"Fish Tales" - Pt. 4: My Pinball Collection (Williams 1992)

[XRATED1984]

nice greets from germany to all pinball heads

[XRATED1984]

i play that table right now on future pinball,and make a smoking break,with some weed;) first i think what for a creepy music,than i played that table,awesome,the sound effects are great,i love to rock the boat^^ ,awesome table^^

[ChrisMolyneaux93]

This game gives me some great memories of fishing at my friend's cottage over in Peterborough, where we used Fruit Loops as bait! Hahahahaha!

[spida1a]

@Macintosh24590 Thanks for watching!

[rhallnapa]

My best game was on this machine. PAPA (professional and amateur pinball association) qualifying tournament, Dec. 1993, pier 39 in S.F. 1 game, 2 hours and 15 minutes. It was a lot of fun. P.S. Your videos are very cool.

[spida1a]

@rhallnapa Thanks for watching!

[dariodborbon]

great pinball¡¡¡¡ i play a lot as a child. in spain there are fish tales everywhere, i want to buy one but are in a awfull conditions. i have to wait, nice vid chris

[spida1a]

@dariodborbon Very cool! Thanks for watching!

[Goingpostal1000]

Look at the dudes hands on the side art ;) pinky thumbs. Now you will never be able to un-notice :)

[spida1a]

@Goingpostal1000 Ha ha.  :)

[crazyjohnnyable]

I really like the art work on the back glass. The Fisherman has that Babe Winkelman/Grizzly Adams backwoods look. Who did the artwork?

[spida1a]

@crazyjohnnyable I believe it is Pat McMahon. That's what the Internet Pinball Database says about it.

[JamesmanXtreme]

y'know, that dude in the poster you showed where he's telling a "tall tale", he kinda reminds me of Jeff Foxworthy. xD

who knows, maybe it's the same guy. xD

anyhow, this game does look like fun. Times like these I wish I wasn't so damn young when the whole pinball fame was going on. =/

[spida1a]

@JamesmanXtreme Ha ha. I actually think it's a picture of Mark Ritchie, the designer of the game. But yeah.......I totally can see that. :)

Thanks for watching, as always!!!!!

[JamesmanXtreme]

@spida1a I smell a long lost brother here . . . =d

lol, np man. :)

hope to hear more from ya. ^^

[samo0701]

When will you have your next reveiw

[spida1a]

@samo0701 Well...the "individual" overviews are finished. But, there are three more pin-vids planned if I can get to them. :) :)

[crocodile2linux]

Super jackpot is hard to achieve on this machine.

[spida1a]

@crocodile2linux Totally! But, when you light that captive ball up with the Super Jackpot and can "whack" away at it a bunch of times.....MAN, it's satisfying, eh?! :)

[crocodile2linux]

@spida1a Yeah, the super jackpot is worth 100M I remember well and once achieved available as long as at least 2 balls are on the playfield. Pretty much the fastest way to quadruple the score if the captive ball is hit a couple of times in a row, not the easiest way though. :)

[spida1a]

@crocodile2linux That's for sure. Dangerous shot. Ha ha. Thanks for watching.

[OnlyLosersReadThis]

Im considering buying a fishtales machine myself in good condition for $1750 and I'd like to know if thats a good deal or not. This would be my first machine.

[spida1a]

@OnlyLosersReadThis It's a good price IF it's in REALLY great shape (no real wear, no cabinet fade, working completely). That's on the somewhat high / medium end of FT prices Ya' know?

Thanks!

[Wildcatbeer]

You mentioned NOS parts? What's that?

[spida1a]

@Wildcatbeer NOS = "new old stock." So, they're parts created back-in-the-day but never put on a machine. :)

[shadowflame1976]

ah i see you do have "The Getaway" perfect, can't collect pinball and not have that machine :)

[spida1a]

@shadowflame1976 Ha ha. "He got away...over..." :)

[nlafavore]

@spida1a I'm excited for your Getaway review since I'd love to hear your story about it!

[spida1a]

@nlafavore Cool! Not the "next" pin-vid but probably the one right after it (if I'm going in order as I shot them, ha ha!). :)

[nlafavore]

You never mentioned... is Fish Tales a "keeper"?

[spida1a]

@nlafavore Most definitely. :)

[nlafavore]

Yes, Fish Tales has one of the funnest video modes, but the machine next to it, The Getaway? I always get killed in that video mode right away.

[spida1a]

@nlafavore Tip for Getaway....just stay on the far left side and dodge only the cars on the left side of the screen. You'll beat it easy. :)

[InsaneBreakdown]

i love your videos :D

[spida1a]

@InsaneBreakdown Wohoo! I love my friends on YouTube who love my videos. LOL! :)

Thanks a lot. Means a lot to me!

[Schwob94]

Great video! I loved it! I have this one at a youth group clubhouse I belong to and it's a lot of fun! Like you mentioned in the video, ours has a lot of wear on the stringer of fish and the tackle box, and I was wondering if you knew of a way to repair that, as it looks pretty bad, but not too too bad. I was also wondering how you got the digital copies of the game music for your video, that was pretty nice too! :) Thanks!

[spida1a]

@Schwob94 Hey, thanks so much. I am glad you enjoy the vid! :)

They do sell "decals" that you can stick on the playfield to, sort of, repair the damaged area. You know? I am not sure where you can get them anymore....but they "did" sell them.  I would try the rec.games.pinball newsgroup. I'm sure they will know there.

As for the music, I capture it using Visual PinMame. :)

Thanks again.

[nlafavore]

So Johnny Mnemonic's next? Can't wait for that!

[nlafavore]

I'll keep checking for more pinball videos, 'cause I love hearing your stories! By the way, where do you get these VHS footages?

[adamthegamer2008]

Great review! Fish Tales looks like a very unique game, if I ever find one, I'll put in some quarters and try it out!

[spida1a]

@adamthegamer2008 Sweet.  Thanks Adam!

[MainstreamGamer]

Your pinball collection vids are awesome!

[spida1a]

@MainstreamGamer Thanks Mainstreamgamer. Means a lot! :)

[121BigRed]

They used to have one of these in a pizza place near me.

[spida1a]

@121BigRed Very cool.  Thanks for watching!

[pinballdan]

Great review! Goofy game but yea the boat ramp shot is fun.Yea..this games always faded!

[spida1a]

@pinballdan Thanks my friend.

[Konuvis]

Very nice video Chris. I'm loving your pinball stuff.

I was thinking you should make a sort of "how to maintain a pinball machine" because you're kind of misleading us :P

We see all these really cool videos and it makes us want to get machines but they're pretty tough on the upkeep no?

[spida1a]

@Konuvis He he. They can be a pain depending.

Thanks for watching.

[dickcheney6]

I have heard that mylar'd playfields can have problems where the mylar starts to peel or bubble off to the point of affecting the game, and removing the "failing" mylar can damage the paint. I have a meteor stern pinball that unless you look closely doesn't look that worn. We replaced the ball in ours once when it started to look damaged. Even metal balls can and do wear out after many years. Any time you open your machine, check the ball, and if it looks damaged, replace it. It's like $5 tops

[spida1a]

@dickcheney6 The mylar playfields can have those problems, yes. Especially older games. They bubble, the inserts underneath tend to "raise up" and push the mylar up. Ugh.....it sucks. Ha ha. :)

Good point on the balls. Always replace balls! Always! Those pits in the balls beat the crap out of the playfield.

Thanks for watching.

[dogmd7]

Wow, incredible job refurbishing and combining those units!

[spida1a]

@dogmd7 Thanks my friend. I'm happy! Ha ha. :)

[nlafavore]

I mean, I can't think of another game off the top of my head where the cabinet gets faded.

[spida1a]

@nlafavore Indiana Jones, Johnny Mnemonic, Whitewater, Funhouse, Earthshaker...just to name a few. Anything with red and orange on the side "will" fade in sunlight.

[nlafavore]

@spida1a Oh yeah, that's right. I remember those faded cabinets.

[ijawelijalij]

What version ROM are you using? Your video mode looks different from mine.

[spida1a]

@ijawelijalij I haven't picked up a burned ROM for the game since 2001 when I finished the machine. I am pretty sure it is the latest update...but I have no way to check now. :)

[ijawelijalij]

If you are using standard-size flippers, the game is going to be a lot easier. You should take that into account when you mention your high scores.

[spida1a]

@ijawelijalij Thanks for subscribing!

Unless you're playing on an official "pinball" machine setup somewhere and landing a high-score, it really isn't fair to submit anything. Games have so many variables to them from modifications made, possible prototype issues (like having a longer-size flipper bat verses short), plus most games aren't even working 100%. The variables for high scores is just too great to submit anyway, IMHO.  :)

[nlafavore]

So you didn't see Fish Tales for 5 years? Did you go to pinball conventions back then? Of course, there weren't as many conventions as there are today, but if I haven't seen a certain pinball machine for so long, that's where I usually find them.

[spida1a]

@nlafavore No, ha ha. I didn't go to a pinball convention / show of any kind until 2002. But, back then (aside from there not being many of them like there is now)....I didn't even know of any of them.

[nlafavore]

So that's why they've always faded. I'm sure Williams learned their lesson not to put those types of cabinets on anymore.

[spida1a]

@nlafavore Ugh, it's horrible. Games with these red / orange silk-screened dyes really fade (when people leave them in the windows and allow the sun to wash them out, you know?). Ha ha.

[nlafavore]

13,000? Yeah, I would say popular for sure.

[spida1a]

@nlafavore Ha ha. Yeah....kind-of. Most went overseas so, it wasn't as popular in US arcades as other games from that same year.

[tehnatureboy]

in australia fish tales is one of the most popular pinballs besides addams family

[spida1a]

@tehnatureboy Sweet! :)

[VinceLatello]

Top notch like usual

[spida1a]

@VinceLatello Thanks friend!

[VinceLatello]

@spida1a Do you have a list of what pinball cabs you have? Just trying to build up anticipation for the next vids.

[spida1a]

@VinceLatello Sure. You can find my collection at the buccisarcade website.

The list of my current and previous games is there. :)

[Vayr0n]

Its always great to see a new pinball review from your collection, thanks :)

[spida1a]

@Vayr0n Awesome thanks a lot.

[TheLumberjackass]

that machine is awesome !!! it also looks like it'd great fun to play.

really great vid my man.

by the way, have you ever thought of doing voice overs for ad's, etc ?

your voice is really original , i bet if you signed up with a talent agency

they'd find you voice-over work , most definately.

[spida1a]

@TheLumberjackass It is quite fun.

Hey, thanks for the compliment. I would "love" to do voice-overs. Since I am in NYC to pursue an acting / theater career, maybe who knows. I'll invite some VO agents to the next play I am in...ha ha. :)

Thanks again!

[jkgatling]

Never played Fish Tales, ive played some other PinBall with like a fishing theme over it but it wasnt Fish Tales...

[spida1a]

@jkgatling Interesting. Thanks for watching!

[chaosgreyblood]

How do you manage to own the cabinetes?? It must cost at least a few hundred!

[spida1a]

@chaosgreyblood Own the cabinets? You mean the machines?

[chaosgreyblood]

@spida1a

Of course. What else would have meant?

Nice video!

[spida1a]

@chaosgreyblood Thanks for the compliment.

I wasn't sure...that's why I wanted to check before I answered. I thought you were asking if I owned "just the cabinets."

Like I said in the vid, I bought two different Fish Tales (which at the time were cheaper and easier to come by than they are now, you know?). And basically did a ton of tear-down and combining work. Ha ha. :)

Thanks for wathcing.

[clays121]

As always awesome video, that game looks really fun, and hope i get to find one to play sometime, also wish i had the money, and space to collect Pinball, and Arcade games, Beat me with a bat if ya want, but i am thinking of building a MAME machine, out of and old PC soon, that is if i can convince my g/f to give me a corner in the house to put in lol.

[spida1a]

@clays121 MAME is great, do it. :)

[ikey1555]

Love fish tales I think my favorite pinball game is gopher golf

[spida1a]

@ikey1555 No Good Gofers? Great to meet someone who likes that game! That one is coming up at some point in these little overviews. ::)

[ikey1555]

@spida1a ya thats the name I loved it, awesome can't wait to see

[tonythepony100]

Dude love your reviews, you got me intrested in pinball and now i play all the time :)

[spida1a]

@tonythepony100 That's awesome! Anytime I can get folks interest in the game of pin......hell, I'm happy.  Ha ha.

[Corad4]

Ok now you really make me want to play real plinbal l now lol

Sad thing is that they've gotten rid of em at Funset Boulevard... FOR A BOWLING ALLEY..... BOWLING ALLEY... yeah i'm better at bowling than pinball but heck just unacceptable.. i guess...

BOTTOM line, Interesting and great video Chris, like i always expect!...

Now i just need to go at my friend's house to play HIS pinball machine :P

[spida1a]

@Corad4 Yes, they are very difficult to find anymore. It's a different era now. You know? Thanks as always my friend!

[avenuePad]

Cool! It sounds like you really do have a prototype. There are no other ways to tell, eh?

[spida1a]

@avenuePad I know that the games overall are not prototypes (the boards underneath and inside the backbox would be "red"). But....it just seems like I have a couple of early-add ons. You know? So....I leave it alone.

FT actually, in my opinion, plays better with the standard size flippers anyway. So, win-win. :)

[SemiBaked]

Love your videos, I hope you can make more! Definitely the best Pinball videos in the entire world!

[spida1a]

@SemiBaked Thanks so much SemiBaked! :)

[BlueCrayon77]

I've been watching your videos for a while now, but haven't commented until now.

Just wanted to say that I love the reviews of your pinball collection. Really look forward to each new video. Love the camera shots you get of the table, and it's fascinating to hear about the history of the machines.

Keep up the great work, there's so many people that appreciate the effort!

[spida1a]

@BlueCrayon77 Thanks so much BlueCrayon. I am glad you enjoy them. To be honest....I wish I didn't have to "shoot" them so quickly. I shot all of the segments in October 2009 before storing the games away (and still didn't get to two of them). They were all done over two days (notice some with hat and some without, ha ha). So I had to quickly get the shots and wish I could have lit it better or done a little more. But...thanks so much. I am glad you enjoy them!

[spida1a]

@Callia123 Ha ha.  I had those too! :)

[jboypacman]

Hey Chris great video as always and that Fish Tales is a very unique pinball machine in your collection of pins you have shown us so far.

[spida1a]

@jboypacman Thanks for watching! :)

[YalkOne]

another fantastic video Mr. Bucci

Williams had such imaginative concepts for pinball.

I would hope for Stern to do something original that is not already copyrighted to a movie.

how did you learn about making pinball repairs? you often mention applying mylar.

-thanks!

[spida1a]

@YalkOne Yes, they definitely did. There is nothing like "original" non-licensed concepts. I know that Stern has their reasons for always going with licensed themes, and I love some of their machines. But, I do miss the generic stuff once in a while.

I mostly learned repairs from friends, operators and tweaking around myself. I also did a lot of online research.

[svicciarelli]

i'm learning a lot about pinball and pinball collecting. thanks for sharing.

[spida1a]

@svicciarelli Hey, you're welcome. I'm glad you are enjoying the segments. :)

[lithium1911]

Nice review. Fish tales is also one of my favourites. It's maybe an easy pinball but still delivers great fun. I'm always attracted by the nice music :)

[spida1a]

@lithium1911 Totally agree. I love playing it. Thanks for watching!

[SemiBaked]

I absolutely love your pinball collection videos and definitely look forward to more. Please keep up the great work!

[spida1a]

@SemiBaked Thanks so much. I shot a bunch of these segments so.....bunch more comin'. :)

[VladDred]

we had that one down here in Columbus GA at the mall........guess it had some type of redneck appeal.......

[spida1a]

@VladDred Ha ha. I'm sure it did. :)

[sinistermoon]

Way awesome man!

[spida1a]

@sinistermoon Thanks for watching!

[jumblejunkie]

I am really glad you have this in your collection. Fish Tales is one of those machines I would love to get if I couldn't find one. I remember playing it when I was little at a bowling ally near me. My uncle was awesome at it i remember.

[spida1a]

@jumblejunkie It is a totally great game. I love it. :)

[deafmonk19]

do you have the pirates of the caribbiean movie pinball? our chucke e cheese has that and when i hit a certain point like a 253,00,000 points, it spits out a huge tickets giving me a ticket worth 150 free tickets.

[starsoldier1]

Fish Tales Woowoohoo! Man, this table looks very unique.

[spida1a]

@starsoldier1 Tiz fun my friend. Thanks as always!

[BettyBlowtorchRocks]

great i love these videos

[spida1a]

@BettyBlowtorchRocks Hey! I love the fact that you love 'em. Ha ha. :)

[Bluevegas]

Great vid Chris!

[spida1a]

@Bluevegas Thanks a lot my friend!!

[CEdwardson]

Your cabinets are really cool! Pinball seems like a very interesting hobby that my generation seems to have missed. Also, what is your profession? You have a very natural "broadcasters" or "dub artist" voice.

[spida1a]

@CEdwardson I worked for a decade in the TV / Video production field (mostly as an editor, sometimes writer and producer). On the side I always did some kind of performing (Mostly in theater) and am currently in NYC trying to pursue that part of myself. Blah blah.......enough about me. ha ha!

Thanks for watching!

[modbradshaw]

As expected, another great pinball review Chris. How wierd is it that while Fish Tales wasn't too popular during its release, is a machine that gets the most play at the pinball shows. Was ahead of its time I guess.

[spida1a]

@modbradshaw Thanks for watching!!!!!

[tomdotcom88]

great video, I just finished fixing my fishtales up I just got...great game :)

[spida1a]

@tomdotcom88 Excellent!! Enjoy!!! "Get the net!"

[MrHitchcockFan]

Another awesome job, Chris! Many thanks for making it.

[spida1a]

@MrHitchcockFan You're truly welcome. And many thanks to you for watching and commenting my friend.

[treysan257]

sweet..im a big fan of any thing history..you did a really good review on this i loved it !!

[spida1a]

@treysan257 Awesome!  Thanks a lot!

[arn0ldaar0n]

Do you have The Black Knight? It was my favorite,next to Pinbot.

[spida1a]

@arn0ldaar0n I do not own Black Knight, no. I used to have a Black Knight 2000 for a little while. But, I do enjoy a game of BK once in a while. :)

[texaswerewolf]

very cool! I must say that i have never seen this table before but it really looks cool. My thoughts are even if a pinball machine is not very popular, it is still a pinball machine and you will always have a blast playing it.

[spida1a]

@texaswerewolf Ha ha. Great thought!! Thanks for watching!

[lukethegreat29]

COOL! and the whole fact you might have a prototype makes it even cooler!

[spida1a]

@lukethegreat29 It's cool. The cabinet just might be. Never know... :)

[nihilistbr]

Once more, an amazing collection.

[spida1a]

@nihilistbr Thanks!!!

[starwind3441]

So are you gonna keep this one sense you might think you have a prototype?

[spida1a]

@starwind3441 I would keep it regardless. I know the game itself isn't a prototype (the boards on the inside would be "red" or a mixture of "red"). But, it's a keeper! :)

[delfmeek]

Chris, I always enjoy watching your videos. Excellent review. Look forwad to your next video.

[spida1a]

@delfmeek Thanks so my delfmeek! Means a lot. 'till next time!

[Segadude3000]

awesome!

[spida1a]

@Segadude3000 Thanks Segadude!

[misterintellivision]

what an awesome looking pinball table!! I love going fishing :)

excellent review!

[spida1a]

@misterintellivision It's a lot of fun.  Thanks for watching!

[Gamerpigeon]

i probably never own a pinball table BUT i love ya reviews just so insightful : )

i like the look of this table and i love the concept of lying , really interesting !

[spida1a]

@Gamerpigeon Ha ha. Yeah....lying is good...I knew it! :)

[vinnieblacklodge]

oh yeah love seeing these machines ! great job !

[spida1a]

@vinnieblacklodge You got it my friend. Lots of segments more to go...eventually. Ha ha.

[123Sideshow]

Yes, another pinball review. Woot!

[spida1a]

@123Sideshow Woot!!! :)