#34 Spinner - spinner, chicken dinner
The Classic Pinball Podcast
49 min
Summary
Deep dive into spinner mechanics in Nine Ball and Stargazer, plus Dave's restoration pipeline.
George and Dave from The Classic Pinball Podcast discuss spinner mechanics across classic pinball machines, focusing on Nine Ball and Stargazer as exemplars of spinner design. They explore how different games implement variable spinner values through drop targets and lit/unlit states, compare Stern vs. Bally spinner implementations, and discuss Dave's recent restoration work on Kings of Steel and other machines destined for resale.
George listens to Keith, Martin and Jeff talk 9 ball. George has questions for Dave about spinners on 9 ball and Stargazer. Other Bally and Stern spinners are discussed. Joe Lemire buys Ice Fever. Kings of Steel, Nitro Groundshaker, High Speed, Gottlieb Spider-Man are all discussed. Bonus feature: Bally
In this episode
Catacomb
Stern Electronics
Eight Ball Deluxe
Bally
Fathom
Bally
Flash Gordon
Bally
Future Spa
Bally
Hook
Data East
Hot Hand
Stern Electronics
Kings of Steel
Bally
Nine Ball
Stern Electronics
Paragon
Bally
Xenon
Bally
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