Month: January 2002

Me and my friend James took the short trip up to Winston-Salem to see a game auction. We had a great time playing all the pinball machines there. Unfortunately, there was only 1 Electro-Mechanical pinball machine, an Amigo (see pictures). As we were trying to get it to work, somebody came by and gave us a…

This is the original Target Alpha flyer from around 1976. Target Alpha Flyer, a photo by Particle Man on Flickr.  

This is my first pinball machine. I wanted an electro-mechanical machine from the mid 70’s and this one fit the bill perfectly. There is just something special about EM machines… simplicity, great look, mechanical sounds, real chimes, etc. Manufacture by: D. Gottlieb & Co. Date: November 1976, 4 players Model number: 392 Production run: 7285 Theme: Outer Space Design: Ed Krynsky…