Machine history · Bally · 1968
Joker Pinball
Joker is a Bally electromechanical pinball machine documented as a four-player game with score reels. A Bally archival finding aid records parts lists for Game #834 – Joker dating to 1968.
Joker: machine facts
- Manufactured
- June, 1968
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4 players
Overview
Joker is identified in the catalog record as a Bally electromechanical pinball machine manufactured in June 1968. The record describes a score-reel display and support for up to four players.
Archival documentation
The Strong's Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play lists a Bally parts-list folder for Game #834 – Joker, dated 1968. This contemporary manufacturer documentation supports identifying Joker as a Bally production game rather than a later edition or unrelated similarly named machine.