Goin' Nuts
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| Manufacturer | Gottlieb |
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| Release date | Never released (planned February, 1983) |
| System | 80A |
| Design | Adolf Seitz Jr. |
| Music | Craig Beierwaltes |
| Production run | 10 (engineering prototypes) |
Goin' Nuts is a widebody pinball machine that was designed by Adolf Seitz, Jr. for Gottlieb in 1983. The game never went into production and only 10 prototypes were built.[1]
Description
[edit]The game is unique in that it has no outlanes. Also, the game starts as 3-ball multiball with auto-plunger instead of a plunger; once the player started the game all three balls are released and objective is to knock down the set of drop targets in order to score points and build up time. Rather than counting balls, a player's score is determined based on the amount of time left on the timer which counts down when there's only 1 ball left.[2]
Disadvantages of this pinball machine include damage of the playfield and toys by multiple balls nicking each other. A good player may also build up too much time which leads to lower income for the machine owner.[2]
The only machine publicly available to play is at The Pinball Hall of Fame.[3][4]
Digital versions
[edit]Goin' Nuts was released in 2006 in some versions of the Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection.[5]
It released in 2013 for The Pinball Arcade for several platforms.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Shalhoub, Michael (2012). The pinball compendium: 1982 to present (revised and expanded 2nd ed.). Atglen, Pa: Schiffer Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7643-4107-6.
- ^ a b Start, Press (2014-01-03). "Arcade Hunters: Gottlieb's Goin' Nuts". Arcadehunters.blogspot.de. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ^ Martin, Garrett (December 23, 2014). "Goin' Nuts at the Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame". Endless Mode. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Goin' Nuts Pinball Machine (Gottlieb, 1983) | Pinside Game Archive". pinside.com. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (May 17, 2006). "Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ Square, Push (2013-09-18). "Store Update: 18th September 2013 (Europe)". Push Square. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
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