For Amusement Only EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast
Detailing EM and Bingo pinball features, gameplay, and repair techniques.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 478
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Episode 198 - 1950 Gottlieb Knock Out
Gottlieb's Knock Out woodrail is a beautiful game.
A V-shaped mechanism prevents your ball from draining until you complete certain goals.
Your main goal is to knock down a mannikin boxer in a thre…
00:08:54 |
Fri 25 Sep 2015
Episode 197 - 1958 Gottlieb Criss Cross
Criss Cross has an interesting gameplay feature - make three in a line or four corners to earn replays... sound familiar?
This game has a unique roto target with colored standups that light the bumpe…
00:06:37 |
Thu 24 Sep 2015
Episode 196 - 1947 Bally Ballyhoo
Bally reprised the name Ballyhoo in 1947 with this super fun layout.
This flipperless game has a unique feature - two diamond shapes on the playfield with a total of seven kickout holes arranged in t…
00:09:48 |
Wed 23 Sep 2015
Episode 195 - 1948 Gottlieb Jack 'N Jill
Jack 'N Jill was manufactured by Gottlieb in 1948 as part of the 'fairy tale' series - the first games manufactured with flippers.
This game's dominant feature is the amazing artwork. There are mult…
00:16:00 |
Tue 22 Sep 2015
Episode 194 - Interview with Gordon Hasse 9-17-15
Gordon Hasse, the famous woodrail pinball collector, discusses his recollections playing these beautiful games on location, where he learned pinball repair and maintenance, some of his favorite games…
01:52:14 |
Mon 21 Sep 2015
Episode 193 - 1956 United Caravan
I forgot one! And it's the one that I'm most excited about - a game I've made a deal on to pick up at York - 1956's Caravan by United.
Way too many ways to win, gorgeous artwork, and the unique Unit…
00:10:00 |
Sun 20 Sep 2015
Episode 192 - ... and the rest
These three games may make it to the York show:
1960-63 (Unknown) - Bally Spot 'Em
1950s Keeney (Converted to Single Coin)
1956 Bally Night Club - my own game is almost complete and may make the trip…
00:07:18 |
Fri 18 Sep 2015
Episode 191 - 1978 Bally Dixieland
Dixieland was Bally's last and greatest EM six card game.
It has all the features of Nashville, plus a randomly awarded Double-Double feature that will award you quadruple the replays if you make you…
00:10:17 |
Thu 17 Sep 2015
Episode 190 - 1962 Bally Silver Sails
Bally's Silver Sails is the sister game to Golden Gate, and contains all the features of Golden Gate, but has a completely different art package.
In this episode, I talk about those differences, then…
00:14:25 |
Thu 17 Sep 2015
Episode 189 - 1959 Bally County Fair
The first game to feature the separate Red Letter Game or OK game, County Fair has some of the most impressive artwork of any Bally Bingo.
It has the blue section scores as green, and triple deck sc…
00:07:08 |
Wed 16 Sep 2015
Episode 188 - Double-Up is coming to the Bingo Row!
A surprise for those who don't read the Pinside thread for the show - I managed to fix a pesky problem with Double-Up and it is ready for the show!
It will be the only example of a 20 hole game the…
00:17:17 |
Tue 15 Sep 2015
Episode 187 - 1962 Bally Golden Gate with Steve Smith
Steve's back to talk about his other game, which will be making an appearance at this year's York show: 1962's Golden Gate.
Golden Gate is a really fun magic screen game that has an entire game uniqu…
00:17:03 |
Mon 14 Sep 2015
Episode 186 - 1961 Bally Bikini with Steve Smith
Bikini is the sister game to Circus Queen (as I learned tonight). It has all the features of Circus Queen, plus a new way to store your OK game for later play. You can build up this 'futurity' game…
00:19:46 |
Sun 13 Sep 2015
Episode 185 - 1978 Bally Nashville
Nashville is a late-era 6 card game - it came out in 1978, with only one more 6 card to arrive after before Bally closed their production down in 1980.
Nashville has all the features of Ticker Tape, …
00:17:48 |
Sat 12 Sep 2015
Episode 184 - 1960 Bally Circus Queen
Bally's Circus Queen is a magic screen game with an unusual feature:
three balls in the orange section, when the feature is lit, will score as three in the green!
This was the first game with dedicat…
00:22:51 |
Fri 11 Sep 2015
Episode 183 - 1951 Bally Coney Island
Coney Island is a fantastic game - the second bingo Bally produced, it came out in 1951 with three cards, and the first appearance of the extra ball feature. Up to 8 balls in play at once, and the g…
00:08:22 |
Thu 10 Sep 2015
Episode 182 - 1975 Bally Miss Universe
Bally's Miss Universe is a very unusual bingo - with only three balls, and the majority of the gameplay involved with spotted numbers.
This is the only 18-hole bingo produced, made in 1975, five year…
00:13:28 |
Wed 09 Sep 2015
Episode 181 - 1963 Bally Bounty
The Bounty - one of the most highly-prized magic screen games - is packed with features to keep players coming back.
Triple-deck scoring, three separate OK features, Magic screen with two super secti…
00:27:41 |
Tue 08 Sep 2015
Episode 180 - 1972 Bally Ticker Tape with Special Guest
A special guest joins me tonight to talk about her favorite bingo: 1972's Bally Ticker Tape. As you heard on Episode 177, Ticker Tape is a 6 card bingo, with super lines, corner scoring and a 'Doubl…
00:25:20 |
Mon 07 Sep 2015
Episode 179 - 1955 Bally Gay Time
Gay Time is a fantastic player that has features and gameplay well ahead of its time.
The Magic Pockets feature, which has always sounded so cool, is actually incredibly cool. The game will sense wh…
00:25:50 |
Sun 06 Sep 2015
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