1972 Gottlieb Jungle pinball machine

Here's my latest victim, a 1972 Gottlieb Jungle. Pretty cool artwork by Gordon Morison on this one. The backglass is quite humourous with all the animals and the Tarzan figure with their tongues sticking out while trying to impress the girl. Impress or get in her pants... one or the other.
Anyway, this Ed Krynski-designed game has a couple of fun shots, but they're kinda overshadowed by the totally unsatisfying spinner shot up the middle. I like my spinners to spin forever and whoever thought that putting a pop bumper right behind a spinner was a good idea obviously missed the point of spinners entirely. I mean, I know what they're going for here -- get the ball in the centre area and let the pop bumper go to town on it for a while -- and that's all fun and good, but the result doesn't really achieve the fun factor I think they were looking for. The spinner, more often than not, gets its action stopped quickly when the ball enters, and then quickly exits, out the centre area. Too bad. See Bally's Boomeraing and Flicker and Playmatic's Fairy for variations on this idea. I'm sure there are others also.
In addition, there's not a whole lot to shoot for aside from heading for the top of the playfield up the left or right. Fortunately, making those shots is pretty fun.
Anyway, bottom-line for me on this one is that it's a pretty ho-hum game from the pinball king of the era.
Jungle is the 4-player version of this playfield layout. The two-player version is Wild Life. Jungle King and Jungle Life are both single-player add-a-ball versions. I think this layout would be vastly superior as an add-a-ball.
For more info on this game, check out the IPDB listing here: ipdb.org/machin...

[@Urko2005]

Love these older machines more than recent.

[@jimdep6542]

I loved this machine. In the SF Bay Area, back in the early 70's, my best friend Mitch and I used to hitch hike from Belmont to the San Mateo bowling alley to play this and a few others they had. Those are great memories. and seeing this machine in action is great !

[@tWIST1up]

I really like the 1000pt skill shot bumper ... :)

[@greggardner921]

Roslindale Massachusetts - used to play this at the old candlepin bowling alley when I was 12. Loved this machine, it took a lot of my quarters, but man was it fun!!

[@markl1604]

Was record holder for 3 weeks. On mainland.

[@tommyborgia3590]

that a beautiful machine.

[@tommyborgia3590]

beautiful machine.

[@jerrystevens1865]

I am resurrecting a 72 Jungle now and watching you play yours just answered a question that's been nagging at me for two hours. Concerning the swinging target and pop bumper an the on/off of 1000/100 point and how it is suppose to work. The Operation Instructions says the swinging target turns the "LIT" bumper OFF but says nothing about it also turns it back ON too. Mine is operating as it should,, thanks a million for this video.

[@coreycooke4690]

I aim to please. Glad to help.

[@greeneagle4787]

I have the Wildlife version. Your machine has way more zip to it than mine, its almost like mine in on low and yours is on high ??