#74 Bally KISS - The Classic Pinball Podcast
Dave was finally able to sell this game after Georges endless hawking in previous episodes. He starts to experience some sellers remorse. Please join us for another Classic pinball play and review.
Kineticist’s take
The The Classic Pinball Podcast reviews Bally KISS (1979) with gameplay walkthrough and design history.
Synopsis
George and Dave discuss Bally's 1978/1979 KISS pinball machine, covering its design by Jim Patla, artwork by Kevin O'Connor, gameplay mechanics centered on spelling KISS multiple times to light bonuses, and the machine's technological limitations that prevented it from becoming the talking/music-heavy showcase Gene Simmons wanted. They play several games and note the machine is a solid B+ game that's relatively uncommon to find despite 17,000 units produced.
Entities
- Bally· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pentastic· event
- 8-Ball Deluxe· game
- Bally KISS· game
- Eight Ball· game
- Fathom· game
- Fireball Classic· game
- Flash Gordon· game
- Super Sonic· game
- Xenon· game
- The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
- Bill Davis· person
- Bowen· person
- Dave· person
- Gene Simmons· person
- George· person
- Jim Potla· person
- John Reuter· person
- Kevin O'Connor· person
- Paul Stanley· person
- Steve· person
- Boston Garden· venue
- Fun Spot (Laconia, New Hampshire)· venue