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Average Fun Rating: | 7.7/10 (40 ratings/30 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ] | |||||
Manufacturer: | D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb] | |||||
Date Of Manufacture: | September, 1966 | |||||
Model Number: | 229 | |||||
Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) | |||||
Production: | 2,765 units (confirmed) | |||||
Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||
Theme: | City Living | |||||
Specialty: | Mechanical Backbox Animation | |||||
Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), Rollunder (1). Mechanical backbox animation (subway doors open). Wide flipper gap. Center target scores 10 points or paired point value, with paired point values sometimes awarding a Special instead of points, on a random basis. Lighting all pop bumpers lights upper side rollovers on an occasional basis for Special. The normally-dark ball guides adjacent to these rollovers will light to indicate the Special. Backglass has a 'Last Ball in Play' light. 3 or 5 ball play. Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points. Replay wheel maximum: 15 Sounds: 3 bells, knocker. Tilt penalty: game over. | |||||
Design by: | Ed Krynski | |||||
Art by: | Art Stenholm | |||||
Notes: | Compare playfield layout to Gottlieb's 1961 'Flipper Fair'. Pictured in this listing is a Sample game with serial number 01017 S. Both it and the game shown the manufacturer's flyer have a playfield that differs from production games as follows: • the information above the Special insert does not contain the words "Target Value". • the Special insert is red, not purple. • the outlane inserts are purple, not white. The only other difference we noticed is the placement in the backbox of the replay adjustment card on the inside wall instead of on the insert. Cross Town and its add-a-ball version, Gottlieb's 1966 'Subway', were the last Gottlieb games to have the manual ball-lift. | |||||
Photos in: |
The Pinball Compendium 1930s - 1960s, page 188 Pinball Machines for Italy - Senza Ripetizione Della Partita, page 48 Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F Pinball 1 Illustrated Historical Guide to Pinball Machines Volume 1, page 232 The Pinball Collectors’ Quarterly, No. 4, page 4 Pinball Portfolio, pages 48-49 Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 59 | |||||
Owners List URL: | http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/601 (External site) | |||||
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