Pinball Stories #6: Roller Derby - Our friend's favorite machine - www.PinballHelp.com

[@louclawges9069]

Wow, great story. Sorry to hear that he passed away. When growing up, we had a Bally Big Time Bingo Machine in our garage which was a game room. Once you know how they play, they are a blast of fun. All my friends would come by and when they knew all the ins and outs, they were hooked.

[@viccamppinball]

Thanks for the great video on this Bingo Pinball Machine. I have a 3 bingo pinball machines in my collection. I grew up in Newark NJ playing the bingos on route. I wish there were more pinball collectors interested in this awesome machiines.

[@rickydow3065]

Good for you I would love to have Bally's ticker tape in my home

[@wenkuchen]

So sad to hear his passing away. I probably is the very few that can sympathize how excited he was playing the games. If I can play the games with the magic machines again, I will be crying. There were pinball machines in some gaming rooms in Taiwan until late 90’s. They’re gambling machines that’s why it is so fun to play than normal pinball machines. You can manipulate to shake the machine to control the ball bouncing to desired hole. You got “TILT” if you over shake the machine, the game ends right away as death punishment. I know there is a pendulum central around a ring device beneath the major board. The OK section is my favorite because it is very winnable. The 2 in blue as 5 in green feature is kind of jackpot of the game. Th mechanical sensations playing the games are just satisfying. Truly hope to play the games someday soon.

[@pin-monkeypinball3548]

Great story. Great delivery. Literally tearing up

[@rayxtwo]

Glad you were able to make him happy😥

[@eddiesampson2177]

I also grew up playing these things in the early 70's thru early 80,'s and share the same love for them as Mike. I also remember them being cracked down on and everyone doing away with them. Sorry to hear of your friends passing but the story line is awesome, thanks for sharing.

[@edwardmatusiak4259]

brings back memories of my young teens and we got paid out in cash for the total of amount of points also able to play the tilt to its limit

[@RichardDaly51]

Thank you & Mike RIP Sir

[@Riz2336]

Cool story, RIP Mike

[@georgeford3687]

I played Roller Derby a lot I'm the early 80s. If you got over 100 games, the barkeeper paid you 10 dollars but you had to turn the machine of and on that reset the game counter.

[@tithund]

I have a Bally Broadway cabinet as a coffee table, a friend had picked it up for like 30 bucks or something. Apparently you can still buy new, computer controlled bingo machines, and they're still in some bars in Belgium.

[@IMRROcom]

Gambling Machines as they were called in the late 80's when I lived in Memphis, TN area. loved to play them.

[@arnbon6241]

Thanks for the upload. It's really sad that one of your bingo friend passed away.

[@viccamppinball]

This is such a really nice heart felt story about Mike's love for the Bally Bingo Pinball Machine called "Roller Derby". I'd like to say how wonderful it is to hear you are keeping Mike's favorite machine in the club that I'm sure brought him happiness and joy before his passing. Here's more about a Bally Roller Derby in the link below explaining in detail what a player needs to when playing this challenging bingo pinball machine. Thanks for sharing this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGHbq2qKpr-Vf6M

[@DubsBrown]

Mike’s in a place where the bingo machines never break down

[@saltracer1]

I use to work on these mid to late 70's. I will always remember the night the authorities decided to crack down on these "illegal gambling devices".

[@georgeschaeffer3660]

i have one of these with the glass broke...and not sure if it works..if anyone is interested... im in Louisiana

[@rickydow3065]

I watch a lot of these videos about the old Bally machines I remember them they were fun to play and also watch other people play them so many videos on Valley machines I wish somebody take the time and play one of the machines for about an hour or more commentate as they are being played now that would be a definitely a damn good KZbin video I don't know why the hell someone never thought of that can't play them no more unless you privately owned one next best thing is watching somebody play them again make some damn videos of people playing them da da da

[@craigstewart3273]

I remember 50 years ago being a small child watching all the European Immigrants playing what we called money machines in the western suburbs of Melbourne Australia and then playing as a teen trying to get to $10.00 so you could get a payout, highly illegal but so much fun.

[@tofargone16]

In pinball heaven there is no tilt. Ive dropped many a roll of nickels in these things. Miss them.

[@marygirardin5300]

Lovely story

[@PinballHelp]

Thanks - by the way, this game will now be featured on the set of a new tv series on Apple TV. The reboot of "Queer As Folk" - the production team now has that game for their set decoration.