Pinball Machines: Everything You Wanted to Know - Hardcover

Rossignoli, Marco

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764310038 ISBN 13: 9780764310034

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

This fantastic book tells the detailed history of pinball games from the 1930s to the 1990s, including the evolution of all sorts of game features--from flippers and bumpers to sound, scoring, and tilt mechanisms--all immersed in the complex and magnificent artwork characteristic of pinball machines. Pinball manufacturing giants like Gottlieb, Williams, and Bally are well represented, in addition to several lesser-known and foreign manufacturers. With a listing of over 3,000 games built to date, statistics, pricing information, and over 900 color photographs (including close-ups, flyers, images of rare prototypes, and games never before seen in print), this is essential for the libraries of all pinball lovers.

The pinball machine is here to stay--due in part to the exponential increase in the number of serious collectors and enthusiasts. What other modern amusement machine can boast a longevity of over 60 years, withstanding the test of time and ever-changing technology, while maintaining its instantly recognizable form? The rolling, bouncing silver ball, as unpredictable as the flip of a coin or even life itself, has kept up with cutting-edge advancements in electronics, mechanics, and even computers, to amuse and test the skill of players worldwide!

Edition details

• Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764310038
• ISBN 13: 9780764310034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256