Between the two of us, the following pinball machines are available for purchase or trade. Delivery and set up available within the local area.

Bally “Sky Kings”

Single-player, reverse wedge head game from 1974. Sky Kings features a family-friendly, goofy sky diving theme with great artwork.

The playfield features three lanes, one with a kick-out hole and two pop bumpers and a fun spinner with accompanying lights that count the number of spins – ten spins earn a notch up on the bonus ladder.

One of the most unique features is the two captive balls. Hit them hard enough and they shoot up and hit a target.

This game can be set to earn extra balls (one per turn i.e. “shoot again”) or converted to “add a ball” in which you can rack up 10 balls. A simple jones plug can switch back and forth between the two modes.

Add-a-ball games were typically found in states which did not allow games to payout with free games and only allowed players to win extra balls.

Game Design by Jim Patla. Artwork by Dick White. Only 2,000 “Sky Kings” pinball machines were ever made.

“I really enjoy this game. It’s simple (as most EMs are) but has a couple of satisfying shots, the best of which is the center spinner. The art work on the back glass is very vibrant and fun to look at.”

– ArcadeJunkie1

Our restoration of this classic vintage pinball machine features:

• Original backglass with minor paint damage. Sealed to protect from any future deterioration.
• New silicon rubbers.
• Good condition original playfield with minor touch-up. Cleaned and waxed.
• New LED lighting behind the backglass
• New LED lighting under inserts
• All mechanical units were cleaned and lubricated
• All switches were cleaned.
• Pop bumpers were rebuilt with new bodies, light sockets and caps.
• “Mushroom” caps replaced.
• Flippers rebuilt
• New ball kicker coin and mechs.
• Cabinet head frame paints. Original artwork sealed. Cabinet strengthened.
• Legs repainted. Blue cabinet protectors.
• Includes game manual and game schematics.

Price: $2,500

Bally “CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY”

1976 EM, very risque, some are edited with well-placed stars over certain exposed female body parts.

‘Capt. Fantastic’ was inspired by the movie ‘Tommy’ and includes a representation of Elton John, as his character from the movie, playing pinball on the backglass. The game name, however, is the title of Elton John’s 1975 autobiographical song and album where “Captain Fantastic” was Elton and “The Brown Dirt Cowboy” was his then-lyricist Bernie Taupin. Included in the song lyrics are the words “From the end of the world to your town” which appear at the very top center of the backglass. Tom Nieman, VP of Marketing for Bally Pinball, tells us the flyer was made while Elton was recording a new album in Canada. For this flyer, a game was shipped to the Toronto hotel where Elton was staying. That is why he is shown wearing a Canadian hockey jersey. Elton then asked Nieman to send a game to his various residences and one to his “mum” in the UK.

• 4 player
• Score reels
• Electro-mechanical
• Production: 16,155 units – A major success!
• Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Star rollovers (8), Standup targets (2), 5-bank drop targets (1), Right outlane detour gate. End-of-ball bonus.

Price: $3,000

Capt Fantastic:

• Playfield tear down, clean, paint touchup and wax
• Clean and wax cabinet exterior
• Plastic post and lamps as needed, tumble polish bright parts
• Clean and gap switches, disassemble, clean, and lube score reels and other rotating components
• Stripped and re-painted legs
• All new Playfield Rubber
• New Plastic post and lamps as needed, tumble polish bright parts
• Clean and gap switches, disassemble, clean, and lube score reels and other rotating componants
• Rebuilt (3) Pop Bumpers, includes all-new moving parts, plastics and lamp sockets
• Rebuilt (4) flippers
• New Drop Targets
• New Coin Door
• New Shooter Assembly Springs

 PRICE: $3500.00 – Set up and running in your home within 50 miles of Sunapee NH

Gottlieb “Royal Flush”

Gottlieb’s 1976 ROYAL FLUSH was a massive hit and 12,250 units were produced, plus 3,250 units of the 2-Player-version CARD WHIZ.

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumper (1), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (6), 9-bank drop targets (1), Kick-out hole (1), Right outlane ball return gate. End-of-ball bonus. 3 or 5 ball play. The maximum displayed point score is 99,990 points per player.

Royal Flush:

• Playfield tear down, clean, paint retouch and wax
• Clean and wax cabinet exterior
• Tumble/hand polish bright parts
• Clean and gap switches, disassemble, clean, and lube score reels and other rotating components

New Parts:

• All new playfield plastics
• All new playfield posts
• Pop bumper rebuilt with new moving parts and plastics
• New Drop Targets
• New DIP targets (behind drop targets)

Optional NEW parts (Add $500.00)
Backglass
Legs/levelers

   PRICE: $2500.00/$3000.00 – Set up and running in your home within 50 miles of Sunapee NH

1993 Gottlieb Wipe Out – SOLD

In 1993 the newest way to shred snow – snowboarding caught the attention of the mainstream skiers and attracted the attention of the skateboarding and surfing crowd.

Gottlieb’s “Wipe Out” captures the snowboarder/surfer vibe combining surf music, surfer dude call-outs, and the mechanical action of a ski life and slalom course.

“Wipeout” is a skiing holiday packed inside a pinball game. Loaded with fun features including Winter Slalom and Ski Lift, Wipeout was designed by Ray Tanzer, with artwork by David Moore, Constantino and Jean Mitchell, and manufactured by Premier/Gottlieb in 1993.

The game takes place on a split-level playfield. One special component is the belt-driven Ski Lift – load the pinball into the lift to access the upper playfield, before coming back down the player-controlled tilting Winter Slalom course and scoring even more points.

FEATURES: 
– Fast three-ball Multiball modes.
– Two flippers, two ramps and three bumpers.
– Four drop targets for extra points.
– Moving Ski Lift feature for upper playfield access.
– Tilting Winter Slalom feature for extra points.

• Generation: Gottlieb System 3 
• Max. Players: 4 player game 
• Display Type: dot matrix 
• Rare – Number produced: Only 2150 units

This copy of Gottlieb System 3 spent some time in Europe before returning to the USA and was shopped out by the one and only Jersey Jack. It then spent 20 years in a single household.

• Features a great cabinet and is a very reliable game.
• LED lighting upgrade
• NOS plastic ramp
• New stainless steel side rails (original side rails from this era of Gottlieb machines were notoriously poor quality SS)
• New boards with battery-free memory.
• Hot Doggin’ figure
• Grounding mod.
• Upgraded transistors on light board

A fun family game with humorous callouts, great mechanical action, drop targets, ramps, upkicker, ski lift, player-controlled ski slope, avalanche multiball and a digital display.

Price: $4,500 SOLD

1973 Gottlieb “Jumping Jack” – SOLD

5/26/22 – 1973 Gottlieb “Jumping Jack” two-player electro-mechanical pinball machine – More info: https://www.dogfordstudios.com/for-sale-jumping-jack-pinball-machine/

Price: $2,500 SOLD