Vic! You're my kind of people! What a great setup you have there. There's a soft spot in my heart for EMs of the 1960s and 70s. With a special emphasis on Gottliebs. There were some games there which I recognized and have played. Yet you showed me some others which were completely new to me. And they were beautiful. If you were within reach, I'd surely join you in playing them and I'd call myself lucky to have those machines available to play.

Great stories Vic; so many fond memories of our youth! Thanks for sharing.

Enjoyed your pinball video. Glad there are others who love the games like I did. My brother was over a couple of months ago and he agreed that if we had the pool table and pinballs, we would never have left the house!

You'd need a team of horses to get me out of you game room Vic. I'd crank some tunes on the juke box and probably start on Centigrade 37. Give me a pot of coffee and I'll be there all freaking day. I'm 39 and trying to keep EM's alive. There's nothing better than a Gottlieb. I only have two wedgeheads. Gold Strike and Playball. Jet Spin, Royal Flush, Spirit of '76, Quick Draw and William's Space Odyssey complete my collection. You have an amazing collection. Load them up in a truck and I'll make sure they get played. Love it from Oregon.

Wonderful stories sir. Very enjoyable.

If i ever go to the states a visit of your collection is a MUST! I am writing from germany and believe me - these single player "Wedgeheads" are seen very seldom here. Germany was a "Four Player Pinball Country". I am into EM Pinball, too - although they had already left the locations when i went there as a young boy in the late 1970ies (i only met AZTEC and Space Mission and a Jackpot). EE was my era. Nevertheless i realized in 2011 with my first EM "Jolly Roger" how cool it is to bring the old classics back to life. I have seen and played some of your models in around 2015 when there was a big exhibition near-by in the capitol town of Volkswagen, called "Wolfsburg". This was the ignition for me to buy a "Slick Chick" (super-classic Gottlieb Wedgehead! Unbelievable to own it!) which was offered 2 years later and which i have NEVER seen on the private market here in germany before or after. The stories you are telling about your games are awesome (A ride back to the "Candy Store"....!!!! I think this is what we call "Kiosk" here in germany.). You saw them all on location and it would be really, really interesting talking to you about these times long ago. I love those stories from guys who REALLY were on location back then. Keep rockin' the silverball! Greetings from germany.

Awesome video Vic, I live in Aventura Florida and I was a kid of the 70's we had an arcade in Miami called Fun Fair, I remember playing all these fantastic Gottlieb EM pinball machines, my favorites were Target Alpha, Spirit of 76, Surf Champ, 300 bowling, and any game with a lot of drop targets. My love of the games is not just playing the games it's the great artwork on the blackglass and playing field that is also appealing to me, these games are historical artistic works of art to me. They have a new vintage pinball arcade in Delray beach called Silverball Museum, this is the second location, the original is in Asbury Park New Jersey, I plan on going this month, love your videos and your passion, I wish I lived next to you so I could visit, I went to an arcade show in Hollywood Florida, they have it once a year at different locations, they only had 5 Gottliebs at the show, it was very disappointing because I have zero interest in the newer pinball's, but I have to tell you playing those 5 machines was such a great high for me, the sounds of the machines is like being transported into a time machine and back into my childhood. The room you created is something I fantasy about doing one day, you really are the Willy Wonka for middle age men, maybe one day you can send me a golden ticket to enter your pinball paradise lol Please make more videos.

What a great video and wonderful collection! I live in South Florida and just went to the Silverball Museum in Delray. Absolutely loved it.

Nice to see people enjoying the games my family built.

Man what an collection you have. I just started collecting pins when I stumbled across a video here on KZfaq; I remember playing at my grandmother's neighbor that had an evil canival and I never had much money to play but long story short I just bought 6 brand new pinball machines of the now era. But I have to eventually have a couple of EMs for nostalgic purchase plus I really enjoy playing any pins but I still enjoy and appreciate the EMs. Great vid and thanks for sharing. Super awesome collection and I hope to one day have at least half of pins in numbers that you have. 20 pins would be enough for me. And I will make it happen

I like the beer neon lights, especially Coors Light. Speaking of which, I had a nice Coors Light while watching this video. Beer always makes a man cave great.

Nice arcade great stories thanks for sharing.

Awesome classic "wedgeheads" reviews. really enjoyed!

You have nice collection of wegde heads thanks for sharing.

just a side note on your video...I was at Silverball about a month ago and played Dimension, which is the add-a-ball version of 2001...you're right it is a special game...and I even ended up with a score of over 135.000 which got my name on the high-score card for the machine

P.S....I was reading your story about the Williams 'Blue Chip' you found that had the 18,000 original plays on pinball database. I have a Blue Chip in great condition that I love playing. One of my friends who is a wedgehead collector thinks it's the worst game ever, lol. That's pinball for ya. There's something for everyone. I also have a Williams 'Argosy' from 1977 that is a great player in my opinion, and a 'Team One' wedgehead add-a-ball from '77.

Awesome collection! I currently have sing along, 4 square, aquarius and a playball I just scored for 250 bucks. Wedgeheads are the best. I'm surprised you don't have Abra ca dabra, trying to get that one next! Cool video!

Playmates is utterly brilliant and rare. Vic and I spoke some ten years ago. Have restored a few since then, probably 120. See Pinball Creative. That is us. Love that room. I could live in there. Keep well. Giacomo

Hey Vic, Gottlieb's Rocky in 1982 replicated the Show Boat design with the four flippers. The only game that I know did that and with the roll over drain down the middle.

nice collection.

I'd love to know your top 5 WIlliams tables as well...maybe even Bally if you have experience with those too? My favorite Bally table is Star Jet 1963. Nice video, it was fun listening to your passion for classic pinball.

There's something about Gottlieb wedge heads that attracts me to them i played them alot when i was a kid in my dads store. I think its the greatest indoor sport ever.

You seem like a nice guy, someone that makes friends easily, and would not hesitate to invite someone over to enjoy your gameroom.

Wow very nice I love pinball I was the first person to play the kiss pinball machine in the state of Utah it was delivered to classic miniature golf and after the man put it together I waited for hours for him to come and he told me I was the first person to play the machine in the state boy we would talk for hours about pinball I was a arcade rat 😊

what an amazing collection. are you in Florida? I have a large collection too and would love to network with you.

No Slick Chick? No wood rails?