Collector Value Est.

$3,900–$7,000

USD · Market estimate

Near-mint / restored. Worn or stored examples sell for 30–60% less.

Notable Features

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshot in the pop bumper area, Ramps (2), Spinning target (1), 2-ball Multiball. Upper level bagatelle mini-playfield. Two elevated chicane lanes on the right side have interwoven paths. Plunger lane has elevated skill shot to drop ball to a kicker which kicks the ball into the pop bumper area. The woman's head in the upper playfield rotates to show different faces. Heartbeat Ramp (the center ramp) is a dual-path ramp which diverts the ball either to the right inlane or to the plunger lane, depending on the ball's path in the mini-playfield. One Diamond Plate playfield version shown in this listing reportedly has these differences from those made later in production: yellow billion shot yellow 1 billion when lit (big wheel) yellow 500 k (big wheel) yellow lites extra ball (left loop) yellow extra ball (small wheel) yellow lite jackpot (small wheel) yellow one more time (between flippers) yellow 500 k (right loop)

Historical Notes

This 1991 machine has alphanumeric displays and the Williams "W" logo on the speaker grilles. A licensed conversion kit changed these items. See Dutch Pinball's 2014 'The Machine: Bride of Pin·bot 2.0'. Stephanie Rogers (http://www.hipchick.com) plays the voice of The Machine. 10/27/2010 A user reports that ROM version L-7 has a multi-player bug in it and is not recommended. The error is: If any player joins the billionaire's club, after they drain and their bonus is collected, the machine will reset. L-6 does not contain this bug. Artist John Youssi provided us the following information:I painted the backglass based on a rough sketch Python gave me. I re-sketched the whole thing, adding detail while tightening it up. Python was the artist for the cabinet while Kevin O'Connor inked only. I remember Python doing all the art except for the backglass. Plus it all looks like his style. We saw Kevin O'Connor's name listed among the Team Credits on a playfield plastic near the left flipper, although he only inked the playfield. He confirms this information to us:Looking at the playfield, I sort of recall dreading to ink all those circles in the middle and thinking how insanely intricate Python's pencil was, but that's it - inking only. I had great respect for Python's artistic ability and felt honored to be trusted with part of the production of his project. Python was big on giving everyone credit. Production data for Bride of Pinbot: Production Start Date: Feb-11-1991 Production End Date: Jun-29-1991 Production Run Quantity: 8100 First ship date: Feb-16-1991 Last ship date: after May-21-1991, records missing.

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