The Internet Pinball Database Presents

Circus


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

Circus / IPD No. 515 / June, 1980 / 4 Players
 
[ Submit Changes ]
Average Fun Rating: [ 7 stars - Click for comments ]    7.2/10  (20 ratings/14 comments)        [ Add Your Rating! ]
Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company, a Columbia Pictures Industries Company (1977-1983)
[Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: June, 1980
Model Number: 654
MPU: Gottlieb System 80
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 1,700 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Happiness - Circus/Carnival
Specialty: Widebody [?]
Notable Features: Flippers (5), Pop Bumpers (2), Slingshot (1), Drop targets (4), Roto-Targets (3), Standup targets (3), Spinning target (1), Kick-out hole (1), Free ball return lane.

Leg length: all four are 27 inches.

Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Gordon Morison
Notes: An extended wide-body machine and Gottlieb's first of only two extra wide-body games in their System 80 lineup (the other being Gottlieb's 1980 'Star Race'). The playfield is three inches wider than the rest of the Gottlieb System 80 wide-body series.
Marketing Slogans: "The Greatest Pinball On Earth!"
Photos in: Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 75
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981External Link, page 180
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Pinball (Ciuffo), pages 181-183
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/515  (External site)
ROMs: 9 KB ZIP PinMAME Romset (Availability limited by copyright)    
Documentation: 2 MB PDF English Manual (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Images:
(click to zoom)
Image # 481: Circus Playfield
Playfield

498x709
 
Image # 482: Circus Backglass
Backglass

477x516
 
Image # 5062: Circus Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

884x1150
 
Image # 5063: Circus Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

884x1150
 
Image # 12844: Circus Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

1024x901
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12845: Circus Free Ball Lane
Free Ball Lane

1024x686
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12846: Circus Ball Return Track
Ball Return Track

1000x670
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12847: Circus Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

1024x686
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12848: Circus Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

804x1200
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12849: Circus Playfield
Playfield

1024x686
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12850: Circus Behind Backglass
Behind Backglass

1000x670
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12851: Circus Illuminated View
Illuminated View

885x666
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12852: Circus Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

1000x1493
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12853: Circus Stripped Playfield
Stripped Playfield

804x1200
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12854: Circus Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

1000x670
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12855: Circus Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

1000x670
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12856: Circus Lower Flippers
Lower Flippers

1024x686
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12857: Circus Upper Flippers
Upper Flippers

1000x670
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12858: Circus Illuminated Lower Playfield
Illuminated Lower Playfield

1024x686
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12859: Circus Illuminated Upper Playfield
Illuminated Upper Playfield

1024x646
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12861: Circus Lower Left Playfield Detail
Lower Left Playfield Detail

1024x686
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12862: Circus Lower Right Playfield Detail
Lower Right Playfield Detail

1024x686
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12863: Circus Pop Bumpers
Pop Bumpers

1024x686
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12864: Circus Rollover Lanes
Rollover Lanes

1024x686
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12865: Circus Roto-Targets
Roto-Targets

1024x650
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12866: Circus Kick-out Hole
Kick-out Hole

800x536
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12867: Circus Left Slingshot
Left Slingshot

1024x686
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 12868: Circus Spinning Target
Spinning Target

1024x686
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 22544: Circus Drop Targets
Drop Targets

1024x686
[Kevin Wayte]
Image # 29799: Circus Playfield Plastics
Playfield Plastics

1024x824
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29800: Circus Pop Bumper Cap
Pop Bumper Cap

612x613
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29801: Circus Playfield Plastics
Playfield Plastics

1024x1457
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29802: Circus Playfield Plastics
Playfield Plastics

1024x325
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29803: Circus Spinning Target - Reverse
Spinning Target - Reverse

833x1013
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29804: Circus Spinning Target - Obverse
Spinning Target - Obverse

833x1013
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29805: Circus Instruction Cards
Instruction Cards

1024x1480
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29806: Circus Instruction Cards
Instruction Cards

1024x1480
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29807: Circus Switch Settings
Switch Settings

1024x1263
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29819: Circus Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

640x480
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29820: Circus Roto-Targets
Roto-Targets

640x480
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29821: Circus Roto-Targets
Roto-Targets

640x480
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29830: Circus Coin Door
Coin Door

640x480
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29831: Circus Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

480x640
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29832: Circus Backglass Detail
Backglass Detail

640x480
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 29837: Circus Backglass - Illuminated
Backglass - Illuminated

485x434
[Ian F. McKinnon]
Image # 48558: Circus Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

1092x1596
[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 48559: Circus Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

868x1600
[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 48560: Circus Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

1200x900
[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 48561: Circus Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

1200x900
[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 48562: Circus Under Playfield
Under Playfield

1104x1600
[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 48563: Circus Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

1200x1600
[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 48564: Circus Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

1056x900
[Kim Mitchell]
Image # 50831: Circus Backglass
Backglass

1200x1139
[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 66283: Circus Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

933x1600
[Jean-Pierre Renault]
 

[ 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