BALLY HOO

Bally Hoo
Bally
1969

Bally Hoo was designed in March 1969 and produced in October 1969. It was the first Bally with 3-inch flippers (in this case in red), described as jumbo-flippers and one out of two Bally four-players combining 4-digit scoring with long flippers. Like most of Bally’s four-players from 1964 to 1972, it was also available in German language. The machine pictured on the US-flyer has chrome legs, but the serial-run had black legs (71cm) as usual since mid-1967 (when the new cabinet with lift-up frame was introduced).

theme | circus

design | Ted Zale
art | Christian Marche

EM
4 player game
2.115 units produced
acquisitie | juli 2023

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PIT STOP

Pit Stop
Williams
1968

Pit Stop is a pinball machine from October 1968, manufactured by Williams Electronic Games, Inc.

theme | racing

design | Norm Clark
art | Christian Marche

EM
2 player game
2.002 units produced
acquisitie | december 2024

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A-GO-GO

A-Go-Go
Williams
1966

Williams A-Go-Go, released in May of 1966, was a huge success and the second machine to feature the contemporary artwork by designer/artist Jerry Kelley. Kelley not only did the artwork, he also designed the low-charger cabinet and invented the smooth nylon buttons. Some years before, he designed the famous Williams logo featuring the sharp-edged “W”. A-Go-Go had several production runs and the last one already had the new-style cabinet with the new triple-chute front door, also designed by Jerry Kelley. This last version of A-Go-Go would have later been called a Limited Edition. The dancing Man with the stylish beard is a self-portrait of Kelley. With a production-run of 5,100 it ranks #4 of the most succesful machines of the 1960’s right behind Gaucho, Capersville and Ship-Mates. The major part of them went to Germany.

theme | happiness – dancing

design | Norm Clark
art | Jerry Kelley

EM
4 player game
5.100 units produced
acquisitie | november 2024

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SMART SET

Smart Set
Williams
1969

Smart Set, presented in June 1969, nowadays usually gets bad reviews and is called uninspired and ugly. But no one should forget that this was the first 4-player using the new, so-called ‘king-size flippers’ and made these popular in Europe where 4-players were on demand. The new 3-inch flippers were a big attraction and players were happy even with the simple playfield. After all it was a big seller and Williams earned good money with it.

theme | recreation, jetset

design | Norm Clark
art | Christian Marche

EM
4 player game
4.500 units produced
acquisitie | november 2024

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