Day: May 15, 2026

Bally Fireball Pinball C. 1970s Vintage American Analog Pinball Machine

Bally Fireball pinball machine. My dad gave this to us when we were kids in the 70s he had it in his house since then when he died, he left it to me. Featured in the film, dazed and confused Matthew McConaughey playing this pinball in the arcade. Featured in many films. This is a classic one of a kind. This machine has not been restored. It has scraped scratches, gouges stains, rough where on the table. Only one major Repair needs to be done. There’s a broken plastic piece where the messenger ball that runs up and hits the buzzer that needs to be replaced. I had a piece of plastic made by the GAME DOC IN LOS ANGELES to match the original piece, but I have not installed it yet. Please request photos of that piece and request Close-up photos. Anything you need to judge your investment I will provide you. ! Please ask a lot of questions before you make an offer. Fireball is a historically notable pinball machine designed by Ted Zale and released by Bally in 1972. The table was one of the first to have a modern sci-fi/fantasy type of outer-space theme and featured elaborate artwork, on the sides of the table, painted by Dave Christensen. The game itself is notable as it featured several pinball innovations, including a spinning disc (called “whirlwind spinner”[1] on the flyer) in the centre of the playfield which spins continuously throughout a game, moveable “zipper” flippers, and trapped ball bonuses. The zipper flippers move to their inner position if the blue mushroom bumper is hit, or to the outer position if a yellow mushroom bumper is hit; when in the inner position the gap between the flippers is smaller than the ball. It also includes the “messenger ball”, this is a ball trapped in a channel that can be hit with the ball in play to try and get it to hit the target behind it. Fireball was also an early table to have the multi-ball (three balls, in this case) feature. This was started by locking a ball in each of the games saucers, Odin and Wotan (in this game, the fire gods), and the hitting a target with the messenger ball. [2] Fireball’s playfield and backglass featured elaborate artwork of a flaming “fire man”, flames, and stars in space.