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Ballyhoo

gameactive7 mentionsFirst seen Sep 30, 2015Last seen Jan 3, 2024

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Ballyhoo is a game mentioned in 1 episode(s).

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Claims (5)

  • factualhigh

    50,000 Ballyhoo units were released, two months after Gottlieb's Baffle Ball

    Source: Past Times Arcade hostPast Times Pinball History Ep 9: Ballyhoo
  • factualhigh

    Ballyhoo sold for $16.50 and offered wooden or metal leg options

    Source: Past Times Arcade hostPast Times Pinball History Ep 9: Ballyhoo
  • factualhigh

    The 'bally hole' at the top of Ballyhoo functioned as a 2x score multiplier

    Source: Past Times Arcade hostPast Times Pinball History Ep 9: Ballyhoo
  • factualmedium

    Ballyhoo was released a few months after Whiffle and outsold it commercially

Recent Mentions (7)

  • 1932 pinball machine being restored by Mike Ogilvie; subject of the episode's technical advice

    Episode 203 - 1932 Ballyhoo Cleaning QuestionsSep 30, 2015
  • Early game referenced for knocker sound as comparison to Bright Lights

    Episode 373 - Progress, 1960 Bally Ball ParkJun 29, 2016
  • 1932 pinball game featured at Canada PinCon history booth

    Episode 422 - Canada Pincon, Backbox Lamp Troubleshooting, 1935 Rockola TNTMay 23, 2018
  • 1931 pinball game released by Bally a few months after Whiffle; commercially outcompeted Whiffle

    Past Times Pinball History Ep 1: WhiffleSep 26, 2023
  • 1932 pinball game, first release by Bally Manufacturing, inspired by Ballyhoo magazine

    Past Times Pinball History Ep 9: BallyhooJan 3, 2024
  • Famous pre-flipper bagatelle game displayed in Zone 2 of Terra Technica

    TERRA TECHNICASep 22, 2017
  • Follow-up pinball game released January 1932 by Raymond Maloney's Lion Manufacturing (later Bally); sold 50,000 units in seven months; featured 10 pockets and larger playfield than Baffle Ball

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Source: Mike C. Hale
Past Times Pinball History Ep 1: Whiffle
  • factualhigh

    Ballyhoo sold 50,000 units in seven months, making it a bigger commercial success than Baffle Ball

    Source: David Dennis, citing January 1953 Ballyhoo newsletter and Encyclopedia of PinballA Brief History Of Pinball
  • A Brief History Of PinballNov 28, 2022