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<blockquote data-quote="Crawley" data-source="post: 105916" data-attributes="member: 2300"><p>Inspired by Lostboys thread where he's looking for a particular table he played as a kid. I had a memory of a pinball table I played that stuck with me but I can't find the table I remember on the Internet Pinball Database. </p><p></p><p>This was about 25-30 years ago we were on a family trip somewhere and at a Howard Johnson's there was a pinball machine an operator had just finished fixing. He gave me a quarter to test it. I recall it was a space theme and I think there were planets on the table. But the one thing that stood out to me was that at one point the ball got "pulled in" to a center section on the table and unexpectantly started doing a clockwise revolution spin for awhile then the ball shot out - like there was a magnet under the table. I remember it freaking me out as I wasn't expecting it and how neat that effect was.</p><p></p><p>I know most are going to say Orbiter 1, which may be correct, but my memory recalls there being drawings of planets on the playfield. Are there any other tables from the late 70's or early 80's that had that similar mechanic where the ball might do that clockwise spin? It may be my memory is combining the backglass and the table experience of Orbiter together but it just doesn't mesh with my memory of the table so trying to find out if there are any other possibilities.</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crawley, post: 105916, member: 2300"] Inspired by Lostboys thread where he's looking for a particular table he played as a kid. I had a memory of a pinball table I played that stuck with me but I can't find the table I remember on the Internet Pinball Database. This was about 25-30 years ago we were on a family trip somewhere and at a Howard Johnson's there was a pinball machine an operator had just finished fixing. He gave me a quarter to test it. I recall it was a space theme and I think there were planets on the table. But the one thing that stood out to me was that at one point the ball got "pulled in" to a center section on the table and unexpectantly started doing a clockwise revolution spin for awhile then the ball shot out - like there was a magnet under the table. I remember it freaking me out as I wasn't expecting it and how neat that effect was. I know most are going to say Orbiter 1, which may be correct, but my memory recalls there being drawings of planets on the playfield. Are there any other tables from the late 70's or early 80's that had that similar mechanic where the ball might do that clockwise spin? It may be my memory is combining the backglass and the table experience of Orbiter together but it just doesn't mesh with my memory of the table so trying to find out if there are any other possibilities. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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