Bally CFTBL (WPC) 1992 Refurbishing Project!

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  • New KISS plastic installed
  • New Snackbar plastic installed
  • New mirror installed
  • Bumper Mods - planned

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    CFTBL - Creature From The Black Lagoon was an unexpected purchase made at the end of 2007. There appeared an opportunity in the vicinity of where I live, nearly a mil from my home was a WPC (Williams Pinball Computer) pinball available. When I had started to go for pinball events where mostly "modern" pinballs is used in the competitons, or as I call it "new school pinball >1985", I thought that I needed a WPC machine to practice my pinball skills on. Note: In the early 90s, Williams and Bally use the same MPU (Main Processor Unit) motherboard in all its pinball machines, i.e. WPC (Williams Pinball Computer) motherboard.


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    This machine has never been out on a public lounge, instead it has been used as a show machine at a operators office and when business was closed down one of the employs bought it for private use at home. The machine is in need of a playfield shop and Kiss and Snack Bar plastics need to be replaced with new ones. Some wear can be found around the Snack Bar hole. Cliffys Snack Bar hole protector will be installed.


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    STAT CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON 1992


  • Average Fun Rating: 8.3/10
  • Manufacturer: Wil Midway Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1988-1999) [Trade Name: Bally]
  • Model Number: 20018
  • Common Abbreviations: CFTBL
  • MPU: Williams WP???????? ?u???C (Fliptronics 2)
  • Type: Solid State Electronic (SS)
  • Production run: 7,841 units
  • Theme: Drive-In Movies - Fictional - Licensed Theme
  • Marketing Slogans: "Claws for Applause" "Reel Excitement! Real Profits!"
  • Toys: Hologram of the Creature appears below the playfield and lights up at certain times.
  • Players: 4
  • Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Ramps (2), Vertical up-kickers (2), Kick-out holes (2), 2-ball Multiball, Whirlpool ball funnel, Video mode.
  • Design by: John Trudeau
  • Art by: Kevin O'Connor
  • Music by: Paul Heitsch
  • Sound by: Paul Heitsch
  • Software by: Jeff Johnson
  • Notes: In 2007, designer John Trudeau shared this story with us about one of the people on the backglass: As we didn't get the rights to the actors' likenesses, I asked Kevin (O'Connor) to see what he could do. I gave him a picture of my son, who was still in his teens at the time, and asked him to try to age him a little and fit his likeness onto the actor (Richard Carlson) in the pith helmet. It came out fine for me at the time and it really does now (he's 34) resemble my son quite a bit.


  • Referens: IPDB

    "SHE`S IN ONE OF THESE TUNNELS...WE´VE GOT TO FIND HER!"


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    Click image above to see a video showing Creature.


    "SHOOT FOR JET BUMPERS" - SUPER JACKPOT


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    Click image above to see video Super Jackpot.


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