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<blockquote data-quote="Zacattack99" data-source="post: 274466" data-attributes="member: 6661"><p>Thinking about the current situation, the time it took to realize this and looking at Williams and Bally’s time in the industry compared to Gottlieb and Stern, I came to this realization:</p><p></p><p>despite being legendary and cherished, the number of tables being omitted really says that the two brands in question are just overrated. Hopefully with the emphasis on Gottlieb and Stern going forward will bring light on more obscure tables and those that laid the groundwork for modern pinball historically; here are a few examples;</p><p></p><p>Checkpoint (1991, Data East/Stern): 1st game to make use of a DMD.</p><p></p><p>Humpty Dumpty (1947, Gottlieb): the 1st game to use flippers on a EM machine.</p><p></p><p>(Personal Request) Caveman (Gottlieb, 1982) noteworthy for it’s use of a video screen in it’s playfield.</p><p></p><p>Baffle Ball (1930, Gottlieb) the 1st successful table on the market designed by founder David Gottlieb. The table became so popular, that it lead Bally’s existence as a pinball manufacturer with their clone ‘Ballyhoo’. </p><p></p><p>There is also the tables that were made by Chicago Coin; which is what we know as Stern Pinball Inc. today.</p><p></p><p>I messaged this to TPA on facebook, this to me doesn’t really mean the end of TPA, any opinion on this opinion people?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zacattack99, post: 274466, member: 6661"] Thinking about the current situation, the time it took to realize this and looking at Williams and Bally’s time in the industry compared to Gottlieb and Stern, I came to this realization: despite being legendary and cherished, the number of tables being omitted really says that the two brands in question are just overrated. Hopefully with the emphasis on Gottlieb and Stern going forward will bring light on more obscure tables and those that laid the groundwork for modern pinball historically; here are a few examples; Checkpoint (1991, Data East/Stern): 1st game to make use of a DMD. Humpty Dumpty (1947, Gottlieb): the 1st game to use flippers on a EM machine. (Personal Request) Caveman (Gottlieb, 1982) noteworthy for it’s use of a video screen in it’s playfield. Baffle Ball (1930, Gottlieb) the 1st successful table on the market designed by founder David Gottlieb. The table became so popular, that it lead Bally’s existence as a pinball manufacturer with their clone ‘Ballyhoo’. There is also the tables that were made by Chicago Coin; which is what we know as Stern Pinball Inc. today. I messaged this to TPA on facebook, this to me doesn’t really mean the end of TPA, any opinion on this opinion people? [/QUOTE]
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