The Internet Pinball Database Presents

Capersville


Quick Search ] [ Advanced Search ] [ Game Lists ] [ Archives ] [ Pinball Glossary ] [ Playing Skills ] [ FAQ ] [ Settings ]

Capersville / IPD No. 431 / December, 1966 / 4 Players
 
[ Submit Changes ]
Average Fun Rating: [ 7 stars - Click for comments ]    7.4/10  (30 ratings/22 comments)        [ Add Your Rating! ]
Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date: November 08, 1966
Date Of Manufacture: December, 1966
Model Number: 797
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 5,120 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Fantasy
Specialty: Zipper Flippers [?]
Notable Features: Zipper Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Mushroom bumpers (6), Slingshot (1), Kick-out holes (2), Multiball (3), Captive ball walker with carry-over feature. Left ball kicker lane shoots ball to top of playfield. Upper right ball return gate delivers ball to a four-step captive ball alley before returning it to the ball shooter lane. This feature carries over from game to game. There is only one slingshot on this game, next to the left flipper. The lower cabinet measures 52 inches long and 22 inches wide. The front is 16 inches high and the rear is 20 3/4 high to the top of the pedestal.

Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player.

Replay wheel maximum: 25 replays.

Design by: Ted Zale
Art by: Jerry Kelley
Notes: 'Capersville' features 3-ball multiball play, used earlier on Bally's 1963 'Star-Jet'. A special version was produced for Germany with the same project number and project release date. The schematic part number for the US version is W-1042-31c, and for the German version is W-1042-33a.

A Cash Box ad from February 18, 1967, indicates that Bally announced delivery of this game the week before, while the December 1966 date we show as Date of Manufacture came from a 1976 Bally parts catalog.

Christian Jacobs, a collector in Germany, told us of a conversation he had in May 2000 with artist Jerry Kelley. In it, Kelley revealed that his inspiration for the art for 'Capersville' was the 1965 French detective movie 'Alphaville' starring American actor-singer Eddie Constantine. After looking at some old movie posters, it becomes obvious that Constantine is the man in the backglass.

Photos in: Pinball Trader pp. Issue 24
Pinball ArtExternal Link, pages 76-77
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Pinball An Illustrated HistoryExternal Link, page 15
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 151
Arcade TreasuresExternal Link, page 73
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 158
Cash Box, Feb-18-1967, page 82 and back cover
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/431  (External site)
Documentation: 3 MB PDF English Schematic Diagram (continuous, fuzzy resolution) [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  3 MB PDF German Operating Manual (no schematics) [Erich Schneider KG. GMBH & Co.]
  3 MB PDF German Schematic Diagram (continuous) [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  1 MB PDF Operator Adjustments [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  2 MB PDF Transformer Wiring (from the schematic) [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
Files: 1 MB PDF Effective Adjustments On Moveable Flipper Assembly [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  89 KB PDF Game Operation and Rules of Play [Bob Graham]
  3 MB PDF Installation Instructions, Sequence of Operation, Balls In Play Operation) [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  1 MB PDF New Lift-Out Mounting Board - Instructions [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  63 KB PDF Score Adjustment Chart [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  5 MB JPG Score Motor Unit Switch Chart [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
Images:
(click to zoom)
Image # 409: Capersville German Playfield 
(The rubbered posts at the top of each outlane are not original to this game.)
German Playfield*

394x529
[Russ Jensen]
Image # 3982: Capersville Flyer
Flyer

886x1067
 
Image # 5980: Capersville Backglass
Backglass

484x436
[Doug H.]
Image # 5981: Capersville Playfield
Playfield

480x500
[Doug H.]
Image # 5988: Capersville Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

373x589
[Doug H.]
Image # 11054: Capersville Promotional Photo
Promotional Photo

620x793
 
Image # 17288: Capersville German Backglass
German Backglass

1024x768
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 17289: Capersville German Playfield
German Playfield

864x1152
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 17290: Capersville Upper German Playfield
Upper German Playfield

1024x768
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 17291: Capersville Lower German Playfield
Lower German Playfield

1024x768
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 17292: Capersville German Cabinet - Left
German Cabinet - Left

1024x768
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 17293: Capersville German Cabinet - Right
German Cabinet - Right

1024x768
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18212: Capersville German Cabinet - Right
German Cabinet - Right

626x528
[Jürgen Mayer]
Image # 18217: Capersville Inside German Cabinet
Inside German Cabinet

402x600
[Jürgen Mayer]
Image # 18218: Capersville German Cabinet - Front View
German Cabinet - Front View

402x600
[Jürgen Mayer]
Image # 18219: Capersville Inside German Backbox
Inside German Backbox

1024x1365
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18291: Capersville German Pop Bumper Detail
German Pop Bumper Detail

857x643
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 18292: Capersville German Flipper Detail
German Flipper Detail

1024x768
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 20308: Capersville German Cabinet - Left
German Cabinet - Left

300x347
[Jürgen Mayer]
Image # 20309: Capersville Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

584x962
[Jürgen Mayer]
Image # 20310: Capersville German Backglass
German Backglass

800x536
[Jürgen Mayer]
Image # 20311: Capersville German Playfield 
(Note the flippers are closed ('zipped') in this image.)
German Playfield*

402x600
[Jürgen Mayer]
Image # 20312: Capersville Inside German Backbox
Inside German Backbox

721x536
[Jürgen Mayer]
Image # 21673: Capersville German Ad 
(From the German operator magazine Automaten Markt, July 1967.)
German Ad*

793x1164
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 21674: Capersville German Ad 
(From the German operator magazine Automaten Markt, July 1967.)
German Ad*

776x1168
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 22474: Capersville German Cabinet - Bottom
German Cabinet - Bottom

600x800
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 22475: Capersville German Backglass - Reverse
German Backglass - Reverse

673x563
[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 23613: Capersville Early German Production Model 
(Image is from the 1978 Automaten Hoffmann catalog.)
Early German Production Model*

1024x1564
[Ekkehard Hoffmann]
Image # 28451: Capersville Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

400x300
[Bruno Durand]
Image # 40016: Capersville German Backglass
German Backglass

1024x768
[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 40311: Capersville Illuminated Playfield 
(Serial number 3766.)
Illuminated Playfield*

768x1024
 
Image # 40312: Capersville Illuminated Playfield 
(Serial number 3766.)
Illuminated Playfield*

1024x768
 
Image # 40313: Capersville Illuminated Upper Playfield 
(Serial number 3766.)
Illuminated Upper Playfield*

1024x768
 
Image # 40314: Capersville Lower Playfield - Downfield View 
(Serial number 3766.)
Lower Playfield - Downfield View*

1024x768
 
Image # 40315: Capersville Lower Playfield - Downfield View 
(Serial number 3766.)
Lower Playfield - Downfield View*

1024x768
 
Image # 40316: Capersville Lower Left Playfield 
(Serial number 3766.)
Lower Left Playfield*

1024x768
 
Image # 40317: Capersville Lower Right Playfield 
(Serial number 3766.)
Lower Right Playfield*

1024x768
 
Image # 40834: Capersville Cash Box Article 
(Cash Box, Feb-18-1967, page 82)
Cash Box Article*

1200x785
[Rob Hawkins]
Image # 40835: Capersville Cash Box Ad 
(Cash Box, Feb-18-1967, back cover)
Cash Box Ad*

1200x1582
[Rob Hawkins]
Image # 77216: Capersville Backglass
Backglass

1200x1067
[Jean-Pierre Renault]
 
Source: Photo [?]

[ Support the IPDB ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ About Us ]
All copyrighted and trademarked Gottlieb® material licensed from Gottlieb Development LLC.
Copyrighted and trademarked material from Planetary Pinball Supply, Inc® used with permission.
All photographs licensed from original photographers, who retain their copyright. Do not use without permission!
Site design, phrasing, and other local content copyright 2004-2024 by The Internet Pinball Database™.
Where appropriate, other trademarks & copyrights remain property of their owners.
[ Database Change Log ]

ipdb.org hosted at pair.com

 
blank line