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Collector rebuilds two rare 1983 Gottlieb Krull machines from scratch
Only ten units of the original 1983 Gottlieb Krull were ever made
high confidence · Knapp Arcade article citing the scarcity of the original machine
Gottlieb made a similar small number of 'Goin' Nuts' pinball machines
high confidence · Knapp Arcade article noting both were experimental/limited releases
Gottlieb stopped producing both Krull and Goin' Nuts when Columbia Pictures was acquired by Coca-Cola
medium confidence · Knapp Arcade article explaining the business reason for discontinuation
Coca-Cola rebranded Gottlieb as Mylstar Electronics after the acquisition
medium confidence · Knapp Arcade article on the corporate restructuring
Farsight digitally recreated Goin' Nuts for The Pinball Arcade video game
high confidence · Knapp Arcade article noting Goin' Nuts received digital preservation
“Only ten units of the original game were ever made because the three-level pinball machine around the same time that Gottlieb made around the same number of its unusual 'Goin' Nuts' pinball machine.”
Knapp Arcade — Establishes the extreme rarity of both Krull and Goin' Nuts as production decisions
“Ultimately, Gottlieb decided not to make either game when Columbia Pictures was acquired by Coca-Cola, and Coke changed Gottlieb's name to Mylstar Electronics.”
Knapp Arcade — Explains the business/corporate reason why these experimental machines never went into full production
restoration_signal: Collector successfully reconstructed two rare 1983 Gottlieb Krull machines from scratch, demonstrating high skill in reverse-engineering and restoration of machines with no modern reference
high · Pinside forum post showing completed reconstructions of machines with only 10 original units ever produced
historical_signal: Documentation and recreation of an extremely rare experimental Gottlieb machine that was discontinued before widespread production due to corporate restructuring
high · Only 10 original units made; production halted when Coca-Cola acquired Columbia Pictures and rebranded Gottlieb
collector_signal: Collector rebuilding of one of the rarest pinball machines ever made suggests active preservation efforts in the community for ultra-rare, limited-production machines
high · Two machines rebuilt from scratch; original production of only 10 units makes originals essentially unavailable
content_signal: Knapp Arcade media coverage of rare pinball machine reconstruction bringing attention to obscure Gottlieb history
high · Article dedicated to covering the Krull remake project from Pinside forum
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