Bus Stop

Bus Stop, designed by Ted Zale with artwork by Art Stenholm, was manufactured by Bally in December 1964 in a confirmed run of 825 units. This two-player electro-mechanical game carries a transportation and travel theme built around buses, wrapped in the colorful, playful backglass and playfield art typical of Bally games of the mid-1960s.

The playfield offers two flippers, three pop bumpers, six of Bally's signature mushroom bumpers, two slingshots, two kick-out holes, and two rollover buttons. Its most interesting mechanic is its pair of bonus systems, which carry over not only from player to player but from game to game - a persistence feature that gave the machine genuine replay appeal, since a departing player might leave a built-up bonus for the next customer. The maximum displayed score is 9,999 points per player.

For enthusiasts, Bus Stop offers a nice snapshot of Ted Zale's mid-1960s work at Bally, an era when his designs frequently made distinctive use of mushroom bumpers and carryover features that set Bally's games apart from their Chicago competitors.