Lost World (pinball)

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Lost World
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Release dateAugust 1978
DesignGary Gayton
ArtworkPaul Faris
Production run10,330

Lost World is a pinball machine released by Bally in 1977.

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Design

Lost World is the first pinball machine that uses electronic sounds which replaces chimes. It is also the first machine that uses a backglass produced by the four-color process. [1] [2]

The backglass depicts a hybrid of a dinosaur/dragon, a gargoyle-winged hero, and a scantily dressed woman. The border was intended to be a Gothic style carving. [3] Artist Paul Faris stated that the faces of these two figures were based on himself and his wife. [4]

The game is the first to use electronic sounds, with the soundboard replacing chimes used in earlier machines; [5] these sounds are played from a speaker under the cabinet. [2]

Gameplay

The player can hit the A-B-C-D-E-F targets to light various other targets, including the special when all six are hit. The player can also hit the two eject holes to increase their value and light the special. [2] [6]

Reception

Roger Sharpe in Play Meter rated this machine at 3.75/4, and appreciated the artwork. [7]

RePlay magazine noted that location testing indicated that this would be a successful game. [8]

Digital version

Lost World is one of four tables in Williams Pinball Classics released in 2001 by Encore for Windows. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Backglass artistry". Play Meter. Vol. 16, no. 7. June 1990. p. 71.
  2. 1 2 3 Shalhoub, Michael (2004). The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. pp. 125–126. ISBN   978-0-7643-2074-3.
  3. ↑ "Scaly Pinball". Gameroom Magazine. Vol. 10, no. 9. September 1998. pp. 10–11.
  4. ↑ "Flippermuseum Schwerin - Lost World von Bally". flippermuseum-schwerin.de. January 7, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  5. ↑ Powers, B. M. (November 15, 1978). "Bally's electronic flippers with sound". Play Meter. Vol. 4, no. 21. pp. 94–96.
  6. ↑ Lost World manual (PDF). Bally Mfg. Co. 1978.
  7. ↑ Sharpe, Roger C. (September 15, 1978). "Critic's corner". Play Meter. Vol. 4, no. 17. p. 48.
  8. ↑ "Lost World Bally". RePlay. September 1978. p. 152.
  9. ↑ Dulin, Ron (October 29, 2003). "Williams Pinball Classics Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
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