Ye-Ye Club
About This Machine
The Ye-Ye Club, manufactured by Maquinas Recreativas Sociedad Anonima (Maresa) of Madrid, Spain, is an electro-mechanical pinball machine from 1966. It is a copy of Gottlieb's 1965 'Sky-Line,' reworked with different artwork reflecting a dancing, music, and nightlife theme fitting its 'Ye-Ye' name - a nod to the 1960s European pop music movement.
The Ye-Ye Club's gameplay features are characteristic of its era, with two flippers, five pop bumpers, two slingshots, standup targets, a rollover button, a multi-bumper, and dual outlanes. A standout feature is its mechanical backbox animation: elevator doors that open and a floor arrow that advances as players hit playfield targets, echoing the elevator theme of the original Sky-Line.
The machine's colorful artwork reflects its dancing, happiness, music, nightlife, and singing theme. Little information about the designer or any notable trivia related to this specific machine has surfaced, but the Ye-Ye Club remains an interesting example of Maresa adapting an American design with new Spanish-market branding and artwork.
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Technical Details
- Theme:
- Dancing - Happiness - Music - Nightlife - Singing
- Notable Features:
- Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (5), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (2), Rollover button (1), Multi-bumper, Dual outlanes. Two mechanical backbox animations (elevator doors open, elevator floor arrow counts floors achieved). Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points.