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Collector Builds Super Rare Gottlieb Krull Pinball Machine From Scratch

Knapp Arcade·article·held·Mar 24, 2023
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TL;DR

Collector rebuilds two rare 1983 Gottlieb Krull machines from scratch

Summary

A Pinside forum user has reconstructed two rare 1983 Gottlieb Krull pinball machines from scratch. Only ten original units were produced before Gottlieb halted the line when Columbia Pictures was acquired by Coca-Cola, which rebranded Gottlieb as Mylstar Electronics. The remake is notable for recreating one of the rarest pinball machines ever made.

Key Claims

  • 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

Notable Quotes

  • “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

Entities

GottliebcompanyKrullgameGoin' NutsgameCoca-ColacompanyColumbia PicturescompanyMylstar ElectronicscompanyFarsight StudioscompanyThe Pinball ArcadeproductPinsideorganization

Signals

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    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

Transcript

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Now here's something super awesome that I wasn't expecting to see. This morning I stumbled across a thread on Pinside from a gentleman who has remade, not one, but two super duper rare 1983 Gottlieb Krull pinball machines from scratch. 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. The latter is probably more well-known because Farsight recreated it digitally for its no longer updated The Pinball Arcade video game. 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. Check these things out. They look AMAZING! https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/krull-remake-2023
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