This was my first coin op game. I bought this game in 1982-83 at the only auction
I have ever seen in this area. The place was full of mainly electromechanical
pinball machines and some electronic pins (back then I didn't know the difference)
and a couple of black and white video games like Boot Hill. I have always been
a big Star Trek fan and when I saw they had 3 Bally Star Trek pinball machines
I knew I had to have one. Well, I was the first bidder on the first Star Trek
machine but got out bid. I think it went for around $300.00. It was a wile before
they got to the second Star Trek and I started the bid on it too but it also
went for over $300.00. The third and last Star Trek was one of the last pin's
to be auctioned. I think everyone noticed I only was bidding on the Star Trek
machines and felt sorry for me because the third and last one was mine and It
only cost me $125.00. I loaded it up in my pickup truck and brought it home. It
gave me years of service without a problem until 1997 when the MPU surcome to
battery acid damage. It stayed broke for almost a year before I decided to repair
the damage and replace the bad components. It was my first MPU repair and was
an easy fix thanks to the Pinball Repair & Restoration Guides on the web at
http://marvin3m.com/fix.htm. The play field has some wear but it's not to bad.
Like most of my game's it is set up to use both quarters and . 984 tokens and you
get 5 ball's for one credit. It's a simple game but still a lot of fun and holds
a special place in my collection. |
