2001 (pinball)
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| Manufacturer | Gottlieb |
|---|---|
| Release date | January 1971 |
| System | Electro-mechanical |
| Design | Ed Krynski |
| Artwork | Gordon Morison |
| Production run | 2,200 |
2001 is a pinball machine designed by Ed Krynski and produced by Gottlieb in 1971.
Layout and Gameplay
At the top of the playfield the game has a series of five kick-out holes.[1] Below these are two pop bumpers, and a target at each side. There are twenty along the sides of the machine arranged in four banks: red, blue, green, and yellow. Four further bulls-eye targets are towards the middle of the machine. The game has simple rules, after knocking down all drop-targets of a color the corresponding rollover near the bottom of the machine and the corresponding kick-out hole increase in value; if the player hits all twenty drop-targets the centre kick-out hole increases in value.[2]
Design
Unlike drop targets on most earlier machines which use a solenoid for each target, each target bank of five targets uses two solenoids to control them.[2]
Along with variants of this game called Dimension and Galaxie, this is the first pinball machine to use multiple banks of drop-targets.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Quick, Steve (2002). "Gottlieb's 2001". Pinball Player. Vol. 20, no. 9. pp. 16–17.
- 1 2 Shaloub, Michael (2004). The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7643-2074-3.
- ↑ "2001". Internet Pinball Machine Database.
- ↑ Shalhoub, Michael (December 29, 2004). "END OF AN ERA". Pinball News. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
External links
- 2001 at the Internet Pinball Database
- Classic Game Room - GOTTLIEB'S 2001 pinball machine review on YouTube