[FSPA] GORGAR speaks at Lost Rhino Brewery

[Steve Jones]

Curious where you got that backglass? Does someone still have a stock of
those or was that a lucky one off find?  I am working on a Gorgar at home,
and although I dont think it will ever be "pretty enough" to warrant a new
backglass, I can hope!!


On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 12:38 PM Roland Joyal via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> A pretty significant & historical classic pin joins Captain Fantastic at
> Silverball Sanctum in Lost Rhino Brewery, Ashburn.  For those that may not
> know, GORGAR is the world's first "talking" pinball machine. Have been
> refurbishing this game for awhile to use at Lost Rhino and I think it now
> plays like new.  Anyway, see what you think as it is on location now and
> will be able to be enjoyed for Summer FSPA league season.  And just like
> with RUSH, this is an augmentation to the lineup and not a replacement.
>
> Those that want a bit of interesting information on the game can keep
> reading...  The promotion for this game was a thin, flexible, square 45 rpm
> record embedded in commercial coin-op publications, so the operator could
> rip it out and play it on a turntable to hear the monster's simple
> phrases.  It is also possibly the first game with a magnet that holds the
> ball for effect.  And maybe even the first game with controlled indicator
> lights that slowly pulse to give an eerie thematic effect.  And besides the
> talking feature, the game has a cool thumping heart beat background sound
> that increases in timing, corresponding to how long you maintain the ball
> in play to build adrenalin.
>
> Even got a NOS (New Old Stock) backglass from the official 1996 backglass
> run for it.  You may ask why NOS from 1996 when the game is from
> 1979/1980?   This was Williams' famous game they were proud of, even 16
> years later.  Because the game had such an amazingly bold, mirrored
> backglass, and the fact that they realized the predominately-utilized red
> colored paint in the artwork often failed (faded or flaked prematurely),
> they remade the glass in 1996 and corrected the red paint problems they had
> in the original runs.   -Roland
>
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