This was the beginning of Bally Manufacturing, which was originally called Lion Manufacturing. Due to the success, Raymond named the company after their hit and called it Bally. This game was a major success, with Maloney producing around 50,000 of these games. The machine became the Ballyhoo, introduced in 1932. He then decided to come up with his own game. He was a great salesman that got tired of waiting for new machines to be released. for many years prior to getting into the pinball game himself. Raymond Moloney was a salesman for Gottlieb & Co. We’ll also discuss Bally Manufacturing’s own history too, while also giving some examples of Bally pinball machines. After various owners and names, it is now called Bally Technologies.īelow, we’ll go into more detail about the history of pinball around the time Bally Manufacturing came onto the scene. The company evolved into a top pinball machine developer in the 1980s, producing some of the most famous machines on the market. Not only is the history of Bally Manufacturing interesting, but understanding it will give you a better understanding of how pinball came to be the game that it now is.īally Manufacturing began in the mind of Raymond Maloney in 1932 with the Ballyhoo machine. Where appropriate, other trademarks & copyrights remain property of their owners.Bally manufacturing not only made some of the best pinball machines but also owned many different companies. Site design, phrasing, and other local content copyright 2004-2023 by The Internet Pinball Database™. Highly rated games with only a few ratings are not included.Īll copyrighted and trademarked Gottlieb ® material licensed from Gottlieb Development LLC.Ĭopyrighted and trademarked material from Planetary Pinball Supply, Inc ® used with permission.Īll photographs licensed from original photographers, who retain their copyright. Games must have a meaningful number of ratings to appear on these Top10 lists. Tales of the Arabian Nights (Williams,1996) Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure (Williams,1993) Star Trek: The Next Generation (Williams,1993) is 100% hosted using services donated by: For more information on the IPDB, click the links at the bottom of the page. The database is an unparalleled resource for all pinball enthusiasts, with the largest collection of pinball machines available online, but its success depends on its users. We encourage everyone to share their photos, files and other pin-related information with others in the hobby all submitted images should show these machines in their original factory condition, unmodified and unrepainted. If you would like to add something to the database, click the "Submit Changes" link displayed with each machine and then follow the instructions.
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