Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Here's a 1979 Gottlieb Genie in action for your viewing pleasure. This machine is the first widebody machine from Gottlieb. It has 5 flippers, a mini playfield area, lots of drop targets and a fun spinner shot up the middle.
The System 1 platform from Gottlieb was very limited, but this machine pushed the system as far as it could. With lots to do, a fantastic art package and some surprisingly good flow, Genie is a genuinely fun machine. Hitting the white OR red targets in the upper left lights the Special or Extra Ball target on the right side. Hitting the ABCD rollovers lights the Extra Ball stationary target at the upper left. Hitting the four drop targets in the middle increases the bonus multiplier when lit and getting the ball into the upper right saucer collects the bonus. There is also a return lane to the plunger, which is impossible to shoot for and a very unique inlane/outlane configuration that insists on a bit of a nudge whenever the ball enters those areas.
Widebody machines can be really hit or miss, but I feel Genie is one of the better ones.
Genie was designed by the late/great Ed Krynski with artwork by the also late/also great Gordon Morison. For more information about Genie, see here: ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=997
Here's a 1979 Gottlieb Genie in action for your viewing pleasure. This machine is the first widebody machine from Gottlieb. It has 5 flippers, a mini playfield area, lots of drop targets and a fun spinner shot up the middle.
The System 1 platform from Gottlieb was very limited, but this machine pushed the system as far as it could. With lots to do, a fantastic art package and some surprisingly good flow, Genie is a genuinely fun machine. Hitting the white OR red targets in the upper left lights the Special or Extra Ball target on the right side. Hitting the ABCD rollovers lights the Extra Ball stationary target at the upper left. Hitting the four drop targets in the middle increases the bonus multiplier when lit and getting the ball into the upper right saucer collects the bonus. There is also a return lane to the plunger, which is impossible to shoot for and a very unique inlane/outlane configuration that insists on a bit of a nudge whenever the ball enters those areas.
Widebody machines can be really hit or miss, but I feel Genie is one of the better ones.
Genie was designed by the late/great Ed Krynski with artwork by the also late/also great Gordon Morison. For more information about Genie, see here: ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=997
