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Call with any questions 440-823-4057. This is one of the most collectible pinball machines ever made. This pinball was the first to offer a lower playfield that sloped away from the player.

This machine also had some other great features like backbox animation and the hardest 3 ball multiball pinball ever made. Don’t miss out on this rare find.

Machine was just gone through and is working 100%. Playfield looks very nice with very little wear visible. Very hard to find this or any machine from this era with a superb playfield like this one. Playfield was just cleaned, all new rubber bumpers added, all burnt out bulbs replaced, and new pinballs added. Backglass has some minor lifting at bottom edge, however, the way this glass was made it still looks mint from the front.

This is a great machine to add to any gameroom and perfect for any collector, pinball player, or museum. If you have been looking for one of these machines then don’t pass this one by. You can’t go wrong with this great coin op item. I have bowlers, jukeboxes, video arcades, and other pinballs as well. Be sure to watch for some other upcoming pinballs i have including grand slam, harvest moon, cyclone, getaway, count down, hot tip, dragon, spectrum, mr & mrs pacman, pinball, pinball pool, flight 2000, flash, caveman, eight ball, eight ball champ, stampede, stingray, f-14 and some other great classics. Thanks for looking and good luck. I will not be held responsible for any problems that may occur once machine leaves my home. There will be no guarantees on the working condition of this machine after it leaves since these machines sometimes need adjustments after they have been moved. Mbianchi at precision-nal dot com.

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The electromechanical pinball machines of the and were replaced by solid-state machines, which could compute scores almost instantaneously. They also added a cacophony of sound effects to the machines repertoire of bells and whistles. Video games in the 1980s almost wiped out pinball games entirely, but a series of lucrative licensing deals with movie producers in the 1990s made pinball popular again. In 1991, for example, Bally’s Midway division manufactured a machine based on the film The…

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Here’s a game that I have never seen before until a short search on the net revealed that Spangles Candy was made in England from the 1950’s-70’s, itwas a soft fruit chew candykind of like our Starburst. This game was brought to the states in the 1950’s and I’m told was displayed on the countertop of an old pub. Measures 6 x 18 x 32 ht weight 40 lbs. The game is activated after the player feeds the machine one penny and then presses the chrome lever to send on of the ballbearing shooting…

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Black Hole - Pinball by Gottlieb, D. & Co.
To contribute another image. A 1-4 player pin. This game has two playfields. The lower playfield can be seen through a blue plastic window in the center of the main playfield, just above a 5th display that shows the bonus score. This game has 4 flippers on the upper playfield. A shot to the upper right will send the ball spiraling down into the lower field which is tilted backwards away from the player. The lower field lights up and the player has the option of 2 banks of drops, a 3 and a 4…

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Rated a 9.650. Rated a 7.985. Rated a 9.306. Rated a 7.608. Rated a 8.889. Rated a 7.419. Rated a 6.444. Pinball collection and wishlist. Added on April 16, 2008. Added on April 19, 2008.There are no quotes or slogans in the database yet for this pinball machine. You can add quotes when you’re logged in.Have you found a YouTube video related to this machine? Simply paste the complete YouTube link in the box and click ‘add video’!The above intro text acts a bit like a ‘wiki’ and can be edited…

   


   Needs 2 transistors and new rubber. Video of what it looks and sounds like is here. Set for free play by hitting a button on the inside of the access door. A hard pinball to play for extreme pinball hardcore pinball gamers.

Was the first machine to feature a lower playfield viewed through a window in the upper playfield. It was touted as the highest-grossing pinball game of all time shortly after its release, partly due to (or despite) the fact that it was the first pinball game which cost 50 cents to play. Gottlieb & company, a columbia pictures industries company (1977-1983).

Type: solid state electronic (ss). Serial number database: view at the internet pinball serial number database ipsnd. Notable features: flippers (6), pop bumpers (6), slingshots (3), 5-bank drop targets (1), 4-bank drop targets (2), 3-bank drop targets (1), kick-out holes (2), kick target (1), horseshoe lane (1), spinning target (1), rollunder (1), cellar hole (1), right outlane ball detour gate. Backglass animation (rotating disc, non-export only). First machine to offer a lower playfield sloped away from the player with the flippers at the backbox end.

Multiball and speech (non-export only). Design by: john buras, adolf seitz jr. Notes: ‘black hole’ was considered a high-maintenance game when released and wasn’t popular with operators as a result.

The multiball is one of the hardest around to get but rewarding when you do as it is possible to have 3 balls going in total on two different levels. Speech generated by a votrax sc-01.

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Playing a 1972 Williams Fan-Tas-Tic pinballThis is a great collectible for Coca-Cola fans, can find on ebay. 1981 Gottlieb Black Hole Pinball Machine Shot in 169 Widescreen 80’s Gameroom smg. By the 1930s, manufacturers were producing coin-operated versions of bagatelles, now known as marble games or pin games. The table was under glass and used Redgrave’s plunger device to propel the ball into the upper playfield. In 1931 David Gottlieb’s Baffle Ball became the first overnight hit of the…

   
   
  
This 1974 gottlieb black hole 4 player pinball machine is in good condition! This machine has been recently shopped, cleaned and plays great! Playfield is good, but does have some minor wear in upper rollovers and below the left flipper. This machine will be originating from a pa zip code 19145.

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6th September 2010, 0525. So being my first restoration of a Gottlieb machine I’m sure I’ll learn a lot. Besides has to do some modding around here. P I did last year this GTB machine is considered high-maintenance and has frequent electrical issues. My goal is to return the machine to near new condition and do most if not all of the circuit improvement suggested by Marvin’s fixit site in a effort to reduce this machine to a it just works machine. Since the buttons are identical to the Bally…


1981 Gottlieb Black Hole Pinball Machine On Ebay
Daily Find. On Ebay there is a Gottlieb Black Hole Pinball Machine up for sale with less than 3 days of auction time remaining. Item Description. Overall, the machine is in very nice condition, completely shopped about a year ago (new rubbers, balls, bulbs, playfield touchup around the pop bumpers), a new spinner motor in the backbox and all ground modifications have been done. The game’s top playfield is mylared (from factory), it has new legs in the back and new upper playfield plastics….

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(6), (6), (3), 5-bank (1), 4-bank (2), 3-bank (1), (2), Kick target (1), Horseshoe lane (1), (1), (1), (1), Right ball detour. Score display in. (rotating disc, non-export only). First machine to offer a lower sloped away from the player with the at the end. And speech (non-export only), as a result. The is one of the hardest around to get but rewarding when you do as it is possible to have 3 balls going in total on two different levels. For an interesting article with photographs about the…


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Backglass is very good, playfield is good, but does have some small wear spots. Gameplay is fast and challenging with 2 separate playfields, six bumpers and six flippers. This is a wide body machine with 2 playfields and 3 ball multiball and has great backglass animation. Machine has been cleaned, waxed + new rubbers installed. We do not crate/pallet any machines. This machine would be originating from pa zip code 19145.

Here is a shopped, working, gottlieb black hole pinball. This game has been completely gone through and updated as suggested by several websites dedicated to gottlieb electronics to make this pinball machine run smoothly. This includes grounding system modifications, power supply updates/rebuilds, pop bumper board upgrades(done on all 6 boards), new switches as needed, new coils as needed, new bulbs as needed, added resistors and capacitors, upgraded bottom cabinet filter capacitor, new bridge rectifiers, new/ updated wiring harness between mpu and driver boards(as pictured), and new connector pins in the molex connectors around the mpu and driver boards. I have also installed a new coin door lock and have put in 3 new pinballs. Also comes with original manual. I have put alot of time, effort, and cost in this game to make this a great machine. The upper playfield is nice, but has typical wear around the pop bumpers(as pictured). Lower playfield is in excellent condition. There are no broken/cracked plastics, as a couple were replaced with nos pieces.

The displays are bright and 100% working. The backglasses have no flaking and there is minor paint scraping on the upper astronaut’s leg from the animated spinner disc. The spinner disc motor does work, however it is very noisy. At this point i have it disconnected and recommend leaving it that way or replacing the motor. I will install an upgraded, hassle free, grainger electric motor to get the spinner motor/back box animation going properly for an additional $65.00. Just give me a couple of days to do so. This is just an overall great black hole machine. Please contact me with any questions or further info. Located in zip code 60042.

I bought this game with the intention of restoring it to original condition. I don’t have the time to invest in the game. My loss is your gain! The game is in fair shape. The upper playfield is in fair shape.

The lower playfield is in very nice shape. The spinning disk does not spin. A few plastics are broken. The backglass isn’t flaking and doesn’t have any major imperfections. The case is in nice shape.

The four main displays work, as does the playfield display. The credit display is not working. The game has a new, reproduction cpu board and power supply board. At some point someone replaced some of the capacitors. They started doing some of the gottlieb system 80 mods, but i’m not sure if they completed them. I haven’t done much with this game other than play it. It does play, but will require some work to make it 100% perfect. There’s a link below to many high resolution pictures of the game and parts. Spare upper / lower playfield, each in fair condition. Original power supply (was working when it was removed).
You must pick it up at my house in cincinnati, oh (45231). I will not split up the parts. No checks or anything else. I have a dolly and can assist in loading the machine.

As always, please write me if you have any questions.

If you have been looking for a cosmetically perfect black hole, here it is. The upper and lower playfields are perfect and clear coated. Not a mark on them.

No ball swirls, no lines. The backglass is wonderful and the black hole motor works! The cabinet is in beautiful shape as is the aprons, plastics, and hardware.

The displays work fine, the squawk and talk works, too. It keeps blowing the solinoid fuse. It was working great, and then started blowing fuses. All of my machines are electro-mechanicals (14). Consider the game non-working, so my loss is your gain. All other systems work as they should, and yes, this machine has clay’s grounding modifications. The pictures here are the actual machine and anyone who knows the hobby, knows that this is the real deal. So, don’t ask me for hyper close-up pictures.. The game is intact and i will not break it down. If you want it, come get it!

It is on the ground floor and easy access for tractor trailers. They are probably the best examples on the the east coast. This machine is so nice, i added it to my em collection.

Our company mainly sells newer games for home and we dont specialize in older gottliebs especially system 80’s. It will need to have ground modifications and cleaning done. Please read the description carefully and ask any questions.

It still has the original drop targets! It does power up and play with exceptions. Gameplay: the game seems to function.

Sometimes you have to turn on/off a couple times for it to power up. The 4th player display is dim.

A few bulbs are out. The animation motor in the back is disconnected. The sounds and speech function. Lower playfield works ball pops up to upper level fine.

Remember: even thought the game functions long term relaibility is insured by doing the upgrades(grounds, connectors etc)more info is available online. Electronics: boards are very clean. No acid damage evident on cpu board. Power supply has discoloration near some diodes/resistors etc. Motor is bad for animation.

We are clearing out over 500+ arcade/pinball parts. I will do the best to test boards but due to differences/configurations i cant test all. I will sell as either: tested/working, untested or non working.

The game powers up, lights up and voice card works but the. Ball return does not work on this machine. More pictures will be uploaded this evening (7/10) showing the blemishes and slight damage to the machine.