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Tropic Isle
Tropic Isle
GOTTLIEB

Tropic Isle

1962
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Unlike other Gottlieb games of this period, 'Tropic Isle' has no option for 3-ball play. Wayne Neyens tell us that the name of this game while it was being engineered was 'Monkey Shines' but David Gottlieb had the name changed. See the image in this listing marked "Engineering Prototype".

IMAGES

Image # 2523: Tropic Isle Backglass
Image # 2525: Tropic Isle Playfield
Image # 5222: Tropic Isle Flyer
Image # 6529: Tropic Isle Backglass with Lit Monkeys
Image # 8312: Tropic Isle Instruction Card
Image # 13515: Tropic Isle Backglass - Detail
Image # 14370: Tropic Isle Playfield
Image # 18587: Tropic Isle Upper Playfield
Image # 18588: Tropic Isle Lower Playfield
Image # 18589: Tropic Isle Cabinet - Left
Image # 18590: Tropic Isle Cabinet - Right
Image # 23270: Tropic Isle Playfield
Image # 23271: Tropic Isle Backglass with Lit Monkeys
Image # 23694: Tropic Isle Playfield - Detail
Image # 23695: Tropic Isle Playfield - Detail
Image # 23696: Tropic Isle Middle Playfield
Image # 28896: Tropic Isle Playfield - Detail
Image # 28897: Tropic Isle Playfield - Detail
Image # 30492: Tropic Isle Backglass - Detail
Image # 38773: Tropic Isle Cabinet - Front View
Image # 56383: Tropic Isle Cash Box Ad (Cash Box, May-19-1962, page 65)
Image # 65260: Tropic Isle Under Lockdown Bar
Image # 66618: Tropic Isle Stripped Upper Playfield
Image # 66619: Tropic Isle Inside Backbox
Image # 66620: Tropic Isle Under Playfield
Image # 66621: Tropic Isle Under Upper Playfield
Image # 66622: Tropic Isle Under Upper Playfield
Image # 66623: Tropic Isle Under Lower Playfield
Image # 66624: Tropic Isle Under Lower Playfield
Image # 66625: Tropic Isle Inside Cabinet
Image # 66626: Tropic Isle Ball Lift Mechanism
Image # 66627: Tropic Isle Fuses and Tilts
Image # 66628: Tropic Isle Motor Board
Image # 66629: Tropic Isle Motor
Image # 66630: Tropic Isle Operator Adjustments
Image # 66631: Tropic Isle Motor Switch Positions
Image # 70051: Tropic Isle Engineering Prototype (Designer Wayne Neyens in 1961.Monkey Shines is on the left.Photo courtesy Wayne Neyens.Used with permission.)
Image # 23269: Tropic Isle Right Front View

Images via IPDB.org

Manufactured ByD. Gottlieb & Co.
DateApril 1962
TypeEM
IPDB ID2661
Players1

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The three gates in middle of playfield score 5 points. Every 3rd gate is worth 50 points.
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Complete the 5 top lanes to increase outlanes to 50 points. This also increases center drains from 20 to 200 points.

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