Psyche Delic

The Psyche Delic is a rare and enigmatic electro-mechanical pinball machine from Rally, a French manufacturer active between 1961 and 1969. Only a single example is known to survive, and its owner believes it may be the last game the company produced, sharing cabinet artwork with Rally's 1969 'Flower's Child.' No manufacturer's date has been confirmed for the game.

Gameplay on the Psyche Delic is characterized by its array of features, including four flippers, three pop bumpers, two slingshots, and 20 star-rollover targets. The machine's right-side lane features an innovative design with four thrust magnets, each propelling the ball upward to the magnet above it, returning it toward the top of the playfield. Electronic sounds and Nixie tube scoring add to the machine's futuristic ambiance, notable for an EM-era game that uses no electronic logic in its game features.

The Psyche Delic's theme of "Happiness" and its psychedelic, women-focused imagery reflect the era's counterculture aesthetic. Little is documented about its designer or artist, but its rarity and singular known surviving example make it a fascinating artifact for collectors and historians of early European pinball.