Description

Safari Pinball Machine

Ted Zale (the designer of safari) was Bally’s main pinball designer for Bally at that time. He designed many great pinball machines for Bally.  He is now considered a legend in the pinball world.

This game has some unique features.  It has a bumper between the flippers.  It is not an active bumper, you can only bounce the ball off it.

The game used a logo idea from Exxon in the 1960’s , put a Tiger in your tank.  It has a tiger on the backglass.

The following is from the International Pinball Database:

Description

Name: Manufacturer:	Safari Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date:	December 15, 1966
Date Of Manufacture:	May, 1968
Model Number:	799
Type:	Electro-mechanical (EM)
Production:	1,100 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:	View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme:	Sports – Hunting – Safari
Notable Features:	Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumper (1), Mushroom bumpers (4), Right outlane ball return gate. Detour gate in upper right ball lane. A passive bumper is between the flippers. No slingshots. Each player has an extra score reel for Super Scoring to earn replays. 3, 5, or 7 ball play (except Early Production has only 3 or 5 ball play). Lighting TIGER scores a Super Score. Lighting TRAIL scores a Super Score. Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player. The maximum displayed Super Score is 9 for each player. Replay wheel maximum: 25 Sound: 2 bells, knocker.
Design by:	Ted Zale

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