Pinball games combine excitement, challenge, technology, and fantastic artwork. They are sought after collector items, snapped up by enthusiasts who keep them running and “alive” both mechanically and cosmetically. Silverball lovers of all ages and tastes will be enthralled by the fifty pinball games — both vintage and contemporary — showcased in this book. Each has its own chapter outlining the game’s special features, historical background, game rules, graphic images, collectibility and current value.
Over 400 extraordinary full color photographs give a complete visual survey of each game. Enjoy whole machine shots, close-ups of backglasses and playfields, and ball’s-eye-view images that reveal wonderful details of the playfield action. Along with its companion volume, Pinball Snapshots, this outstanding book will be thoroughly enjoyed by pinball collectors, historians, and graphic artists, as well as devotees of coin-operated amusement games.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing; illustrated edition edition (April 2007)
- Language: English
I bought this book to help me understand pinball playfield design. While it has been a great resource to learn about machines, it is not as in depth as I was hoping. Each chapter has 1 full photograph of the whole machine (like on the cover) and several smaller close up shots showing important features. For my purposes, as I read about the machines features and rules I had to keep skipping back to the beginning of the chapter to see the full photo to get a better understanding.
I would have liked to see more pictures and perhaps some diagramming of ball movement on the playfield.
A definite plus is when you get a chapter with comments from the artists or designers involved and they share with you a bit of what was going on in their industry at the time. Also the snapshots of people playing pinball in various locations as well as Marco Rossignoll’s snippets of personal life add charm to this book. Read more reader reviews here
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