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The Scared Stiff Pinball Machine, released in 1996, was manufactured by Bally Midway, makers of some of the greatest pinball machines in history.
Scared Stiff is the follow-up to 1989’s Elvira and the Party Monsters, and features Elvira herself once again in a B-movie themed pinball extravaganza. Can you survive all six Tales of Terror?
Gameplay:
Complete the Six Tales of Terror and make your way up the Stiff-o-Meter.
Six Tales of Terror:
Eyes of the Bony Beast: Ride the Boney Beast ramp to light the tale and get multiball!
Terror from the Crate: Knock on the crate to release the horrors inside and a 2-ball multiball.
The Stiff in the Coffin: Awaken The Stiff in The Coffin for 3-ball multiball!
The Monster’s Lab: Enter the Monster’s Lab and keep hitting the pop bumpers until you light this tale.
Night of the Leapers: Hit the leapers to light the tale, but don’t stop there, keep hitting them to enter Leaper Mania mode and have a ball!
The Return of the Deadheads: Collect a range of Deadheads to light this tale and add advances to your bonus.
Scared Stiff:
Light the 6 Tales of Terror to light the T.V. and enter Scared Stiff Mode. Make your way up the 10 levels on the Stiff-o-Meter to reach the Monster multiball
Key Features:
Animated ‘Stiff in the Coffin’: Watch the coffin’s lid pop open to reveal the corpse inside, and shoot balls out to begin multiball.
The Crate: Smash your way into the crate to begin a 2 ball multiball and unleash the horrors within. What will you find in there..?
3D effect mechanical backbox: Shoot the Spider Hole when lit to spin the spider wheel in the backglass and gain awards depending on where it stops.
DCS sound system
Custom humorous speech by Elvira Mistress of the Dark (Cassandra Peterson) herself.
LED lighting
Condition:
This Elvira Scared Stiff machine has received numerous extensive upgrades, and is in stunning condition. Several new components have been installed to add upon the machine’s original charm, such as new leapers, a working screen next to the Bony Beast, a miniature plasma disc as well as an extensive rebuild of all of the game’s mechanics and lighting, which has been completely upgraded to LEDs. The game even features a colour D.M.D and uograded sound system.
Some very minor imperfections can be found on the artwork of the game’s backbox and the cabinet (some wear and fading to colours), but overall do not detract in any way from the machine’s original charm. The game is a major favourite amongst Elvira fans and pinball players, so that and the extensive work that’s been undertaken is reflected in the machine’s price.
Reconditioning and Servicing – 26 Point Checklist:
Buying a pinball can be a lot like buying a car: there can be problems underneath the bonnet that you wouldn’t even know about, until they interrupt your fun!
It’s worth noting that pinball machines are complicated in their workings. There are pitfalls to buying a second hand pinball machine elsewhere, and if you don’t know what to look for, you can have an incomplete machine running at less than its potential. Furthermore, you could purchase a machine that is 20-30 years old and has a serious electrical fault.
However, every machine that comes through our doors undergoes an extensive 26-point check with our trained en
