Rare 1980 Gottlieb CIRCUS widebody pinball machine Shopped LEDs FREE SHIPPING
This game works great. We have fully shopped it and replaced all of the rubber bands with new ones. We have also replaced all of the light bulbs with new LEDs. Every single bulb, switch, coil, target, display segment, sound effect, etc is working great. All of the PCBs are original and working perfectly. This game has been in my Pinball Paradise playable pinball museum in central IL where it has been popular. The only real flaw I should mention here (although it does not affect how it works) is that one of the targets on the “roto-target” is broken off. This is the target in the top left corner of the playfield. It is a big wheel with lots of different targets on it. From time to time this target rotates and changes what values are scored when hitting that target. One of the many targets broke off, and I can find no way to replace it. The good news is that it still scores and functions perfectly. It just doesn’t show the number “3” anymore. Otherwise, this game functions 100% perfectly and plays great in every way! NOTE: The displays all work perfectly and have no burns or flaws of any kind. The pictures unfortunately make it look like the displays are not working, because this darn iPhone doesn’t allow my to adjust the shutter speed. It is such a fast shutter speed that it catches the displays while drawing the digits and makes them look broken. Trust me, to the human eye, they look and function perfectly. If anyone knows how to adjust the shutter speed on an iPhone 12 please message me. We have of course completely shopped it so it is playing about like new. This game really plays great, and has SO much to shoot for on the playfield. There are FIVE flippers, drop targets some loop shots, several lanes, bumpers, slingshots, rollovers, saucers, etc… Just a really fun game with lots to do and a lot of challenge if you want to accomplish everything. Also, I need to emphasize just how HUGE this game is. Not only is it a wide-body, but it is also deeper / longer than most pinballs. It will stick out a little from the other pinballs in your line up because Gottlieb made these enormous. And it was well worth it, because they filled the playfield with a lot more artwork and things to shoot for. I really love these wide-bodies. I wish this became the standard size for pinballs. The game has a new ball and lock. The quarter coin mechs work so you can use it as a piggy bank if you wish. I should also mention that Circus is one of the rarest Gottlieb games made. Very low production of 1700 units. I have never seen another one and I have seen 10s of thousands of pinballs in the last 30 years. I don’t know where they all went, but they are not put up for sale very often I can tell you. CONDITION and RATINGS for THIS SPECIFIC MACHINE. The physical / cosmetic condition of this game is EXCELLENT. The playfield has some signs of minor wear, but I don’t see any spots where the paint has worn through. The artwork is SO amazing on this playfield. It is one of the best looking games out there. So vibrant and so much going on in the artwork. Almost like one of those kids’ books where they have so many things in the artwork that it’s a game to try to spot everything hidden in the details… The plastics are all basically perfect. I can’t see any flaws or cracks or broken parts at all. The backglass looks very good, but definitely has some minor flaking. Fortunately the flaking is in places where it is not really very noticeable. You almost have to be looking for it to see it. The cabinet is very nice and solid. The paint on the cabinet is all original – no touchup – and still is excellent. There are a few minor scratches and worn spots but very minor. The coin door is excellent, and has working coin mechs. New LED bulbs to light the coin slots, and a new lock. It has been fully shopped with LED bulbs. If you need any more pictures or have any questions, please let me know – I’m happy to answer. PLAYFIELD PLASTICS: 9.5/10. COIN DOOR: 8.5/10. STANDARD GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SOLID STATE PINBALL SHOPPING. When we shop a solid state pinball, here is what that includes. 1 Removed most everything from the playfield. 2 Clean, wax, and polish entire playing surface. 3 Replace all above-playfield light bulbs with new LED bulbs. 4 Replace all below-playfield light bulbs with new LED matching colored bulbs. 5 Replace all rubbers with new ones. 6 Re-install all above playfield plastics and hardware after thorough cleaning. 7 Remove backglass, replace all bulbs with LEDs. 8 Make sure all features of pinball are working properly. 9 Scrub, clean, and touch up cabinet to the best of our limited ability. 10 Install new lock on front door. 11 Install new ball(s). There are probably a few other things we do, but that’s the gist of it. This game is located in sunny, beautiful downtown McLean, IL 61754. We have over 140 playable games and luxurious arcade-themed lodging options. Contact me for more details or look for hotel Arcadia on airbnb. They will bring it right inside your house (ground floor only). This is for the 48 contiguous United States only. In some rare cases possibly longer. What I CAN guarantee is that if you pick the game up, or if not when the game leaves my hands, it will be exactly as described and photoed above. I’m a fair, honest guy… This item is in the category “Collectibles\Arcade, Jukeboxes & Pinball\Pinball\Machines”. The seller is “vintagevideogames.arcadia” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Gottlieb
- Year: 1980
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Name of Game: Circus
