Revision as of 08:56, 8 October 2015

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

An 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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 * [https://www.google.com/patents/USD273597 Gottlieb patent for backbox design]
 * [https://www.google.com/patents/US4375286 Gottlieb patent for hybrid pinball machine design]
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-An 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]
 =Problems & Fixes=
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 =Modifications=
+==ROM==
+An 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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