Flag-Ship
Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Year: 1957 (Electromechanical)
Design By: Wayne Neyens
Art By: Roy Parker
Owned by Pinball Outreach Project
Flag-Ship is the oldest game in POP's collection. It is a nice example of a "woodrail" game, referring to the wooden rails which line the sides of the game's playfield. It is currently undergoing restoration. Wayne Neyens and Roy Parker are two of the most recognizable names in pinball from the eletromechanical era. Wayne Neyens designed almost 180 games for Gottlieb between 1949 and 1976, and Roy Parker did art for almost 300 from 1932 to 1966.
Volley
Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Year: 1976 (Electromechanical)
Designed By: Ed Krynski
Art By: Gordon Morrisson
On loan from the Portland Pinball Community
This is an example of an electromechanical pinball machine and the oldest game we have in our Portland location. These machines were made through the mid-70s and feature only analog electronics with no computer systems. They are instantly familiar with their use of analog scoring reels and chime units.
Stars
Manufacturer: Stern
Year: 1978 (Solid State)
Design By: Steve Kirk
Art By: Jorge Obregon
Owned by Pinball Outreach Project
Stars is a rare example of a game with solid state electronics that still maintained the chime box of an electromechanical game rather than converting to digital sounds. While under-appreciated in his time, Steve Kirk has become a very popular designer among collectors due to playfields that were ahead of their time and relatively intricate rule sets.
Paragon
Manufacturer: Bally
Year: 1978 (Solid State)
Designed By: Greg Kmiec
Art By: Paul Faris
On loan from the Portland Pinball Community
Paragon was the first "widebody" game made by Bally. It is 28.5 inches wide, as opposed to a standard pinball machine which is 22 inches. Bally made several other widebody games including Space Invaders and Embryon (also at POP.) Greg Kmiec was one of the most prolific designers of the 1970s and 1980s, designing over 30 games for Bally.
Harlem Globetrotters On Tour
Manufacturer: Bally
Year: 1979 (Solid State)
Designed By: Greg Kmiec
Art By: Greg Freres
On loan from the Portland Pinball Community
This was the second game done by Greg Freres, one of the most famous artists in all of pinball. He has worked on over 50 games and continues to be active in the industry today, most recently on the Game Of Thrones pinball machine for Stern Pinball.
Magic
Manufacturer: Stern
Year: 1979 (Solid State)
Designed By: Mike Kubin
Art By: Bob Timm
Owned by Pinball Outreach Project
Stern Pinball was originally run by Sam Stern and made pinball machines from 1977 and 1984. In 1999 Sam's son Gary bought Sega Pinball and revived the name Stern Pinball for this new company. They continue to make games today and are currently the largest pinball manufacturer in the world.
Embryon
Manufacturer: Bally
Year: 1980 (Solid State)
Design By: Claude Fernandez
Art By: Tony Ramunni
On loan from the Portland Pinball Community
Embryon was the fifth and last widebody game from Bally. One its unique features is a small "flipsave" flipper which activates after hitting a specific sequence of targets. This small flipper lives inside the right-most lane and can be used to flip the ball back into play before it gets lost permanently into the drain.
Big Game
Manufacturer: Stern
Year: 1980 (Solid State)
Design By: Harry Williams
Art By: Gerry Simkus and Doug Watson
Owned by Pinball Outreach Project, on location at Ronald McDonald House East in Portland
Big Game was the first of five widebody pinball machines produced by Stern in their first incarnation. It was also the first game Stern produced with 7-digit scoring, allowing for scores up to 9,999,999. Big Game was one of the last games designed by Harry Williams, who founded Williams Electronic Games and designed over 150 games beginning in 1932. Once asked what makes pinball so popular, Williams responded "The ball is wild." This iconic phrase is still used today to define pinball's appeal.
Beat The Clock
Manufacturer: Bally
Year: 1985 (Solid State)
Designed by George Christian
Art By: Tony Ramunni
On loan from the Portland Pinball Community
In this unusual game, players battle a timer rather than playing a set number of balls. This technique has been used on a few games, but only Beat The Clock has implemented it in a way that is popular with players.
Lady Luck
Manufacturer: Bally
Year: 1986 (Solid State)
Designed By: George Christian
Art By: Greg Freres
On loan from the Portland Pinball Community
This is probably the rarest game we have at POP, with a production run of only 500 games. It is extremely unusual to see one on location available to be played.
Radical!
Manufacturer: Bally
Year: 1990 (Solid State)
Designed By: Daniel Langlois and Peter Perry
Art By: John Youssi
On loan from the Portland Pinball Community
This skateboarding game was one of the first games with art by John Youssi, who continues to be active in the industry today. He has often worked with designer Pat Lawlor, producing the art for such iconic games as Addams Family and Twilight Zone.
World Cup Soccer
Manufacturer: Bally
Year: 1994 (Solid State)
Designed By: John Popadiuk
Art By: Linda Deal
Software and Rules By: Larry DeMar and Matt Coriale
Owned by Pinball Outreach Project
Larry DeMar is a giant in the coin-operated games industry. He got his start at Williams Electronic Games where, with his partner Eugene Jarvis, he created the smash hit video games Defender and Robotron 2084. He later moved into pinball working on such industry-defining games as Black Knight, High Speed, Banzai Run, Addams Family, and Twilight Zone.
Tron: Legacy
Manufacturer: Stern Year: 2011 (Solid State)
Design By: John Borg
Art By: John Youssi
Software and Rules By: Lyman Sheats Jr.
Owned by Pinball Outreach Project, on location at Randall Children's Hospital in Portland.
John Borg is one of the most prolific pinball designers of the modern age, working on almost 40 games across three companies since 1992. Some of his most popular games are Jurassic Park, Guns N Roses, Tron: Legacy and Metallica.
SpiderMan Vault Edition
Manufacturer: Stern
Year: 2016 (Solid State)
Design By: Steve Ritchie
Software and Rules By: Lyman Sheats Jr.
Owned by Pinball Outreach Project
Steve Ritchie might be the most popular pinball designer of all time. He has designed over 30 games since 1977 including such enormous hits as Black Knight, High Speed, Terminator 2, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He continues to design games for Stern Pinball today. Lyman Sheats Jr is a three time PAPA World Pinball Champion, and is extremely well known amongst players as one of the best designers of pinball rules and scoring systems. Some of his most popular games are Attack From Mars, Medieval Madness, AC/DC and Metallica.