super8man
New member
Just added Crystal Castles to my pinball line up. Paid my Uncle in law $100. Nice to know it goes to family. The game was on location in Northern California for some 40,000 coins according to the counter. There are two small holes on the face where the lockbar was in place at some point in the past. The monitor has some burn in but its not very distracting...you don't see it much in gameplay...only when the bear walks to the next level. Sadly, the game sat in a garage for years on end and had at least 15 small wasp nests in it. Luckily, they did not attach to any important surface. They are all cleaned up now.
What a great game. Now I know why pinball died (just kidding but only sort of). The game is original but relatively beat up. However, the "patina" works for me. The bottom front corners of the cabinet are chipped off but otherwise it displays nicely. It resets itself after being powered on so I suspect the cap will need to be changed at a minimum. The marquee was not working as the transformer looked like it melted. I simply replaced the whole assembly with a $10 18-inch light from Home Depot. Works nicely. I stole the coin mechs from this unit and put them in my pins since they still use quarters to get credits. I'll probably do the Bob Roberts freeplay mod to allow Crystal Castles to go into attract mode. Looks like a great forum here for knowledge.
I have already learned that my trackball needs a 555 and not a 161 like I put in (it does not glow very bright).
Cheers and Happy New Year.
Mike
PS - Here's the game:
Video: http://www.flickr.com/photos/super8man/5313614579/
Far away shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/super8man/5313199233/
in play: http://www.flickr.com/photos/super8man/5313793850/in/photostream/
What a great game. Now I know why pinball died (just kidding but only sort of). The game is original but relatively beat up. However, the "patina" works for me. The bottom front corners of the cabinet are chipped off but otherwise it displays nicely. It resets itself after being powered on so I suspect the cap will need to be changed at a minimum. The marquee was not working as the transformer looked like it melted. I simply replaced the whole assembly with a $10 18-inch light from Home Depot. Works nicely. I stole the coin mechs from this unit and put them in my pins since they still use quarters to get credits. I'll probably do the Bob Roberts freeplay mod to allow Crystal Castles to go into attract mode. Looks like a great forum here for knowledge.
I have already learned that my trackball needs a 555 and not a 161 like I put in (it does not glow very bright).
Cheers and Happy New Year.
Mike
PS - Here's the game:
Video: http://www.flickr.com/photos/super8man/5313614579/
Far away shot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/super8man/5313199233/
in play: http://www.flickr.com/photos/super8man/5313793850/in/photostream/


