The game is amazing. I played it at the HOF and was blown away how cool it is. What a shame it tanked before it was released. Imagine if there we a few hundred of these out in the wild.
That's what Go fund me website is for, people will fund it and layout the cost so innovative products can be produced. I hope to see more vertical pins in the future.
These are great! I searched Pinball Historian just to see if anyone made videos just like this and I was so pleasantly surprised that you made them for your channel. You HAVE to make more. I would love to see: Scarred Stiff, Zingy Bingy, Magic Girl, Big Lebowski, Highway Pinball, Total Nuclear Annihilation, King Kong, The questionable backglass artwork of Dave Christensen (i.e. Capt Fantastic, Nitro Groundshaker, Mati Hari, Wizard, Old Chicago, etc), Questionable artwork of Pat Lawler and his passion project Dialed In. If I think of any other suggestions I’ll add them. Can’t wait to see more of these!
@@KevinCarringtonI’ve been a super-massive Lawlor honk since day one, and I was buying myself a pin for a milestone bday. The dealer had a Dialed In LE. Even though I was on the plus side as a potential buyer of it, even **I** was dubious about the theme, the SIMS-style LED animations, and the art. This is LAST WEEK, ok. I fire it up, and the dealer informs me the bats are tuned to max power in the settings. I’m expecting some hellcat ball feedback, right? No jokin: The flippers felt like they were made of Nerf or pool-noodle material! 👀😳 Yeah, you COULD make the shots, but it played like molasses in the winter! 🤦♂️ I left w a JP LE! It shot better than every new table in the warehouse! I’m still stunned. Best use of shaker motor since Earthshaker! 🤷♂️ GREAT CHANNEL!! INSTA-SUB!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Brilliant documentation of this iconic piece of pinball history. I was lucky enough to play this back at the old Pinball Hall of Fame in Vegas. Sadly on my most recent visit to the new location is was not working. I truly hope Circus Maximus can pull though with these prototype machines. Thanks for uploading!
I do think that's the only flaw of the game is that it's so simple but the novelty of climbing up the different playfields just looks so cool, it's quite unique
oh my god. Ive never seen anything like this in my life, this is awesome. having the play field like that is amazing. i meana, pinball tables are technically like rude golberg machines, and i always wanted to see one that had a theme based around rude goldberg machines specifically, so the table would have boots kicking balls down rampps, and ballons hitting things that knocked something else that turned on a fan that blew such n such, but. a regular shaped table would be tricky to incorporate such i theme i think...but this, this would be perfect. This is amazing. with todays technology I'm always surprise dthat pinball tables arent more technologically advanced. and are mostly pretty un inventive compared to things like this. its a shame. the things we could do with tables if minds were to be put to it. and its not like pinball is dead. people still love it.
I got to play this game on test back in the day in the Chicagoland area. I played it at all three test locations. Galaxy World or Gala North in Carol Stream, Diversions in Chicago, and Just for Fun in Arlington Heights. There’s a possibility there was more than one on test at the same time that I played, but I can’t remember.
Another great presentation of pinball Kevin. I never got the chance to play, or even see, this pin out in the wild (obviously), but I thought it was cool and super creepy all at the same time. My favorite mech in the game is the elephant who uses it's trunk to transverse the ball over to the wireform. Most pinballs nowadays overlook the interaction in the toys of the playfield, with only a few within the last couple of years that really stands out. Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see the other pinball machine documentaries that you produce. How about some more Williams' pins, like Monster Bash, Attack from Mars, Circus Voltaire, etc?
More toys in pinball! I really want to do Circus Voltaire I love the theme. Those classic Bally/Williams videos for sure will be made soon. They’re slam dunks
I played the Pinball Circus at the Las Vegas Hall of Fame. It had very brief ball times - well, at least for me - due to unforgiving shots to elevate the ball from ring to ring. So I spent a fair bit of money but only got the ball to the top clown playfield once :( I enjoyed the challenge and admired the design of the machine, though I couldn't see myself ever adding one to my collection. Thanks for the video with the interesting back story.
I think it'd be better if it was edited and simplified into a Monty Phyton's Flying Circus pinball, possibly have the modes based on sketches from the show. Including the full "Liberty Bell" as it gameplay music.
I do think python Angelo such a character especially with some of his interviews. He really doesn't hold back. And pinball circus looks very cool. And hope I can play it one day. But the one I would really love to see get finished but probably won't. Would be the most infamous pinball design zingy bingy... Probably the first and only "adult" themed pinball machine. And I guess it was such an outrageous idea that made Capcom go AH NOPE! And bow out of pinball manufacturing. Very quickly.
I left out some hilarious and inappropriate things Python has said/done. I could make a whole episode on him. I haven’t heard of that machine Oooo okay I’ll do some research on it
Possibly. I believe I heard from “The Silverball Chronicles” podcast that he was put in a management position with much less artistic influence and wasn’t built for it.
@@KevinCarrington well I checked, the pinball was Zingy Bingy, and it was so bad they closed the section. He is such an unpredictable guy. The story is so funny, like he just made the wackiest pinball and they said no, stop it, please.
@@KevinCarrington Tim has an excellent set up in his new facility. It is right by the "Welcome to Vegas" sign by the airport. I completely recommend you go, for sure you will have a blast. Be sure to make more videos, great production values!
I just had the pleasure of playing the Holy Grail of Pinball Machines in Las Vegas last week! It is a sight to behold! Thank you for the video sharing the story behind this pinball machine.
Wow! This is such a cool pin and another amazing video! Please keep making these! There are so many obscure pins out there you'll never run out of videos :D
I can't confirm this, but I suspect Capcom got interested in pinball after seeing Gottlieb make a pinball version of Street Fighter 2, which means Gottlieb may have indirectly sabotaged Williams by inspiring another rival company to peal away some of their great talent like Python and Mark Ritchie.
Sad thing is it’s never working .. even has a credit dot in the footage of it being turned on.. I’ve been to Vegas 3 times in 4 years.. it’s never been on.. sad place
I was lucky enough to play this at Galaxy World, Carol Stream IL in the 90's. It was showcased in the middle of the floor without any other games next to it. My friends and I played it and I remember thinking back then this game is awesome because it was fun and super creepy. I went back to play it again weeks later and it was gone... almost like it didn't happen.
There is the question: In an arcade, do you put it in the pinball section or the video game section. This machine is kind of a bad fit, in either department.
@@KevinCarrington Thanks man, appreciate that! I thought I noticed a couple second clip of my tour of Eddie's place :) That was cool! Keep up the great content!!!
Wonder how many of these are just sitting in the 5 and dime stores basement and other places waisting away the small town I'm from had a guy back in the day that serviced these and stored them in his building and just a couple years ago it was all cleaned out but he had several cool looking pinball games in the window we would look at for years wanting to play them watching them wither to nothing
The game is amazing. I played it at the HOF and was blown away how cool it is. What a shame it tanked before it was released. Imagine if there we a few hundred of these out in the wild.
Would have been real cool. Such a shame
I’m going there for my birthday later this week and I pray it’s still there AND WORKING! C’mon, Timmy me boy!! 🙏🤞
@@Mo_Ketchupswas it still there and running?
That's what Go fund me website is for, people will fund it and layout the cost so innovative products can be produced. I hope to see more vertical pins in the future.
These are great! I searched Pinball Historian just to see if anyone made videos just like this and I was so pleasantly surprised that you made them for your channel. You HAVE to make more. I would love to see:
Scarred Stiff,
Zingy Bingy,
Magic Girl,
Big Lebowski,
Highway Pinball,
Total Nuclear Annihilation,
King Kong,
The questionable backglass artwork of Dave Christensen (i.e. Capt Fantastic, Nitro Groundshaker, Mati Hari, Wizard, Old Chicago, etc),
Questionable artwork of Pat Lawler and his passion project Dialed In.
If I think of any other suggestions I’ll add them. Can’t wait to see more of these!
Thank you so much! I will work on more. Ooooo a Dialed in one would be interesting. It’s such a divisive pin 😂 I want to do all the Elvira pins too
@@KevinCarringtonI’ve been a super-massive Lawlor honk since day one, and I was buying myself a pin for a milestone bday. The dealer had a Dialed In LE.
Even though I was on the plus side as a potential buyer of it, even **I** was dubious about the theme, the SIMS-style LED animations, and the art.
This is LAST WEEK, ok. I fire it up, and the dealer informs me the bats are tuned to max power in the settings. I’m expecting some hellcat ball feedback, right?
No jokin: The flippers felt like they were made of Nerf or pool-noodle material! 👀😳 Yeah, you COULD make the shots, but it played like molasses in the winter! 🤦♂️
I left w a JP LE! It shot better than every new table in the warehouse! I’m still stunned. Best use of shaker motor since Earthshaker! 🤷♂️
GREAT CHANNEL!! INSTA-SUB!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
"Or, as Python wanted it, a pelvic thrust." We are entertained!! 😃
Gotta love the pelvic thrust ball save. Python truly was an innovator
Brilliant documentation of this iconic piece of pinball history. I was lucky enough to play this back at the old Pinball Hall of Fame in Vegas. Sadly on my most recent visit to the new location is was not working. I truly hope Circus Maximus can pull though with these prototype machines. Thanks for uploading!
I was blessed to get an autographed Pin Bot Backglass Poster from Python just before his passing. R.I.P. Legend!
That’s awesome! Frame it
I do think that's the only flaw of the game is that it's so simple but the novelty of climbing up the different playfields just looks so cool, it's quite unique
Maybe if the updated the code it could be a simple fix 💁🏾♂️
3:11 aw, there it is, my fav table to ever play on the pinball arcade...i would love to play it in real life.
oh my god. Ive never seen anything like this in my life, this is awesome. having the play field like that is amazing. i meana, pinball tables are technically like rude golberg machines, and i always wanted to see one that had a theme based around rude goldberg machines specifically, so the table would have boots kicking balls down rampps, and ballons hitting things that knocked something else that turned on a fan that blew such n such, but. a regular shaped table would be tricky to incorporate such i theme i think...but this, this would be perfect. This is amazing. with todays technology I'm always surprise dthat pinball tables arent more technologically advanced. and are mostly pretty un inventive compared to things like this. its a shame. the things we could do with tables if minds were to be put to it. and its not like pinball is dead. people still love it.
I got to play this game on test back in the day in the Chicagoland area. I played it at all three test locations. Galaxy World or Gala North in Carol Stream, Diversions in Chicago, and Just for Fun in Arlington Heights. There’s a possibility there was more than one on test at the same time that I played, but I can’t remember.
I finally got to play it at the hall of fame in Vegas! It was a real treat
Another great presentation of pinball Kevin. I never got the chance to play, or even see, this pin out in the wild (obviously), but I thought it was cool and super creepy all at the same time. My favorite mech in the game is the elephant who uses it's trunk to transverse the ball over to the wireform. Most pinballs nowadays overlook the interaction in the toys of the playfield, with only a few within the last couple of years that really stands out. Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see the other pinball machine documentaries that you produce. How about some more Williams' pins, like Monster Bash, Attack from Mars, Circus Voltaire, etc?
More toys in pinball! I really want to do Circus Voltaire I love the theme. Those classic Bally/Williams videos for sure will be made soon. They’re slam dunks
Id love to see you cover Pinbot and Bride of Pinbot
I just found your channel, and i am BLOWN away with these pinball history videos. Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much I’ll keep them coming!
I played the Pinball Circus at the Las Vegas Hall of Fame. It had very brief ball times - well, at least for me - due to unforgiving shots to elevate the ball from ring to ring. So I spent a fair bit of money but only got the ball to the top clown playfield once :( I enjoyed the challenge and admired the design of the machine, though I couldn't see myself ever adding one to my collection. Thanks for the video with the interesting back story.
The cost alone would deter a lot from owning it. Glad you got to play it!
I think it'd be better if it was edited and simplified into a Monty Phyton's Flying Circus pinball, possibly have the modes based on sketches from the show.
Including the full "Liberty Bell" as it gameplay music.
Never saw or heard of this one prior. Thanks for sharing.
Just imagine what could be done with multi tiered pinball machines.
I do think python Angelo such a character especially with some of his interviews.
He really doesn't hold back.
And pinball circus looks very cool.
And hope I can play it one day.
But the one I would really love to see get finished but probably won't.
Would be the most infamous pinball design zingy bingy...
Probably the first and only "adult" themed pinball machine.
And I guess it was such an outrageous idea that made Capcom go AH NOPE!
And bow out of pinball manufacturing. Very quickly.
I left out some hilarious and inappropriate things Python has said/done. I could make a whole episode on him. I haven’t heard of that machine Oooo okay I’ll do some research on it
There are some pics of it.
And it's definitely unique in a python Angelo kinda way.
Didn't Python Angelo also caused the end of Capcom in the pinball industry with a super wacky design? I think I remember something like that
Possibly. I believe I heard from “The Silverball Chronicles” podcast that he was put in a management position with much less artistic influence and wasn’t built for it.
@@KevinCarrington well I checked, the pinball was Zingy Bingy, and it was so bad they closed the section. He is such an unpredictable guy. The story is so funny, like he just made the wackiest pinball and they said no, stop it, please.
Hahahaha I just looked it up. Boob pop bumpers! Man’s a genius they weren’t ready.
@@KevinCarrington He presented the game Williams and they just laughed at it, it's so dumb, I love it
Jersey Jack will remake it and add a bunch of fancy weird toys
Love these videos. So well put together. Commentary is great, clips are great, you’re the best pinball TH-camr right now!
Thanks for posting. Played this in Vegas, enjoyed it for what it was meant to do. I was curious about the history of production.
I’m jealous! I still have not gotten to play it. I need to plan a Vegas trip
@@KevinCarrington Tim has an excellent set up in his new facility. It is right by the "Welcome to Vegas" sign by the airport. I completely recommend you go, for sure you will have a blast. Be sure to make more videos, great production values!
I just had the pleasure of playing the Holy Grail of Pinball Machines in Las Vegas last week! It is a sight to behold! Thank you for the video sharing the story behind this pinball machine.
Thanks! I’m jealous I haven’t even played it yet
Absolutely brilliant! Just subbed, cheers man.
Thanks!
Wow, Python was quite a guy. That "thrust" line was reminiscent of Dr. Strangelove and Ripper's "bodily fluids" line.
Wait I’ve never actually seen Dr. Strangelove! BRB going to watch that classic
Wow! This is such a cool pin and another amazing video! Please keep making these! There are so many obscure pins out there you'll never run out of videos :D
I know there are so many machines I’ll never run out of content 🤪
I can't confirm this, but I suspect Capcom got interested in pinball after seeing Gottlieb make a pinball version of Street Fighter 2, which means Gottlieb may have indirectly sabotaged Williams by inspiring another rival company to peal away some of their great talent like Python and Mark Ritchie.
I blame Ryu
its been almost a year. this is a interesting game would love to hear an update
Just posted a new video!
@@KevinCarrington Hype!!!
Always good quality with the pinball videos👍
Thanks homie!
Awesome video. Thank you
They should remake this.
Sad thing is it’s never working .. even has a credit dot in the footage of it being turned on.. I’ve been to Vegas 3 times in 4 years.. it’s never been on.. sad place
No creepy clowns are you out of your mind
Too late the creepy clowns are here
Do Adam’s Family next!!
Interesting... thanks!
Pretty strange huh?
If they make a run of these collectors will definitely buy these
I hope so! There hasn’t been much traction on this unfortunately
@@KevinCarrington really cause I want one for my home arcade
Can I play your games?
@@KevinCarrington sure if you find yourself in pa
Deal
6:00 what an uglytable, its from that very basic tutorial to make a VisualPinballX tables + the coding :)
Everyone’s gotta start somewhere haha
Is this the only game where Python was the lead designer? During his Williams days he seemed more of the concept and art guy.
Good question! I believe Pinbot is his most famous design
@@KevinCarrington I believe Python came up with the concept of Pinbot, but Barry Oursler designed the game.
Great video, subbed
Why thank you! Planning on making much more!
I was lucky enough to play this at Galaxy World, Carol Stream IL in the 90's. It was showcased in the middle of the floor without any other games next to it. My friends and I played it and I remember thinking back then this game is awesome because it was fun and super creepy. I went back to play it again weeks later and it was gone... almost like it didn't happen.
That’s an awesome story. Maybe it’s a conspiracy this machine even exists 😳
There is the question: In an arcade, do you put it in the pinball section or the video game section. This machine is kind of a bad fit, in either department.
@@gorillaau honestly having a pinball machine in arcade today is novelty in itself 😪
@@KevinCarrington That's probably very true.
Where can we find them? I mean the team trying to recreate these
www.vpforums.org/
I have a fascination with high-speed I would like to see that one
That game is pure adrenaline
Great video! Just subed and will be checking out more :) Would love more pinball history videos. Keep up the great work.
Ahhhh I love your channel! Thank you so much
@@KevinCarrington Thanks man, appreciate that! I thought I noticed a couple second clip of my tour of Eddie's place :) That was cool! Keep up the great content!!!
I wonder what Python would have thought of this one-of-a-kind pinball creation?
th-cam.com/video/zrMJRCmfXuY/w-d-xo.html
Kevin I missed you man Good to see your doing fine, I hope
Doing well thanks homie
Also very good vid
Once you do it once you got to do it over
Bro that's pinball
I’ve beat pinball
Wonder how many of these are just sitting in the 5 and dime stores basement and other places waisting away the small town I'm from had a guy back in the day that serviced these and stored them in his building and just a couple years ago it was all cleaned out but he had several cool looking pinball games in the window we would look at for years wanting to play them watching them wither to nothing
Awww this is so sad. Luckily there is a community restoring and rebuilding these!