Tomy Astro Shooter Pinball

[Dogfaced]

Can we have the above as an Easter egg? I had one as a kid and I was literally glued to it.

 

[Gord Lacey]

Not sure what this has to do with Pinball Arcade, or iOS. Did you mean to post this elsewhere?

 

[Carl Spiby]

He wants Tomy Astro Shooter Pinball as a playable table.

 

[Dogfaced]

He wants Tomy Astro Shooter Pinball as a playable table.

Yep. It would be a funny little addition. I thought it was great at the time.

 

[Supermans]

Tommy Astro Shooter is a brand, there are many tables. It would be a fun addition however it isn't really arcade so it wouldn't fit in this form of the product. Perhaps as an easter egg.

 

[Jeff Strong]

Tommy Astro Shooter is a brand, there are many tables. It would be a fun addition however it isn't really arcade so it wouldn't fit in this form of the product. Perhaps as an easter egg.

Tomy is the brand. They made three tables that I know of, although there were various versions of each, with different art.

Atomic Pinball:
http://www.jeff-z.com/pinball/toys/atomic/atomic.html

Astro Shooter:
http://www.jeff-z.com/pinball/toys/astroshooter/astroshooter.html

American Pinball (which is essentially the same as Astro Shooter except with different art and better electronics):
http://www.jeff-z.com/pinball/toys/ap/ap.html

BTW, that's not my website.....different Jeff

I'll go ahead and move this thread since it's not iOS specific.

 

[Richard B]

Don't forget the Price is Right version! I also remember Atomic Pinball - didn't own it myself, but knew someone who did, and every time I went over to his house, I'd play it for hours. I was so much easier to entertain back then!
A virtual version is pretty pointless, since these tables are still being made today.

 

[Pete]

I love that little tommy toy table too. but it's not really something that would be cool on pinball arcade compared to them doing a real table. grab one on ebay, it's really easy to find. it was also released with different graphics and names. The best of which the franklin mint released it as Coca-cola with added thrills to it's little cabnet that make it look classy as hell: http://www.antiquesnavigator.com/ebay/images/2012/270894957261.jpg

 

[darkuni]

I found one of those at a Goodwill a few years back. I bought it on a goof, but wasn't quite as enamored of it as I was Parker Bros. Wildfire.

 

[Richard B]

A few years ago, Best Buy had their Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest machines on sale for $50.00. I turned up my nose at it, since they looked more like "toy pinball" than the real thing. I regret it now, as they are close enough to real pinball to get an entry into the ipdb.

 

[Pete]

those mini pirates machines (also released as "Marvel Superheos" with the same exact playfeild) by the toy company Zizzle are really just junk. They are noctorious for working for a couple weeks and breaking for seemingly no reason. Also they dont use standard pinball machine parts nore do they sell replacement parts so if a peice goes the whole machine is garbage.

 

[DopedToInfinity]

I had one similar to the atomic pinball when I was about 7. I think it might have been slightly different being in the UK. I remember it had white casing.

I used to love it, but when it comes to pinball it would be something I'd play once now and forget.

That was a great birthday / Xmas though

 

[Matt McIrvin]

For a toy pinball, Astro Shooter/American Pinball actually looks like a fun little layout.

The most complicated toy pinball I ever had was a non-electric machine; it was basically a big plastic bagatelle with manually operated flippers at the bottom (and a very light ball). I don't remember who sold it or what it was called, though, and it had pretty limited play value.

 

[Pete]

American pinball was definitely the coolest variation of that table other than the coca-cola franklin mint version of the same thing. Whatever you do dont get that sonic Tommy toy pinball table, i have one its really lame despite how cool pictures of it seem its just not fun to play

 

[ssspacman]

Just wanted to bump this thread. I do not own any real pinball machines but really like playing my Tomy Astro shooter. It is really a fast and fun pinball game. I have changed the power adapter from 9V to 12V and that really adds power to the bumbers. I have also made the playfield a little steeper by adding homemade legs. These modifications makes it really a fast and fun pinball toy pinball machine.
I also have Atomic Pinball but that is nothing near as good as Astro shooter.

Here is a low quality video of my Tomy collection. There is Astro shooter gameplay at the end of the video.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4xf935OeZ6s