From: dpettit@javelin.sim.es.com (Daina Pettit)
Subject: Re: Pinball Auction Summary
Keywords: pinball auction sale money
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
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Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 21:22:10 GMT

In article <1992Sep5.010909.26785@cbfsb.cb.att.com> yyz@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (donald.w.coons) writes:
>Good post Daina, I would like to start a similiar thread on machines that 
>had gates to return the ball to the plunger if it was open. I know a few
>EM's in the mid 70's had this feature but the only one I can think of is
>Far Out, nybody else think of any others?

Again from my comprehensive pinlist:

Games with a free ball gate.  A free ball gate is defined as a gate that
deflects the ball from draining, it may not deflect it to the ball shooter,
just away from a drain.

300                  Gottlieb      1975
Apollo               Williams      1967
Arena                Gott./Premier 1987
Black Belt           Bally         1986
Black Pyramid        Bally         1984
Capersville          Bally         1966
Capt. Fantastic      Bally         1976
Casino               Chicago Coin  1972
Cosmos               Bally         1969
Cybernaut            Bally         1985
Dogies               Bally         1968
Doodle Bug           Williams      1971
Eros I               Fascination   1979
Escape...Lost World  Bally         1988
Far Out              Gottlieb      1974
Fireball             Bally         1972
Fireball Classic     Bally         1985
Four Million B.C.    Bally         1971
Future Spa           Bally         1979
Galahad              Bally         1970
Harlem Globetrotters Bally         1979
Harvest              Bally         1964
Hokus Pokus          Bally         1976
Hot Line             Williams      1966
Karate Fight         Bally         1986
Kings of Steel       Bally         1984
King Kool            Gottlieb      1972
KISS                 Bally         1979
Lady Luck            Bally         1986
Motordome            Bally         1986
Orbit                Gottlieb      1972
Outer-Space          Gottlieb      1972
OXO                  Williams      1974
Rocket III           Bally         1967
Solar Ride           Gottlieb      1979
Space Time           Bally         1972
Stardust             Williams      1972
Strato-Flite         Williams      1974
Super-Flite          Williams      1974
Supersonic           Bally         1979
Swinger              Williams      1973
Top Score            Gottlieb      1975
Volcano              Gottlieb      1981
Wild Life            Gottlieb      1972

I suspect there may be several others with free ballgates not on this list.
If anyone knows of any please let us know.

Free ball gates are not the only kind of gate used.  Some machines have
gates that are just used to redirect the ball and thus the scoring, without
affecting a drain directly.  For example the designer of Dogies must have
gone gate-crazy.  Dogies has 6 gates, and they are the main focus of the
game.  Others with multiple gates are Motordome, Stardust, Strato-Flite,
and Super-Flite.  I'm sure some others do too.  As far as I know Dogies
tops the list with 6 gates.  Anyone know of a machine that has more?
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