Gottlieb (1995 DMD) Stargate Pinball
Coming soon - we have an excellent original condition Gottlieb Stargate pinball machine that will be getting our typical royal treatment... Expected completion 5/5/2012 - reserve this machine today before it is gone.
About
Gottlieb, a leading developer of pinball machines in the 60's and 70's, kind of lost ground to Bally / Williams in the 80's. They did bounce back in the 90's with modern developments that rivaled their competitors. In fact, they did it all their way, without blatantly copying the circuits from Williams (as many pinball companies did in the 80's to mid 90's). Gottlieb actually has some unique pinball patents from this era, and their circuit boards are not prone to the same failures as the top earning Williams machines. However, for one reason or another, Gottlieb machines were always considered 2nd best due to the legacy of producing a decade of ho-hum machines.
Gottlieb battled back in their final years and came out with some great titles rivaling some of the best works from Williams and Bally. Stargate is considered by most all pinball collectors and reviews as finest machine Gottlieb ever produced. Many believe that if this machine had a Williams badge, that it would be vaunted to the top 25 pinball best machines of all time. That's some pretty good company, and once you see and play this machine, you will also agree.
Features
This machine has some very unique features such as:
- Beautiful 3 dimension backglass with light ring.
- Kicking targets. They are actually tiny kicker solenoids behind each target.
- Targets that move
- Unique ramps and shots
- Multiple multi-ball modes
- Pyramid that moves and unleashes a hidden animated "glider" figure
Restoration
This machine will go through a full tear down and fully restored. It will include modern upgrades such as:
- full LEDs for dramatic and beautiful lighting and visual effects
- modernized light ring in back box
- Full tear down, play field polishing and wax
- Full flipper rebuild
- All rubbers replaced
- more to come -
Comes with our 90-day warranty program