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Sinbad / IPD No. 2159 / February, 1978 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company, a Columbia Pictures Industries Company (1977-1983)
[Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: February, 1978
Model Number: 412
MPU: Gottlieb System 1
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 12,000 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Fantasy - Myth and Legend
Notable Features: Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (2), Star rollovers (4), Standup targets (2), 3-bank drop targets (2), 4-bank drop targets (1), Spinning target (1). The white target and yellow targets are reset by one coil and the purple targets are reset by a separate coil. Each side of the spinning target depicts a sword but they are oriented differently from each other to allow the target when spinning to give the effect of crossed swords.
Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Gordon Morison
Notes: The 4-player EM version of this game is Gottlieb's 1978 'Sinbad'. The 2-player EM version is Gottlieb's 1978 'Eye Of The Tiger'.

Pictures here are portions of a Sample game (serial number 01290 S) having its start button and flipper buttons made of red plastic, just like the game shown in the manufacturer's flyer. It appears that production games use green plastic for these buttons. Also, the sample card holder, while using black and orange colors unique to Sinbad, shows the words "INSERT COIN ONLY WHEN COIN ENTRANCE IS LIT" which are not found on later cardholders for this game. Sinbad was the first of the System 1 games to use this apron having the style of art shown on it.

This game was also made with the lower cabinet using metal for the entire front, entire back, and entire bottom. The sides of the cabinet were made of wood, as was the backbox. The pedestal upon which the backbox connects to the cabinet was made of metal. The serial number is stamped in the wood on the inside of the cabinet near the shooter rod. We asked Wayne Neyens about the metal cabinet. He comments:

I think that it was Doc's idea but I forget. It had many draw backs, as I recall it was very noisy, hard to assemble and needed more room than we had available to do the assembly.

Wayne refers to Roman F. "Doc" Garbark, head of mechanical engineering at Gottlieb.

We previously showed a date for this game of May 1978 and a production run quantity of 12,950 units. The new date and quantity are per Gottlieb documentation.

Quantity produced - domestic: 5,758
Quantity produced - export: 6,242
Total quantity produced: 12,000

The flyer indicates that this game was a direct tie-in to the 1977 Hollywood movie "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger".

Sinbad (Sindbad) the Sailor was a character in one of the folk tales of classic Arabic literature known collectively as The Thousand and One Nights (aka The Arabian Nights).

Photos in: Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 139
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981External Link, page 133
Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 2External Link, page 219
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Silver Knight pp. June/July 1995
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 77
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2159  (External site)
Documentation: 4 MB PDF English Manual (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co., a Columbia Pictures Industries Company]
  598 KB PDF Instruction Cards (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Files: 870 KB PDF Miscellanous Shipping Envelope Papers (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  4 MB PDF Score Cards (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  291 KB PDF Tilt Setting Card (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  2 MB PDF Warranty and Registration Card (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Images:
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Image # 2051: Sinbad Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 2052: Sinbad Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 4732: Sinbad Flyer - Front
Flyer - Front

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Image # 4733: Sinbad Flyer - Back
Flyer - Back

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Image # 8940: Sinbad Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 8941: Sinbad Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 8942: Sinbad Backbox
Backbox

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 8943: Sinbad Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 8944: Sinbad Playfield
Playfield

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 8945: Sinbad Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 8946: Sinbad Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 18800: Sinbad Playfield
Playfield

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[Patrick]
Image # 26303: Sinbad Instruction Card
Instruction Card

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[John Gray]
Image # 27062: Sinbad Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Nick Raschilla]
Image # 27389: Sinbad Backglass
Backglass

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[Eric Avedesian]
Image # 27390: Sinbad Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Eric Avedesian]
Image # 28654: Sinbad Stripped Playfield
Stripped Playfield

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[Ian F. Mckinnon]
Image # 31391: Sinbad Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 31392: Sinbad Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 31393: Sinbad Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 31394: Sinbad Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 31395: Sinbad Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 31396: Sinbad Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 35223: Sinbad Upper Left Playfield
Upper Left Playfield

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[Lindsey Rupertus]
Image # 35224: Sinbad Playfield
Playfield

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[Lindsey Rupertus]
Image # 35225: Sinbad Playfield
Playfield

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[Lindsey Rupertus]
Image # 35226: Sinbad Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Lindsey Rupertus]
Image # 35227: Sinbad Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield

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[Lindsey Rupertus]
Image # 40203: Sinbad Inside Coin Door
Inside Coin Door

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[Mark Johnson]
Image # 40204: Sinbad Coin Door View
Coin Door View

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[Mark Johnson]
Image # 48344: Sinbad Backglass
Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 48345: Sinbad Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 48346: Sinbad Backbox Insert
Backbox Insert

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 62453: Sinbad Metal Cabinet - Left 
(The metal front and rear are bolted to the wood side.)
Metal Cabinet - Left*

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 62454: Sinbad Metal Cabinet - Bottom 
(The power cord is routed through a hole in the cabinet bottom.)
Metal Cabinet - Bottom*

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 67959: Sinbad Sample Game - Cardholder 
(Serial number 01290 S.)
Sample Game - Cardholder*

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 67960: Sinbad Sample Game - Red Buttons 
(The start button and flipper buttons are red plastic, not green. Serial number 01290 S.)
Sample Game - Red Buttons*

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 67961: Sinbad Sample Game - Serial Number 
(Serial number 01290 S.)
Sample Game - Serial Number*

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 69304: Sinbad Spinning Target
Spinning Target

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[John Robertson]
 
Source: Machine - Tiffany Bloxom [?]

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