Collector Value Est.
$800–$1,500
USD · Market estimate
Near-mint / restored. Worn or stored examples sell for 30–60% less.
Gottlieb · 1982
Caveman
“The world's first Pinball-Video game! It will Amaze you!”
Notable Features
Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (3), 4-bank drop targets (2), Vari-targets (2), Kick-out holes (2). A video game screen is mounted at top center of the playfield. Video game time is won while playing pinball. Video play is controlled by a joystick mounted on the lockdown bar. The Extra Ball is earned via the video game. The video also displays instructions during Game Over mode.
Historical Notes
Jeff Lee was Gottlieb's video game artist. He told us that Caveman was his first project there. He also told us that Joel Krieger did most of the video programming for Caveman but Joel left the company before the game was released so Frank Starshak finished off the video programming. John Buras told us he programmed the pinball portion for this game. An earlier pinball machine that used a video screen to display player scores is Universal Kabushikigaisha's 1979 'Harem Cat'.
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