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Safari

gameactive3 mentionsFirst seen Feb 1, 2016Last seen Jan 31, 2026

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

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  • factualhigh

    Safari is a 20-hole bingo pinball machine from 1969 that uses section-based scoring instead of traditional in-line scoring

    Source: Nick BaldridgeEpisode 327 - 1969 Bally Safari
  • factualmedium

    Safari's animal feature has a critical switch sensitivity bug where table bumps cause the tower to move continuously upward to maximum position

    Source: Nick Baldridge (citing Safari owners/technicians)Episode 327 - 1969 Bally Safari
  • opinionmedium

    Safari's animal feature is considered one of the best tower games but suffers from the design weakness that shooting for animal feature numbers reduces main Mystic Lines scoring

    Source: Nick Baldridge (citing Safari owners)Episode 327 - 1969 Bally Safari
  • factualhigh

Recent Mentions (3)

  • 20-hole Bally bingo game with animal feature special game; beloved by players; had solid-state voltage bug enabling nudge exploitation

    Episode 399 - Multi-Bingo Progress - The Special Games - Robo-Frenzy Progress - Service Call on Wall Street Special - 1937 Genco ArcherJun 29, 2017
  • 1969 Bally 20-hole bingo pinball machine featuring Mystic Lines section scoring, animal feature tower game, and multi-coin pick-a-play mechanics

    Episode 327 - 1969 Bally SafariFeb 1, 2016
  • Apple browser compatible with 3D Game Viewer but with simplified model rendering

    JJP INTRODUCES 3D GAME VIEWER TOOLJan 31, 2026

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The Mystic Lines feature allows players to move backglass numbers into undesirable color zones, creating strategic puzzle elements that can lock players out of further repositioning

Source: Nick BaldridgeEpisode 327 - 1969 Bally Safari
  • factualhigh

    Safari's red letter game awards 300 or 600 replays for collecting all four star zones in one game

    Source: Nick BaldridgeEpisode 327 - 1969 Bally Safari
  • factualhigh

    Safari's animal feature uses a progression system where hitting specific playfield numbers moves a token up or down toward lion, rhino, and giraffe zones with different reward tiers

    Source: Nick BaldridgeEpisode 327 - 1969 Bally Safari