21 күн бұрын
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@giuseppesavaglio8136 22 сағат бұрын
Sorry, short game play for me meant no gameplay at all. Sorry arcade owners. I played value for money. After a few visits we all gravitated to 1 or 2 machines out of the dozen or so.
@RacineGMCBusNut Күн бұрын
I have this exact machine. Found it in the trash a long time ago. It’s not in as good of shape as yours is though. Came with all the paperwork too.
@AndrèEvang Күн бұрын
"Der Junge" wasn't in a good mood today.🤷♂️😊
@Tomyelectronic 23 сағат бұрын
Danke, danke - lieber "Junge"!!! We know who you are. You are welcome!
@bobgomez9481 Күн бұрын
Even up those flippers please, and install red flipper rubbers, thanks. You have a lot of bad light sockets too, missing digit in player 4 display. You were great in Accept by the way.
@Tomyelectronic 23 сағат бұрын
Thanks for your comment. Yes, I know the “construction sites” in this Paragon. But I haven't felt like doing this yet. Yellow rubbers on the flippers are definitely right: take a look at the official Bally Paragon flyer. Okay - keep rockin' the silverball!
@bobgomez9481 18 сағат бұрын
@@Tomyelectronic - Yellow flipper rubbers may sometimes have come from the factory here in the US, but at the first rubber break or when a shop job was done, they were always red after that, operators here always went with red. Many were even changed at the distributor. Red was 100% the color of choice in the 1970's and 1980's.
@thedude3423 2 күн бұрын
Wow! I did not know about the export version having only one right flipper. Very interesting! 👍💯😊
@Tomyelectronic 23 сағат бұрын
Thanks for your comment! Keep rockin' the silverball!
@angelpablocostello9971 2 күн бұрын
Hello, your videos and your collection of pinballs are very good, the Paragon is missing a Flipper on the right side. Greetings from Argentina.
@Urko2005 2 күн бұрын
"The standard version of this playfield has four flippers as shown on the flyer. An unknown quantity of the games shipped to Europe had only three flippers. " < Found this on the Internet Pinball Database.
@Tomyelectronic 23 сағат бұрын
Thanks for your comment from thousands of kilometers away. Really nice to receive response from all-over the world! Keep rockin' the silverball!
@richardjohanzh 2 күн бұрын
This I consider the most beautiful pinball art. This machine started it all for me, I bought mine in 1990 (in The Netherlands) for just 90 euro. Sold it one year later with a big profit, but I wish I still had it... I have a backglass now.
@Tomyelectronic 23 сағат бұрын
Thanks for your comment. Yes, the years go by and suddenly you realize: I wouldn't have... It's really damn hard to find a Paragon at a reasonable price in 2025. I wish you all the best with this! Because I think next time you would NOT sell ANYMORE.
@jayducharme 2 күн бұрын
One of my all-time favorite tables! He did an admirable job playing it. You have one of the rare European models with only two flippers at the bottom instead of the original three. Your version is actually easier to play, but it's still a big challenge. I noticed you have an extra bumper post in the Beast's Lair. The original version didn't have that, which made it even more likely that you'd lose your ball there.
@Tomyelectronic 23 сағат бұрын
Thanks for your comment. Yes, the "famous" version for the German/European market. The crazy thing is: while you're figuring this out, people here are converting the Paragon to a total of -4- flippers. But I'll leave it as it is. Har har har....
@renatowertheim 2 күн бұрын
you need to replace some bulbs on the numbers on the lower playfield
@Tomyelectronic 23 сағат бұрын
Thanks for your comment. But it's not the lamps. The error is either on the lamp driver board or in the connectors. I knew about this and will check it as soon as possible.
@renatowertheim 21 сағат бұрын
Ohh ok
@bakereffect7469 3 күн бұрын
Flipper mal aimé beau mais malheureusement gameplay...
@Tomyelectronic Күн бұрын
Merci pour votre commentaire. Que puis-je dire : vous avez bien sûr raison d’une certaine manière. Les avis divergent quant à ce flipper.
@damonwynne2824 4 күн бұрын
Awesome, thanks!
@Urko2005 7 күн бұрын
The threat to the world is leaving the White House.
@molaalom9465 7 күн бұрын
absolut imposantes Gerät, JJP Tische sind schon Geil. Danke fürs zeigen!!
@Tomyelectronic Күн бұрын
Danke für deinen Kommentar. Optisch sind die Geräte einfach unschlagbar. Spielerisch scheiden sich die Geister. Und vom Beschaffungspreis her ist es des Wahnsinns fette Beute.
@MRNBricks 8 күн бұрын
There was a Cleopatra EM at the TExas Pinball Festival swap meet a couple years ago. I was so excited and second in line at this dudes moving truck full of games. The first guy bought it. Ugh. Out of them all, he got the one I wanted.
@Tomyelectronic Күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment. I know exactly these situations too. You're about to hit the jackpot - and then the deal falls through at the last second due to unexpected circumstances. Cleopatra EM Version: It must have been hell to see him go in a different collection.
@hilltopmachineworks2131 9 күн бұрын
I dropped a lot of quarters in that machine. It was so cool to play.
@Tomyelectronic 8 күн бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Like me and my friends. Must have been around 1983 when GORGAR was on location in a small pub called "Zur Erholung". 10 games for 5 Deutsche Mark. EXPENSIVE !!!! The money was lost faster than the speed of light. Getting the replay: maybe 2 times in 100 games. The operator had increased the standard replay levels. When i play this game nowadays it is still so super difficult. You have to do everything in your power to prevent the balls from reaching the side lanes. The ball is lost there in 80 percent of this situations!
@hilltopmachineworks2131 8 күн бұрын
@@Tomyelectronic It was around 1980 for me. The machine was on the second floor of the Sears Department store. Small arcade area and there were no over head lights on. The only lights were from the machines so it was kind of dark in there which made playing Gorgar even more mystical.
@MRNBricks 9 күн бұрын
You have such a sweet collection. This is one game I have not found yet. They all get sold lightning fast!
@Tomyelectronic 8 күн бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Believe me - back in the hot summer of 2013 i couldn't believe it to get the opportunity to buy this "Wizard". One of the most sought after EM Pinball games in my opinion. Extremely challenging for an EM game. Just....great! Here in germany they appear relatively often on the market.
@MRNBricks 10 күн бұрын
I have one of these that’s a deep project. I need to get it going!!
@Tomyelectronic 10 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment and greetings from germany! I don't know if you want to bring FIREPOWER back to life by using the original boards. They can drive you insane if not working. For years now i prefer the all-in-one rebuild boards. They are not cheap but highly recommended! Just try!
@hubertlettenbauer7894 11 күн бұрын
What a great machine, wish I could get one. 🤩 Thank you once more, I really love your videos!
@Tomyelectronic 10 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment and greetings from germany! Medusa is rarely seen on the market nowadays that we have 2025. And if ever it appears - you have to be a millionaire to buy it. It all went totally crazy!
@Infernokami 11 күн бұрын
dude how, I can barely break 50 million q.q
@Tomyelectronic 10 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment and greetings from germany! I don't know how good you are in playing these modern STERN Games. But with "normal settings" this might happen to you in a day not so far away! Good luck on your mission! Try you best and never surrender!
@BorneoBatman 12 күн бұрын
Fun video! I bought a non-working Jack in the Box I am trying to get back in service. Your video made me even more excited to get it back in action!
@Tomyelectronic 10 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment and greetings from germany! In my opinion the Gottlieb EMs are among the hardest to repair ones. Good luck on your mission!
@hubertlettenbauer7894 12 күн бұрын
Together with Mata Hari the absolute favourite pinball machine of my youth. I loved the sound and the gameplay!!! 🤩
@Tomyelectronic 10 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment and greetings from germany! I think both machines were played to death back in the late 1970s. We only had the Playboy in our Village. Maybe Mata Hari was somewhere around, too - but we were too yound to go everywhere we wanted to go....
@hubertlettenbauer7894 12 күн бұрын
Such a cool machine!!! 🤩 Love it!
@Tomyelectronic 10 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment and greetings from germany!
@dadon9946 16 күн бұрын
Your english is quite... ausbaufähig. ;)
@Tomyelectronic 10 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment and greetings from germany! I finde, dass mein Schulenglisch im Vergleich zu manch anderen Helden einigermaßen gut ist. Aber alles ist natürlich verbesserungswürdig. Ich arbeite daran. Tag für Tag! Realschule rocks! 🤗
@katazumurai 19 күн бұрын
Toller Flipper, ich hab ihn so um 1984 im Frankreichurlaub noch on location gespielt. Dort wurden die Flipper damals laenger kommerziell betrieben, aber der Fun Fest war damals auch der letzte EM in der Spielhalle. Im Museum in Solingen haben wir auch einen. Als Chime Nerd muss ich schon wieder meckern. 10 Punkte Middlechime sind korrekt, 1000 eigentlich gross und 100 eigentlich klein sind vertauscht. Ansonsten, danke wie immer fuer deine Videos.
@katazumurai 19 күн бұрын
Wirklich cooler Flipper, Sound und Artwork sind einfach super. Ich hab ihn zum ersten Mal in Krefeld in einer Pommesbude gespielt. Muesste so um 1983 gewesen sein, Shield of the Gods haben wir den Hammer genannt. Wenig Taschengeld und der Ball geht schnell aus, da haben wir uns den Spass gemacht den Flipper im Game Overmodus zu tilten. Medusas Revenge Hab ich damals zwar nicht verstanden, aber klang einfach cool. Einmal hatten wir kein Geld, haben den Flipper getillt, aus und wieder angemacht und das gleich nochmal und sind gegangen. Der Wirt war nicht begeistert. Verrueckt, was alles im Gedaechtnis bleibt.
@Tomyelectronic 17 күн бұрын
Coole Geschichte. Ja, genau so war es häufig und auch ich habe an den Kisten gewütet. Jedoch vor den Augen des Pommesbuden-Heinis: das ist schon gewagt. Danke für den Kommentar und deine Geschichte aus lange vergangenen Zeiten!
@ollyd7463 20 күн бұрын
Der ist aber sehr selten, nur 1500 ca. gebaut, ich hatte mal einen Recel "Lady Luck" der bombig und lange problemlos lief und auch 2 Umzüge klaglos hinnahm. der Lady Luck hatte einen grossen Lautsprecher im Boden und einen 5 Ton-Generator, der mich aber nervte. ich hatte ihn abgeschaltet (elektroniktöne, kein Läutwerk) hier ist der 5 Ton-Geber zu hören : kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5SznGythL2trrc schöne Video, Grüsse.
@Urko2005 24 күн бұрын
Great video.
@Tomyelectronic 20 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment!
@jayducharme 24 күн бұрын
I'd never seen that one. That table is brutal!
@Tomyelectronic 20 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment! Yes - have to get all of your "lifesavers". The Up-Post, the left kick-back and the right gate-open. Easier said than done!
@hubertlettenbauer7894 24 күн бұрын
Great video, I really like this machine!!! 🤩 Thank you!
@Tomyelectronic 20 күн бұрын
Thank you very much!
@saskia6750 24 күн бұрын
Surely you can use permanent black marker pens on those score reels.then clear coat them afterwards(clear matt laquer) ? Lovely lookin game !! :) thanks guys x
@Tomyelectronic 20 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment. The people who own this machine can do this silly job! Yes - i have done this before with such markers. It's okay - but not brilliant. But much better then the actual look of the reels. Har har har....😅
@BIGMIKE360AMUSEMENTS 24 күн бұрын
I remember when I was in elementary school when this game was released. Classic pinball machine! Harlem Globetrotters On Tour is my favorite ❤️
@Tomyelectronic 20 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment. TRIDENT is definitely one of this "lost pearls" from the big EE era.
@BIGMIKE360AMUSEMENTS 20 күн бұрын
@ Meteor ☄️ Ali, Dracula 🧛♀️ Stars ⭐️ are Classics from Stern as well.
@hans-jorgsasse6595 26 күн бұрын
Hatte ihn auch, zusammen mit einem Dschungelboot, einem Krokodil, das mit einem Zahnrad angetrieben wurde, wenn man das Boot schob da es drauf gesetzt wurde und somit angetrieben wurde. Es wackelte dann mit dem Kopf und mit dem Schwanz. Dabei waren auch ein Zelt ein Plastiklagerfeuer und allerlei survival Spielzeug.
@Tomyelectronic 20 күн бұрын
Danke für deinen Kommentar. Am liebsten wollte man ALLES haben von BIG JIM. Leider waren das andere Zeiten und die Kohle bei den Eltern saß bei weitem nicht so locker (für Spielzeug zumindest), wie es oftmals heute der Fall ist. Aber wir haben es überlebt....
@theodoreolson8187 27 күн бұрын
If I was this fellow I would check the tilt mecinism on this machine. i noticed right after the 3000 point target was hit and he fliped both flippers real quick thith out even moving the machine It tilted. Something seemes wrong here to me. He should check this out.
@hubertuswaldmann4515 28 күн бұрын
Seehr geil! Ich habe mitgespielt bis kurz vorm Herzinfarkt :-) Geliebte Maschine meiner Jugend. Das Stoppen der Balls und das hin- und her switchen zwischen den Schlägern, dann zielen und SCORE !! Ein Traum aus Ingenieurskunst und Adrenalin. 100% Danke für DAS Video!
@Tomyelectronic 20 күн бұрын
Danke für deinen Kommentar. Man merkt, du warst damals dabei und weißt, um was geht und ging. Hol dir doch auch einen Flipper und damit deine Jugenderinnerungen ins traute Heim. Unschlagbar ist das!
@hubertlettenbauer7894 4 күн бұрын
@@TomyelectronicAufgrund dieses Videos bin ich jetzt an einem Playboy Flipper dran, konnte nicht anders 😂 Und der kommt dann neben den Mata Hari 🤩
@Tomyelectronic Күн бұрын
@@hubertlettenbauer7894 Das sind doch die Nachrichten, die man gerne liest. Hoffe nur, dir wird nicht der letzte Euro aus der Tasche gezogen, um an diese Ikone zu gelangen. Wenn er erst mal bei dir steht, wirst du aber all das vergessen und sagen....ES WAR DIE RICHTIGE ENTSCHEIDUNG! Und Gänsehaut bekommen vor Freude!
@lutzbrellenthien3366 Ай бұрын
that was my favourite pinball mashine as i was young.
@Tomyelectronic 20 күн бұрын
I only saw i once on location back then. But my father didn't allow me to put in a "Deutsche Mark". Although i didn't have "Eine Deutsche Mark" in my trouser pockets. Yes - this is a great, great classic! Thanks for your comment.
@nasicher6773 Ай бұрын
Erstmal frohe Weihnachten.... Ich verfolge dich nun mit deinen Videos schon einige Zeit und frage mich woher du immer die ganzen Geräte bekommst ... bleiben die bei dir,oder gibst du die wieder ab ?
@Tomyelectronic 17 күн бұрын
Danke dafür, dass du meine/unsere Videos schaust. Wir wollen zeigen, wie es damals war, wenn man mit einer lausigen DM in die Kneipe kam und zusehen musste, das verdammte Freispiel zu schaffen oder den Special abzuräumen. Es wird nichts geschönt oder x Anläufe unternommen. Die ganzen Geräte gehören mir und ner Menge guter Kumpel von mir.
@nasicher6773 17 күн бұрын
@Tomyelectronic danke geht an dich für die tollen Erinnerungen. Komme aus der Zeit als Mata Hari und so weiter rauskam. Wenn man diese Töne hört,weckt es unheimlich viele Erinnerungen. Grüße...
@BIGMIKE360AMUSEMENTS Ай бұрын
My favorite pinball machine all time ❤ I’m building a custom Harlem Globetrotters On Tour Pinball machine cabinet with over 1500 tables soon
@Tomyelectronic 17 күн бұрын
Once again i have to thank you for your comment. Are you a pinball designer/producer? I think bringing the Harlem back to live and straight into the market will satisfy thousands of old-school pinball maniacs. Greetings from germany!
@BIGMIKE360AMUSEMENTS 17 күн бұрын
@ Harlem Globetrotters On Tour is a legendary pinball machine. I'll be playing it once it's finished ✅ I never saw anyone do a Harlem Globetrotters On Tour pinball machine cabinet with multiple pinball tables!
@richardjohanzh Ай бұрын
It sounds like Paragon.
@Tomyelectronic 17 күн бұрын
Hello. I think you are absolute right! I own the PARAGON (a video will follow...) and we checked it out. Inside Harlem - there lives the Paragon!!!
@williamcooper2368 Ай бұрын
ONE of my favorites. GREAT game.
@bobgomez9481 Ай бұрын
You were my favorite player in Scorpions.
@nickthetoycollector3360 Ай бұрын
Beautiful pinball table. You are lucky to be able to play it.
@Tomyelectronic 17 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment. This machine was once in my possession. I sold it to the guy i shot the video with. Selling was okay for me back then.
@jayducharme Ай бұрын
That's really cool. I've never seen that machine before.
@Tomyelectronic 17 күн бұрын
Wow - you surely have missed something. But to be honest: MEDUSA is seen very rarely nowadays that we have 2025. Hidden in private collections. Hidden deep in the basements of the owners.....
@J-CODA Ай бұрын
Everytime .. it's .. wird's abgezogen 😂😂😂 Excellent! Your english is the best! I truly like it! No one else takes his small deficiencies with such a good humor!
@Tomyelectronic 17 күн бұрын
Har har har.....thanks for your comment. We are laughing a lot during the shooting of the videos. We are all old-school and the whole thing should not be that serious. It is all about showing the machines and the gameplay how it was on location back in the day. We always do only one shot! Not faking anything! And of course: sometimes it is hard to find the right english words. I am trying my best with my "Schul-Englisch".....
@Lonchanney1 Ай бұрын
The voice on this table is the same as Centaur. The sound effects are similar as well. The table looks remarkable. Enjoyed the video as always 👍👍👍👍
@Tomyelectronic 17 күн бұрын
Greetings from germany and thanks a lot for your comment. We tried our best and we will try our best in the videos to come. This is how it was when we were young and joined the "Kneipen" etc. in our local town - searching and playing the "Flipperautomaten".
@DavidWatts83 Ай бұрын
Legendary pinball machine !
@Urko2005 Ай бұрын
Another great video.
@Tomyelectronic 17 күн бұрын
Thank you very much. Greetings from germany. Other videos will follow soon!
@saskia6750 Ай бұрын
chimes is incorrect setting,sounds should be more complicated,but some of the sound is correct
@Tomyelectronic Ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment. I am sure you are right. I was feeling some kind of strange during gameplay and afterwards watching the video. Dip Switches 29 and 30 should be set to "on" i think to get the original old-school sound of "Harlem". I remember we tested this but it doesn't feel right. So we only set 29 to "on". When i visited my friend and he turned "Harlem" on i directly noticed that sound wasn't okay. 29 and 30 were both off. We turned the "distortion" wheel a little bit - left it in the middle. Maybe he has an incorrect sound board in this machine or wrong or damaged roms. Who knows? Maybe we should take the plug on the board off and then back on.....
@Sternvogel007 Ай бұрын
Wunderschönes Gerät. Ich kenne den Ur-Crown noch aus seiner Glanzzeit Anfang der 80er Jahre. Auf der Hamburger Reeperbahn gab es im Jahr 1981 unendlich viele von diesen Crowns. Den typischen Sound des Automaten hörte man dort ständig und überall, dafür brauchte man noch nicht mal eine Spielhalle, einen Imbiss oder eine Kneipe betreten. Der Automat war damals schon legendär und sehr fortschrittlich. Bergmann nahm mit dem Prinzip der Risikoleiter und mit seinem Ausspielungstableau ein neues Spielprinzip vorweg, das sich von da an immer mehr durchsetzte. Eine Besonderheit: Der Lauf der Scheiben wird bei diesem Gerät und bei drei Nachfolgern noch nicht von der CPU gesteuert. Damit waren die ersten vier Crowns der Firma Bergmann die einzigen bereits CPU-gesteuerten Geräte, bei denen es noch keinen von vornherein festgelegten Programmablauf gab. So dass man als Spieler bei diesen Geräten trotz der fortschrittlichen Elektronik tatsächlich noch einen Einfluss auf den Spielablauf nehmen konnte. Leider gibt es wegen der leidigen Akkuproblematik heute nur noch relativ wenige gut erhaltene Exemplare von den einst weit verbreiteten Crown-Automaten, die schon einen Meilenstein in der Entwicklung der Spielautomaten darstellten. Man sollte sich schon ein wenig mit der Mechanik dieser Geräte auskennen. Der Keilriemen des Geräts ist hier nicht korrekt gespannt worden, deswegen hört man nach dem Start der Scheiben leicht flatternde Geräusche, diese stammen von dem Riemen. Das korrekte Spannen des Riemens ist bei diesem Gerät keine einfache Aufgabe, zumal der Mechanismus oft unter Alterschwäche leidet und nachbearbeitet werden muss. Die Stößel der drei Bremsmagneten, die man hier ziemlich hart anschlagen hört wenn die Scheiben stoppen, wurden normalerweise von Gummiringen gepuffert. Diese drei Gummiringe müssen altersbedingt bei den Bergmanngeräten so gut wie immer ersetzt werden, weil sie alterbedingt in der Regel längst zerbröselt sind. Das ist wichtig, damit der Automat wieder sanft und ruhig laufen kann. Man kann gängige O-Ringe nutzen, diese müssen aber die passende Dicke aufweisen.
@achimhecht5602 Ай бұрын
Ich kaufte mir 1972/73 eine Big Jim Kopie und wir erlebten unglaublich tolle Abenteuer. Das Original kostete ca. 10,-DM, die Kopie 3,-DM, bin mir aber nicht mehr sicher. Nun habe ich mir gebraucht bei eBay das Original gekauft, vermutlich 1975 ein Indianer. Bin darüber sehr glücklich. 🥰🥰🥰
@Tomyelectronic Ай бұрын
Danke für den Kommentar. Ja - genau so war es. Leider waren das die Zeiten, wo in der Regel die Anzahl der Geschenke gering und das zur Verfügung stehende Taschengeld noch geringer war. Ich hätte gerne ALLES haben wollen von BIG JIM und Co. Und deshalb: cool, dass du dir heutzutage einfach noch mal den Kult vergangener Jahrzehnte nach Hause geholt hast. Klasse!
@fifkid11 2 ай бұрын
I just got mine a few months ago. Love it but very hard especially when you put the back legs up high. 🤪