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1 Introduction

Gottlieb Caveman is a hybrid pinball and video game in a pinball cabinet. A 13-inch RGB video game monitor was built into the center-rear portion of the playfield. A joystick was positioned in the top-center of the oversized lockdown bar, which was roughly the same size as a traditional pinball playfield apron.

Bally also experimented with hybrid games around the same time, but used stand-up video arcade-style cabinets with a smaller square playfield.

2 Technical Info

2.1 System Overview

The pinball section of the game is based on the Gottlieb System 80A.

2.2 Boardset

2.2.1 Pinball

2.2.2 Video Game

3 Documentation

3.1 Other

4 Problems & Fixes

The card cage (GTB-MA265) with all the boards for the video game portion of Caveman can still be obtained from PBResource.

4.1 I/O Video Board

The I/O Video Board is the weak link in this game, with problems usually caused by bad ICs.

5 Modifications

5.1 ROM

A new ROM containing an update to the game's rules, which can be enabled/disabled with a DIP switch: Caveman Evolution

6 Repair Logs

Video I/O Board issue

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 =Introduction=
 Gottlieb Caveman is a hybrid pinball and video game in a pinball cabinet. A 13-inch RGB video game monitor was built into the center-rear portion of the playfield. A joystick was positioned in the top-center of the oversized lockdown bar, which was roughly the same size as a traditional pinball playfield apron.
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 * [[Media:Ontarget_may82.pdf|On-Target Newsletter #5 May 1982 - "Introducing Caveman"]]
 * [[Media:Ontarget_octnovdec82.pdf| On-Target Newsletter #8 Oct/Nov/Dec 1982 - "Sound/Speech, Circuit Analysis" - (Caveman troubleshooting tip on page 2)]]
-* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A_F00nqi5w TNT Amusements Caveman - YouTube Video - how to open for servicing]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A_F00nqi5w TNT Amusements YouTube Video - Caveman Game overview & opening it for servicing]
+==Other==
+* [https://www.google.com/patents/USD273597 Gottlieb patent for backbox design]
+* [https://www.google.com/patents/US4375286 Gottlieb patent for hybrid pinball machine design]
 =Problems & Fixes=
-The card cage (GTB-MA265) with all the boards can still be [http://www.pbresource.com/boards.html#gtbvid obtained from PBResource].
+The card cage (GTB-MA265) with all the boards for the video game portion of Caveman can still be [http://www.pbresource.com/boards.html#gtbvid obtained from PBResource].
 ==I/O Video Board==
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 =Modifications=
+==ROM==
+A new ROM containing an update to the game's rules, which can be enabled/disabled with a DIP switch: [http://www.flipprojets.fr/CavemanEvo_EN.php Caveman Evolution]
 =Repair Logs=
 * [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.games.pinball/wxLm1G3OCZ4 Video I/O Board issue]

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