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Dr Dave's Pinball Repair, Restoration and sales

Restoring pinball machines to look and play like new condition since 1994!

DR. DAVE's REFURBISHED PINBALL GAMES FOR SALE

From time to time, I come across a pinball game that’s too great to pass up for a future restoration for just the right customer. All the games listed below are in varying states of repair, ready for pre-sale. A number of them have similar games you can see in action on my YouTube channel. Check them out!

A deposit is all that’s needed to secure your purchase and get the perfect classic pinball game back into the restoration queue!  Contact me for details.

1978 Atari Superman pinball play field featuring the big red S of Superman's heroic logo

Atari Games for Sale

1978 Superman..........status: pre-restoration
This is #3 of 3 we've had in stock. Click the
photo to see this game (#2 of 3) in action!

3 classic Gottlieb Pinball Games in a row with a bright yellow background

Gottlieb Electromechanical Games
for Sale

1975 Top Score...2 player, bowling theme
1965 Flipper Pool....1 player wedge head
Pool table theme with animated backglass
1973 King Pin...1 player wedge head, bowling theme
original image: M. Moore, Pacific Pinball Museum CC 3.0

Colorful lineup of classic Midway pinball games in an arcade with black walls and neon wall decorations

Bally/Midway Games for Sale

1992 Dr Who.........status: pre-restoration
1998 Monster Bash.........status: pre-restoration
1993 Twilight Zone.........status: pre-restoration
original image: Seppily CC 3.0

Familiar faces of the 70s band KISS decorate the white bumpers on the multi-color play field of the classic Stern game to illustrate my Stern games for sale

Stern Games for Sale

1981 Catacomb .........status: pre-restoration
1980 Seawitch.........status: pre-restoration
1978 Stingray.........status: pre-restoration
original image: The Consumerist CC 2.0

Screenshot of my Captain Fantastic Game in Play, featuring a 1970s-era Elton John in a red shirt and beret, and white bellbottoms with suspenders! Check out my YouTube Channel to see the video!

Bally Games for Sale

1981 Centaur...see it in action on my YouTube: https://youtu.be/CWEWD5nxo2E?si=FroHJcI-S1DAg29n
1979 Supersonic.........status: pre-restoration
1979 Paragon.........status: pre-restoration
1980 Skateball.........status: pre-restoration
1981 Embryon.........status: pre-restoration
1976 Captain Fantastic (Electromechanical)-click photo
1977 Evel Kneivel.........status: pre-restoration

A red muscular demon looms menacingly over a man who holds the lifeless body of a woman in an illustration for 1979 Gorgar by Williams, the first talking pinball machine.

Williams Games for Sale

1979 Gorgar...(First talking pinball machine)
see it in action by clicking the image!
1981 Black Knight....see it in action on my YouTube: https://youtu.be/M6DZudyMWWU?si=WWhdifOO1npRdTLc
1980 Fire Power...see it in action on my YouTube: https://youtu.be/V8rhGtH7qew?si=f26Ki4po4uYQrcfh
1985 High Speed...see it in action on my YouTube: https://youtu.be/AQ2WgiC6SY8?si=KnhtC09l1VLAAQMZ

The Classic Pinball Podcast

What's Up Doc?

A place for Dr. Dave to wax poetic, brag about triumphs and showcase interesting things he’s tinkering with.

Williams GRAND PRIX Restoration Completed!

45 hours of restoration work went into bringing this wonderful 1976 pinball EM from Williams back to playing in better than new condition. Here’s what we did: replaced all rubber with premium silicone grade rubber and replaced plastic set with brand new set. We cleaned and rebuilt the steppers in head and and replaced a

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Bally Black Jack Backstory

Our latest restoration project has us restoring a very rare only 120 made 2 player electromechanical pinball machine from Bally called Black Jack. This is the 2 player version produced in 1977 not to be confused with the one year later produced 4 player solid state Black Jack from 1978 with a production run of

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Pinball Doctor In the News

New England History & Heritage Journal

The True Pinball Wizard: Dr Dave of Marlborough, MA “Thanks to his mechanical and historical expertise, [Dr. Dave] is helping to not only breathe new life into these games, but restoring a pastime that has entertained so many young people during their childhoods. We talked to Dr. Dave to find out how it all began.

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WCVB TV Chronicle Episode

keep classic arcade games alive “Anthony Everett chats with ‘Dr. Dave Pinball,’ the man who keeps the lights flashing and balls rolling, restoring classic pinball machines across the state.” Watch at WCVB website here.

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MetroWest Pinball Doctor breathes new life into old tech

‘Pinball doctors’ combine a childhood love of arcade games with a knack for all things technical. An online registry counts just over 100 of the dying breed in the state. For most techs, entering the world of pinball repair required hours of trial and error. Dave O’Neil, of Marlborough, said there were very few resources

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