A picture from the final game of the tournament organized by Zaccaria for the year 1981-82, held at the Enada coin-op fair of that year. After some months of regional selections, the selected pinball playersContinua la lettura
Author: Federico Croci
03/2003 – Enada, 1972
In the 1972, in Rome, we see the birth of ENADA; with its 33 exhibitors, it’s the first italian coin-op show exclusively dedicated to coin-op games. To celebrate, the Gottlieb’s italian importers created this littleContinua la lettura
02/2003 – Virtua Pinball (Sega, 1998)
1998: before halting their pinball production, SEGA was going to realize a “Virtua Pinball”, which was never made. The game was inspired by their own video game line. A working prototype was never built, butContinua la lettura
(Italiano) 01/2003 – Williams’ World Cup Soccer (1978): Tre depliants, un flipper!Three flyers, one game!
From the Tilt! collection, here are for the first time together, the three different flyers that Williams made to announce their new pinball game, “World Cup Soccer”; one for the national market (USA), featuring theContinua la lettura
12/2002 – Bonus Scan: Christmas Teddy Bear
Pinball Expo 1995 (Chicago, USA): this little bear playing pinball it’s just a Christmas’ Tree decoration, but it’s selling like hot cakes. It’s also possible to hear the sounds of this mini-pinball…
11/2002 – Bonus Scan: Zaccaria “Spooky” promo glass
1987: one of the last pinballs made by Zaccaria, “Spooky” this is the prototype art for its backglass.
11/2002 – Bonus Scan: Dolly Parton promo 7" record
1979: promo 45 produced by Bally, only distributed at the trade shows of that year in USA, to promote their new “Dolly Parton” pinball. This sample was signed by Dolly herself, with her usual ‘P’,Continua la lettura
10/2002 – Bonus Scan: Tony Ramunni artwork
1991: advertising for a Commodore Amiga videogame, from Genias (Bologna, Italy) – ad design: Toni Ramunni