1990 Gottlieb Silver Slugger (Traded)

 This pinball machine is one of Gottlieb's Street Level Games from the early 1990s. This was the first of this series produced. These games were designed to economicaly compete with much more complex games with multiple levels and ramps. These games were designed to be cheaper to build and cheaper to purchase allowing owners larger profits. This idea didn't last very long and Gottlieb went back to producing more complex games. For those that like the late 70s early 80s style games, these games are a great addition to your collection. They have straight forward playfields and rules, but have alphanumeric displays, better light shows, better build, and multiball.

 The fun gameplay attracted me to this machine. I love baseball and I love pinball, so this was a natual match. The one drawback of this machine to me is the artwork on the plastics. Before I traded this machine away, I was planning to retheme it with new Red Sox themed plastics and some player laminates over the futuristic players on the playfield. This game really has a lot to offer in 3 great spinners, a set of drop targets and two ball and three ball multiball modes.

 The cabinet is build like a tank. This machine is very solid. The legs are extra reinforced.

 This game offers two types of displays. It offers the alpha numeric displays that give instructions during the game and score points. It also has the upper displays that score "runs" in the baseball game. I usually only paid attention to runs when I was playing.

 These gottlieb boards are known for their dependable build. They came with battery cells which eliminated any risk of leakage and damage to the boards so common in the 70s and 80s.