CENTIGRADE 37 PINBALL MACHINE - BY GOTTLIEB 1977

CENTIGRADE 37 PINBALL MACHINE - BY GOTTLIEB 1977

[@Barber747]

Just played this last night at one of the several arcade bars in my town. Some of the bell dinging sound effects remind me so much of the sound effects from classic game shows such as the $100,000 Pyramid, the original 1978 Card Sharks, etc. That's what makes it so nostalgic for me, even though it was kind of frustrating not always being able to catch that ball. 😔

[@leehazlewoodism]

Played this last weekend at the Paris Pinball museum. They have so many Gottliebs there.

[@vanishingpoint5248]

Oh man..my favorite from back in the day!

[@Vangelismusic1]

Growing up as a kid and pinball wizard at the time this was one of my favorite machines and it just brings me back WOW!

[@blindsportslover]

I wish I had vision to play pinball in general. I like the sounds of these old machines.

[@Barber747]

They remind me of the sound effects from some of those old game shows from the 70s and 80s. 😄😄😄

[@douro20]

This game was also produced by Maresa in Spain, although it is not known if it was an illegal copy or if it was licenced from Gottlieb.

[@mcrow3856]

Nice. Gottlieb really made some great machines.

[@soterioncoil2163]

I'm inherently attracted to pinball machines. Breathtaking table! I can only play it digitally in The Pinball Arcade or in my dreams.

[@MichaelAStanhope]

Wow, your playfield is beautiful. Mine looks like a whitewood prototype in many places its so worn out, but it still plays perfect, and its fast too, and gives you the mandatory house ball finger on a regular basis!

[@davideisemann7130]

What's to say another Gottlieb classic !

[@DrTotz]

Wow that's nice looking. I hope to get my hands on one of these someday. Thanks for the video. ^_^

[@dontmesswiththeman]

I thoroughly enjoy this pin, but it amazes me to think that Gottlieb was still pumping out wedgeheads when other companies had solid state machines with digital sound. They may have been behind the times but I commend them for caring about game design over technology.

[@papasnejk87]

just simply out of curiosity: what is a wedgehead and what's solid state machine? I played a few real tables in my life at funfairs and pubs but... definately not an expert about them. Could you please explain?

[@727PENGO]

Gottlieb was the only company to make a Wedgehead. These games where one player only machines and had a smaller head than a standard machine. The Wedgehead had a unique design where it starts out wide on the top of the head but then slopes narrow at the bottom. SS or Solid State machines are Electronic Pinball Machines controlled by circuit boards. They will also have digital scoring displays. SS games started to hit heavy in the market by 1978. EM or Electromechanical is pre SS games that have no electronics and are controlled by relays, motor, coils, and have score reels. Some very few game titles that were released in 77 and 78 where made in both EM and SS version.