The one that started it all — for the channel and, arguably, for a whole run of movie-inspired pinball. Sinbad is late-70s Gottlieb at its most charming: clean Ed Krynski rules, gorgeous Gordon Morison art, and the kind of straightforward, satisfying shooting that reminds you why you fell for these machines in the first place.
| FlipScore category | Score |
|---|---|
| Shots | 7 / 20 |
| Code & Depth | 7 / 20 |
| Theme | 20 / 20 |
| Build Quality | 17 / 20 |
| Resale Value | 18 / 20 |
| Total FlipScore | 69 / 100 |
The verdict: On paper, a 69 is a B-minus — but the FlipScore doesn’t have a column for nostalgia, and sometimes that matters more than anything else on the list. This is the cheapest machine I’ll review here by a wide margin, and every point it drops on Shots and Code it earns back on Resale and on story. At this price, with this history, an easy recommendation. I’m never selling mine.
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