#109 Night Rider - The Classic Pinball Podcast
The boys get back to business and do a review of Bally Night Rider. Several listener emails. What’s up doc? Bonus feature: Maltese Brewing. The Houston Arcade and Pinball Expo interview with founder Keith Christensen
Kineticist’s take
The The Classic Pinball Podcast explores Night Rider restoration with deep technical details and gameplay.
Synopsis
George and Dave discuss Night Rider, a 1977 Bally solid-state bridge game between EM and SS generations. Dave details extensive restoration work including a CPR Playfield swap, electronic repairs, custom ROM software by Scott Home that enhances gameplay depth, LED/incandescent lighting modifications, and detailed parts sourcing. The episode includes restoration advice, a cautionary tale about chemical damage to pinballs, and gameplay demonstration via Zoom. George discusses his recent move from New Hampshire to Virginia.
Entities
- Bally· company
- CPR (Cyber Pinball Repair)· company
- Pinball Resource· company
- Houston Arcade and Pinball Expo· event
- Pintastic· event
- Night Rider· game
- Chris Hutchins· person
- Dave· person
- George· person
- Jack· person
- Marco· person
- Paul Farris· person
- Scott Home· person
- Shannon Bosick· person
- Todd Tucky· person
- Maltese· venue