Slot Machine History Wikipedia
Thai band Slot Machine at the Pattaya International Music Festival 2007 | |
Background information | |
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Origin | Bangkok, Thailand |
Genres | Alternative, rock, modern rock |
Years active | 2000–Present |
Labels | BEC-Tero Music (Also known as Sony Music Thailand) |
Website | www.slotmachine.band |
Members | Karinyawat Durongjirakan Atirath Pintong Janevit Chanpanyawong |
Past members | Supon Sillapasas Kanun Weeranarong Porama Oupasarn Kemsopon Wongpaisarnsin Settharat Phangcunan |
A slot machine (American English), called also fruit machine (British English), the slots (Canadian English), poker machine or 'pokies' (slang) (Australian English and New Zealand English) or simply slot (American English), is a casino gambling machine with set of numbers or pictures that after putting money in it and pressing button will randomly spin. He then hears the machine again calling his name. Then, to his horror, he sees the slot machine coming down the hallway towards their room, pursuing him; but Flora cannot see it. The machine hounds him towards the window, repeating his name over and over. He crashes through the glass and falls to his death.
Slot Machine (สล็อท แมชชีน) is a Thai rock band from Bangkok, Thailand. They were awarded as Band of The Year 2019 from Nine Entertain Award, also they recorded their albums with BEC Tero Music (Also known as Sony Music Thailand). Their songs “ผ่าน” (Yesterday), was awarded Song of the Year at the Seed Awards held in January 2007,[1] Their song was again awarded 2nd SEED AWARDS and nominated for Rock Album of the Year, Rock Artist of the Year and Music Video of the Year.[2]
WMS's video gaming roots would prove to be its strength when, in 1996, it introduced its first hit casino slot machine, Reel ‘em In, a 'multi-line, multi-coin secondary bonus' video slot machine. WMS followed this with a number of similar successful games like Jackpot Party, Boom and Filthy Rich. The history of slot machines is a story of pioneers who altered the way people have gambled over the past century and a bit. You can still see evidence of the early slot machines in new video slots made today. Let's take a trip down memory lane and explore the fast-changing history of the most popular gambling game in the world.
History[edit]
Slot Machine (สล็อต แมชชีน) is one of the leading Thai rock bands from Bangkok, Thailand. They were awarded Band of The Year 2019 from Nine Entertain Awards, which follows a string of Awards across their fifteen year career. They are signed to BEC Tero Music (and previously released a number of albums for Sony Music), Thailand.
Slot Machine was formed by a group of high school boys competing in national music contests. They have been through multiple stylistic changes and seen the transition from the cassette age to the digital music age. Slot Machine released their self-titled debut album in 2004 that featured their first hit single ‘Ro’ (I’m Waiting For You), followed by ‘Mutation’ in 2006, produced by Scott Moffatt, former member of Canadian boy band The Moffatts. Scott added a new element to their music and the album produced two mega-hits: ‘Phan’ (Yesterday) and ‘Kham Sutthai’ (Song for U). Shortly after the release of their second album, Slot Machine was chosen as the opening act for Linkin Park’s Bangkok concert in front of 30,000 fans. In 2008, the band released their third studio album, ‘Grey’. It was a more challenging album featuring a more experimental sound on songs like ‘Fan’ (Dream) and ‘Rue Du’ (Grey Sky). But the fans, as always, responded positively to the changes in the band's music.
Their best-selling album, to date, is 'Cell', which received numerous media awards in SE Asia. Hit tracks from the album included ‘Chan Chao’ (Goodbye) and ‘Phra Athit Songklot’ (Golden Age).
In 2013, Slot Machine was nominated for the ‘Best Southeast Asian Act’ at the MTV Europe Music Awards, and their ongoing work with MTV on the network’s Human Trafficking Awareness concerts culminated in the band performing on the same stage as Jason Mraz at the MTV EXIT LIVE IN MYANMAR charity concert, which was held to raise awareness about human trafficking at the People’s Square (Schwedagon, Yangon) in front of 70,000 people.
Slot Machine was again nominated for Best Southeast Act at the MTV EMA’s in 2014 – and in the same year released their fifth album, ‘Rainbow’, produced by the talented Australian producer, Daniel Denholm. The album included the hits ‘Rung’ (Rainbow) and ‘Khloem’ which had over 120 million hits on YouTube.
At the end of 2014, Slot Machine celebrated their 10th anniversary by performing a live concert - ‘Slot Machine – The First Contact’ at Impact Arena, Thailand’s largest indoor concert venue.
Slot Machine’s first all-English album was released in early 2016, produced by six-time Grammy Award-winning producer Steve Lillywhite. The album heralded a new chapter in the band’s career. Slot Machine vocalist Foet shared his experiences working with the legendary producer: “We have worked with foreign producers before but Steve was different. He has worked with the world’s biggest bands. It was an amazing experience for us to work with him. He saw us performing live and wanted to work with us! Steve is very easy to work with and he made us all feel at ease. The one-month period flew by so quickly. At first, we planned to work on just four tracks, but before we knew it, we had completed the entire album.” The album was recorded in one month at Karma Sound Studios. Steve Lillywhite shared his views on seeing the band live for the first time, “I was amazed by both their musical talent and the age of their audience, who, for a rock band, were young. It’s my rule that I must see a band perform live first before deciding whether to work with them. Slot Machine impressed me. It was great to see the young audience enjoying their music. It’s new to me. I thought I could help the band reach another level.”
‘Spin the World’ was followed by extensive international touring throughout the UK, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and the USA. In 2018, Slot Machine then went on to work with two outstanding US-based producers: Brandon Darner (Imagine Dragons and The Envy Corp) and Justin Stanley (Beck, Prince, David Bowie etc.), and released the first new English single 'Know Your Enemy' which was selected as the theme for the ROV World Gaming Championships. The second single, Hummingbird, was released in September 2019 to great critical acclaim. Follow with 'EcoMachine' campaign for reduce number of single use plastics. March 2020, 'Bangkok' song that represent loneliness in the metropolitan area, surrounded by many people does not grantee that you will not feel lonely.
Members[edit]
- Karinyawat Durongjirakan (Foet) – vocals (2000 – present)
- Atirath Pintong (Gak) – bass guitar (2000 — present)
- Janevit Chanpanyawong (Vit) — guitar (2006 – present)
Former members[edit]
- Supon Sillapasas (Games) – guitar (2000 — 2004)
- Kanun Weeranarong (Kon) — guitar (2000 — 2005)
- Porama Oupasarn (Ker) — drums (2000 — 2005)
- Kemsopon Wongpaisarnsin (Yut) – guitar (2006 — 2008)
- Settharat Pancgchunan (Auto) — drums (2006 – 2018)
Studio albums[edit]
- The Third Eye View (Coming soon)
- Spin the World (2016, BEC-Tero Music)
- Rainbow (2014, BEC-Tero Music)
- Time Machine (2004-2013) The Best of Slot Machine ( 2013, BEC-Tero Music)
- CELL (2011, Sony Music)
- GREY (2008, Sony Music)
- Mutation (2006, Sony Music)
English Single Lists[edit]
- Bangkok (March 4, 2020)
- Hummingbird (September 20, 2019)
- Know Your Enemy (November 15, 2018)
- Sweet Bird (September 4, 2017)
- Spin the World (June 23, 2017)
- And We Go (April 24, 2017)
- Sky Burning Stars (January 23, 2017)
- Say What You Want (June 3, 2016)
- I Know, I Know (January 28, 2016)
- Give It All to You (July 27, 2015)
Concerts[edit]
- Concert “Khuen Klai Punn” – December 24, 2006 at EVI Place Soi Sukhumvit 63 (Ekkamai)
- Slot Machine: The first contact - September 27, 2013 at Impact Arena MuangThongThani
- Slot Machine: The Mothership Concert - August 26, 2017
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2007 | SEED Award | Song of the Year | 'Phan' (Yesterday) | Won |
2010 | Fat Radio Awards | Record of the Year | 'Chan Chao' (Goodbye) | Won |
Channel V Thailand Awards | Best Cinematography Music Video | 'Chan Chao' (Goodbye) | Won | |
2011 | Album of the Year | Cell | Won | |
The Guitar Mag Awards | Best Style Artist | Slot Machine | Won | |
Kom Chad Luek Awards | Best Group Artists | Won | ||
Album of the Year | Cell | Won | ||
2012 | Nine Entertain Awards | Best Group Artists | Slot Machine | Won |
Season Awards | Best Group Artists | Won | ||
Album of the Year | Cell | Won | ||
2013 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best South East Asian Act | Slot Machine | Nominated |
2014 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best South East Asian Act | Slot Machine | Nominated |
2015 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best South East Asian Act | Slot Machine | Nominated |
2016 | Classic Rock Awards | Asian Performance | Slot Machine | Won |
2016 | Prudential Eyes Awards | Visual & Popular Culture Award | Slot Machine | Won |
2017 | GQ Men of The Year | Gold Record | Slot Machine | Won |
2018 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best South East Asian Act | Slot Machine | Nominated |
2019 | Nine Entertain Awards | 2019 Group of the Year | Slot Machine | Won |
References[edit]
- ^[- 'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)]
- ^Bangkok's Independent Newspaper
External links[edit]
- http://www.slotmachine.band Official Website Slot Machine
- https://www.facebook.com/SlotMachineRock Facebook Slot Machine
- https://twitter.com/slotmachineband Twitter Slot Machine
- https://www.youtube.com/SlotMachineRock YouTube Channel Slot Machine
- Official LINE: @Slotmachine
- Instagram: @slotmachinerock
Central Park, a 1966 pinball machine by Gottlieb | |
Gottlieb | |
Industry | Pinball and Arcade videogames |
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Fate | Restructuring from the Defunction Company in 1997 (as Gottlieb) Active as an Entertainment Company in San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Successor | Gottlieb Development LLC |
Founded | 1927; 93 years ago (as D. Gottlieb & Co.) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Founder | David Gottlieb |
Defunct | 1996 |
Number of locations | San Francisco, California, U.S. (1980-present) |
Gottlieb (formerly D. Gottlieb & Co.) was an American arcade gamecorporation based in Chicago, Illinois. The main office and plant was located at 1140-50 N. Kostner Avenue until the early 1970s when a new modern plant and office was located at 165 W. Lake Street in Northlake, IL. A subassembly plant was located in Fargo, ND.[1] The company was established by David Gottlieb in 1927, initially producing pinball machines while later expanding into various other games including pitch-and-bats, bowling games, and eventually video arcade games (notably Reactor and Q*bertand, leading to the demise of Mylstar, M*A*C*H*3[citation needed]).
Like other manufacturers, Gottlieb first made mechanical pinball machines, including the first successful coin-operated pinball machine Baffle Ball in 1931.[2]Electromechanical machines were produced starting in 1935. The 1947 development of player-actuated, solenoid-driven 2-inch bats called 'flippers' revolutionized the industry. Players now had the ability to shoot the ball back up the playfield and get more points. The flippers first appeared on a Gottlieb game called Humpty Dumpty, designed by Harry Mabs. By this time, the games also became noted for their artwork by Roy Parker.
In the late 1950s the company made more widespread use of digital score reels, making multiple player games more practical as most scoring was expressed by cluttered series of lights in the back box. The score reels eventually appeared on single-player games, now known as 'wedgeheads' because of their distinctive tapering back box shape. By the 1970s the artwork on Gottlieb games was almost always by Gordon Morison, and the company had begun designing their games with longer 3-inch flippers, now the industry standard.
The company made the move into solid state machines starting in the late 1970s. The first few of these were remakes of electromechanical machines such as Joker Poker and Charlie's Angels. By that time, multiple player machines were more the mode and wedgeheads were no longer being produced. The last wedgehead was T.K.O. (1979) and the last single player machine was Asteroid Annie and The Aliens (1980).[3]
Gottlieb was bought by Columbia Pictures in 1976.[4] In 1983, after the Coca-Cola Company had acquired Columbia, Gottlieb was renamed Mylstar Electronics,[4] but this proved to be short-lived. By 1984 the video game industry in North America was in the middle of a shakeout and Columbia closed down Mylstar at the end of September 1984.[2] A management group, led by Gilbert G. Pollock, purchased Mylstar's pinball assets in October 1984 and continued the manufacture of pinball machines under a new company, Premier Technology. As a result of this a number of prototype Mylstar arcade games, which were not purchased by the investors, were never released. Premier did go on to produce one last arcade game, 1989's Exterminator. Premier Technology, which returned to selling pinball machines under the name Gottlieb after the purchase, continued in operation until the summer of 1996.
It was pinball keeping the company alive until the end. The issue was that Premier Technology bought a company called SMS with the hope of making video lottery and ultimately, slot machines. They were developing an electronic blackjack table game too (This was the early 1990s). In gaming and video lottery, each jurisdiction requires a separate license and it takes a very long time to get approved. By 1996, Premier only had 1 or 2 jurisdictions approved to sell gaming machines.
In the meantime they were paying interest on the debt for buying SMS and the interest rates were high back in the early 1990s. So this debt sapped the company dry before they could get the video lottery/gaming division producing revenue, despite decent pinball sales.
Premier did not file for bankruptcy, but sold off all its assets for the benefit of its creditors.
Gottlieb's most popular pinball machine was Baffle Ball (released mid-1931), and their final machine was Barb Wire (early 1996).
Licensing and rights[edit]
Today, Gottlieb's pinball machines (along with those distributed under the Mylstar and Premier names), as well as the 'Gottlieb' and 'D. Gottlieb & Co.' trademarks (USPTO registration nos. 1403592, 2292766, and 3288024, and other numbers in countries around the world), are owned by Gottlieb Development LLC of Pelham Manor, New York. Most of Gottlieb's video games are currently owned by Columbia Pictures.
Gottlieb video games[edit]
Published[edit]
- No Man's Land (1980) – licensed from Universal
- New York! New York! (1981) – licensed from Sigma Enterprises
- Reactor (1982)
- Q*bert (1982)
- Mad Planets (1983)
- Krull (1983)
- Juno First (1983) – licensed from Konami
- M.A.C.H. 3 (1983) – laserdisc game; published under Mylstar name
- Us vs. Them (1984) – laserdisc game; published under Mylstar name
- The Three Stooges In Brides Is Brides (1984) – published under Mylstar name
- Q*bert Qubes (1983) – published under Mylstar name
- Curve Ball (1984) – published under Mylstar name
- Exterminator (1989) – published under Premier Technology name
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Unreleased prototypes[edit]
- Argus (1982) – a.k.a. Videoman, Protector and Guardian
- Insector (1982)
- Arena (1982) – An earlier and simpler version of what became Wiz Warz
- Knightmare (1983)
- Faster, Harder, More Challenging Q*bert (1983) – developed under Mylstar name
- Screw Loose (1983) – developed under Mylstar name
- Tylz (1984) – developed under Mylstar name
- Video Vince and the Game Factory (1984) – developed under Mylstar name
- Wiz Warz (1984) – developed under Mylstar name
Gottlieb pinball machines[5][edit]
Pure mechanical pinball/bagatelle machines[edit]
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Incomplete list:
- Bingo (1931)
- Baffle Ball (1931)
- Stop and Sock (1931)
- Mibs (1931)
- Baffle ball senior (baffle ball variant) (1932)
- Play-Boy (1932)
- Brokers Tip (1933)
- Big Broadcast (1933)
- Sunshine Baseball (1936)
- Sweet Heart (1954)
Electromechanical pinball/flipperless machines[edit]
Incomplete list:
- Relay (1934)
- Playboy (1937)
- Humpty Dumpty #1 (1947)
- Miss America (1947)
- Lady Robin Hood (1947)
- Jack 'n Jill (1948)
- Olde King Cole (1948)
- K. C. Jones (1949)
- Bank-A-Ball #34 (1950)
- Buffalo Bill (1950)
- Knock Out (1950)
- Triplets #40 (1950)
- Minstrel Man (1951)
- Disc Jockey (1952)
- Skill Pool (1952)
- Queen of Hearts (1952)
- Quartette (1952)
- Quintette (1953)
- Gold Star (1954)
- Dragonette (1954)
- Diamond Lill (1954)
- Hawaiian Beaty (1954)
- Frontiersman (1955)
- Southern Belle (1955)
- Wishing Well #107 (1955)
- Classy Bowler (1956)
- Rainbow (1956)
- Derby Day (1956)
- Harbor Lights (1956)
- Ace High (1957)
- World Champ (1957)
- Contest (1958)
- Criss Cross (1958)
- Picnic (1958)
- Rocket Ship (1958)
- Queen of Diamonds (1959)
- Sweet Sioux (1959)
- World Beauties (1959)
- Around the world (1959)
- Dancing Dolls (1960)
- Flipper (1960)
- Texan(1960)
- Foto Finish (1961)
- Corral (1961)
- Cover Girls (1962)
- Flipper Clown (1962)
- Olympics (1962)
- Liberty Belle (1962)
- Rack-A-Ball (1962)
- Flying Chariots (1963)
- Gigi (1963)
- Slick Chick (1963)
- Sweet Hearts (1963)
- Swing Along (1963)
- Bowling Queen (1964)
- Bonanza (1964)
- Happy Clown (1964)
- Ship Mates (1964)
- World Fair (1964)
- Kings & Queens (1965)
- Sky Line (1965)
- Paradise 2 player game (1965)
- Cow Poke (1965)
- Bank-A-Ball (1965)
- Central Park (1966)
- Cross Town / Subway (1966) - last machines with manual ball lift
- Dancing Lady (1966)
- Hawaiian Isle (1966)
- Rancho (1966)
- Hi-Score (1967)
- Sea Side (1967)
- Hit-A-Card (1967)
- Sing Along (1967)
- Super Duo (1967)
- Super Score (1967)
- Surf Side (1967)
- 'Four Seasons' (1968)
- Domino (1968)
- Fun Park (1968)
- Fun Land (1968)
- Paul Bunyan (1968)
- Royal Guard (1968)
- Hi-Lo (1969)
- Airport (1969)
- Road Race (1969)
- Groovy (1970)
- Aquarius (1970)
- Batter Up (1970)
- Flip-A-Card (1970)
- Snow Derby 2 player game (1970)
- Snow Queen 4 player game (1970)
- Dimension (1971)
- 4 Square (1971)
- 2001 #298 (1971)
- Flying Carpet #310 (1972)
- Jungle (1972)
- King Kool (1972)
- Outer Space 2 player game (1972)
- Jumping Jack (2 player)/Jack In The Box (4 player) (1973)
- Jungle King (1 player) (1973)
- Wild Life (2 player) (1973)
- Jungle (4 player) (1973)
- Pro Pool (1973)
- Pro-Football (1973)
- Big Shot 2 player game (1973)
- Hot Shot 4 player game (1973)
- High Hand (1973)
- Top Card 1 player game (1974)
- Big Indian #356 (1974)
- Far Out 4 player game (1974)
- Duotron 2 player game (1974)
- Magnotron 4 player game (1974)
- Sky Jump (1974)
- Spin Out (1975)
- Super Soccer #367 (1975)
- Quick Draw (1975)
- Fast Draw #379 (1975)
- Abracadabra #380 (1975)
- Spirit of 76 #381 (1975)
- Spin Out (1975)
- Pioneer #382 (1975)
- '300' #388 (1975)
- Atlantis (1975)
- El Dorado (1975)
- Buccaneer (1976)
- Surf Champ (1976)
- Card Whiz 2 player version of Royal Flush (1976)
- Royal Flush 4 player version of Card Whiz (1976)
- Sure Shot (1976)
- Target Alpha (1976)
- Volley (1976)
- Solar City (1976)
- Bronco 4 player game (1977)
- Golden Arrow (1977)
- Fire Queen 2 player game (1977)
- Jet Spin 4 player game (1977)
- Mustang 2 player game (1977)
- Genie (1977)
- Team One (1977)
- Vulcan 4 player version of Fire Queen (1977)
- Cleopatra (1977)
- Fire Queen (1977)
- Gridiron (1977)
- Jacks Open (1977)
- Lucky Hand (1977)
- Jungle Queen 4 player version of Jungle Princess (1977)
- Jungle Princess (1977)
- Pyramid (1978)
- Strange World (1978)
- Neptune (1978)
- Sinbad (1978)
- Eye Of The Tiger (1978)
- Poseidon (1978)
- Hit the Deck (1978)
- Joker Poker (1978)
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1978)
- Dragon (1978)
- Gemini (1978)
- Rock Star (1978)
- Blue Note (1979)
- T.K.O. (1979)
- Space Walk (1979)
System 1 Pinball Machines[edit]
- Cleopatra #409 (1977) (was also released as two EM versions (Cleopatra, 4 player and Pyramid, 2 player))
- Sinbad #412 (1978) (was also released as an EM version)
- Joker Poker #417 (1978) (was also released as an EM version)
- Dragon #419 (1978) (was also released as an EM version)
- Solar Ride #421 (1979) (was also released as an EM version)
- Charlie's Angels #425 (1978) (was also released as an EM version)
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind #424 (1978) - 9,950 Solid State games and 470 Electro-Mechanical games made
- Count-Down #422 (1979) - 9,899 Games made (Also released as a 2 player EM version as Space Walk)
- Pinball Pool #427 (1979) - 7,200 Games made
- Totem #429 (1979) - 6,643 Games made
- The Incredible Hulk #433 (1979) - 6,150 Games made, a few of these games had System 80 electronics to test the new System 80 platform as model #500.
- Genie #435 (1979) - Wide body game. 6,800 Games made
- Buck Rogers #437 (1980) - 7,410 Games made
- Torch #438 (1980) - 3,880 Games made
- Roller Disco #440 (1980) - Wide body game with bright neon colors. 2,400 games made
- Asteroid Annie and the Aliens #442 (1980) - (The only single player System 1 Pinball Game and also the last System 1 game!) Only 211 games made
System 80 pinball machines[edit]
- Panthera #652 (1980)
- The Amazing Spider-Man #653 (1980)
- Circus #654 (1980)
- Counterforce #656 (1980)
- Star Race #657 (1980)
- James Bond 007 #658 (1980)
- Time Line #659 (1980)
- Force II #661 (1981)
- Pink Panther #664 (1981)
- Mars God of War #666 (1981)
- Volcano #667 (1981)
- Black Hole #668 (1981)
- Haunted House #669 (1982)
- Eclipse #671 (1982)
System 80A pinball machines[edit]
- Devil's Dare #670 (1982)
- Rocky #672 (1982)
- Spirit #673 (1982)
- Punk! #674 (1982)
- Caveman #PV810 (1982) (features an additional video game screen and a joystick)
- Striker #675 (1982)
- Krull #676 (1983)
- Q*bert's Quest #677 (1983) – based on the Q*bert video game
- Super Orbit #680 (1983)
- Royal Flush Deluxe #681 (1983)
- Goin' Nuts #682 (1983)
- Amazon Hunt #684 (1983)
- Rack 'Em Up! #685 (1983)
- Ready...Aim...Fire! #686 (1983)
- Jacks to Open #687 (1984)
- Touchdown #688 (1984)
- Alien Star #689A (1984)
- The Games #691 (1984)
- El Dorado City of Gold #692 (1984)
- Ice Fever #695 (1985)
System 80B pinball machines[edit]
- Bounty Hunter #694 (1985)
- Chicago Cubs Triple Play #696 (1985)
- Rock #697 (1985)
- Tag-Team Pinball #698 (1985)
- Ace High #700 (1985) – never produced
- Raven #702 (1986)
- Hollywood Heat #703 (1986)
- Rock Encore #704 (1986) – conversion kit for Rock
- Genesis #705 (1986)
- Spring Break #706 (1987)
- Gold Wings #707 (1986)
- Monte Carlo #708 (1987)
- Arena #709 (1987)
- Victory #710 (1987)
- Diamond Lady #711 (1988)
- TX-Sector #712 (1988)
- Big House #713 (1988)
- Robo-War #714 (1988)
- Excalibur #715 (1988)
- Bad Girls #717 (1988)
- Hot Shots #718 (1989)
- Bone Busters, Inc. #719 (1989)
System 3 pinball machines[edit]
- Lights...Camera...Action! #720 (1989)
- Silver Slugger #722 (1990)
- Vegas #723 (1990)
- Deadly Weapon #724 (1990)
- Title Fight #726 (1990)
- Car Hop #725 (1991)
- Hoops #727 (1991)
- Cactus Jack's #729 (1991)
- Class of 1812 #730 (1991)
- Amazon Hunt III #684D (1991) – conversion kit
- Surf 'N Safari #731 (1991)
- Operation Thunder #732 (1992) – last Gottlieb machine to use an alphanumeric display
- Super Mario Bros. #733 (1992) – based on the Super Mario Bros. video game by Nintendo;[6] first Gottlieb machine to use a dot-matrix display (DMD)[citation needed]
- Super Mario Bros. - Mushroom World #N105 (1992)
- Cue Ball Wizard #734 (1992)
- Street Fighter II #735 (1993) – based on the Street Fighter II video game by Capcom; in 1995–1996, pinball machines were produced under the name Capcom, originally were made in the Gottlieb factory
- Tee'd Off #736 (1993)
- Gladiators #737 (1993)
- Wipe Out #738 (1993)
- Rescue 911 #740 (1994)
- World Challenge Soccer #741 (1994)
- Stargate #742 (1995) – based on the Stargate movie
- Shaq Attaq #743 (1995) – starring Shaquille O'Neal
- Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street #744 (1994) – based on the A Nightmare on Elm Street movie series
- Frank Thomas' Big Hurt #745 (1995)
- Waterworld #746 (1995) – based on the Waterworld movie
- Mario Andretti #747 (1995) – starring Mario Andretti
- Strikes 'n' Spares (1995)
- Barb Wire (pinball) #748 (1996) – based upon the Barb Wirefilm and comic
- Brooks N' Dunn #749 – This game was entering production just as Gottlieb shut down and ceased operations. Two prototype machines supposedly exist, although some claim the design never proceeded past the whitewood stage. Playfield components, such as plastics, ramps, mechanisms and Translites were produced for the games about to enter production; enough for about 10 games to exist. Only buggy prototype software exists and was never completed.
Gottlieb was last to introduce a solid-state system, and last to cease manufacture of electromechanical games. The first version of Gottlieb's solid statepinball hardware was called System 1, and had many undocumented features. Designed and developed by Rockwell International's Microelectronics Group of Newport Beach, CA with circuit board manufacturing and final assembly in El Paso, Texas. Likely it was rushed to compete with the new solid-state games from other manufacturers, particularly Bally.[citation needed] An entirely new platform was produced in 1980, System 80, which was refined in System 80A and System 80B. Following the System 80 platform, a new platform named System 3 was first released in 1989 and was used until the company's closure.
See also[edit]
- Tommy, the 1975 rock opera based on the 1969 album of the same name by The Who
References[edit]
- ^LAtimes.com
- ^ ab'Goodbye Q*Bert--Mylstar ceases operation'. Electronic Games: 14. January 1985.
- ^http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?searchtype=advanced&mfgid=94
- ^ ab'Gottlieb changes company name'. Electronic Games: 12. October 1983.
- ^http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?mfgid=93&sortby=date&searchtype=advanced
- ^'Gottlieb's Super Mario Bros. Pin'(PDF). Cash Box. 55 (39): 25. May 25, 1992. Retrieved August 20, 2017.