Dragon
About This Machine
The Dragon pinball machine is an enigmatic solid-state electronic game whose manufacturer is unrecorded, though it appears to be of European origin. Its backglass art copies Gottlieb's 1978 machine of the same name, while its coin door is a style Gottlieb used only until December 1975 — an odd mix of parts that suggests it may be an unlicensed copy assembled from a blend of older and newer components.
The game has a wedgehead backbox and carries a Fantasy theme, in keeping with its Gottlieb namesake. Because so little is documented, the specifics of its playfield layout, ruleset, and features remain unknown.
Given the mismatched vintage of its parts, Dragon's true production date is uncertain, but the combination of a 1978-style backglass with an older coin door points to a game assembled sometime around the late 1970s, likely by a small or unlicensed manufacturer capitalizing on Gottlieb's original design.
Technical Details
- Theme:
- Fantasy