Gottlieb Archives

Arcade Chaser: Kickback Pinball Cafe
Arcades at one point were an American past time. For a while they went out of style, being replaced with things like Dave and Busters and other all ages
Pinup Girls With Arrows: Lady Robin Hood Pinball
Gottlieb released Lady Robin Hood in 1948, but at a show in 1949 they presented two other prototype of this machine One with a clear glass cabinet (which to date I have not seen pictures of), and one that accepted different types of coins which resulted in a larger front to the cab in order[...]
Lauren Looks Back: The Early Years Of Pinball
In fact, Gottlieb, one of the manufacturers of the Baffle Ball and other early prototypes, was one of the big pinball manufacturers before going defunct in 1996 Baffle Ball also diverts from previous arcade games by being small enough to sit on top of tables and not legs, which almost every single pinball machine today[...]
The Web Slinging Pinball Kid: Spider-Man Pinball
In 1980 Gottlieb introduced The Amazing Spider-Man pinball, an enjoyable comic themed machine If you get the chance to play it I highly recommend it. Then in 2007, Stern released their own Spider-Man machine based on the Tobey McGuire films Designed by pinball great Steve Ritchie, the play field is beautiful. There are a number of games[...]