There's something about the clacking sounds of all those pinballs as they bounce around and get deposited in that ball return that's just mesmerizing to me.
I owned one of these at one time too. And yes, the engineers used stock items to make this such as the standard sound chip used in Williams pinball machines. Later when the concept of videogames started to take hold this chip was used for the sound of Robotron, a game that I still own.
The biggest problem with this game is the shooter solenoid. The steel rod that launched the ball was activated by a magnetic field. During extended game play that rod would get coated with a micro layer of carbon and would interfere with the rod's throw. The only way to fix it was to take it apart and wipe down the rod. I was going to try to have the rod plated so see if that would fix the issue. I sold the game when I became desperate for cash in spring of 2015.
It looks like it'd be a fun game. Now I'm hoping this retro arcade near me gets one- if they do, I'll be sure to give it a try. Shame about WMS' licensor bailing on the Pinball Arcade, since I'd have liked to see this one.
I got to play this game all of 4 times at an arcade I visited once, and vowed should I gain wealth I'd get this game one day. Hearing your solenoid concern, makes me worry if there's enough degaussing in the world. But I think I still want one.
I just had to Google Hyperball to show my husband the noises it made 😂 When I was growing up, my dad would repair pinball machines for fun, not that this is strictly a pinball machine, of course, but I vividly remember when we had Hyperball in our house for years! In fact, at my 16th birthday party we had it set up in the hall, and it made me very popular.. for one night 😂 😎 (I was not a cool kid!) Anyway, the sound at the beginning followed by the barrage of tiny metal balls is forever etched into my brain as a fond memory! I really wasn't good at the game, but I loved to play it anyway! If my dad had space in his house now, he'd love to repair them again. He might be retired, but engineers don't stop! 😂
I used to own a Hyperball. Great concept game. Bally also had a shooter pinball, called Rapid Fire, but it wasn’t nearly as good as Hyperball. The shooter pin concept never took off.
I used to play that game back in the mid 70’s. It was the best speed “pinball type” game ever! I miss the tournaments I started in our local Nathan’s in Yonkers NY. I was the queen of that game. No one could beat me. I’d love to find a restored one and purchase it one day
I played this in the arcade back in the early 80's when it was new. I could never get the hang of it. It was real popular for a while right after they rolled it into the arcade. new game, new fans, but within a short time it would just sit there while the other games were played and Hyper Ball didnt get much attention. For some reason it just never seemed to catch on with the pinballers. Sad, it really is cool!
Yep, I also remember it in the early 80s. It was at a holiday park that we used to frequently go. As a 7-8 year old, I never did quite get to grips with it. Shame really. Loved pinball now as much as I did then. I'm not surprised it had reliability issues. All those switches being blasted at with a load of ball bearings (and all the plastics) won't last long.
I still have one, bought last year. It needs a little TLC (the channel behind the auger is loose, jamming return balls), but it'll be up and running after the weekend. It has such a nice visceral feeling to it, not disconnected like video games; you can feel the solenoid bump when it fires a ball, hear and feel them clack together. It's a loud game! Sometimes, two balls collide and one of them deflects upward into the glass with a loud SMACK! Nothing sweeter. Gotta return to factory settings before I record real highs, but I can break a million easy on factory.
I just brought a hyperball back to life today. He still needs a little cosmetic on the case and more 3/4 "balls, but then ... You can play it in the unique Terra Technica Jukebox & Pinball Museum. (on the border between Austria and Czech Republic)
I got REALLY good on this when it was new. I really want one, but don't realistically have a place to put it. If anybody knows of one in the Baltimore MD area, please reply and let me know! Thanks for the memories :)
Hyperball came out in 1981. Rapidfire by Ballys was a knockoff that came out in 1982. Williams Hyperball was the best! I owned an arcade from 1979 - 1985. Then Colecovision and Nintendo came out and killed the Arcades...
I'd say "I want to see this on Pinball Arcade," but I suspect it would be a bit of a nightmare to implement. The only way I could see it working is if you had the XBox controller, and you used the analog joysticks to move the "paddles" and the left and right triggers to shoot.
I've seen a lot of people talk about ports to video - SACRILEGE! I'm a long time gamer: As far back as the 2600 old gamer. I love pinball, I love video games, But never the twain shall meet. Pinball on a video screen is beneath the effort of even forming the words to use the term joke. However, I must correct myself in saying the reverse may be okay - haven't seen it yet.
Most people can't afford the money and space of a real machine, so video pinball has it's place. The closest thing to pinball on a video screen would be Varkon.
There's something about the clacking sounds of all those pinballs as they bounce around and get deposited in that ball return that's just mesmerizing to me.
The sound just got the attention of everyone in the arcade.
That sounds fantastic - and it's unmistakably Williams, it sounds like someone playing Robotron while dropping ball bearings onto a piece of glass.
I owned one of these at one time too. And yes, the engineers used stock items to make this such as the standard sound chip used in Williams pinball machines. Later when the concept of videogames started to take hold this chip was used for the sound of Robotron, a game that I still own.
The biggest problem with this game is the shooter solenoid. The steel rod that launched the ball was activated by a magnetic field. During extended game play that rod would get coated with a micro layer of carbon and would interfere with the rod's throw. The only way to fix it was to take it apart and wipe down the rod. I was going to try to have the rod plated so see if that would fix the issue. I sold the game when I became desperate for cash in spring of 2015.
It looks like it'd be a fun game. Now I'm hoping this retro arcade near me gets one- if they do, I'll be sure to give it a try.
Shame about WMS' licensor bailing on the Pinball Arcade, since I'd have liked to see this one.
I got to play this game all of 4 times at an arcade I visited once, and vowed should I gain wealth I'd get this game one day. Hearing your solenoid concern, makes me worry if there's enough degaussing in the world.
But I think I still want one.
I was thinking Firepower, but that as well.
Played this for my first time at California Extreme '16. Instantly fell in love with it. Looking forward to playing it again in a couple of weeks.
Best sound on any arcade machine or pinball ever. Legend!
Guess you never played Reactor
@@borisCHoppz Reactor is great, but nothing beats Huge Euge's sound effects for Williams.
I recently played this at an arcade expo and it's fantastic. The sound effects were loud and drew crowds. Hyper fun to play!
There's something about watching the balls just racking up at the side there.
"This? This is not enough balls. Good luck."
I just had to Google Hyperball to show my husband the noises it made 😂
When I was growing up, my dad would repair pinball machines for fun, not that this is strictly a pinball machine, of course, but I vividly remember when we had Hyperball in our house for years! In fact, at my 16th birthday party we had it set up in the hall, and it made me very popular.. for one night 😂 😎 (I was not a cool kid!)
Anyway, the sound at the beginning followed by the barrage of tiny metal balls is forever etched into my brain as a fond memory! I really wasn't good at the game, but I loved to play it anyway!
If my dad had space in his house now, he'd love to repair them again. He might be retired, but engineers don't stop! 😂
omfg the sounds brings me back to the good ol days thanks for sharing
tattyadams
Awesome machine and great sounds! Thanks for sharing!
Led's look good David :-)
I used to own a Hyperball. Great concept game.
Bally also had a shooter pinball, called Rapid Fire, but it wasn’t nearly as good as Hyperball.
The shooter pin concept never took off.
I used to play that game back in the mid 70’s. It was the best speed “pinball type” game ever! I miss the tournaments I started in our local Nathan’s in Yonkers NY. I was the queen of that game. No one could beat me. I’d love to find a restored one and purchase it one day
There's an arcade down the street from where I live that has this. It is hard to play but it's still awesome.
I played this in the arcade back in the early 80's when it was new. I could never get the hang of it. It was real popular for a while right after they rolled it into the arcade. new game, new fans, but within a short time it would just sit there while the other games were played and Hyper Ball didnt get much attention. For some reason it just never seemed to catch on with the pinballers. Sad, it really is cool!
Yep, I also remember it in the early 80s. It was at a holiday park that we used to frequently go. As a 7-8 year old, I never did quite get to grips with it. Shame really.
Loved pinball now as much as I did then.
I'm not surprised it had reliability issues. All those switches being blasted at with a load of ball bearings (and all the plastics) won't last long.
Because it is a mechanical video game
This is the only “pinball” game i was ever interested in, the sounds were great and dominated the arcade.
I still have one, bought last year. It needs a little TLC (the channel behind the auger is loose, jamming return balls), but it'll be up and running after the weekend. It has such a nice visceral feeling to it, not disconnected like video games; you can feel the solenoid bump when it fires a ball, hear and feel them clack together. It's a loud game! Sometimes, two balls collide and one of them deflects upward into the glass with a loud SMACK! Nothing sweeter. Gotta return to factory settings before I record real highs, but I can break a million easy on factory.
I just brought a hyperball back to life today.
He still needs a little cosmetic on the case and more 3/4 "balls, but then ...
You can play it in the unique Terra Technica Jukebox & Pinball Museum. (on the border between Austria and Czech Republic)
If I saw a game like this as a kid back in the 80s I would’ve been floored. Where did you find that first advertisement in the video?
Just bought one, had never seen one amazingly in my 45years
I loved this game but it was so hard to find. Most of the time it also had an “ out of order “ sign on it.
i recently played this at the Budapest Flipper Pinball Museum.
Great museum that, I had to get a Godzilla after playing it there!
This table could've still be on "Pinball Arcade".
Thanks for sharing, I have not seen This guy before. I would love to have a play on it sometime.
I got REALLY good on this when it was new. I really want one, but don't realistically have a place to put it.
If anybody knows of one in the Baltimore MD area, please reply and let me know!
Thanks for the memories :)
The audio is awesome, as usual :)
*How much do you want to bet that cocaine played an integral part in this machine getting made AND played back in '81?*
I played this at Lost Ark Video Games in Greensboro on Monday, straight on 1701 -A Spring Garden Street.
This one was actually sited in a cafe for 2 years before I found it, good to see them still taking money, awesome surname by the way!
tattyadams
Sorry if I forgot the state. It was in North Carolina, with all the other info.
Hi, to the left its a Pacman cab with a multi game card and to the right an Arena
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Reminds me a lot of Rapidfire. Which one came first?
RF was a knock off of Hyperball.
Hyperball came out in 1981. Rapidfire by Ballys was a knockoff that came out in 1982. Williams Hyperball was the best! I owned an arcade from 1979 - 1985. Then Colecovision and Nintendo came out and killed the Arcades...
wow i remember playing this one i could not remember the name of it
This reminds of the board game crossfire, looks like a fun random game.
That's exactly what it reminds me of, crossfire on steroids!!!
+tattyadams The pre-production working name of Ballys "Rapid Fire" was 'Cross Fire'. Rapid Fire was Ballys Version of this game.
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never seen this before!
I'd say "I want to see this on Pinball Arcade," but I suspect it would be a bit of a nightmare to implement. The only way I could see it working is if you had the XBox controller, and you used the analog joysticks to move the "paddles" and the left and right triggers to shoot.
I want to see this and Rapid Fire on Pinball Arcade. I'm sure they'll find SOME way to make it work.
Rapid fire sucked in comparison to this game. Not very rapid so the name was a total lie.
So do I. I think the nintendo switch could manage it.
Hyperball seems a lot better than Rapidfire...sound effects and interaction with the game.
I've seen a lot of people talk about ports to video - SACRILEGE!
I'm a long time gamer: As far back as the 2600 old gamer.
I love pinball,
I love video games,
But never the twain shall meet.
Pinball on a video screen is beneath the effort of even forming the words to use the term joke.
However, I must correct myself in saying the reverse may be okay - haven't seen it yet.
Most people can't afford the money and space of a real machine, so video pinball has it's place. The closest thing to pinball on a video screen would be Varkon.
Sounds like defender.
youve got the sweetest games!