top 7 gottlieb games

[RussG]

No one mentioned Haunted House or Black Hole?

No Class of 1812? No Devil's Dare?

[Ron Donohue]

The original poster asked for games within a specific era.  I am not a huge fan of that era, and prefer earlier games, including those you have mentioned.  But I (and others) tried to answer the question as posed, rather than the question suggested by the title of the thread.  I think that the broader discussion would be more interesting to me, but wanted to be respectful of the original poster. 

Ron

[RussG]

Ah gotcha.  Thanks Ron.

[k7]

I'd be talking about awesome '70 wedgeheads and other great gottliebs of the ding ding era, if given full reigns.

we're stuck with the gottlieb greats of the shaq era, so the conversation is quick and brisk.

[TimothyC]

I forgot about Haunted House so that's at the top of the list for me.  I loved that game at Jax, but playing the one at Replay last month the ball kept draining after hitting a kick-out hole immediately after launching the ball.  It was frustrating losing ball after ball without even hitting it once.  Meh, I need to learn how to nudge a game like you pin guys do

[k7]

I forgot about Haunted House so that's at the top of the list for me.  I loved that game at Jax, but playing the one at Replay last month the ball kept draining after hitting a kick-out hole immediately after launching the ball.  It was frustrating losing ball after ball without even hitting it once.  Meh, I need to learn how to nudge a game like you pin guys do

needs a minor adjustment, depends on which kickout hole is draining SDTM.

I put a stronger coil in my celler kicker, that was a great mod. ball always shot right up on the first attempt to the middle playfiled with some wicked speed to it.

the stock kicker is weak, and many haunted houses are haunted by balls that just can't get up to play.

[deadlander]

Class of 1812, Bonebusters, Stargate all top notch... EM's are the shiznit!
Al

[FUNWIZ]

HH and others have a mod to that kick out hole, that pushes it out once, which also prevents the coil from burning up trying to kick it out.  That and the transistor pull up to stop all the coils from locking down.

[busa32927]

there are some early EM games that people love ie black hole and haunted house.  but my curiosity was peaked by the era if freddy since i worked on one.  I guess those were to the tail end of gottlieb and dont really compare to the other makers.

[Rich Jax]

Haunted House and Black Hole are not EM games, they are solid-state.  The second SS system Gottlieb used, System 80.

[busa32927]

Haunted House and Black Hole are not EM games, they are solid-state.  The second SS system Gottlieb used, System 80.

thanks for the info.  lol maybe i am hoping for something that just doesnt really exist.  freddy is ok but i think there are better games for the same price range and era of games.

[DK]

So just curious to all that mentioned fun Gottlieb EM games what's your top 7?

[Redfox]

but my curiosity was peaked by the era if freddy since i worked on one.  I guess those were to the tail end of gottlieb and dont really compare to the other makers.

Try Stargate and Waterworld, both had several very intricate and interactive pf toys and tons of wireforms and good rules. Those games may not have been kings but they were still competitive in an era of high bill of materials and even higher competition.

[getyourselfahotdog]

So just curious to all that mentioned fun Gottlieb EM games what's your top 7?

1.Volley
2. Joker Poker( never played the EM version but fun game) seen one at Pinball Heaven in PA the EM version but was turned off along with Charlie's Angels
3. Jack in Box
4.Freedom ( might be a Bally but love to play this EM)
5. Centigrade 37 ( best art package by far)
6. Fast draw
7. Jungle Princess

[Rich Jax]

Pretty much every Gottlieb wedge-head with a ton o' drop targets is a LOT of fun.  Even more so if you get one of the titles with Roy Parker artwork and/or back-box animation.  See IPDB.