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Todd Tuckey shows you how different this Space Invaders pinball machine looks AFTER TNT Amusements has worked its magic on it! LOOK at the beautiful paint job done on the playfield for the customer who asked us to recondition the machine for us! Before and after pictures are quite striking along with some FANTASTIC playfield lighting upgrades---the addition of MORE lighting to brighten up the field! WATCH!
#spaceinvaders #bally #pinball

[@bigbusa1]

I dunno why you guys dont have a T V show yet! Tony is too modest. The things he does to a game really makes it pop. And steve is quite an artist being able to match all those colors. Nice job guys

[@tntamusements]

+bigbusa1 We wondered too...but so far, nothing...but I DO have 420 hours of programming on KZbin!!

[@MonchisJrCoronado]

I may not see this pinball ever again in person & play it but it will always be one of my favorites when I was in my early ages before I turned 12 yrs old,I use to go play Space Invaders at a bowling place in early 80's ,That bowling area close down yrs later mid 80's & that was the last time I ever played S-I,For some reason I was remembering this game for few games,So I decided to look up on KZbin see if I had luck just to be able to bring good memories to see the image of the game & audio.Well wish came true.Thank you much KZbin 🙏👍 for that .Long Live The 80's👍👍👍

[@tntamusements]

Good memories!!

[@keithsmith6356]

I finally got one last week and its almost mint. paid 1,550 for it. been looking for it for 44 years.

[@ScottParisi]

Steven is an artist for sure. All that for ~$1,200. TNT Amusements will be my first call for my next overhaul project.

[@johnluckett3573]

THIS IS THE BEST PINBALL MACHINE EVER MADE.

[@tntamusements]

Well...it IS fun to play for sure

[@keithsmith6356]

Absolutly best pinball table ever made. i heard there is a way to put and 7th digit and it still tripple pops when you reach a million thats one of my next projects for mine.

[@johnluckett3573]

YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELF OWNER OF ESTABLISHMENT. YOU DID ONE HELL OF A GOOD JOB RESTORING THIS MACHINE BACK TO BEING NEW.

[@tntamusements]

Thank you John!

[@LuvADuc]

WOW! I never knew there was a Space Invaders pinball. Great restroration.

[@xexoxex]

best pinball related videos on youtube. great job todd!

[@flipperMAN2001]

I use to own a Empire Strikes Back by Hankin which used the Space Invaders as it's base. I have few regrets in life but selling it is one of them. You have done some great mods.

[@Dellaluna13]

I recall seeing this machine decades ago at a store near a campsite, one night. I think it was just outside the place, in a roofed area with picnic tables. I remember being fixated by it’s beautiful Giger-Alien knockoff art and it’s eerie yellow glow. Best pinball machine ever!

[@tntamusements]

artwork is superb!

[@johnluckett3573]

This was the best pinball machine ever built.I started playing it in (1980) in a town called GRAND ISLAND,NE (ANDY'S ISLE OF FUN JERRYCOY'S). I would place a few quarters in the machine,and play it all day.I would get the machine up to APPROX. 40 replays,give the games away,and run up the owner JERRY ANDERSON'S ELEC. BILL through the roof.I was 14 then,and am now going on 50 YRS. old.

[@ben2976]

One of the best games I ever played. So much to do on it.

[@richardbain8746]

What a beautiful machine great job guys!

[@tntamusements]

+Richard Bain Thank you!!

[@teddyl7006]

Space Invaders always looked so cool. I always wanted it to be more fun than it was.

[@tntamusements]

Yes...I thought the same thing...it just needed a bit more!

[@dad1717]

My favorite pinball machine ever!

[@tntamusements]

:-)

[@garrymiller8031]

A Bally classic from 79

[@bumgahdna]

If the paint guy did an awesome job! I'd like to see some videos on which paints he used and his techniques To get a nice smooth finish

[@Kur0y4m4]

Would love to own a table. This one in particular, but maintenance seems scarier than owning a boat... Been buying Pinball Arcade on PS3-4. Hoping they include Space Invaders. Much respect for the restoration work!!

[@ad356]

i have one game that has been issues in the past. now they all run great. they are pretty reliable when being used at home, its when they were in an arcade running for 8+ hour days idling. the heat tends to kill components, displays burn out from being on too long as well, especially the old plasma displays. other thing to really look out for, any games that have batteries on the boards. they leak and cause acid damage. any signs of acid damage, stay away.

[@keithsmith6356]

its a dang shame pinball arcade lost is bally and williams license 😞

[@edgettefam]

The "you rang" gag is by far my favorite.

[@tntamusements]

We couldn;t resist with tall Tom!

[@gkmerkel]

Todd, you seem like a great guy to work for. Looks like you guys have a lot of fun at work. Your videos are very amusing. Keep up the great work!!!

[@tntamusements]

Wish my employees were not "acting"! Just kidding! We seem to all get along well!

[@5inthehole]

Another great looking machine by TnT!

[@seanhuter4815]

Great work once again!

[@tntamusements]

Thanks Sean!

[@ServiceInstaller]

My dad had one of these in the basement, I remember hitting something like 7,000,000 points - just had everything maxed out and was unstoppable. Had to stand on a chair cause I was too short at 9 years old to see everything. GREAT refurb work, the paint especially. Not my personal preference on the LEDs, it takes away the haunting aura of the game but hey everyone has their thing!

[@tntamusements]

Sounds like you have grand memories on this game!

[@fourpoint64]

Great Job! Nice widebody

[@tntamusements]

Thanks!!!

[@intexpainting70]

Beautiful job as usual Todd! I love your videos!

[@luisdardis5223]

INCREDIBLE WORK!! TY!!

[@johnmorgan2488]

I was nine years old in 1985 in Australia my father bought this 1979 poker machine you say slot machine and in this store there were alot ofpinball machines for sale back then there was a ball space invaders for sale for 400 dollars and other pinballs as well.

[@MagicPumpkin]

Amazing work!

[@tntamusements]

Thanks!!

[@qbertscubes]

What a nice looking Machine... :) I put green Alien LEDs in my Space Invaders ;)

[@keithsmith6356]

I cant find the green leds only white

[@NeilVanceNeilVance]

I remember seeing this machine for the first time in the Isle Of Man summer 1980, It was bad as, big and loud!

[@tntamusements]

Yes...it was! Many operators turned volume up!

[@charlesn898]

Great job guys (as usual)-the LED mods are way cool; hope to try them on one sometime. BTW the -49 rectifier board used in S.I. and Kiss was also used in Future Spa as well.

[@tntamusements]

Yes...another slip of mine! Havne;t had a Future Spa in almost 10 years---so few are left out there! :-(

[@lylejohnson1093]

Steve is a very good artist.

[@tntamusements]

I will pass the word on!

[@robertc9594]

When this came out, there were lines of people waiting to play it at the Supercade in Berkshire Mall, Wyomissing, PA. It is easily top 3 pinball machines for me. Always been a favorite. Does have that annoying sound though.

[@tntamusements]

It was the Cat's MEOW! It was THE game of choice back then! It died in desirability, and only now, its in demand again!

[@basshunter2007]

when you repaint the play field do you coat it so it does not wear again

[@tntamusements]

We cover it with heavy mylar...we get from Amusements Emporium--they have the best stuff!

[@Fishpezera]

me encantan los pinball!!😍😍😍😍👍😉👍😆👍🎮😎😍😍😍😍

[@rarecoolitems]

I remember that pin. We had a few. Wide body and would be scary as shit for the little kids :)

[@tntamusements]

Yes...for sure! I only owned one, but it regularly earned well ($20 to $30 a week was well)

[@keithsmith6356]

i just got mine and its not as big as it looked when i was 14 well at least i got it threw my front door lol.

[@gweising]

You should do an arcade game art restoration channel!

[@RodsPinballVideos]

Future Spa also used the beefed up transformer :)

[@tntamusements]

YES!!! You are right!!

[@DJCJ999]

Can you still buy upgrade kits for these?

[@rickdegidio]

how much could I expect to spend for a reconditioned Space Invaders?

[@chrisfi3d]

4:49 - self esteem by The offspring. Would be a classic if you could incorporate this song into one of your vids, Todd!

[@b1zook456]

I remember this pin well. -Wasted- Invested much moolah playing it back in my younger days at 1001 Plays on Mass. Ave in Cambridge MA. Another commenter pointed out that it is a widebody. True, and it's also one of the first machines I can recall that accepted the S.B.A. dollar coins (remember *those*?).

[@b1zook456]

Also IIRC one of the first pins that cost 50 cents for one play (a 100% price increase!). So we'd get the SBAs to use specifically on this machine 'cause it was 3 plays for a dollar.

[@paulsolfelt8452]

b1zook crap, I used to throw a quarter in that game and play for hours leaving a bunch of credits on it when I left!

[@vipe1558]

Very nice. What do you all do to seal/protect the touchup work once it's done?

[@tntamusements]

The field is waxed and cleaned before painting...and after painting, its clear heavy duty mylar from Amusement Emporium in Chicago--we have been using their stuff for years and it stays down and remains clear.

[@Pitbull0669]

God I always wanted one of these!

[@alexmacias2988]

I have one for sale that needs to be shopped.

[@MrSilverballmania]

That game shares a lot with Silverball Mania

[@tntamusements]

Yes...board system is the same, sounds are similar, layout is slightly similar

[@wozzer2727]

Have you got a vid with you putting the new mylar on the playfield?

[@tntamusements]

wozzer2727 Yes...Look for the Baby Pacman video we posted about 6 months ago.

[@elvisburgerking8675]

This is the 4th time now in the past 2 years that I've scrolled back through all your videos from this one back to no 1 , looking for the ELUSIVE fitting mylar on Baby Pacman video that you mention you posted about 6 months ago. I still can't find it, so please help me before you go completely senile, Where is the video ? was it really on a baby Pacman ? and was it made approx 6 months before this one, actually forget all those questions, just please give me the number of the episode so i can watch it.

[@DarylRobotProject]

Hi, Very good work. What kind of leds have you used to not have flickering because i see that is the original lamp driver card? Thx

[@tntamusements]

DarylRobotProject For some reason, some LED's work fine in certain games and others doe not. But if an LED flickers, a resistor soldered into that socket solves it (or you can buy a flickerless LED with that resistor inside the socket base already)

[@DarylRobotProject]

TNT Amusements Inc Thank you for your fast answer. The resistor must be soldered in parralel right? What is the best resistor value to delete flickers. thank you very much

[@flexsealman7096]

This is in the movie Spaceballs.

[@tntamusements]

a good placement!

[@Titanic4]

Technically, the game match sequence issue mentioned on 9:03 mark of this video could be fixed by making the slingshots worth 10 points on hit.

[@tntamusements]

It could BEFORE the game was finished. Back then, the ROMS were "massed"...produced at a factory, and could not be burned then...so the game shipped without any ten point switches. Bally COULD have revised the ROMS the next year when they were able to burn new ROMS but it was too costly and would generate zero money. People didn't seem to care the game did not have ten point switches for that one game.

[@keithsmith6356]

I have the exact same machine I just need to know where to get the LEDs also my machine is set on freeplay and i want to use it as a bank. Any help would be very helpful there are also 3 lights that do not work i have repaird all the other but have no idea why these wont come on and one other ptoblem is if i turn it to loud i get humming noise. any idea what to do>?

[@tntamusements]

sound like a bad transistor for each bulb thats out...thats what it usually is.

[@keithsmith6356]

@@tntamusements thank you so much I have no idea how to fix that :-(

[@dantescanline]

have this around the corner from me, and i've never had a fun game on it! it runs super slow and it looks like the playfield is substantially flatter than the neighboring games, i wonder if this is intentional by design or it's just poorly setup?

[@tntamusements]

mick maus Maybe the back leg levelers are set too low...they should be at least half way up...and front levelers down flat.

[@clintholloway875]

The tall Todd said "You rang". It sounds like Lurch while The Addams Family theme song is playing.

[@tntamusements]

That was Tom...and I simply dubbed in the real Lurch's voice! TNT Magic!

[@groenekever]

one time got one and sell it. wish that i still had it

[@Dinosaurprince]

Do people give approval of mods that cut into the art?

[@aflhabalafhabab]

How big is this machine, compared to Paragon & Genie?

[@tntamusements]

Its the same cabinet as Paragon. The Gottlieb Genie and Roller Disco wide body games are the largest out of all wide body games and manufacturers other than Atari Hercules.

[@count-robo]

lol. nice one on this

[@tntamusements]

Thanks!!

[@elvisburgerking8675]

This is the 4th time now in the past 2 years that I've scrolled back through all your videos from this one back to no 1 , looking for the ELUSIVE fitting mylar on Baby Pacman video that you mention you posted about 6 months ago. I still can't find it, so please help me before you go completely senile, Where is the video ? was it really on a baby Pacman ? and was it made approx 6 months before this one, actually forget all those questions, just please give me the number of the episode so i can watch it.

[@tntamusements]

Here you go! All cued up! I found it in a search for "TNT Amusements Baby Pacman Playfield" kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4iVaqaDisaAqKs

[@chasewilliams6192]

I know I’m 10 years late, but is this a widebody?

[@tntamusements]

yes it is!

[@lylejohnson1093]

The way you improve the games I think you should be the one to design them.

[@tntamusements]

Lyle Johnson I enjoy just showing them off!

[@basshunter2007]

he is kinda like lurch

[@clintholloway875]

The ending music is The Addams Family Theme Song.

[@tntamusements]

Yes..we thought it appropriate because of our tall Tom!

[@CaryHardy]

Sexy looking machine!

[@yoshihirogamer]

did bally stole the rights from taito's property?.

[@tntamusements]

I am SURE they paid for them...

[@Railoffroader2]

You rang? 🤣

[@guardianofretro]

i own one myself; but this doesnt look attractive to me and beautifull as the Original.

[@tntamusements]

Not many people want regular lights anymore...the leds just make the games look more appealing...especially to new players!

[@herold30]

great pin unfortunately without language module...🤷🏼‍♂️😢

[@elizario3524]

Lurch! lol

[@tntamusements]

He is so tall!!