Hippy

Hippy is a rare and elusive release from Dama S.R.L., a lesser-known Italian manufacturer that produced a handful of electro-mechanical (EM) pinball conversion kits in 1970. Specifically, Hippy is a conversion kit for the earlier game Ice Show, part of a small cluster of similar Dama re-themes from that year.

As with several of Dama's other 1970 conversions, no specific feature list or playfield layout has been documented for Hippy, so the details of its actual gameplay remain unclear.

Given its rarity and lack of documentation, Hippy remains something of a mystery among collectors and enthusiasts. However, its age and provenance are sure to make it an attractive find for those seeking early Italian pinball conversions or EM designs. As one of the few surviving examples from Dama S.R.L., Hippy offers a glimpse into the practice of re-theming existing games for regional markets in early-1970s Italy.