# Episode 118 – Celtic Roots

**Source:** Head2Head Pinball  
**Type:** podcast_episode  
**Published:** 2019-11-25  
**Duration:** 100m 28s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.head2headpinball.com/2019/11/25/episode-118-celtic-roots/

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## Analysis

This Head2Head Pinball episode covers Mechanics Pinball Expo Part Three, focusing on Mark Gibson's traveling 'Fun with Pinball' educational exhibit featuring interactive displays of mechanical pinball components. The hosts and Gibson demonstrate various mechanical systems including flipper assemblies, stepper units, score motors, captive ball mechanisms, and custom-built games (horse racing, baseball), with explanations of how early electromechanical pinball machines functioned. A notable segment discusses the Magic City color wheel that was cut from production and later restored by Gibson as a proof-of-concept modification.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Mark Gibson has been building and traveling with his Fun with Pinball exhibit for five years — _Mark Gibson directly states 'For five years' when asked how long he's been working on these games, in response to host question about exhibit duration_
- [HIGH] The roto wheel unit was last used in Close Encounters pinball machine — _Host states 'I think the last use of it was unit... Close Encounters' while examining the roto wheel mechanism in the exhibit_
- [MEDIUM] Ball lift units disappeared from pinball machines around 1969-1970 — _Host explains 'I think the last one disappeared in the beginning of 1970, maybe '69. There's new year there, but it's someplace around there' regarding manual ball lift mechanisms_
- [HIGH] The Magic City color wheel was cut from production and the game shipped with four 555s instead — _Mark Gibson explains 'it shipped with four 555s instead of the color wheel. So it's shipped with the flashing balls, and I left those in to respect' the original design intent_
- [MEDIUM] Steve Young at Bull Resource is the only person in the country who lovingly rebuilds pinball score motors — _Host states 'There's only one guy in the whole country that will lovingly rebuild this motor. Steve Young and Bull Resource'_

### Notable Quotes

> "Mechanical pinballs are what's stored at the industry, things that worked on relays and coils and push a button."
> — **Host**, Opening segment
> _Sets the topic and scope of the episode—focus on electromechanical pinball systems_

> "There's only one guy in the whole country that will lovingly rebuild this motor. Steve Young and Bull Resource."
> — **Host**, Score motor segment
> _Identifies a critical specialist in the pinball restoration ecosystem for score motor rebuilds_

> "Laurel Clark wanted the color wheel in Magic City, and he didn't get it right. He was cut from production."
> — **Host**, Magic City segment
> _References a historical production decision and reveals designer intent vs. final product shipping difference_

> "The rules and how to make the rules work and how to make it interesting but not too hard... The game took you the most. Like the figure mostly the rules."
> — **Mark Gibson**, Baseball game discussion
> _Reveals the design complexity behind mechanical game rules and the time investment required_

> "I made the boards. Yeah, and you can connect to it with your phone and change the color and all that."
> — **Mark Gibson**, Magic City restoration segment
> _Demonstrates modern tech integration (phone control) into mechanical pinball restoration/modification projects_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Mark Gibson | person | Creator and operator of 'Fun with Pinball' traveling educational exhibit featuring interactive mechanical pinball component displays; has been building and traveling with the exhibit for five years; from Colorado |
| Fun with Pinball | event | Traveling educational exhibit by Mark Gibson featuring interactive displays and explanations of mechanical pinball components, set up at Mechanics Pinball Expo |
| Steve Young | person | Specialist at Bull Resource; identified as the only person in the country who rebuilds pinball score motors |
| Mechanics Pinball Expo | event | Pinball community event featured in this episode, where Mark Gibson's exhibit was displayed; Part Three of multi-part coverage by Head2Head Pinball |
| Laurel Clark | person | Designer who wanted a color wheel feature in Magic City pinball machine; feature was cut from production and later restored as proof-of-concept by Mark Gibson |
| Close Encounters | game | Pinball machine featuring a roto wheel mechanism; identified as the last game to use this component type |
| Magic City | game | Pinball game that was originally designed with a color wheel mechanism that was cut from production; shipped with four 555s instead; Gibson restored the color wheel concept as a phone-controlled modification |
| Head2Head Pinball | organization | Podcast/video series producing content about pinball community; hosting this Mechanics Pinball Expo coverage |
| Todd Friedman | person | Attendee at Mechanics Pinball Expo who was photographed with host |
| Ryan | person | Co-host or colleague working on a homebrew pinball build; shared a photograph of a pinball machine in construction featuring 'the ranch shot' themed to their logo |
| Jeremy | person | Expo attendee who got a photo with the host and purchased a poster |
| Rob | person | Brother of host; frequently referenced in comedic segments about communication methods; co-host or shop associate |
| Maker Faire | event | Event where Mark Gibson first created his mechanical pinball exhibits to showcase educational creations |
| Bull Resource | company | Business where Steve Young works, specializing in pinball score motor rebuilds |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Mechanical pinball component design and operation, Educational exhibit creation and traveling shows
- **Secondary:** Pinball restoration and specialty services, Custom pinball machine builds and modifications, Pinball history and production decisions (Magic City color wheel)
- **Mentioned:** Homebrew pinball projects, Pinball Expo events and community gatherings

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.82) — Throughout the episode, hosts express genuine appreciation and enthusiasm for Mark Gibson's educational exhibit, mechanical pinball systems, and the creativity involved in custom builds. Hosts use humor and friendly banter but no criticism of exhibit quality or design. Tone is educational and celebratory of pinball preservation and innovation.

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** Mechanics Pinball Expo featuring Mark Gibson's 'Fun with Pinball' traveling educational exhibit bringing interactive displays of mechanical pinball components to community members (confidence: high) — Multi-part video coverage at Expo with educational focus on mechanical systems; Gibson describes exhibit as traveling to various locations and being featured at Maker Faire
- **[community_signal]** Mark Gibson's design process emphasizes understanding mechanical complexity and making systems understandable through interactive exhibits; spent months on individual mechanical projects (e.g., baseball/horse racing games) (confidence: high) — Gibson states 'a few months just playing with it' on Magic City restoration; discusses extensive rule-development work on baseball game: 'The rules and how to make the rules work and how to make it interesting but not too hard'
- **[historical_signal]** Educational content documenting historical mechanical pinball systems and design evolution, including component obsolescence timeline (ball lifts phased out ~1969-1970, roto wheel last used in Close Encounters) (confidence: high) — Multiple detailed explanations of mechanical systems no longer in use; identification of Close Encounters as final roto wheel game; ball lift mechanism timeline 1969-1970
- **[product_strategy]** Mark Gibson restored the Magic City color wheel feature that was originally cut from production, integrating modern technology (phone control via custom boards) to recreate designer intent (confidence: high) — Host explains Magic City was designed with color wheel by Laurel Clark but cut from production and shipped with 555s instead; Gibson states 'I made the boards. Yeah, and you can connect to it with your phone and change the color and all that'
- **[technology_signal]** Integration of modern electronics (phone control, custom microcontroller boards) into mechanical pinball restoration and modification projects (confidence: medium) — Mark Gibson's Magic City color wheel restoration features phone connectivity: 'you can connect to it with your phone and change the color'; suggests emerging pattern of blending legacy mechanical systems with contemporary tech controls

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## Transcript

[Music] [Applause] yes we do repair older machines yes we do repair older machines yes we love mechanical issue love mechanical issue no thank you actually we don't no thank you actually we don't but mechanical pinball's are what's but mechanical pinball's are what's stored at the industry things that stored at the industry things that worked on relays and coils and push a worked on relays and coils and push a button there round things at work to button there round things at work to them mechanics pimble expo part three them mechanics pimble expo part three this video is a little different than this video is a little different than usual because we're only highlighting usual because we're only highlighting one of the exhibition rooms that thank one of the exhibition rooms that thank goodness i was tracked down and told goodness i was tracked down and told about right before he closed mark gives about right before he closed mark gives a virus room no not a viral yet mark a virus room no not a viral yet mark Gibson and his wife have a traveling Gibson and his wife have a traveling exhibit it's called fun with pinball exhibit it's called fun with pinball here's the website and this wonderful here's the website and this wonderful exhibit brings little affairs similar to exhibit brings little affairs similar to this and sets them up and there's this and sets them up and there's displays there's explanations all kinds displays there's explanations all kinds of interesting things inside of of interesting things inside of interesting things inside of mechanical games and that's what this mechanical games and that's what this video is going to highlight all of the video is going to highlight all of the wonderful things that this man put wonderful things that this man put together for us to see but first I together for us to see but first I wanted to show you you know people are wanted to show you you know people are building pimples Ryan shared with me building pimples Ryan shared with me this picture of a pimple he's building this picture of a pimple he's building and look we made the ranch shot am I on and look we made the ranch shot am I on the ranch right now just our logo I'm on the ranch right now just our logo I'm on the ribs the ribs [Music] [Music] who's Frank corner no Frank isn't who's Frank corner no Frank isn't normally there but also at the expo Todd normally there but also at the expo Todd Friedman was there and here's a picture Friedman was there and here's a picture with him at the expo of course with him at the expo of course Jeremy was at the Expo and he got his Jeremy was at the Expo and he got his picture with me and he also bought a picture with me and he also bought a post here we have the posters up did he post here we have the posters up did he know the picture three left know the picture three left oh god you can buy my poster for five oh god you can buy my poster for five dollars if you want he'll pay you five dollars if you want he'll pay you five hours to take it this really means hours to take it this really means thanks by the way thanks by the way we had a party here the other night and we had a party here the other night and two of the two of the guys in this two of the two of the guys in this picture case of James and Tom Rundle picture case of James and Tom Rundle used to watch me and you actually used to watch me and you actually because you were an infomercial for because you were an infomercial for years and years ooh he finally came in years and years ooh he finally came in and met me and I did my traditional poke and met me and I did my traditional poke but we are now ready folks we're ready but we are now ready folks we're ready to show you mechanical marvels in Mark to show you mechanical marvels in Mark Gibson's fun with pinball rooms here we Gibson's fun with pinball rooms here we go go [Music] we're gonna have a private tour let's see what's going on young man now you see what's going on young man now you call it wacky stuff call it wacky stuff or let's say gets the door was shut we or let's say gets the door was shut we never saw it fun with pimple never saw it fun with pimple it's in private he's activating it let's see the flip for assembly this is we push the button for assembly this is we push the button and it shows how the electromagnet works and it shows how the electromagnet works that's something turns on the that's something turns on the electricity here that's the power supply electricity here that's the power supply they're wired for electric now over here they're wired for electric now over here this is obviously going to shift this is obviously going to shift lighting that turns that one on this one lighting that turns that one on this one goes back and forth so this turns on one goes back and forth so this turns on one half of the game when it flips it ends half of the game when it flips it ends the other half so this is a stepper one the other half so this is a stepper one space is on let us off so that's how it space is on let us off so that's how it work yeah sure yeah many hours this man work yeah sure yeah many hours this man spent now look flipper and coil assembly spent now look flipper and coil assembly now look because he has everything in now look because he has everything in the open we can actually see the the open we can actually see the open we can actually see the operation now just like all flippers operation now just like all flippers since the beginning of time has to have since the beginning of time has to have it in a strip switch and that's because it in a strip switch and that's because the flipper winding has two windings a the flipper winding has two windings a heavy and a light when you push the heavy and a light when you push the button booth windings turn one at the button booth windings turn one at the end of the stroke where the flipper end of the stroke where the flipper flips up it separates the contacts and flips up it separates the contacts and cuts off the voltage to the heavy cuts off the voltage to the heavy winding the lightweight winding keeps winding the lightweight winding keeps the coil up he explains all of it there the coil up he explains all of it there and look right there Bart could get in and look right there Bart could get in close so or see if any of you can scan close so or see if any of you can scan that barcode okay with your phones to that barcode okay with your phones to see if you can go to the video [Music] see this I suspect this bulb is out yep see this I suspect this bulb is out yep it's blowed it's blowed so that bulb is blown I'm gonna report so that bulb is blown I'm gonna report this to the management so that should be this to the management so that should be one and when the flippers go in one and when the flippers go in that's honestly don't know if those that's honestly don't know if those barcodes work but this one does good barcodes work but this one does good that's the main website there we go look that's the main website there we go look at that so it's focusing as the white at that so it's focusing as the white balance urges we need this bulb for balance urges we need this bulb for playing keys I'm not happy I'm not happy so when you hit this ring that's doing this which this and that's your point this which this and that's your point switch right there hope he has a work in switch right there hope he has a work in progress see now look what we do is progress see now look what we do is we're gonna push the button to start it we're gonna push the button to start it watch the ball when the ball closes the watch the ball when the ball closes the top okay top okay did you see how it pushes the switch and did you see how it pushes the switch and watch again it's coming in this pushes watch again it's coming in this pushes that it goes down and it opens up the that it goes down and it opens up the points which so it scores points and points which so it scores points and it's all produced right here in the it's all produced right here in the television set television set see slow-motion pinball pop up I like see slow-motion pinball pop up I like that this looks neat - courtesy of a that this looks neat - courtesy of a mirror you can see the inside work now mirror you can see the inside work now I'm gonna guess we pick this up oh we I'm gonna guess we pick this up oh we drop it back here now watch here we go dispenses I like it I don't like that yes you do well this obviously is a yes you do well this obviously is a traveling exhibit am i right yeah traveling exhibit am i right yeah and he goes probably I would think a and he goes probably I would think a great place would be at school where great place would be at school where they would have you come in and capture they would have you come in and capture drop two different coils that meet drop drop two different coils that meet drop two different coils that meet drop target assembly target assembly it's out knock it down this is a lot of work it is the roto unit I think the last use of it was unit I think the last use of it was could it have been Close Encounters and could it have been Close Encounters and look that's the middle switch lately look that's the middle switch lately here hmm so it knows where each one is here hmm so it knows where each one is but I guess the switches on yes yeah but I guess the switches on yes yeah when you touch it you can see it glow when you touch it you can see it glow the light glow in the back the light glow in the back that's one night yeah I understand six that's one night yeah I understand six one three is over there Close Encounters one three is over there Close Encounters what you picked it up by just looking at what you picked it up by just looking at it there I finally picked to say that's it there I finally picked to say that's neat neat the free play projection unit so this the free play projection unit so this right here this little special eye here right here this little special eye here will reflect that turns in one will reflect that turns in one and it tells us we have 14 games of it so that would projected on a screen 1932 1940s so it used a lens just like a 1940s so it used a lens just like a projection like a TV there's no quite projection like a TV there's no quite just a projector okay the resetting 50 just a projector okay the resetting 50 stepping unit now we'll see if we can stepping unit now we'll see if we can figure this happen hit that reset it to figure this happen hit that reset it to zero okay so that would have been first zero okay so that would have been first player ball cap this is okay second OOP player ball cap this is okay second OOP second second ball third ball fourth or second second ball third ball fourth or fifth ball and then this resets the fifth ball and then this resets the whole thing back to zero actually goes whole thing back to zero actually goes past one and it goes to zero because past one and it goes to zero because you're not cleaning it when you start you're not cleaning it when you start the game then the first bowl would come the game then the first bowl would come up that's pretty good yeah tell us how up that's pretty good yeah tell us how long were you working on these games I'm built a bit first set for Maker Faire Faire place to go and show Creole and things place to go and show Creole and things that teach you something so you've been that teach you something so you've been doing a few years for five years he must doing a few years for five years he must be retired he's yellow be retired he's yellow where are you from Colorado Colorado and where are you from Colorado Colorado and you brought your beautiful wife with you you brought your beautiful wife with you brought your beautiful wife with you and are you enjoying yourself here I don't think she's rolling her eyes like my wife does and you're doing this pity my wife does and you're doing this pity little show sorry little show sorry no she'll say oh you're going to another no she'll say oh you're going to another place here that's right and look we have place here that's right and look we have the small switch so this would be a game the small switch so this would be a game when you win a free game when you win a when you win a free game when you win a free game when you win a free game and clicks it and then this free game and clicks it and then this backspace is it and here is a mechanism backspace is it and here is a mechanism you can hold in your hand oh I think the you can hold in your hand oh I think the next one and is seen you are these are next one and is seen you are these are computerized these are running by an computerized these are running by an Intel processor say what year adds up we Intel processor say what year adds up we show up here what's happening show up here what's happening the nanami setting 50 step unit so you see this unit with all these fingers see all these fingers each of fingers see all these fingers each of these fingers trying to light up top these fingers trying to light up top here see that light now when it's in here see that light now when it's in another position that same button that another position that same button that same switch I was moving operates that same switch I was moving operates that light so when this wheel spins it can light so when this wheel spins it can change which lights are on and of course change which lights are on and of course people making the Machine want to do a people making the Machine want to do a certain thing well now this is this is certain thing well now this is this is something none of you really would ever something none of you really would ever see they used to use this mechanism to see they used to use this mechanism to bring the ball up to the playfield years bring the ball up to the playfield years and years ago I think the last one and years ago I think the last one disappeared in the beginning of 1970 disappeared in the beginning of 1970 maybe 69 there's new year there but it's maybe 69 there's new year there but it's someplace around there and I love you someplace around there and I love you would push this lever it dumps the ball would push this lever it dumps the ball up here you would shoot the ball up into up here you would shoot the ball up into the play field and then it would fall the play field and then it would fall down and it would finally eventually get down and it would finally eventually get back here again and then you would back here again and then you would literally push pump it up to the place literally push pump it up to the place yield again and then a drop standing yield again and then a drop standing Waits Waits eventually they just had a coil shoot [Music] and it's pretty neat and it's pretty neat there's more a lot more this is the press the back row to reset the when the game first start a relay turns game first start a relay turns everything back to zero and then these everything back to zero and then these units start spinning I want you to watch units start spinning I want you to watch what happens when I get to nine and when what happens when I get to nine and when I go to ten another set of switches I go to ten another set of switches moved and it makes this one move one and moved and it makes this one move one and [Music] it's all done simply it uses a total of one two three four five six seven one two three four five six seven switches to do all that inside this unit switches to do all that inside this unit the spin unit then this button releases the spin unit then this button releases it but didn't select to advance them it but didn't select to advance them manually see this two sets here see this manually see this two sets here see this here see they're using existing parts to here see they're using existing parts to make the thing work now look here is a captive ball unit the most recent - would have been the Black most recent - would have been the Black Knight big guns the center one is what Knight big guns the center one is what rings the PAL so I can go all day long rings the PAL so I can go all day long going through the others but only the going through the others but only the center one gives you the points that center one gives you the points that maybe in this game the center one you maybe in this game the center one you get a free game there we go get a free game there we go and of course your chimes and of course your chimes [Music] and then this is your record you remember hearing that when you win a remember hearing that when you win a free game you sent for Brian Morris code send free game you sent for Brian Morris code send my brother a code where we are all right my brother a code where we are all right so I try to be nice I really do and a so I try to be nice I really do and a lot of people get upset because we say lot of people get upset because we say rob is the stupid brother he really owns rob is the stupid brother he really owns that title so as we're getting ready a that title so as we're getting ready a couple days before Chicago he actually couple days before Chicago he actually asks with the utmost seriousness how are asks with the utmost seriousness how are we going to communicate with you while we going to communicate with you while you're in Chicago so I guess Facebook you're in Chicago so I guess Facebook Instagram YouTube text messages or the Instagram YouTube text messages or the good old standby telephone doesn't work good old standby telephone doesn't work and I figured if I tried to set fire on and I figured if I tried to set fire on the hotel roof for smoke signals I get the hotel roof for smoke signals I get arrested and I figure I could fly back arrested and I figure I could fly back every night just to communicate to make every night just to communicate to make sure that everything was okay at the sure that everything was okay at the shop but came up with something better I shop but came up with something better I came up with the Rob taki communication came up with the Rob taki communication center well go by the old standby Brian Morris center well go by the old standby Brian Morris code so now all I have to do is plug her code so now all I have to do is plug her in and we can send him messages so this in and we can send him messages so this means I think you look pretty good this means I think you look pretty good this means I think you're a really big idiot means I think you're a really big idiot and this means you're a really big and this means you're a really big super-deluxe idiot now let's not now super-deluxe idiot now let's not now we'll just ignore the fact that this sat we'll just ignore the fact that this sat here for about five days and Rob didn't here for about five days and Rob didn't notice it until today it sits here right notice it until today it sits here right here he walks by through here getting here he walks by through here getting manuals back and forth trying to look manuals back and forth trying to look busy like he's doing something he this busy like he's doing something he this notices big obnoxious contraption notices big obnoxious contraption sitting here Oh at least you're grounded sitting here Oh at least you're grounded it infused it rounded it fused it it infused it rounded it fused it infused it rounded it fused it everything's done myself I'm gonna hack everything's done myself I'm gonna hack what do you think do you think we should what do you think do you think we should patent it already patent it already Oh is there a place to put your battery Oh is there a place to put your battery board yep good see for those I did have board yep good see for those I did have the battery but I was gonna take it off the battery but I was gonna take it off and smash it was horrible so I'm gonna and smash it was horrible so I'm gonna develop a package double-a batteries develop a package double-a batteries right here and I'm gonna just drape a right here and I'm gonna just drape a wire across because I'm such a better wire across because I'm such a better friend it's better than something that's friend it's better than something that's made to fit on the game nope be vicious made to fit on the game nope be vicious it was just about Jack's like to take it was just about Jack's like to take them off and throw them away but that's them off and throw them away but that's great if you see my great if you see my take it off your game and smash it right take it off your game and smash it right away because that means I can only solve away because that means I can only solve more battery boards oh my poor brother more battery boards oh my poor brother like this one looks like fun the Moto like this one looks like fun the Moto unit motor unit or score motor used when unit motor unit or score motor used when the game needs to do several things now the game needs to do several things now you see these are all processing chips you see these are all processing chips okay and when this starts do you see okay and when this starts do you see what it's doing its commanding and he what it's doing its commanding and he just has the bottom switches loaded with just has the bottom switches loaded with these little fingers there just like the these little fingers there just like the fingers on one of the little music boxes fingers on one of the little music boxes they make these switches move you see they make these switches move you see all the different stacks he's cleaned all the different stacks he's cleaned off the wires solder to them these off the wires solder to them these switches did a whole boatload of things switches did a whole boatload of things [Music] uses a motor okay this is the heart all promotion this little device now with promotion this little device now with this thing this makes the pin will work this thing this makes the pin will work or not the motor turns on that spins the or not the motor turns on that spins the gears and it spins this here gears and it spins this here there's only one play one guy in the there's only one play one guy in the whole country that will lovingly rebuild whole country that will lovingly rebuild this motor Steve Young and bull resource this motor Steve Young and bull resource hey Steve yes I know you see now this is hey Steve yes I know you see now this is showing me the activity now remember showing me the activity now remember most of these switches are not being most of these switches are not being used is marek none here nothing in none used is marek none here nothing in none here and look just three or four here and look just three or four switches are greeting this could be switches are greeting this could be technically cool in this your central technically cool in this your central processing unit it's a series of one-off processing unit it's a series of one-off signals look the inside of Doodlebug and signals look the inside of Doodlebug and later used fire fire bolt to this little later used fire fire bolt to this little affair and look at all the nonsense affair and look at all the nonsense needed to make it work and as it goes by needed to make it work and as it goes by this it pumps it right along and when this it pumps it right along and when you hit that point it would make a saint the lights are blinking because of the lights are blinking because of the switches so all this is done by a series switches so all this is done by a series of magnetic things of magnetic things [Music] [Music] now this looks like a Habitrail lift now this looks like a Habitrail lift unit it looks neat let's see how it does next the next one we're ready again how many games use a bowl if unit I don't many games use a bowl if unit I don't know but I like it right at the right know but I like it right at the right time they're getting loaded up this week time they're getting loaded up this week of approaching the end of this wonderful of approaching the end of this wonderful exhibit please read the instructions exhibit please read the instructions before playing this is a puzzle builder before playing this is a puzzle builder of pinball parts for several games of pinball parts for several games the object is to guess the sequence of the object is to guess the sequence of buttons that will turn on all six lights including the one the pop-up step one then press the reset button step one then press the reset button which I'm assuming it's this one it's which I'm assuming it's this one it's loaded press button 1 to 6 until the loaded press button 1 to 6 until the first light turns on okay you gotta find first light turns on okay you gotta find that one you're wrong wrong again so that one you're wrong wrong again so that button that button give you that light right it's not gonna give you that light right it's not gonna do anything else so remember I don't do anything else so remember I don't don't lose that button you have five don't lose that button you have five buttons dials and you have five lights buttons dials and you have five lights left and it's counting your guesses so left and it's counting your guesses so you want to be mine oh it's like golf you want to be mine oh it's like golf you want to minimize though I already you want to minimize though I already got three guesses you remember which one got three guesses you remember which one you so again the red one recess area so he can cheat that's what he wants to do can cheat that's what he wants to do okay so now I'm gonna start it you're okay so now I'm gonna start it you're gonna start over so remember I know that gonna start over so remember I know that resolution which was the first this one resolution which was the first this one yes so you're off to the races don't use yes so you're off to the races don't use that anymore that anymore we're gonna have to add 2 to the score we're gonna have to add 2 to the score at the end okay now number 2 then what at the end okay now number 2 then what happened is after he pushed that it happened is after he pushed that it dropped the relay out and now the game dropped the relay out and now the game is waiting see when I was pushing the is waiting see when I was pushing the other ones the other lights weren't lit other ones the other lights weren't lit because the relay wasn't right so we because the relay wasn't right so we know it's not this one so I think it's know it's not this one so I think it's this one wrong okay this one wrong okay good thing it doesn't electrocute you good thing it doesn't electrocute you you mean trouble okay so we don't want you mean trouble okay so we don't want to hit these two again so let's see this to hit these two again so let's see this is three it's junk is three it's junk well I know it's not these three so it well I know it's not these three so it has to be this one yes yes finally and I has to be this one yes yes finally and I did it for 13 we had to add 2 to that so did it for 13 we had to add 2 to that so I got 10 I got 10 I got 13 points now tell us what's the I got 13 points now tell us what's the best score now has anybody ever got that best score now has anybody ever got that 6 yeah on the first try no but the 6 yeah on the first try no but the second or third shine for sure yes six I got all six spray I'm not worthless like my wife told me tonight shall we get 50 points or 500 and bonus what am I gonna get when I push that what am I gonna get when I push that button if you guessed the right number I button if you guessed the right number I just may buy you a soda if not you have just may buy you a soda if not you have to buy me a steak dinner hungry okay to buy me a steak dinner hungry okay here we go here we go looting this will drop off when it gets looting this will drop off when it gets to that spot see that shut off the motor to that spot see that shut off the motor and gravity keeps it going oh I'm gonna and gravity keeps it going oh I'm gonna give you another chance now look I want give you another chance now look I want you to see he's got the light under here you to see he's got the light under here but I can't see it we lift it up there's but I can't see it we lift it up there's a motor that runs it he's got the two a motor that runs it he's got the two lights to light the mechanism and little lights to light the mechanism and little fingers are leaning on this so when the fingers are leaning on this so when the ball goes in the fingers they light up ball goes in the fingers they light up now parent games use this Gottlieb's now parent games use this Gottlieb's teed-off teed-off that leaves Monte Carlo millipede that leaves Monte Carlo millipede they're militant millionaire all right they're militant millionaire all right let's see this component I say extra let's see this component I say extra ball will you see the bonus and extra ball will you see the bonus and extra ball are going to be the hardest and a ball are going to be the hardest and a bonus I only get one chance bonus has bonus I only get one chance bonus has three but 50 has the most choices five what the dr. Smith say in lost in space when they got close to Earth so close when they got close to Earth so close and yet so far we're up to the magnet and yet so far we're up to the magnet coil which can move a pinball without coil which can move a pinball without touching it now you've seen magnets in touching it now you've seen magnets in gorg or black night when I turn this on gorg or black night when I turn this on it's probably set to turn these switches it's probably set to turn these switches here okay and it only sets stays on for here okay and it only sets stays on for a probably a set amount of time a probably a set amount of time oh I see now now only understands we're oh I see now now only understands we're gonna push the button and hold it as gonna push the button and hold it as soon as it hits the switch on the side now this one looks amazing this is a horse racing machine custom built from horse racing machine custom built from pimple parts from several games come on pimple parts from several games come on this side we're gonna bet on this this side we're gonna bet on this side we're gonna bet on this thousand dollars for the shop okay this thousand dollars for the shop okay this one will take a little explanation and I one will take a little explanation and I can talk good you guys day you're gonna can talk good you guys day you're gonna start by resetting the whole game of the start by resetting the whole game of the first button first button slavery there's six horses here you're slavery there's six horses here you're gonna pick one of these horses to be gonna pick one of these horses to be your horse well the green one of course your horse well the green one of course very what are you picking you're very what are you picking you're breaking out it's just one player one breaking out it's just one player one player one player so what queen you want player one player so what queen you want the number three so hit there's six the number three so hit there's six buttons here hit the third button that buttons here hit the third button that tells the game that you're number three these are the forces that are going to move a lot so you think number three move a lot so you think number three here when his light is on that tells you here when his light is on that tells you when he's gonna jump ahead so I don't when he's gonna jump ahead so I don't want to tap it when the lights off want to tap it when the lights off only when the lights on so you can see only when the lights on so you can see that pattern they're not good at this how at the envelope us keep going are you gonna win is Todd's gonna win let's you gonna win is Todd's gonna win let's see ya when one firm what I'm worthless see ya when one firm what I'm worthless that was fun that was fun that's hard yes that's hard yes if he wouldn't help you'd still be in a if he wouldn't help you'd still be in a badess then remember this setup isn't badess then remember this setup isn't using every switch oh yes every single using every switch oh yes every single switch on the back I think so switch on the back I think so so this has got Williams parts and godly so this has got Williams parts and godly parts and Bally parts glued together parts and Bally parts glued together from which machine is the horses from from which machine is the horses from which machine is the horses from this this one piece came out of a this this one piece came out of a traitor's tube and the rest of these traitor's tube and the rest of these pieces came from who knows where editors pieces came from who knows where editors see these holes this hung on the side of see these holes this hung on the side of a pinball machine okay a pinball machine okay and then this is how to quickly release and then this is how to quickly release it if you wanted to take it off see so it if you wanted to take it off see so you kept the connectors these switches you kept the connectors these switches tell machine that that horse that's enough at the races let's go to the baseball park it's time to gather the baseball park it's time to gather baseball park well there's two we're baseball park well there's two we're still ahead of them packing up this is a still ahead of them packing up this is a baseball game once again filled with baseball game once again filled with pinball machines press the start button there you get 15 balls or three outs whichever comes first whichever comes first you're playing one inning of baseball you're playing one inning of baseball let's see we got a bowl on this article let's see we got a bowl on this article so you're gonna shoot this this is a so you're gonna shoot this this is a skill shot and you want the ball to stop skill shot and you want the ball to stop on a single double triple or home run I on a single double triple or home run I know what you don't want to go although know what you don't want to go although you'll want to avoid anything in red so you'll want to avoid anything in red so their strikes down here oh they pull all their strikes down here oh they pull all the way that's hard every time so be the way that's hard every time so be gentle how long did it take you to make gentle how long did it take you to make this thing okay now let's look we're this thing okay now let's look we're gonna use the gauge here that's why they gonna use the gauge here that's why they put the gauge this is on a pinball put the gauge this is on a pinball machine so I'm going to start I'm gonna machine so I'm going to start I'm gonna pull it back so it's in the middle of pull it back so it's in the middle of the second blue I don't think that's the second blue I don't think that's gonna be let's see just go okay second gonna be let's see just go okay second pink again okay what I'm gonna go I'm pink again okay what I'm gonna go I'm gonna go back one more Oh what are you gonna do now I didn't pull it forward Oh what was the last pull it forward Oh what was the last thing I want to show use Magic City thing I want to show use Magic City Magic City what's the Magic City gonna Magic City what's the Magic City gonna make us disappear yes Laurel Clark make us disappear yes Laurel Clark wanted the color wheel in Magic City and wanted the color wheel in Magic City and he didn't get it right he was cut from he didn't get it right he was cut from production whose creaks Wow production whose creaks Wow it would agree well the cellophane it would agree well the cellophane plastic color wheel with a motor and a plastic color wheel with a motor and a light bulb what year was this and so light bulb what year was this and so they cut it from production and the they cut it from production and the story resurfaced not long ago on one of story resurfaced not long ago on one of the forums online yes so it's shipped it the forums online yes so it's shipped it shipped with four 55s instead of the shipped with four 55s instead of the color wheel so it's shipped with the color wheel so it's shipped with the flashing balls and I left those in to flashing balls and I left those in to respect how long does take you to do Oh respect how long does take you to do Oh a few months just playing with it yeah a few months just playing with it yeah is this something you sell maybe someday is this something you sell maybe someday not today but you went to all this not today but you went to all this trouble to have this produced I did I trouble to have this produced I did I made the boards yeah and you can connect made the boards yeah and you can connect to it with your phone and change the to it with your phone and change the color and all that and I couldn't bring color and all that and I couldn't bring the whole game because I have other the whole game because I have other things to haul around but it goes well things to haul around but it goes well in a game but this is just to show off in a game but this is just to show off what it would look like and look fun what it would look like and look fun with pinball calm and you'll travel to with pinball calm and you'll travel to write I'm open to suggestions good write I'm open to suggestions good sounds like you Tod you must have a sounds like you Tod you must have a moving truck really all this thank you moving truck really all this thank you sir thank you what baseball games did sir thank you what baseball games did that come out of what baseball games did that come out of what baseball games did that come out of for the baseball that come out of for the baseball players as well the running man all the players as well the running man all the other parts came from other games now other parts came from other games now what took you the longest to figure out what took you the longest to figure out what was the own runs and stuff whole what was the own runs and stuff whole game game the rules and how to make the rules work the rules and how to make the rules work and how to make it interesting but not and how to make it interesting but not too hard you know the way kids write and too hard you know the way kids write and self-explanatory the game took you the self-explanatory the game took you the most like the figure mostly the rules most like the figure mostly the rules just thinking of how to make it small just thinking of how to make it small and worst thing we write because that and worst thing we write because that one is fun but it's a little bit more one is fun but it's a little bit more complicated a lot of people don't complicated a lot of people don't understand them I saw one the biggest understand them I saw one the biggest baseball as well these are more baseball as well these are more straightforward and easier to understand straightforward and easier to understand well it's personal you need somebody well it's personal you need somebody smart like me I see you did some well o smart like me I see you did some well o runs on there and Crete I defended in runs on there and Crete I defended in you would never play the game way that's you would never play the game way that's why you're the best thanks again for why you're the best thanks again for thanks for having us well we appreciate thanks for having us well we appreciate it did you enjoy that yes we're gonna it did you enjoy that yes we're gonna learn a magic city trick right here learn a magic city trick right here thanks again folks thank you sir thanks again folks thank you sir mechanical pitbulls are kind of neat huh mechanical pitbulls are kind of neat huh by the way here's a baseball mechanical by the way here's a baseball mechanical this is an old video video 51 you might this is an old video video 51 you might enjoy watching how we worked on games I enjoy watching how we worked on games I have another mechanical video these are have another mechanical video these are kind of low quality but just so you can kind of low quality but just so you can see we did do these years ago this is see we did do these years ago this is Spanish eyes with you number 57 blue Spanish eyes with you number 57 blue Spanish eyes we don't say anyway listen ramaa and in the end of the video I'm gonna and in the end of the video I'm gonna have direct links to a Pixies bingo have direct links to a Pixies bingo machine where we show how the mechanical machine where we show how the mechanical machines work also a clear cabinet the machines work also a clear cabinet the bull machine that was a pimple Expo I bull machine that was a pimple Expo I did an extensive video about how that did an extensive video about how that worked that'll be on the end credits worked that'll be on the end credits also along with a mechanical arcade game also along with a mechanical arcade game sea devil right before sea wolf was made sea devil right before sea wolf was made you gotta hang around and watch up is you gotta hang around and watch up is that the promote condition to mint thanks for watching and the expo part 4 will be coming Parkins will be coming Parkins I'm came home one stayed behind I'm came home one stayed behind cannonball [Music] don't mind these York Center board is don't mind these York Center board is here come here come [Music]

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