Pinball Machines by Bally


Release Date Name Production Run Comments
1947 Melody
1947 Melody Roll
1948 Carnival
1948 Eureka
1948 Ballerina
1948 Rancho
1956 Balls-A-Poppin' 750first multiball machine
1957 Circus
1963 Moon Shot 1,250
1963 Cross Country 500
1963 Cue Tease 500
1963 3-In-Line 1,000
1963 Hootenanny 1,051
1963 Star Jet 1,050
1964 Monte Carlo 1,050
1964 Bongo 1,050
1964 Sky Divers 2,250
1964 Mad World 2,050
1964 Grand Tour 1,310
1964 2 In 1 1,060
1964 Big Day 2075
1964 Harvest 1,075
1964 Bus Stop 825
1965 Bullfight 825
1965 Sheba 825
1965 Band Wagon 1,840
1965 Magic Circle 580
1965 50/50 580
1965 Aces High 1,275
1965 Discotech 730
1965 Trio 750
1965 Blue Ribbon 875
1966 Wild Wheels 580
1966 Six Sticks 1,410first six-player machine
1966 Gold Rush 1,750
1966 Campus Queen 1,125
1966 Six Shooter 100 prototype
1966 Loop the Loop 1,055
1966 Bull's Eye 80
1966 Bazaar 2,925 first zipper flippers
1966 Capersville 5,120
1966 Monkey Bash 50 prototype
1967 Rocket III 2,603
1967 Heat Wave
1967 The Wriggler 3,410
1967 Surfers 908
1968 Boot A Ball 100
1968 Doggies 3,670
1968 Dixieland 1,800
1968 Safari 1,100
1968 Rock Makers 2,420
1968 Gator 2,120
1968 Alligator
1968 Joker 110
1969 Cosmos 2,160
1969 Op-Pop-Pop 1,050
1969 On Beam 1,150
1969 Joust 1,050
1969 Bally-Hoo 2,215
1969 King Tut 800
1969 King Rex 225
1969 Galahad 791
1969 Camelot 1,865
1969 Bowl-O 1,050
1969 Ten Pin
1970 Big Valley 2,500
1970 Zip-A-Doo 1,083
1970 See Saw 1,517
1970 4 Queens 1,256
1970 Trail Drive 1,305
1970 Double Up 55
1971 Vampire 799
1971 Firecracker 2,800
1971 Skyrocket 545
1971 Bali-Hi 80
1971 Four Million BC 3,550
1971 Expressway 1,555
1971 Sea Ray 1,300
1971 Mariner 2,000
1971 Time Tunnel 70
1972 Red Max 70
1972 Round Up 70
1972 Fireball 3,815
1972 El Toro 2,065
1972 Little Joe 2,080
1972 Space Time 5,000
1972 Time Zone 2,500
1973 Monte Carlo 5,254
1973 Odds & Evens 2,570
1973 Nip It 4,580
1973 Fore 80
1973 Hi-Lo Ace 2,500
1973 Circus 3,550
1974 Big Show 1,000
1974 Champ 4,070
1974 Twin Win 1,570
1974 Sky Kings 2,000
1974 Amigo 4,325
1974 Delta Queen 1,575
1974 Rogo 3,075
1974 Bon Voyage 1,585
1974 Boomerang 2,585
1975 Flicker 1,585
1975 Air Aces 3,085
1975 Slap Stick 85
1975 Knockout 2,085
1975 Wizard 10,000
1975 Hi-Deal 2,085
1975 Bow and Arrow 7,630 electromech version
1976 Flip Flop 5,350
1976 Hokus Pokus 3,086
1976 Old Chicago 7,155
1976 Captain Fantastic 16,155
1976 Aladdin's Castle 4,155
1976 Freedom 5,080 electromech version
1976 Quarterback 1,050
1976 Night Rider 4,155 electromech version
1976 Hang Glider 2,325
1976 Freedom 1,500 solid state version
1976 Bow and Arrow 22 prototype; solid state version
1977 Evel Knievel 155 electromech version
1977 Black Jack 120 electromech version
1977 Mata Hari 170 electromech version
1977 Kick Off 1,655 last electromech from Bally(?)
1977 Star Ship 1 prototype; eletromech(?)
Mar 77 Night Rider 7,000 solid state version
Jun 77 Evel Knievel 14,000 solid state version
Sep 77 Eight Ball 20,230 set and still holds record
for largest production
Jan 78 Power Play 13,750
Apr 78 Mata Hari 16,260 solid state version
Jun 78 Black Jack 4763 solid state version
Jun 78 Strikes & Spares 12,820
Aug 78 Lost World 10,330
Oct 78 Six Million Dollar Man 10,330 six player machine
Dec 78 Playboy 18,250
Feb 79 Voltan 365
Mar 79 Supersonic 10,340
Apr 79 Star Trek 16,842 3 different backglass variations
Jun 79 KISS 17,000 2 different backglass variations
Jun 79 Paragon 9,120 widebody
Sep 79 Harlem Globetrotters 14,550
Nov 79 Dolly Parton 7,350
Dec 79 Future Spa 6,400 widebody
Jan 80 Nitro Groundshaker 7,950
Feb 80 Silverball Mania 10,350
Mar 80 Space Invaders 11,400 widebody, 50 cent play
May 80 Rolling Stones 5,700
Jun 80 Hot Doggin 2,050
Jun 80 Mystic 3,950
Jul 80 Viking 2,600
Nov 80 Skateball 4,150
Dec 80 Frontier 1,850
Dec 80 Xenon 11,000 featured woman's voice
Jan 81 Flash Gordon 10,000
Mar 81 Eight Ball Deluxe 8,250 Eight Ball sequel
May 81 Fireball II 2,300
Jun 81 Embryon 2,250
Sep 81 Fathom 3,500
Oct 81 Medusa 3,250
Nov 81 Centaur 3,700
Dec 81 Elektra 2,950
Jan 82 BMX 406
Feb 82 Vector 3,500
May 82 Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man 10,600 based on video game
Aug 82 Speakeasy 3,000 produced as one or two player game
Aug 82 Spectrum 996
Oct 82 Baby Pac-Man 7,000 pinball/video hybrid
Oct 82 Eight Ball Deluxe LE 2,388 Limited Edition
? 83 Grand Slam 1,000
Jun 83 Centaur II 1,550
Oct 83 Gold Ball 1,750
Jan 84 Granny & The Gators pinball/video hybrid
Mar 84 X's and O's 3,300
May 84 Kings of Steel 2,900
Jul 84 Black Pyramid 2,500
Oct 84 Spy Hunter 2,300 based on video game
Feb 85 Fireball Classic 2,000 remake of Fireball (1972)
1985 Hot Shotz 6 prototype
May 85 Cybernaut 900
Sep 85 Eight Ball Champ 1,500 third in Eight ball trilogy
Nov 85 Beat The Clock500
Feb 86 Lady Luck500
Apr 86 Motordome2,000
Jun 86 Blackbelt600
Jun 86 Karate Fight
Aug 86 Special Force
Oct 86 Strange Science
Mar 87 City Slicker300
Apr 87 Hardbody2,000
Jun 87 Party Animal2,250
Aug 87 Heavy Metal Meltdown 1,600
Oct 87 Dungeons & Dragons 2,000
Jan 88 Escape From The Lost World 1,500
Mar 88 Blackwater 1003,300
1988 Ramp Warrior 3prototype

**Williams purchases Bally Midway**

Release Date Name Production Run Comments
1988 Truck Stop
1989 Atlantis
1989 Transporter
1989 Elvira & The Party Monsters
Jan 90 Mousin Around
Apr 90 Game Show
Jun 90 Pool Sharks
July 90 Radical
Nov 90 Dr. Dude
Jan 91 Bugs Bunny Birthday Bash
Feb 91 Harley Davidson
? 91 Gilligan's Island first Bally dot matrix display
Sept 91 Party Zone
Feb 92 Addam's Family most successful pinball game ever
Sept 92 Black Rose
Dec 92 Dr. Who
Jan 93 Creature From The Black Lagoon
Apr 93 Bram Stoker's Dracula
June 93 The Twilight Zone
Sept 93 Judge Dredd
Feb 94 Popeye Saves The Earth
Feb 94 World Cup Soccer
Aug 94 Corvette
Oct 94 Addam's Family Gold limited edition
Nov 94 The Shadow
Mar 95 Theatre of Magic
June 95 Indianapolis 500
Sept 95 WHO dunnit
Dec 95 Attack From Mars
Mar 96 Safe Cracker
Sept 96 Scared Stiff sequel to Elvira
Mar 97 NBA Fastbreak
July 97 Circus Voltaire
May 98 Champion Pub
Jan 99 Cactus Canyon


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