Goin' Nuts

Goin' Nuts is a widebody pinball machine that was designed by Adolf Seitz, Jr. for Gottlieb in 1983. The game never went into production and only 10 prototypes were built.^[1]

'Goin' Nuts'

Manufacturer	Gottlieb
Release date	Never released (planned February, 1983)
System	80A
Design	Adolf Seitz Jr.
Music	Craig Beierwaltes
Production run	10 (engineering prototypes)

Description

The game is unique in that it has no outlanes. Also, the game starts as 3-ball multiball with auto-plunger instead of a plunger; once the player started the game all three balls are released and objective is to knock down the set of drop targets in order to score points and build up time. Rather than counting balls, a player's score is determined based on the amount of time left on the timer which counts down when there's only 1 ball left.^[2]

Disadvantages of this pinball machine include damage of the playfield and toys by multiple balls nicking each other. A good player may also build up too much time which leads to lower income for the machine owner.^[2]

The only machine publicly available to play is at The Pinball Hall of Fame.^[3][4]

Digital versions

Goin' Nuts was released in 2006 in some versions of the Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection.^[5]

It released in 2013 for The Pinball Arcade for several platforms.^[6]