{"id":121,"date":"2009-12-06T16:22:34","date_gmt":"2009-12-06T21:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/djdan.hopto.org\/dan\/?p=121"},"modified":"2009-12-06T16:22:34","modified_gmt":"2009-12-06T21:22:34","slug":"gorgar-speaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.danjoannis.com\/?p=121","title":{"rendered":"Gorgar: Speaks."},"content":{"rendered":"

The opening lines of this pinball machine. And now, my father, running out of room to store new (old) pinball machines, has let me take this one home to work on as my own project. Thanks, Dad!<\/p>\n

\"Gorgar<\/a><\/p>\n

As promised, here is a picture of the actual machine, and not some picture from the Intertubes. Again, it’s missing the backglass, but it is still awesome. The play field is interesting, it’s not empty, and it’s in good shape, too!<\/p>\n

\"Gorgar<\/a><\/p>\n

Scary. One of the feature I find the most interesting about it is the electro-magnet at the top left. The “snake pit”. The ball gets caught for a bit, then gets let go of and rolls down. I’m really hoping that I can fix this machine up, maybe it is something as simple as dirty contacts (after all, it is over 25 years old, and antique, if you will). Here is a video of me playing it. Not a great angle at the beginning, but you can hear the sounds of the game. One of the first electronic pinball machines, with electronic sounds. Before, all the machines used bells!<\/p>\n

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Note: Sorry for the, ahem, shitty video. Using Windows 7, I no longer have the well designed, fully functional, and advanced Windows Movie Maker found in Windows XP, as such, I have no control over export options, and the transitions and titles are all different (and quite frankly, nowhere near as good).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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