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

@viccamppinball

5 ай бұрын

My Pleasure. Thanks for dropping by and commenting.

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.

@viccamppinball

Жыл бұрын

Hi Robert, Your comments above are greatly appreciated. I am so glad you dropped by and shared your interested in the 1960's and 70's EM pinball machines. Thanks for the kind words. Sounds like you enjoyed my video.

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!

@viccamppinball

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

Wonderful stories sir. Very enjoyable.

@viccamppinball

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I enjoy sharing them.

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.

@viccamppinball

Жыл бұрын

Tomy people like you are the reason I have a you tube channel. I just love hearing your comments about the EM pinball machines. Thanks so much for sharing your interest and passion for all these wonderful machines. Contact me at Pinside.com or Pinballowners.com. If you are not a member at these two sites you must join to become a member and it’s free to join.You can use me as a reference on Pinside. Looking forward to hearing from you at Pinside Or Pinballowners. It is also great to hear from someone in 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.

@viccamppinball

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the detailed comment. I can hear it in your voice the love for pinball you have especially the Gottlieb Games. I am close friends with the owner of both Silverball museum. I live in NJ but have a place in south Florida for the past 8 years and have been to the Del Ray Silverball Museum. Are you a member on the website called PINSIDE if not you should join up its free. There you can contact me privately for a possible invitation to see/play my collection of 40+ machines. I enjoyed hearing about your younger days when you hung out at the Miami arcade called Fun Fair. Check out my newest video I did yesterday 7-31-17 I bought a new camera and it shows my basement collection of Gottlieb wedgeheads very clear now. Also Google Vic Camp Pinball to learn more about myself in the hobby.

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.

@viccamppinball

2 жыл бұрын

The games in your collection are all great machines to have and play. I’m sure you enjoy each one of them. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and kind words.

Nice to see people enjoying the games my family built.

@viccamppinball

5 ай бұрын

Gottlieb was the Cadillac of the coin op pinball industry from 1940's to late 1970's and built some of the best EM games ever. I played the Gottlieb's EM pinball machines in the 1960's and 70's on route and was addicted to them, but brought me so much joy then and still today. Big Thanks goes out to the Gottlieb family.

Nice arcade great stories thanks for sharing.

@viccamppinball

7 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it....Thanks for letting us know,

Awesome classic "wedgeheads" reviews. really enjoyed!

@viccamppinball

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

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.

@viccamppinball

2 жыл бұрын

Right on

You have nice collection of wegde heads thanks for sharing.

@viccamppinball

11 ай бұрын

It’s my pleasure to share my collection with others that love EM pinball machines and heard about their connections to pinball and what it means to to them. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting.

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

@viccamppinball

5 жыл бұрын

I live in NJ but have a place in south Florida too. I helped get the Silverball in Del Ray open for business a couple of years ago. I was just there Aug 23rd 2018. Wonderful place to play pinball and more. Do you have any pinball machines of your own and are you a collector?

Man what an collection you have. I just started collecting pins when I stumbled across a video here on KZread; 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

@viccamppinball

3 жыл бұрын

It’s great to hear about your building of a collection of pinball machines. Thanks for the compliment on my collection and dropping by to share your your passion with this great hobby.

@freddierodriguez2608

3 жыл бұрын

@@viccamppinball yeah Vic; it is a wonderful hobby, I fell in love with pinball machines since I was a kid and I never thought that I could own them machines myself, life is awesome. Thanks for your videos keep them coming and I'll keep watching 👀 them.

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

@viccamppinball

6 жыл бұрын

2001 and Dimension is the first drop target game Gottlieb ever manufactured and they did a marvelous job too. Two great players for sure. It nice that Dimension has the game play that the drop targets reset after knocking them down. Even though 2001 drop targets only reset at the start of a new game....i still like 2001 over Dimension.

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!

@viccamppinball

2 жыл бұрын

I had a Play Ball,4 Square and a Abra Ca Dabra too. Are you a free member of PINBALLOWNERS.com? If not, sign up today free and you will be able view all 160+ pinball machines i have own through my years of collecting. Where are you located? Thanks for the kind words...

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.

@viccamppinball

3 жыл бұрын

Williams Blue Chip single player is a great playing game. It’s sequence to completing to get to the Special when lit and other features during game play are interesting to the player and keeps the player coming back for more attempts on beating the machine.

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

@viccamppinball

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Giacomo, Glad to hear from you. What a great place Pinball Creative is. Keep up the good work saving all them old EM pinball machines and making them like new. You rock!

@savagemushrooms

3 жыл бұрын

@@viccamppinball You and I have one BIG thing in common, our complete love for Gottlieb EMs. One day I hope to visit you and your superb collection. My business is more of ensuring a legacy. I want to keep these amazing works of art playing for years and years after I'm dead. Currently restoring a Mini Pool, Fun Land and Sure Shot. 3 more that will live on for decades to come. Keep well, keep healthy and keep flippin. Giacomo

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.

@viccamppinball

Жыл бұрын

well, the Williams reverse wedge heads from the early 1960’s are some of my favorites. I have a 1963 Williams reverse wedge head called Skill Pool in my collection and love the game dearly enough that it resides with my basement collection of Gottlieb wedgeheads and rate it in the Top Ten best Williams EM games. I have a few videos of my Skill Pool on my KZread page, there you can learn why I rate it in the top Ten. There are other Williams reverse wedgeheads that deserve to be in my Top Ten picks to but will have to give it some more serious thought. I also have my 1968 Williams Lady Luck 2 player in my Top Ten pick. Go look the game up on my KZread page to learn why I rate it in the Top Ten. I will leave you with the above at the present time and hope to do a video of my Top Ten best games by Williams in the future. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a great comment.

nice collection.

@viccamppinball

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

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.

@viccamppinball

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah your right. It looks a lot like Gottlieb's 1961 Show Boat (single player wedgehead) in the lower section of the playfield. I favor any pinball machine that has four flippers because it enhances game play giving a player more whacks at the silver ball. Show Boat is a game that was in my Grandmothers house in the early 1960's which i must have played thousands of times. Today i have two other four flippers games in my collection too. Here are the games Gottlieb's Big Hit and Eldorado. Another great playing four flipper game by Gottlieb is Jumping Jack (2 player) or Jack in the Box ( four player). If i had the room i would have one or the other. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment.

@Nigaromia

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for information and making these videos Vic. I've never seen a wedgehead in the wild so I'll check out some more of your videos. In Melbourne, Australia there is a new pinball bar that just opened called Pinball Paradise. They have a Gottlieb Buccaneer in very nice condition, plays really well.

@viccamppinball

6 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear about the Gottlieb Buccaneer "wedgehead". Its a fun player!

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.

@viccamppinball

11 ай бұрын

It is great to hear about your Dads store where you played the Gottlieb wedge heads and fell in love with playing them. What king of store did your Dad have and where was it located? Thanks for sharing your short story.

@user-eb9gg6zd1t

11 ай бұрын

@@viccamppinball It was im Bear Delaware It was on the style of a 7 eleven what we use to call momma and Papa store. I had a lot of fun growing up in the store we had about maybe around 76 games threw the years. It was my first love, my sisters and I played all the time. I play everyday I have 10 EM games I love to play pinball ball. I have the first pinball I saw, played, and I own it the oriental one that was in my dad's store I've had it 42 years it's a Williams 1976 Aztec and still Play it you have a nice collection of wedge heads I like the videos you post thanks for sharing.

@viccamppinball

11 ай бұрын

What a wonderful story about your love for the EM pinball machines. My friend who also collects pinball machines has an Aztec in his collection of 30+ machines and loves this game. I played it at his home many times and it’s a fantastic player. Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing your thoughts about your lifetime being spent with these magical machines.

@user-eb9gg6zd1t

11 ай бұрын

Your welcome

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 😊

@viccamppinball

10 ай бұрын

I remember buying the 1979 Bally Kiss pinball machine from a operator in my home town where I grew up in North New Jersey for $100 for a friend that wanted the game for his home. I wasn’t interested in solid state games at that time and only collect EM games. Know one knew back that these Kiss pinball machines would be come very sought after buy Kiss collectors and would increase in value to $5000 for a totally restored one in today’s market. Go to this link to view a ton of information about this highly collectible pinball machine. www.ipdb.org/search.pl?any=Kiss&search=Search+Database&searchtype=quick#1386 Thanks for you story… it was interesting to hear about.

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

@viccamppinball

3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy meeting new people, especially if they have a passion for pinball or played pinball growing up.

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

@viccamppinball

Жыл бұрын

I am in Clifton NJ, but also have a place in Florida. Send me your email and i will contact you. Thanks for the nice comment.

@viccamppinball

Жыл бұрын

You can contact me on Pinside.com Or Pinballowners.com But you have to become a member first to contact me. Both sites are free to join.

No Slick Chick? No wood rails?

@viccamppinball

4 ай бұрын

I've been collecting for over 35 years and have had 160+ machines past through my collection. Played some top of the restored Slick Chicks, but never felt the need to search for one. The game is for sure a beautiful looking machine and well thought out game play is great, but too many dead pop bumpers for my taste. My favorite wedge heads must have a nice smooth game flow to them. If I had the space for a Slick Chick I more than likely would own one perhaps. I had some wood rails in the past and loved them a lot, but these days the collection is personal to me and mostly all my games are games i played on route back in the 1960"s and 70's. If I had extra space i would add at least 5 wood rails to my collection. Go the worlds largest website at the link below and join for free to view 100's of people collections worldwide, including my 160+ collection of pinball machines. www.pinballowners.com/