The greatest pinball history series available. Thanks for sharing this.

@jaybroach4105

Жыл бұрын

Are you kidding? It plays more like a crappy failed comedy than an actually informative historical documentary.

@carlosfields9937

Жыл бұрын

@@jaybroach4105 let's see how many likes your opinion gets

never thought i’d be sad at the death of pinball companies but hearing bally/williams being shut down has been devastating

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Tbh when i was doing my research i think gottlieb's fall got to me more. I kinda already knew what was coming for bally/williams the whole time but Gottlieb's was just slow and painful

Actually, Banzai Run had the first diamond plated playfield. But it was experimental at that phase, so only a few machines were released with DP playfields. Terminator 2 was the first machine where ALL the playfields manufactured were diamond plated. It's essentially the same polyurethane clearcoat used on cars, and they did away with that label after Fish Tales.

@estherastudillo8647

Жыл бұрын

Never knew that before.

Just a thank you for making seriously well edited and genuinely funny mini-docs on pinball history. Usually this kind of niche content never receives the quality treatment you're giving it. Ride or die for Bralex.

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

I feel that tbh. One of my biggest struggles in this has just been finding good pictures, especially for rarer tables

Just picked up an interest in pinball recently and this series has been so great in painting the picture of its history. I feel you nailed this format, funny and informative. Looking forward to part 4!

looking forward to your next video

The fact Sonic the Hedgehog never got a real pinball machine is baffling

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Fr oh my god I have never agreed more with a comment. Sega literally made pinball machines like times lmao

I played a lot of pinball qround 85-95. It was interesting to learn the history behind the game. Very good video. I wish this guy had the money to make a documentary with interviews.

I just got an Addams Family 4K table from At Games this weekend. I absolutely love it! But Attack From Mars is my favorite table and you better believe I installed it on my Addams table!

8:23 is wild because it's two generic as hell pintables and then Circus is the most unique, ahead of its time and best form factor that's ever been attempted

“Pin*Bot may or may not have been the first machine with a Wizard mode.” Black Hole multiball: Am I a joke to you?

Love it. What an achievement. Outstanding job. I couldn't wait for the final chapter to tell you that you've made something you can really be proud of.

26:31 No Fear was clothing line in the 90s targeted to Teens and kids. No Fear pinball was fun to play.

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

I hear that no fear is actually pretty fun i just havent gotten around to it yet

@TampaTec

Жыл бұрын

@@bralex2670 if you got Android phone you can play pinball arcade with all tables but need to install Pinball Arcade sbenny apk Version includes all 100 Bally, Williams, Gotieb and Stern tables. It's my favorite app. Sorry, I can't link it but I'm sure you're smart enough to figure it out. Also it includes tables ad flyers and tables history too.

Well now I need the next episode.

Yesss I was waiting and not for too long. Thanks bud

@alexwothebr1118

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Keep an eye out for part 4. Shouldn't take as long as part 3 did

I like a couple of Sega's machines. Apollo 13 is silly with its 13 ball multiball, and Twister is pretty fun. I also spent quite a lot of time with X-Files and Starship Troopers. They're not on the same level as Addams Family but I have fond memories of them, and boot them up in Visual Pinball every now and then.

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Sega's Star wars is also surprisingly pretty good

@mightywaranvil2912

7 ай бұрын

Most of SEGA's pins are third banana in my eyes to Addams Family (Whereas I think Twilight Zone is the deepest pin I've ever touched).

@bralex2670

7 ай бұрын

I think thr first half of sega's run was noticably better than their second half. Probably should've talked some mpre about their tables cause they do have a couple cool ones. Oh well

jurassic park was the highlight of my childhood. that machine lasted a very long time at the local pizza parlor and our large family had almost every birthday there for years and years

I am very much looking forward to part 4. Great stuff so far. Your pinball videos have been very fun watch! Thanks for making them for us to enjoy 🙂

Really GREAT video. I have been playing pinball for 45 years. Your contend and super brand of humor make, what could be a rathe dry topic, very, very entertaining. Thanks a ton from Canada.

Dude absolutely awesome the way you did this doco ,,, you have to do part 4!!!

You thought the Sega pins were bad? Here I am thinking they made excellent machines! Twister and Apollo 13 specifically are so fun (and have some of the best multi balls!)

@bralex2670

10 ай бұрын

Their Star Wars is actually pretty fun too

Another great episode great job!

"Or little video modes that are never fun" You made me think about that, and you're right.

I've only seen three arcades that had Super Mario Bros. and found it to be very easy and was able to play for hours on the 3 credit buy-in due to the enormous number of free games awarded.

Great Series, I've thoroughly enjoyed them. But, Williams "Joust" is crazy fun, like funner than most other pinball machines level fun, if you have someone decent to play against. Also, Even with the "balls in her mouth" gimmick, "The machine: Bride of PinBot" is one of the funnest pinball machines ever made, the rotating head is an addictive feature and makes it a worthy sequel to the original iconically addictive "PinBot"

@MistahJigglah

Жыл бұрын

American Gladiators didn't bomb, I remember the late 80s and early 90s, American Gladiators was iconic, to the point that references to it became a trope. American Gladiators was so epic USA network could ride it's coattails for nearly a decade, and Nerf created a tennis ball gun

Can't believe you foreshadowed the Scooby-Doo pinball machine

Awesome videos. Loving this series!!

very well made & entertaining, excited for part 4!

Bro this series is so good. Thank you for making it.

Another excellent job. Thanks and I can't wait for the next chapter!

Another great installment - keen to see Part 4!

very good so far. looking forward to part 4!

Brilliant, once again. Many thanks for your great effort.

A superb pinball history series great work love to see part 4 ... Thanks

This is so good!

What a phenomenal video.

This is so cool! Great writing/ editing/ research. Big fan of your work!

Really Nice Job going through the history of some of these machines. Well done.

Pinball 2000. I was so lucky that i got to play both tables a few years ago and man would it have been amazing to see the concept picked up by someone else. Other than that this is just a great video once more, was kinda expecting the Freddy pinball machine to be mentioned due to its claw-save and how funny it is to see Freddy Kruger spitting out balls from its mouth.

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I don't wanna spoil too much, but multimorphic has a lot of Pinball 2000 energy, they make cool stuff :) There were plenty of tables that I left out just because they weren't quite notable enough. Diner is one that I would've loved to highlight, but there just wasn't enough to say about it. Great game tho

This was awesome. Enjoyed this more that I can say.

This series has been a dream to watch. We share the same feelings about Voltaire: favorite pin, never gonna buy it! ✌️ Flying to Vegas for my bday (alone) JUST to get two full days (ALONE) at the PHoF Museum. Don’t laugh-you KNOW YOU’d do it, too, if the wife letchya. 👀😅🤷‍♂️ Last time I did this (at the old location) it was a bad week for ol’ Tim; loads of the top machines weren’t working. It was my intro to JJP (Oz) & one a the BATS was busted. 😣 I thought, 💭 _It JUST came out! JJP better get it together!_ (🤔 I’m not yet convinced to invest in one.) 🤷‍♂️

What fun great videos these are. Very nice sir. Very concise and informative.

Another great episode! Really entertaining way to share the history of pinball and the ups and downs of the companies and individuals that built the machines. Looking forward to episode 4 and beyond!

I just found out about this video series, and I'm loving them. Great stuff. BTW, No Fear is based on a clothing brand of the same name. I know, I didn't know for awhile either.

Honestly love your video man, great work, it took a lot of research and dedication and you made me laugh out loud a couple times 🤘

Great content!

Wow it's been a great series so far. You are very knowledgeable.

I like how Sega keeps drunkenly wandering in and out of the pinball story, all the while you know that when they're offscreen, they're tanking their home console business. Kinda makes me love the company even more

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

The only real good Sega ever did to pinball was paving the way for Stern. I'm really curious to see how classic Sega tables play, they could be good and I would never know

@crashthevacuum

Жыл бұрын

Oh absolutely. And yet they did sort of "save" pinball just by existing (not of any actual acumen) as you pointed out. Which seems to be their MO. They should try to jump back in now that they're the "we just make Sonic games" company

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

I'll do anything for a sonic pinball machine

@crashthevacuum

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, same

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Ngl tho Baywatch is kinda a banger

Heeey, what a cool surprise to see an image I edited of TZ at 18:49 =D Bralex, great docu you have made, I'm gonna sub + bell. Kudos from Caracas

Outstanding work, sir. I'm looking forward to the next installment as well as hoping for future content. May I suggest deep dives into your favorite machines or a breakdown into the most popular EM's, SS's, DMD's, etc. Pinball has a lot of topics you can sink your teeth into. Keep up the good work.

Circus Voltaire is now worth like 12- to 15,000 😂 even bad cats by python anghelo is like 6-7 thousand its crazy how collectible these beautiful machines have become! great series tho btw!

Nicely done Lot of work on the editing...Grew up on pinball. Enjoying the virtual version now so it's cool and interesting to see a complete history from the VERY beginning with the information about why some of these companies I had never heard of have tables.

Very enjoyable series 👍👍

I watched Ep 1 to 3 back 2 back, very nice video’s. Waiting for the finale…! Grts from Belgium 🇧🇪

just drop part 4 soon please. Love it.

Data East Jurassic Park was a blast to play

I loved the south park pinball machine, the toys didn't age well but other than that I found it extremely fun

Cracks me up!🤣🤣🤣 Looking forward to the next edition.....

23,880 views - Toasting an Epic Bread. This will have a million views one day and be known as the definitive history of pinball on youtube

omg cliffghanger! I do hope Stern continues so that the next video won't be 20 seconds long.

a great job, again :)

I never knew why the vegas pinball machine felt so cheap, now I know why

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that was interesting to me too. I didn't know about street level games before doing research so that was cool

I'm just glad to hear everything worked out, like in Hardbody.

6:06 I'm a fighting game player and I could feel my eyes widen at the mention of that name. It's like seeing a President's prom photos. The beta version of what will be.

Funhouse was ok, and Whilrwind was funny with the fan on top, and plenty of others were so good...but you hit the nail onf the head, as The Addams Family pinball machine was in fact great for a reason...I sunk plenty of quarters into that as a kid, a teen and an adult in bars. IT was just that cool and iconic. Twilight Zone might be in 3rd/ Bronze or 2nd/sivler spot depending on ones feeligns about it, but it was cool too. BUt to me, second to the Addams Family one was the Star Trek TNG pinball machine from 1993...that one was PERFECT for trekky fans and it had some cool features on screen and on the table. Surprised you didnt have that on here tbh. I remember some of the ones you did show and others. PINball rocks! ^

@bralex2670

6 ай бұрын

Ah I like funhouse tho. Personally I'd go Twilight Zone over Addams Family, but they're both great. I can't believe I didn't mention either Williams' or Stern's Star Trek. I'm particularly fond of Stern's

@screwthenet

6 ай бұрын

No worries, its just nice to talk about these things with another pinball fan ^

Sorry, had to comment again. Love this series. Pat Lawlor is the GOAT, Whirlwind is probably my "if I could have one table in my living room" table pick, not least of which because of the great sound effects and the fact that it doubles as a floor fan. Honestly that whole stretch of Bally and Williams tables from Cyclone/Banzai Run in 1988 to about The Addams Family in 1992 is the high water mark for pinball IMHO, having modern style ramp shots and great table flow while not interrupting the game with a lot of different play and video modes constantly directing your attention to the backbox. Which is not to say that some later tables like Cirqus Voltaire aren't amazing in their own right, of course.

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Honestly I gotta agree. There's something special about those late 80's/early 90's tables

@Hyperbolic_G

Жыл бұрын

I've played all these machines a ton, but I struggle to think of many games that are close to or better than what modern sterns are. They're addictive in a way the older ones just arent

Quality stuff here

Great fkn video sir. I'm from Chicago and this is just awesome to see

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Ay pinball hometown

Great job! I learned a lot. I am surprised though that you did not include B/W StarTrek The Next Generation, 1993-94, one of my favorites.

Now the 'trend' seems to be digital pinball machines with no balls, just a giant monitor for the table.

There are so many pinball machines that need an acurate digital transition so everyone can experience them. But I guess too many digital licenses are afloat and many games to play gonna be stuck inthis license war. Had most Williams tables on my phone and one day - update - boom! - many were gone, including my favorite old school classic Fireball. Damn!

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

I guess there's always vpx

10:00 this is my new holy grail

medieval madness is my favorite pinball machine 🏰

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Good choice that one is a banger

Good job on the #3 in the series. Just as good as the previous ones and it's my favorite era of pinball. Wow, just looking at those dates it's insane how cramed the 90s was with pinball compared to what came after. Also, thanks for finally showing that joust I talked about last video. :D Lastly, I always thought the issue with Pinball 2000 was that Revenge from Mars did well but Star Wars Episode 1 did not perform well. But yeah maybe it was more they were expecting it be a huge smash hit and when reaction to episode 1 was just.. meh.. that was it.

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Its my favorite era too. I think the problem with pinball 2k was that wms had already pretty much given up on pinball and were just looking for any excuse to shut it down. Pinball 2k was williams' last ditch effort to make something that would sell big time and it just didnt work out.

33:22 Hellloooo is there another Pinball/Rollercoaster Fan speaking 🙂

Missing Rock. From your street level games. Ive owned a rock and still own a silver slugger it was my first game

Interestingly enough Namco made a new head to head pacman pinball recently. Loved this video btw!

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Huh, that's pretty cool I'll have to check it out I didn't see that

@pfredflyer

Жыл бұрын

@@bralex2670 it's called pac-man panic pinball. It's closer to a pinball airhockey but you definitely hit the balls with flippers.

Part 4 when. WHEN?! RIP Bally Williams. Pour one out for the homies

Dang... A golden age, yet many of the big names went down, tragic. :x Still, it's nice that they even existed at all and brought in all sorts of advancements and stuff!

I see you’re a fellow coaster nerd haha. If your ever happen to be at Hersheypark be sure to check out their arcade. They have a wide variety of older machines including a fully working Hercules.

This is epic. You are also a thoosie. Come to canobie lake park, coasters and pinball hall

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Hell yea sounds epic. Indiana beach also has a bit of a pinball hall itself, not that it's my home park lol

Love your script and the way you present stuff. So entertaining and funny and very educational. I can't wait for part 4.

Not to spoil anything but.... Stern is still fighting which means. Boys we got another long vid coming

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Stay on the look out!

@derpymuffin02

Жыл бұрын

I will

Great series how about doing a top ten pinball machines for each era at the end

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry, I got a little something planned after part 4 to wrap things up

Love your pinball documentary’s. I’ve watched history of pinball videos so many times but yours are more entertaining, yet also deeper and more informative. From my understanding part 4 will go like this…. Stern Pinball keeps pinball on life support for the next decade or so by making games that are neither terrible nor great. Then in the early 2010’s something miraculous happens and less than a handful of “boutique” companies show up. These companies don’t care about selling to arcades, or bars, or vendors. They are small groups of pinball and retro nerds who make games for small groups of pinball/retro nerds to take to shows so that other pinball/retro nerds can line up and wait for hours to play 1 game. The last time I went to a show those games were “The Wizard of Oz” and “The Big Lebowski” Nowadays I haven’t been to a Pinball Convention in years but I do go to a retro niche arcade that is in the area and these games seem pretty prevalent now. They all seem to be Rock and Roll based with the games being called “Metallica”, AC/DC, and “Guns and Roses”. The big innovation seems to be that they are super loud, and half the back glass is a TV screen. Guess I gotta wait till part 4 to see if what I think happened aligns with your documentary.

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Don't worry, I'll might be able to keep you on your toes

Dingotastic 👍

So tune in next week boys and girls. SAME Bat Time SAME Bat Channel! Nana Nana...

I play Elvira’s house of horrors a lot

I have a 1990 Williams Rollergames machine. It came out just before funhouse and I've seen versions of the that have the diamond play field. I think some funhouse games did too.

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool that you have one. I know some prototype FunHouses got diamond plating, so I wouldnt be too surprised if others around that time got it too.

@crasiguy4955

Жыл бұрын

I got it from a friend's dad for 200$ He had a couple arcade games too and his wife was making him get rid of them.

CAPCOM & ROMSTAR really missed the opportunity for form ROMCOM, didn't they?

Saga was underrated they had some good pinball machine's.

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

I like some of their games. Star wars and godzilla stand out, but too many of them were just so dull for me. Especially compared to what else was being made at the time.

@tylercrothers2445

Жыл бұрын

I heard Star Wars was great. All i have is farsight studios, and there are not a lot of arcades in the state that I live in.

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Yeah star wars really surprised me. It has some cool toys and I'm a sucker for that kind of thing Also if you wanna play more tables I can't recommend vpx enough

@tylercrothers2445

Жыл бұрын

I tried to get Vpx and found out that my laptop is not very good for that, and I need more than one monitor, but thanks for the tip.

@tylercrothers2445

Жыл бұрын

PS Apollo 13 has a rocket to shoot at. Just avoid the insane 13 ball mutiball.

Spoken like a true BABA BOOEY!! Can't wait to death save on your machines!

Oof; I've wanted to buy a machine for years ... but for that 'nightmare to own' aspect ...

ah you rag on Junkyard, its one of the best.

Monster bash ain’t bad. I haven’t been able to get to the monster rock.

@bralex2670

10 ай бұрын

Monster Bash is a certified banger. Played the remake recently. So good

Atleast Bally/williams legacy is that they have the most digital recreations now to play. also was hoping to see a The Shadow gag in the video :/

I'm shocked you skipped Star Trek: The Next Generation (Williams, 1993). One of my all time favorites

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Looking back there definitely were a few tables I probably should've brought up. Like both Star Treks, JJR Guns n Roses, dracula, etc. I was getting to the point tho where I was having trouble finding new things to say about even williams Indiana Jones, so i decided to omit a few. Probably shouldnt have. I might make a follow up at some point addressing some of the heavy hitters i missed cause I feel bad about leaving them out of the limelight

It ain't over either! Grab borrow or steal a set...of steel balls.

@jaytomson7052

Жыл бұрын

Get serious men!

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

Hell yea get ready for the big finale

@jaytomson7052

Жыл бұрын

@@bralex2670 GDRight. I'm tired of limp wristed button pushers.

Gold bless Gary stern❤

i drove my pinball plane to the pinball planet and they were talking about you bralex

@bralex2670

Жыл бұрын

They're not allowed to do that