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Is there a guide to help me decide on what type of pinball machines are out there?  I own 3 80s slot machines and I believe I want a pinball machine or two from the same time era. What I am looking for is something with ramps,multi-ball and pull handle but not so new that its all run by a computer.  Anyways, I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on some beginner reading for a beginner purchaser?

thanks
jim

Here are 2 places to start looking and reading;

http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl (http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl) & in the newsgroups at rec.games.pinball  :3-

Good luck and enjoy the hobby!

A great pinball machine from that time era is the Williams (High Speed) from 1986. Has flashing lights, rams, and Multiball play. I own one and its a ball.

Gary

That high speed looks real good. Can I even get  a pull handle, multi-ball, 2-4 person pinball machine for under 2000$?  Something manly enough to pass my friends litmus test. I don't want a Care Bear pinball machine. :)

F-14 Tomcat is a really cool and fun machine to play from the early 90s, others that are really good from that era are

 90s time frame:

Comet (Williams)
Cyclone (Williams)
Earthshaker (Williams)
Funhouse (Williams) but way overpriced

Time Machine (Data East)

As far as 70s- 80s era:

Space Invaders (Bally)
Paragon (Bally)
Silverball Mania (Bally)
Eight Ball Deluxe (Bally)
Flash Gordon (Bally)

Gorgar (Williams)
Black Knight (Williams)
Firepower (Wlliams)
Blackout (Williams)

I've owned all of these games at one time or another throughout the years and they all are great looking and playing machines, Only pins I own now are Medusa (Bally), Space Invaders (Bally), Hurricane (Williams) and a Firepower (Williams)

i have a star wars episode1 and love it, its a pinball2000 platform, they are cool same for revenge from mars. those can be had fairly cheap. i also have a southpark same price range lots of ramps lots of fun. i have a wizard of oz 75th anniversary LE and a HOBBIT LE on order but those are pricey but awesome.
i have had a black knight, bally paragon, and a bally mystic those are SS machines but they seem boring now to me after owning DMD games.

http://www.bmigaming.com/games-catalog-jersey-jack-pinball.htm (http://www.bmigaming.com/games-catalog-jersey-jack-pinball.htm)

i am excited like a little kid for my new JJP games to come!

just hope jerky jersey jack don't go under  before you get your game  someone can walk in the warehouse with cash and get a woz  quickly  , while he holding your money for over 2 years , he can't get parts cause he owes and 7k for that pinball is way too high imo

my deposits are held in trust through my distributor here . i get receipts from the trust administrator ( lawyer)
a big fiasco happened in Australia where 76 woz pre orders but burned by they distributor so things had to change.

still a bad deal imo  how many years you been waiting ? high price and  all the risk is on the buyer not jack

just 1 month, i didnt get in on the WOZECLE at the beginning. i wanted to wait untill i actually seen machines getting delivered.  and 2k per machine won't put me in the poorhouse if he does close shop

few guys I know been waiting 2 years+ and have almost 7 k  in theirs

yea i know that sucks, with these they are just taking deposit then the rest when they ship.

bet  makes the guys that  paid up front 2 years + ago s  feel great

:)