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Funny how I ignored these in the arcades when I was young. Only now do I realize how beautiful they were. Hindsight definitely 20/20. Thanks for keeping them alive and posting for us.
Yeah, and time is running out on most of these old ones, they're all going off to that great pinball bar in the sky :) If you don't believe me, when was the last time you saw a Woodrail Pinball machine from the 50's or earlier? They made even more of those than the ones in the 70's, 80's, and 90's... but they're so scarce now you never see one.
@@LyonsArcade a woodrail pinball ?? never saw one,dang ill have to search for one in google pics/woow they are beautifull,truly beautys right there OMG you have anny footage of those playing it? wonder how they sound.
Always look for your videos if there’s a pin I am interested in. Your videos have so much information and I really appreciate it! Always entertaining and informative.
What a nice look it has 👍👏 good job. The old pinball machines have a certain look to em 🤩 you just gotta love em. Today's kids don't know how a pinball hall sounded like back in the day, all the sounds from different bumper, the beep beeps and stuff, I miss those days a lot, thank you my friend 👍
Great job touching up the paint! For a 40-year-old backglass though, it looks almost brand-new. The driver in the speeder with the flames looks like Darth Maul. 😉 Wouldn't you know my wife looks over just as you're describing the path of the road on the backglass for what she calls 'A gratuitous booty shot'. LOL I don't quite remember this pin either. It's possible I played it back in the day, it has been a looooong time. I do know that I'm drooling over the Firepower! I think it may be my all-time-favorite. Ron, how I envy what you do!
Love Williams early solid state games, I have a Williams Flash and that has much the same sounds. Interesting that Try Zone does not have background sound like Flash.. grate video as always..
I believe they invented that with Flash, but I guess Flash was before Tri Zone so I'm not sure why they didn't put it in. Maybe they did and I didn't turn it on or something?
Ever noticed the Williams W logo looks almost identical to an upside down Motorola M logo? I wonder if you could debounce the start switch by adding a capacitor across the switch.
It wasn't Steve this one was designed by Tony Kraemer who did a handful of games for Williams in the early 80's, the soundboards though on all these early Williams Arcade games and Pinball machines were the same and even used the same roms sometimes....
@@LyonsArcade Thank you for that information Joe Everyone raves on about the Defender video game sound effects compared to other video games of the time Defender was Williams first video game but I'm guessing that because pinball games were so reliant on sound effects Williams were way ahead of the field in terms of sound when it came to making a video game Cheers
Thanks for the great videos! I have one of the prototype Tri Zones with the different playfield. I feel better about digging into it after watching you work. I'm a mechanical guy but the electronics don't seem as intimidating now. What did you use to touch up the back glass? Mine needs work, too and I'm not sure what paint is translucent enough. Was it tough to match the colors? I WON'T be putting lipstick on the guys, though. Thanks!!!
It's pretty good! I like some of the more simple line drawn ones like "Night Rider", Lost World and Paragon are awesome of course. Special mention for Strikes and Spares too!
I collect machines for their artwork, Tri-Zone is a great looking backglass, very hard to get a good one though they flake much much worse than Bally or Gottlieb. when I found a Tri-Zone with a near perfect glass, i snapped it up. There are better backglass in my opinion, but not many. Some of the best would be, Future Spa, Paragon, Xenon, Vector, Space Invaders, Harlem Globe Trotters, Lost World, Genie, Gorgar, Farfalla, Space Riders, Centaur, and as Joe pointed out Strikes and Spares.
Love Williams games from this era, thanks, good video as always. Never heard of this one, and I know why. The flow looks ok, but...playfield art is lame (in my opinion), theme is questionable (what does Tri-zone even mean?), backglass ok for the time, the plastics colors don't synch with playfield colors. Thanks Ron, appreciate your work!
I know, right? I looked for information on Tri-zone, and just about the only information I could find was "Tri-zone is a pinball machine manufactured by Williams Electronics." Well, no sh@t, Sherlock. 😃 Oh, and I also found out that it was the last pinball machine painted by the artist Christian Marche before he moved back to France.
My take on that back glass art is this.....Tri Zone means 3 zone. Tri (meaning 3) The other two couples in the art are sizing up the solo gal to see if they want to make it a threesome. Hence "Tri" (meaning 3) zone. It is pretty obvious is it not?
This came out in '79? I understand, so did Future Spa... but this is less impressive, in both artwork and theme. I mean: What the hell is Tri-Zone supposed to be?
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Funny how I ignored these in the arcades when I was young. Only now do I realize how beautiful they were. Hindsight definitely 20/20. Thanks for keeping them alive and posting for us.
Yeah, and time is running out on most of these old ones, they're all going off to that great pinball bar in the sky :) If you don't believe me, when was the last time you saw a Woodrail Pinball machine from the 50's or earlier? They made even more of those than the ones in the 70's, 80's, and 90's... but they're so scarce now you never see one.
@@LyonsArcade a woodrail pinball ?? never saw one,dang ill have to search for one in google pics/woow they are beautifull,truly beautys right there OMG you have anny footage of those playing it? wonder how they sound.
I wanna cry 😭 I remembered mu childhood. Thanks man.
Thanks for watching Nelson, funny how those memories hang around so long!
Firepower was amazing!!
It was a great game for sure!
Williams definitely made great pinball machines back in the day😃
You got that right!
Always look for your videos if there’s a pin I am interested in. Your videos have so much information and I really appreciate it! Always entertaining and informative.
What a nice look it has 👍👏 good job. The old pinball machines have a certain look to em 🤩 you just gotta love em. Today's kids don't know how a pinball hall sounded like back in the day, all the sounds from different bumper, the beep beeps and stuff, I miss those days a lot, thank you my friend 👍
Thank you Twig Boy, we appreciate you checking it out. It's definitely a fun game, more people ought to try one if they run across one they can save!
Nice looking game. Now I think I want one.
It's under rated, fun little 'never heard of it' game from 1979!
That's a nice looking machine.
Thanks, yes we liked it!
That's a very pretty backglass.
Definitely, I love the look of it!
There was a Tri Zone in the first shot of the arcade in Tron, far to the left.
Great job touching up the paint! For a 40-year-old backglass though, it looks almost brand-new. The driver in the speeder with the flames looks like Darth Maul. 😉
Wouldn't you know my wife looks over just as you're describing the path of the road on the backglass for what she calls 'A gratuitous booty shot'. LOL I don't quite remember this pin either. It's possible I played it back in the day, it has been a looooong time.
I do know that I'm drooling over the Firepower! I think it may be my all-time-favorite. Ron, how I envy what you do!
I have no clue what she's talking about, I would nevvvvver do anything like that :) The thing plays fun though, I'll tell you that much.
It's cool how early Williams solid state pinball machine share sounds from there video arcade games.
I wonder which came first.
The pinball machines came first. They really only made a few video games if you think about it, but they had tons and tons of pinball machines.
hi guys,,,,,,,,, thank u as always for shootin this video for us !! greatly appreciated to ya ll :) xx
Thanks for watching Hope, we appreciate you watching over there :)
Such a cool machine, love it.
Thanks Chris, we though it was pretty cool too :)
Beautiful machine. Always like the style and especially the feel of Williams games when playing them. Looks awesome.
Very fun for it's age....
I like how the light toggles on the pop bumpers with the flipper. I was wondering the same thing about their score value. Very cool machine. Thanks!
Thanks for watching Kirk, we appreciate you checking us out!
Love Williams early solid state games, I have a Williams Flash and that has much the same sounds. Interesting that Try Zone does not have background sound like Flash.. grate video as always..
I believe they invented that with Flash, but I guess Flash was before Tri Zone so I'm not sure why they didn't put it in. Maybe they did and I didn't turn it on or something?
Nice job .. another great game , nothing crazy fancy but still looks like a lot of fun! all the basics are in there and faster than I expected =)
Stellar Wars n Flash sounds
They reused them over and over again... which is pretty cool :)
@@LyonsArcade Then gorgar a few months later
Kool
Ever noticed the Williams W logo looks almost identical to an upside down Motorola M logo?
I wonder if you could debounce the start switch by adding a capacitor across the switch.
I'm surprised Motorola or Williams one didn't sue each other over it :) I think a cap would probably fix the switch, yup.
Sound effects sound like Williams 'Defender' which was made a year later I'm assuming it's Steve Ritchie
It wasn't Steve this one was designed by Tony Kraemer who did a handful of games for Williams in the early 80's, the soundboards though on all these early Williams Arcade games and Pinball machines were the same and even used the same roms sometimes....
@@LyonsArcade Thank you for that information Joe Everyone raves on about the Defender video game sound effects compared to other video games of the time Defender was Williams first video game but I'm guessing that because pinball games were so reliant on sound effects Williams were way ahead of the field in terms of sound when it came to making a video game Cheers
Are we gonna see any repair videos soon?
Didn't I just upload one Monday?
Hope gorgar is coming
He’s here!
I have on of those. It works, but it needs some fixing. There is a few things that does not work as it should.
It's an under rated game. Very fun.
@@LyonsArcade Yes it is. I have been playing on for all my life. I remember having to stand on a chair to play.
Thanks for the great videos! I have one of the prototype Tri Zones with the different playfield. I feel better about digging into it after watching you work. I'm a mechanical guy but the electronics don't seem as intimidating now. What did you use to touch up the back glass? Mine needs work, too and I'm not sure what paint is translucent enough. Was it tough to match the colors? I WON'T be putting lipstick on the guys, though. Thanks!!!
We just paint acrylic hobby paint on the back after we seal it with triple thick... the translucence is hard to get right though!
This has to be one of the best backglasses around, together with Lost World and Paragon. Or are there even better one's in your opinion?
It's pretty good! I like some of the more simple line drawn ones like "Night Rider", Lost World and Paragon are awesome of course. Special mention for Strikes and Spares too!
@@LyonsArcade Right, these are cool too. Thanks for the answer man. I love your vids and the patience to show every detail of these beauties!
I collect machines for their artwork, Tri-Zone is a great looking backglass, very hard to get a good one though they flake much much worse than Bally or Gottlieb.
when I found a Tri-Zone with a near perfect glass, i snapped it up.
There are better backglass in my opinion, but not many.
Some of the best would be, Future Spa, Paragon, Xenon, Vector, Space Invaders, Harlem Globe Trotters, Lost World, Genie, Gorgar, Farfalla, Space Riders, Centaur, and as Joe pointed out Strikes and Spares.
What's that pinball machine with what looks like 2 flight sticks on it at 1.04 never seen it before
That's called "Rapid fire", it's not really a pinball machine, if you look you can find a few videos about it here on our channel.
Black out back round sound on this n lazar ball. Would be great if sound board could be refigured
Is that supposed to be a spinner gate on the right side where the car is coming out of the tube or might it be a one way gate?
It's a one way gate.
Love Williams games from this era, thanks, good video as always. Never heard of this one, and I know why. The flow looks ok, but...playfield art is lame (in my opinion), theme is questionable (what does Tri-zone even mean?), backglass ok for the time, the plastics colors don't synch with playfield colors. Thanks Ron, appreciate your work!
I know, right? I looked for information on Tri-zone, and just about the only information I could find was "Tri-zone is a pinball machine manufactured by Williams Electronics." Well, no sh@t, Sherlock. 😃
Oh, and I also found out that it was the last pinball machine painted by the artist Christian Marche before he moved back to France.
Would I be able to buy a pinball machine from you or someone you know
Sure Richard, check out our website at www.LyonsArcade.com !
Oh yeah
What angle do you have this at 6.5
We don’t measure it we just put the back legs most of the way out
How for trizone or galaxy
My take on that back glass art is this.....Tri Zone means 3 zone. Tri (meaning 3) The other two couples in the art are sizing up the solo gal to see if they want to make it a threesome. Hence "Tri" (meaning 3) zone. It is pretty obvious is it not?
too much ads
They're everywhere!
This came out in '79? I understand, so did Future Spa... but this is less impressive, in both artwork and theme. I mean: What the hell is Tri-Zone supposed to be?
What the hell is Future Spa supposed to be? I think they both played pretty fun :)
@@LyonsArcade A more obvious theme than whatever Tri-Zone is...!