Uploaded August 2015 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
Here we have a 1964 Gottlieb Bowling Queen pinball machine in action. This particular machine sat unused and broken for many years before being lovingly brought back to life.
Sorry for the slightly out-of-focus video. The second half is better.
This game is the very same layout as Gottlieb's 1962 Rack-A-Ball and 1969 Mibs.
At first glance, this machine may not look like there's a lot going on, but it's fun and interesting and, with a bit of high tap action, can be quite entertaining.
Hitting the three stationary targets lights alternate outlanes for specials. Racking up more than 9 balls in the backglass awards credits (adjustable). Balls are added to the backglass via lit rollovers on the playfield. It's a neat concept that is easy to understand but challenging to achieve. It's the kind of game that encourages repeated play.
Bowling Queen was designed by Wayne Neyens with Roy Parker (of course!).
For more information on this machine, see here: ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=367
Here we have a 1964 Gottlieb Bowling Queen pinball machine in action. This particular machine sat unused and broken for many years before being lovingly brought back to life.
Sorry for the slightly out-of-focus video. The second half is better.
This game is the very same layout as Gottlieb's 1962 Rack-A-Ball and 1969 Mibs.
At first glance, this machine may not look like there's a lot going on, but it's fun and interesting and, with a bit of high tap action, can be quite entertaining.
Hitting the three stationary targets lights alternate outlanes for specials. Racking up more than 9 balls in the backglass awards credits (adjustable). Balls are added to the backglass via lit rollovers on the playfield. It's a neat concept that is easy to understand but challenging to achieve. It's the kind of game that encourages repeated play.
Bowling Queen was designed by Wayne Neyens with Roy Parker (of course!).
For more information on this machine, see here: ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=367
