, of my parents money, in this machine over a year at Pops Arcade. And after the last ball, you wait to see if you matched and got a free game.
So I was just playing this table in Pinball Arcade on the PS4. Nice simple fun game but the ball movement seemed a bit too crazy to be real. After watching this video I stand corrected though! Jeez, those bumpers really are that strong, huh? Thanks for this excellent showcase.
No Gorgar did not have a Strobe Light. Bally's Flash Gordon was the one that had the Strobe Light located behind the top of the backglass. I also have a video of that game as well.
This to me was the greatest machine ever. I was in the 77-82 crowd and moved onto video games like everyone else at the time. Love this machine. 10/10
I’d love to hear why it’s the greatest machine ever :)
I played on this near daily in 1980! What a great expirience a this time. All the sounds and especially the spoken words was great!
My All Time Favorite Pinball Machine Thanks For Sharing!
i was in technical school right out of boot camp in 1980 in Chanute AFB in Illinois. In the lower basement of our squadron was a Rec room and had one of these in there. Funny thing is, it was the only machine in there that if you didn’t play it, after a while it would say stuff and i could swear it used to say “Me Gorgar…Me Hate!”. lol
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I remember Gorgar's heartbeat would increase the closer you got to Specials, which would make mine go up as well.
'Gorgar, me beat you.'
I was playing Gorgar back in 1980 in Serbia and I was addictive to this game.
I love this so much. I used to play this ALL the time.... Best game ever.
I loved this machine growing up. I lived in the arcade. I'm actually looking to purchase one if I can find one. Thanks so much for the video and memories!
40 years later and it still sounds like Gorgar is saying "Eat dirt" to me :)
I sah this on vintage tech hunter and had to see this in Action
This brings back so many memories just the sound of it
I just played this one at a lil vintage arcade the other day. I also had a nostalgic moment playing Attack from Mars, from my childhood,when the last of the Williams pinball machines were made. Also got to play one of the machines (Evil Knievel) my dad remembers playing often at his local arcade back in the day.
Man, this machine brings back memories.
Brings back some HS era memories from the bowling alley. :)
Absolutely ! Hot summer day riding our bikes, go to my buddy’s parents store swipe a couple rolls of quarters and head to the alley. The air conditioner was always cranking in the bowling alley, most lanes had a lot of games too. Man you took me back to 77’-82’ish. Rode my 79’ IT175 to high school until I could drive. Sorry to ramble, I just miss those times.
Ohhhhhh this takes me back to the early 80's playing this after we were at the ice rink for an hour..... Thanks 👍😁
Boy do I remember this machine and I miss these days!
I love playing this game I was born in 1970
Música para mis oídos ..... la máquina preferida en la adolescencia. Me transporta a la sala de juegos en esos años .
I’d be a millionaire now if I never played this game lol. Loved this game back in the day
Never got to experience playing the game in real life but was able to play it on the Williams collection Xbox 360 pinball
Loved playing Gorgar and Firepower at Minutten burgerbar i Oslo in the 80's
almost like new.. one of the best pinballs ever made.. simple and fun... art and atmosphere... and without the music I dont' like
this was my favorite pinball machine and flash too!
Awesome table.
Beautiful, well done.
I played this game for hours back in the day at Zounds and Space Port in Center City in Philly
This pinball was right smack in my "golden era" of pinball, but I just never found it any fun. I found Flash (before) and Firepower (after) infinitely more interesting, fun, fast, and exciting. I put a ton of quarters in this thing as a kid, because it was unique for its time (and because the notorious side drains made you feed the machine often).
I played this in the 70's in the bars and also Mario brothers initial video games, good times.
Helloween brought me here :o)
BTW, I see a lot of Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo ripoff in the artwork, but it's pretty cool nonetheless.
Gorgar speaks
What a great game
Fantastic!
Came here from The Ultimate History of Video Games book, which said this is the first game ever with synthesized speech!
That took me back to 1980 hard when I heard the first 5 seconds!! I must've put 40 or 50 bucks, of my parents money, in this machine over a year at Pops Arcade. And after the last ball, you wait to see if you matched and got a free game.
Looking back, Gorgar sounds like Cookie Monster
So I was just playing this table in Pinball Arcade on the PS4. Nice simple fun game but the ball movement seemed a bit too crazy to be real. After watching this video I stand corrected though! Jeez, those bumpers really are that strong, huh? Thanks for this excellent showcase.
Back when pinball machines were 5 balls instead of 3.
Wow, sound development must have been coinciding with "Defender" coin-op, seems like a lot of similar if not shared completely, sound effects.
Super cool, thank you for the video.
Stał taki w Krościenku nad Dunajcem przy moście... 83 84 rok...
Seems weird to hear the Gorgar sounds without Space Invaders, Pac Man, and a bunch of people jostling around 😂
WOW!!!! Like Halloween song?????
It is the Helloween song....
I love gorgar
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How Many Ball Can You Make Gorgar Have?
There is no multiball feature but you can set to five balls per game.
Didn’t this originally have a strobe light up top?
No Gorgar did not have a Strobe Light. Bally's Flash Gordon was the one that had the Strobe Light located behind the top of the backglass. I also have a video of that game as well.
GORGAR BEATS YOU !!!