History Pinball / Rocky

Sharp-eyed filmgoers will notice that the ''Rocky'' pinball machine is ''not'' the one that appears in the movie; that was a prop backglass installed on an existing pinball table. Only three of the prop backglasses were made. One was destroyed on-camera, and the surviving two are in possession of private collectors.

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* MeetMyGoodFriendsLeftyAndRighty: Inverted; the flippers are named "left jab", "right hook", "left hook", and "right jab".

Sharp-eyed filmgoers will notice that the ''Rocky'' pinball machine is ''not'' the one that gets smashed in the movie; that was a prop backglass installed on an existing pinball table. Only three of the prop backglasses were made. One was destroyed on-camera, and the surviving two are in possession of private collectors.

Sharp-eyed filmgoers will notice that the ''Rocky'' pinball machine is ''not'' the one that gets smashed in the movie; that was a prop backglass installed on an existing pinball table. Only three of the prop backglasses were made; the surviving two are in possession of private collectors.

* MeetMyGoodFriendsLeftyAndRighty: Played with; the flippers are named "left jab", "right hook", "left hook", and "right jab".

Not surprisingly, the ''Rocky'' pinball pits the player in a ten-round boxing match; knock down the drop target corresponding to the current round to advance to the next. More surprisingly is the unconventional table layout, which has two pairs of flippers at the bottom of the playfield. Extra balls and specials are available for going through seven or more rounds, and an "Instant Win" button even gives beginners [[StealthPun a fighting chance]]. Cheering crowds and the "Rocky" theme music round out the package.

* CreatorCameo: In the backglass crowd, the man wearing glasses with his arms crossed is artist David Moore, and the mustached man next to him is designer Creator/JohnTrudeau.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Creator/SylvesterStallone had his likeliness on the backglass repainted three times because he didn't want it to look beaten up after ten rounds in the ring.

Sharp-eyed filmgoers will notice that the ''Rocky'' pinball machine is ''not'' the one that gets smashed in the movie; that was a prop backglass installed on an existing pinball table. Only three of the prop backglasses were made; the remaining two are in possession of private collectors.

Not surprisingly, the ''Rocky'' pinball pits the player in a ten-round boxing match; knock down the drop target corresponding to the current round to advance to the next. More surprisingly is the unconventional table layout, which has two pairs of flippers at the bottom of the playfield. Extra balls and specials are available for going through seven or more rounds, and an "Instant Win" button even gives beginners [[StealthPun a fighting chance]]. Cheering crowds and the ''Rocky'' theme music round out the package.

Not surprisingly, the ''Rocky'' pinball pits the player in a ten-round boxing match; knock down the drop target corresponding to the current round to advance to the next. More surprisingly is the table layout, which has two pairs of flippers at the bottom of the playfield. Extra balls and specials are available for going through seven or more rounds, and an "Instant Win" button gives beginners a chance. Cheering crowds and the ''Rocky'' theme music round out the package.

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''Rocky'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/JohnTrudeau with art by David Moore. It was an indirect [[LicensedPinballTable tie-in]] to ''[[Franchise/{{Rocky}} Rocky III'', and was released by Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1982.