Ok pinheads, Question?

[Mooseman]

Was talking to a nice man in Huws grey today and of course I have a pinball related top on (great for finding discarded pins) and he remembers playing as a child (late 70s) a pinball in a local cafe.
He said it was space themed and had a lady on it. He thinks the planet Saturn may of been on it too.
Anyone much smarter than me might know its name. I would love to find a picture of it and reignite his love for the game.

Over to you folks

 

[Mooseman]

Hmmm maybe a Stern galaxy??

 

[ronsplooter]

Gottlieb Countdown maybe?

 

[Mooseman]

It has a lady but he did seem to remember planets on it as well. Saturn but that’s not Saturn on galaxy

 

[Kaufmanised]

 

[Mooseman]

I like it

 

[Matt Vince]

Maybe Pinbot? Not a women I know

 

[Matt Vince]

Bride doesn't show Saturn but could more easily be confused for a women

 

[Mooseman]

I thought bride too. Cheers

 

[lukewells]

Not many BoP's around in the 1970's

 

[Wizcat]

Bally Xenon is 1980. Fits the space theme and prominent lady. Not so much Saturn though

 

[Arv]

 

[kev a]

So many space themed games from that era, can your new buddy remember if it was an EM or SS? might help narrow it down a bit

 

[DanMoon]

can't be bop as it wasn't released until the 90's. Possibly Star Trek 1979 as that has big planet and girl on it or gottlieb star race as that has girl on it and rings he could of mistaken for saturn.

 

[Mooseman]

So many space themed games from that era, can your new buddy remember if it was an EM or SS? might help narrow it down a bit

That could be an interesting conversation
Did it go ding ding ding? Or pew pew pew
Lol

 

[kev a]

That could be an interesting conversation
Did it go ding ding ding? Or pew pew pew
Lol

Ha, thats sort of what I was thinking, late 70s, electronic sounds would have been quite impressive, and very distinctive from chimes, so might have stuck in his mind.

 

[Mooseman]

 

[kev a]

Playmatic Space Gambler 1978.... Space themed with a girl and Saturn on the backglass, but would they have been released in the UK?



Or same year

 

[Highlnder00]

1971 Astro/ Star Trek ??

 

[Mooseman]

Everyone’s knowledge is amazing

 

[Highlnder00]

1979 Solar Ride??

 

[Fantazia2]

Who would have thought the planet Saturn would be such a popular addition to pinball back glasses.

 

[Spandangler]

I’ll take Saturn over Uranus any day.

 

[lukewells]

This thread has taught me that there are some really cool looking, space-themed backglasses, that I didn't even know about

 

[Mooseman]

And people will read any old ****e

 

[JT.]

I’ll take Saturn over Uranus any day.

Not what your search history suggests Gaz

 

[Jay Walker]

A machine in a cafe during the 70's could've been quite a bit older, such as Bally's 1963 Moon Shot;



But then, a remark by a u.k. contributor to ipdb (source for the picture) mentions never having seen one in Britain. As Bally's return to making pinballs, it may not have had much promotion here.

 

[Spandangler]

Not what your search history suggests Gaz

Private browsing is a god send