Spud Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 I remember playing a pinball machine when I was younger that was just freaking huge, the play table was like twice the normal size. Can't really remember anything else about it. Anyone know what it was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 I remember playing a pinball machine when I was younger that was just freaking huge, the play table was like twice the normal size. Can't really remember anything else about it. Anyone know what it was? Are you sure it was a pinball and not a shuffle or puck bowler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaXpress Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 If it was apinball then it can only be Atari's Hercules. Hercules I used to play one at the Old Towne Arcade in Toledo. It was a monster of a machine, but definitely not the size of a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 I was struggling and going to say "Atlas".. but Nova got it right. It's Hercules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillTX Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I remember playing it back in 78-79 at the Grand Prix arcade at Crossroads mall in Oklahoma City. The game was impressive to look at, but it wasnt much fun to play, the action was very slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabeen557 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 If it was apinball then it can only be Atari's Hercules.Hercules I used to play one at the Old Towne Arcade in Toledo. It was a monster of a machine, but definitely not the size of a car. those things are f*ckin huge, i saw one at an arcade and wondered what someone was smoking when they came up with that idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Last I remember they still had one at an amusement park I used to frequent as a youth. Canobie Lake Park, located in Salem NH. It was ridiculously huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermChase Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 They have one in Seaside, NJ. They use a cueball instead of a pinball. Quite unique! ------- Chase Hermsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 As late as the early 90's (1993), there was one in Ocean City, Maryland. I threw money in it just because it was so bizarre. They had swapped out an 8 ball for the regular cue ball. Took like 5 minutes to play, and was incredibly boring. I have only seen one other one, at auction, in North Carolina. Went cheap, wonder why?.... Cassidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderfighter Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 I went with a friend to look at some article (bongo's) they had for sale and this guy had one in the entrance of his home. Maybe the size of a Yugo.He had many other machines as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadtower Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Last I remember they still had one at an amusement park I used to frequent as a youth. Canobie Lake Park, located in Salem NH. It was ridiculously huge. I remember this too... but it wasn't that one. The one at Canobie Lake was probably one of a kind. It was like 15'x15'... in by that fake bingo gameroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 They used to have one at Marvelous Marvins in Michigan (at least they did 5 years ago). It was definitely a gimmick machine, it was slow and hard to play. I could never hit the ball with enough force to make it work well enough. Still, it was cool to try once or twice. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Last I remember they still had one at an amusement park I used to frequent as a youth. Canobie Lake Park, located in Salem NH. It was ridiculously huge. I remember this too... but it wasn't that one. The one at Canobie Lake was probably one of a kind. It was like 15'x15'... in by that fake bingo gameroom. I'm pretty certain it was the Hercules machine. It was in that fake Bingo hall as you stated at the far end of the park. Nearby there was a Chinese Heroes coin-op game. The pinball machine was just sitting out there in the middle of the hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadtower Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 I'm pretty certain it was the Hercules machine. It was in that fake Bingo hall as you stated at the far end of the park. Nearby there was a Chinese Heroes coin-op game. The pinball machine was just sitting out there in the middle of the hall. Maybe they changed it at some point? I remember there was a hugely disproportionate one there. Bigger than Hercules. Or maybe I just remember it as a 9 year old kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 I'm pretty certain it was the Hercules machine. It was in that fake Bingo hall as you stated at the far end of the park. Nearby there was a Chinese Heroes coin-op game. The pinball machine was just sitting out there in the middle of the hall. Maybe they changed it at some point? I remember there was a hugely disproportionate one there. Bigger than Hercules. Or maybe I just remember it as a 9 year old kid. Dunno. I always remember it as being the Hercules machine. The last time I was Canobie was back in 1996. Perhaps it has changed since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadtower Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Dunno. I always remember it as being the Hercules machine. The last time I was Canobie was back in 1996. Perhaps it has changed since then. No, you're probably right. What I'm remembering is more like 1986. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio still has two of them I believe. I've played it a few times and I have to agree with the other comments -- the game is really disappointing. It's a neat idea, but it is way too slow and gives you none of the fun of a smaller table. If the game was put on more of a tilt and the elements were increased, it would've been better, but it probably would've cost even more to manufacture / purchase. An interesting machine though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 cedar point does indeed have two agains the back wall in the main arcade. If anyone is into visual pinball/pinmame, there is a very well done recreation of the table. it really does have the feel of the big table, and does not have the quickness of the smaller ones. for the record, i was at marvins in michiganm last year, and it was gone... herculees for visual pinball can be found at: http://irpinball.ztnet.com/ click on download, and then 1970-1979 and scroll down to H for Pinmame, it is at: http://www.vpforums.com/vptables/tables.php enjoy 1ej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchien Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 cedar point does indeed have two agains the back wall in the main arcade. If anyone is into visual pinball/pinmame, there is a very well done recreation of the table. it really does have the feel of the big table, and does not have the quickness of the smaller ones. for the record, i was at marvins in michiganm last year, and it was gone... herculees for visual pinball can be found at: http://irpinball.ztnet.com/ click on download, and then 1970-1979 and scroll down to H for Pinmame, it is at: http://www.vpforums.com/vptables/tables.php enjoy 1ej yeah.. that's where i go to , the vpforums thing. i make a lot of original tables there in visual pinball. i'd say, last time i played hercules was in corpus christi, tx some years ago.. it was a pretty good place to find games once in a while.. nowadays mostly you'll find stuff at thrifts more like stuffed animals and clothes.. the hercules machine was a big thing. even though i'm not little (6 '4 and 300 or so pounds), it was a effort for me to flip the flippers effectively. but it was mildly amusing to play while on vacation. it may also be of note that it was one of the few atari pinballs ever made, a very small handful . perhaps now that infogrames will bring back atari video games, perhaps they'll also consider going up against stern in pinball someday.. ah, memories. maybe it's nearly time for me to go somewhere on the bus... and make some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Wasn't there a Superman one also? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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