Bally Playboy Restoration

Game Restoration

We just finished restoring a 1978 Bally Playboy for our friend Joe in Tucson. It took a little longer than we wanted (thanks for your patience, Joe) but it turned out well. Let us know what you think!

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Make sure you buy quality stencils when you spray a cabinet.

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We got our paints at Dunn Edwards on West Bell. Very helpful place!

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Did you know Bally made 18,250 machines like this?

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Luckily, we were able to polish up the original coindoor.

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Did you know that the start-up tune for the game, its Grotto tune, and its bonus score countdown tune resemble portions of the theme from the 1969 TV show “Playboy After Dark” ?

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The backglass depicts Hugh Hefner with 1976 Playmate Patti McGuire and 1977 Playmate Sondra Theodore.

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A 1979 invoice shows the machine cost around $1,700. (All facts courtesy Internet Pinball Machine Database.)