Atari Hercules (1979) Pic

[Sean DonCarlos]

Fellow league player Andrew Hrdlicka takes on the mighty Hercules at [URL="http://www.cppinball.com]CP Pinball[/URL]:

Atari Hercules (1979)

There is a "Tilt" indicator on the backglass - what for I don't know, since even violent attempts to shake the game don't move it. It's a reasonably fun enough game, but the giant scale makes it play rather slowly. I've been told by the owner that the playfield does not tilt up like most games. Instead, two doors open underneath and you work on the playfield as you would the underside of your car.

More photos next weekend - for some reason my iPhone deleted the rest of the shots I took.

 

[superballs]

That thing mist weigh a ton. Literally

 

[Sean DonCarlos]

That thing mist weigh a ton. Literally

The flyer says 275 pounds, but that can't possibly be right - that would be less than Twilight Zone.

 

[SKILL_SHOT]

I ts actually really light for its size. I helped move 1 at PAC PIN EXPO last year.

 

[DrainoBraino]

I played it a few times, 1995 Myrtle Beach SC. I believe the ball was a pool cue ball, and boy was it SLOOOOOWWWWW. Went back to the Virtua Fighter after a few games. How do I remember all this??

 

[Kolchak357]

Is that a Bad Girls in the background?

 

[Jeff Strong]

Is that a Bad Girls in the background?

I had my eye on that as well.

 

[Sean DonCarlos]

Is that a Bad Girls in the background?

Yeah, the Bad Girls, an Arena, a Rescue 911, and some others all showed up recently.

 

[heddhunter]

Is that a Bad Girls in the background?

Yeah, I also see CFTBL, Guns & Roses, & Hyperball

 

[Sean DonCarlos]

Yeah, I also see CFTBL, Guns & Roses, & Hyperball

There is a Hyperball in that room, but it is out of view to the left.

 

[netizen]

That an EBD Limited Edition or a CentaurII with the half height back box over on the right hand side of the picture?

 

[Sean DonCarlos]

Eight Ball Deluxe LE.

In order from the left: Shaq Attaq (mostly off-shot to the left), Bad Girls, World Poker Tour, The Addams Family (completely hidden behind Hercules), Creature from the Black Lagoon, Eight Ball Deluxe LE, SlugFest, Cirqus Voltaire (partially hidden behind Andrew's head), Revenge from Mars, Guns 'n' Roses, Countdown (off to the right), Rescue 911 (way off to the right).

 

[Tabe]

I played it a few times, 1995 Myrtle Beach SC. I believe the ball was a pool cue ball, and boy was it SLOOOOOWWWWW.

I've played the one at Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum in Farmington Hills, MI a couple times. It's fun for about 30 seconds. Yeah, the ball is a cue ball and, yeah, it moves REAAAAAAAALY slow. The gimmick really fails to deliver.

 

[warsaw303]

I've played this one a few times IRL as well. Like others have said, it's SLOW. And BORING. Not a lot going on. Play a ball or two and move on. I have more fun on an Orbitor 1.

 

[SKILL_SHOT]

2 players at the same time