"300" (the exact machine name includes the quotation marks) is a bowling themed Electro-Mechanical pinball machine with the art created by Gordon Morison, designed by Ed Krynski, and produced by Gottlieb with a bowling theme. The title is a reference to a perfect game in the bowling, in which a bowler scores 300 points. A two-player version of this four-player game was released as Top Score.
| Manufacturer | Gottlieb |
|---|---|
| Release date | August 1975 |
| System | Electro-mechanical |
| Design | Ed Krynski |
| Artwork | Gordon Morison |
| Production run | 8,157(approx.) |
Description
editGottlieb sold this game design in the two varieties, although they are essentially the same game (with slight artwork differences). The two-player version, Top Score, had a lower price and was released later than the four-player "300", and was targeted to game operators with a smaller budget. This game used animated backbox red (bowling) balls for the bonus unit. Two kickout holes, two pop bumpers, one spinning target, one slingshots, 4 standup targets, 1 rollover, and two 3-inch flippers. It has the same right side lane scoring as Gottlieb Sheriff pinball (1971), and similar left side score as Gottlieb Super Soccer. Only a couple Gottlieb pinball games made during the 1970s used a backbox animation. The game has the same mechanical backbox animation as Super Soccer pinball. They made 8,125 (232 of which are samples)[1] Gottlieb "300" pinball machines, and 3,304 (104 of which are samples)[2] Gottlieb Top Score pinball machines.[3] Over the course of its lifetime "300" has received high rating from users such as 7.4 stars.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Gottlieb '"300"'". www.ipdb.org. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Gottlieb 'Top Score'". www.ipdb.org. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Gottlieb 300 pinball, Gottlieb Top Score pinball machine - collector buying". Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Ratings and Comments for "300"". www.ipdb.org. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
External links
edit- Internet Pinball Database entry for "300"
- Internet Pinball Database entry for Top Score
- Webpage of the Institute of Control Engineering of the Helmut-Schmidt-University
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