The Creature from the Black Lagoon Pinball Owner’s List
The Creature from the Black Lagoon Pinball Owner’s List
1. John Wheeler - 12/6/92 - 20018-110142 - Chattanooga, Tennessee
2. John M. Salvador - 12/7/92 - 20018-110105 - Charlotte, NC
3. Scott Freeman 92320 20018-110028 Westland, MI - Raised in England, but live in Michigan now. Software is Rev. P-2 Jets lamps wired to string 3 with lane dividers All posts are trans amber. Possibly a proto? Single channel coin says 1 L,50p/20p/10p. No decals on upper ramp. Runs great. Artwork, mechs, playfield are very fine. Bummer lane plastics.
4. Chris Mercer - 92347 - 20018-110165 - Greenville, SC - Soon to be Keller, TX Very clean, I have a neat topper!
5. Scott Olsen - 1/8/93 - 22818-893490 - Chula Vista, CA - It's a great game--everything works.
6. Ron Kral - 1/13/93 - 22818-824260 - Reston, VA - Born in the US, raised in the Netherlands.
Overall in 9+ shape, but not mint. 1 cracked plastic, 1 broken plastic.
7. Bob Matthews - 1/15/93 - 22018830450 - Toowoomba QLD Australia - Reimport to Australia. Coin pricing looks to be Euros.
8. Allen Saby - 1/16/93 - 21718-854360 - Allentown Pa. - Hot pink playfield
9. Armand & Sherry Bastien - 1/18/93 - 20418-835740 - Galveston, TX. USA - Great addition to our ever expanding game room!
10. Joe Foster - 1/18/93 - 20718-836030 - Stuttgart, Germany - Awesome game!!!
11. John Wart, Jr. - 01/19/93 - 20218-837730 - Columbus, IN. USA - Reimport from Germany, very dirty, but will clean up nicely. What a great game! Adding custom "Cliffy" protector, illuminating pop bumpers, dying the bulbs in the ramps Green (thanks Cliffy and Steve!) Pics soon to be available at http://www.myhomegameroom.com/pinball/cftbl - http://www.myhomegameroom.com
12. Mark Bakula - 1/19/93 - 22918-942010 - Dexter, MI - Bought a basket case
13. Christina Jehle - 1/21/93 - 20218-848260 - Efringen-Kirchen, Germany - Very good condition
14. Dino Theo - 01/21/93 - 20418-901660 - Eldersburg , MD USA
15. David Thompson - 01/22/93 - 20418-851370 - Plays great and in excellent condition!
16. Erwin Bevers - 01/22/93 - 21318-851260 - Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Come here punk!!!
17. G.J. De Haan & S.J. Wiekstra - 1/25/93 - 20718-850390 - Holland - www.deja-vu.nl/hrsmain.htm
18. Rob Bell - 1/27/93 - 21018-903080 - Concord, CA - Excellent (perfect) cabinet! Installed NOS Bill Davis cleared playfield, NOS plastic set, NOS ramps and NOS hologram. Fun to play! IMHO this is one of the best games ever made! See my collection. www.robsgameroom.com
19. Mark Ford - 01/27/93 - 20418-003242 - Pearland, TX - I've always loved the Creature since I was a child and also always wanted a pinball machine in my home. Now, years later, I got to combine both with this great pin. Who wants to grow up anyway!
20. Daniel Backman - 1/28/93 - 22118-005782 - Uppsala, Sweden
21. Bob Gruskiewicz - 1/28/93 - 22718-853850 - Sadsburyville, PA
22. Ricky Ivey - 1/28/93 - 22718-906460 - Acworth, GA
23. Bjorn Holmstedt - 1/29/93 - 22118-010132 - Sweden - No scratches or damage to cabinet or playfield. A funny detail is that on the backglass, in the top right corner, there is a sticker, probably factory mounted, that reads : Bally pinball - made in the USA. Never seen anyone else have it.
24. meiki67 - 1/29/93 - 22118-010152 - Vienna - Austria - Europe - One of my favorite pin's
25. Lee Sandt - 01/29/93 - 22118-010612 - Bethlehem, PA - Just acquired this machine and I will be keeping it in my collection. Beautiful condition with 'hot pink' diamond plated playfield. Almost perfect cabinet and very minimal wear at the snack bar kick-out. I will be adding the green LED mod shortly.
26. Pierre Ostiguy - 2/01/93 - 20118-910190 - Chambly, Quebec, Canada - Shoooooot the snackbar!
27. Marc Gratton - 2/01/93 - 20118-014702 - Rockland, Ontario, Canada - Bought in November '02. It is THE pinball I wanted. Very good condition, but needs some work (DMD, DMD brd, plastics, protectors...). Sometimes operators do stupid things...ARGH!!! Pics coming soon to:
(http://pages.infinit.net/frosken/cftbl) Was in a campground in the summer of 2002, so there was quite a bit of sand inside when I got the game. MOVE YOUR CAR!!!
28. Peter van Esch - 02/02/93 - 22218-913370 - IJsselstein, The Netherlands - Probably imported from France to The Netherlands. Everything working, except sometimes ball in Snackbar hole is not detected (has anyone a clue?).
29. Nik Shaw - 02/03/93 - 21018-010842 - London, UK - First pin, great condition, just needed ot replace a few rubbers and bulbs but in excellent condition.
30. Scott Heit - 02/03/93 - 21018-911630 - Philadelphia, PA
31. Gonnabebrokenow - 02/03/93 - 20718-020692 - Australia - Beautiful-hotpink-diamondplate sp play field, like new. Great looks, sound, play.
32. Joe Todd - 02/04/93 - 20218-020362 - Florida, USA - Move your car!
33. Emanuele Leonetti - 02/04/93 - 21418-948730 - Viterbo, ITALY
34. Steve and Shannon Harward - 02/05/93 - 20418-854760 - North Richland Hills, TX USA - Great game!
35. Julio Vicario - 02/08/93 - 22018-916350 - ALFAFAR(VALENCIA) SPAIN - VERY CLEAN,HOLE PROTECTOR AND ILUMINATING POP BUMPERS,FLIPPERS WORKING VERY GOOD,THE MACHINE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION.
36. Craig Selby - 02/08/93 - 22018-917360 - Culver City, CA USA
37. Maribel Rodriguez - 02/08/93 - 22018-024252 - Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain - Very good overall condition, dirty but near mint playfield and cabinet, two broken plastics. Purchased ( 390 bucks ) in Spain one day before it goes to Portugal. Superb music!
38. Kasper Nagel Nielsen - 02/08/93 - 20918-028682 - Copenhagen / Denmark - Perfect Playfield
http://www.huztler.com/copper/thumbnails.php?album=77
39. Mikkel Rud Pedersen - 02/08/93 - 20918-913240 - Copenhagen Denmark - Works fine. Bought it by a rental company. Probably the best pinball ever.
40. Juan Antonio Martin - 02/08/93 - 22018-916350 - Navalcarnero, Spain - Very clean, hole protector and illuminating pop bumpers.
41. Vic Pineschi - 02/09/93 - 20218-917450 - Los Angeles, CA
42. Derek Garforth - 2/10/93 - 21018-032992 - Hopton-on-Sea,Norfolk,England - Prized possession in my pin collection immaculate condition,have spare set of plastics!
43. James Whitt - 2/10/93 - 225180-922950 - Cincinnati, OH - Reimport from Germany, very dirty, but will be cleaning it up now. Getting new plastics and new parts soon. Pics at www.jamesandkristin.net/v/2006/CreaturefromtheBlackLagoonPinball
44. Jeff Newton - 2/11/93 - 20718-926330 - Houston, TX USA - My Creature was born in the US and raised in Belgium. I purchased it over the Internet and flew it home. It's still got a single slotted European coin door which I plan to leave in place. http://www.hippie.net/pinball/cftbl
45. Lauren Johnsen - 2/11/93 - 20418-913520 - Omaha, Nebraska - I just Bought a CFTBL pinball It came from France was shipped back here to the states Has had a major shop job and is 100 % working order is as close to near mint condition as you can get. I have Dracula, Popeye, Gorgar, Addams, Elvira party monsters also Buy far Creature is the best pin ever made.
46. Jelle Nelemans - 2/11/93 - 21318-024632 - Breda, The Netherlands - Beautiful game, everything in very good condition. The 50-ish style works as a magnet to the visitors in my gameroom. Fun game to play!
47. Mike Thomas - 2/11/93 - 20418-926000 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Like my other CFTBL this machine was an export unit. (marked EC)
48. Matt Clementson - 2/11/93 - 20718-031472 - Cardiff, UK
49. Pascal Mathieu - 2/12/93 - 22118-930490 - Brussels, Belgium - Good condition, everything is working fine. The hologram is almost totally faded out. This is a GREAT game.
50. CPT Christopher Thompson - 2/12/93 - 21318-024602 - Long Beach, Mississippi - CLOSE TO MINT Playfield and cabinet. My website showcases all my collector quality games: http://www.geocities.com/pinball_jack
51. Joseph Dziedzic - 2/13/93 - 20118-941300 - Nashua, NH - Model 20118 Creature 2 Slot
52. David Holender - 2/15/93 - 22718-039031 - Lower Hutt, North Island, New Zealand - Average condition. Have the Promo Plastic thanks to the generosity of Bruce Clark.
53. Gonzalo Miranda - 02/15/93 - 22018-928230 - Gijon Spain - Near Mint Condition
54. David Micklish - 2/16/93 - 21318-930670 - Stafford, VA - Great machine, 9+. Two broken plastics (soon to be replaced). Re-import from Holland (I think). This is my first pin and I picked a winner!!
55. L. C. Schuhmann - 2/17/93 - 20218-935570 - Schwarzenberg/Sachsen Germany - Nearly perfect condition
56. Brad Rightmyer - 2/17/93 - 20218-935960 - Leesport PA, USA - Recondition import, Working good, looks good.
57. Mike Lesher - 2/18/93 - 22918-926480 - Cherry Hill, NJ - Mint Condition
58. Lance Moody - 2/19/93 - 22918-940330 - Mason, OH - Looks great beside my Space Invaders.
59. Al Warner - 2/22/93 - 22718-939990 - Atlanta, GA - Added light-up pop bumpers to GI. I still have it and I'll prolly add some new ramps next year. I have the Lit car on the playfield right now. http://www.alsarcade.com/cftbl/
60. Rick Haberhauer - 2/23/93 - 20218-944920 - Germany/Mecklenburg - WebSite:
http://members.xoom.com/doc_top/ ROM: L-4 Software L-1 Sound Brilliant Playfield Condition!!!
61. Mark Meusel - 02/24/93 - 20218-947710 - Hofgeismar, Germany - Very good overall condition. Minimal wear on the outside, playfield like new. The pinball is looking great besides my 50's and tiki style interior.
62. Alan Koporc - 02/24/93 - 22718-945240 - Austin, TX, USA - Clean, Mean, Lean and GREEN
63. Mitch Busker - 2/24/93 - 20218-946440 - Charlottesville, VA - Machine is just slightly better looking than I am. Unfortunately I am still striving to master the monster!
64. Todd Yoder - 2/24/93 - 22718-951170 - Columbia, Maryland Beautiful condition! www.pinzilla.com
65. Frank and Joyce Bock - 2/24/93 - 22718-951380 - Shelby Twp., MI
66. Pascal - 2/25/93 - 20118-946890 - Quebec, Canada
67. Gary Marks - 02/25/93 - 22718-8945110 - Phoenix, AZ - Complete restoration including rebuilding snack-bar hole, green light and flashing bumper mods as well as custom lights such as red KISS, turquoise FILM flashers and UV over backboard. Moving creature topper and a volume knob on speaker cab front. Green holo. Some pics at http://tinyurl.com/x00m Love the game!
68. Brian and Shell Greene - 2/25/93 - 22718-947660 - Toronto, Canada - In great shape. We also have the promo plastics.
69. John D. Kosmal - 2/25/93 - 22718-951120 - Rochester Hills, Michigan, U.S.A. - Best creature moment...scoring a SUPER JACKPOT over 1,000,000,000 points.
70. Leon Moncla - 2/25/93 - 22718-951660 - Beaumont, TX - Machine is in perfect condition. I have attached a toy ice-cream bar to the screw above the snack bar. This is one of my favorite pins.
71. Michel Kraayestein - 03/10/93 - 20218-954170 - Apeldoorn , The Netherlands - In really good shape , and really funny to play it.
72. Andrew Deak - 3/1/93 - 22718-907880 - Traralgon, Australia - Very clean and tidy machine. and overall 9.5. No wear - even around the snack bar opening. Has always been a fav machine and a very proud day it was when I brought it home and turned it on for the first time.
73. Joe Kovack - 3/3/93 - 22718-969980 - Ft Collins Colorado
74. Mike Flanagan and Scott Walcott - 3/3/93 - 20218-962010 - Houston, TX - A reimport from Germany: beautiful.
75. Amy Ryan - 3/3/93 - 20218-962510 - Venice, CA - The playfield has been swapped out at some point for a nicer one and pop bumper lights were added.
76. Wynand Jansen Van Vuuren - 3/3/93 - 22718-961770 - Lonehill, Gauteng, South Africa very good condition
77. Andre Venter - 3/4/93 - 22718-970460 - Gauteng, South Africa
78. Fred Gericke - 3/4/93 - 221718-970470 - Riviera, Pretoria, South Africa Focus!!!
79. Matt Masters - 3/5/93 - 22718-978920 - Greenfield, Indiana - My 1st pin! Bought it from some no-nothings in London, OH. Said it was HUO, but after it's restoration - that was obviously not true. But it's been a labor of love. Much mechanical work was needed, but cabinet, playfield and holo were great. Mods include, Cliffy protector, red KISS lights, illuminated pop bumpers, Pinball Pro speakers, hologram halogen mod (almost a necessity instead of mod), and 'secret' whirlpool mod/tweak to increase amount of rotation 100%!
80. Bruce Clark - 3/5/93 - 22718-979160 - North Wales, PA USA - I have an autographed translite in my game. (John Trudeau)
81. Tom Errico - 3/5/93 - 22718-948820 - Tampa, Florida U.S.A. - Beautiful attract mode. Fun theme and challenging pin. It's mod time now. "The Snack Bar Is Open"
82. Rob Hicks Jr. - 3/6/93 - 22718-948820 - Lake Mary, Florida - Cannot believe I waited so long to get this game!! AWESOME!
83. Matt Adams - 3/8/93 - 22718-979590 - Birmingham Alabama - Picked up for $1000!!
84. Keith Foy - 3/8/93 - 22718-000151 - St.Louis, Mo - http://www.stl-online.net/pinhead
85. Clifford Donley - 3/8/93 - 22718-002761 - Cleveland, Oh
86. Shawn Tucker - 3/8/93 - 22718-943560 - Belleville, IL - It way always a dream of mine to own this machine. I still think it's the best Pinball game ever.
87. David Jamarck - 03/9/93 - 22718-010702 - Plantersville, MS - My first pin. Needed a little work but overall it's fantastic!
88. Dale Robertson - 3/9/93 - 22718-910300 - Aurora, OH 44202 USA
89. Curtis Hughes - 3/9/93 - 21018-977980 - Colorado Springs, CO -
http://home.earthlink.net/~curtusua
90. Ken Stevens - 3/9/93 - 22718-910140 - Portage, MI
91. Kyriakos Karababas - 3/9/93 - 21018-978010 - Nicosia in the Greek Island of Cyprus - Bought it from Pinball Heaven in England (shopped) In beautiful condition.
92. Euan Walker - 03/09/93 - 21018-010522 - Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland - I have owned this game 7 yrs I still play daily and luv it! It is in mint condition, & has to be best pinball ever made.
93. John Perry - 3/9/93 - 21018-019452 - Harrow London, UK - I brought a CFTBL table last November from a Guy that advertised on the net "Pinball Pleasure". Table is in very good condition both inside and out. couple of cracked plastics on the play field "Soon to be sorted I hope"
94. Cliffy - 3/10/93 - 22718-943570 - San Ramon, CA - Reimport apparently from US military base in Asia. Nothing needed to be changed back, 2 slot US coinage. Lots of humidity damage to cab and lamp sockets, awaiting new cab from Timathie ;-)
95. Flippergubben - 03/11/93 - 22518-904190 - Stockholm, Sweden - Flippergubben are Mikke Norlin & Purre Persson
96. Ron Brister - 03/12/93 - 22718-921210 - Oregon City, OR USA
97. Gregory Pauswinski - 03/15/93 - 20218-002181 - Charlotte, NC - My first machine. Was operated in Budapest at one point before making it back to the US.
98. Paul Lowe - 3/15/93 - 22718-943560 - Raleigh, NC - It was the pin that started my collection.
99. Greg Brookins - 3/15/93 - 22718-004501 - Blanchardville, WI
100. Vic Behan - 3/15/93 - 22718-014012 - Maitland, FL - Webpage and pics of my Creature @
101.http://hometown.aol.com/vicbehan/page3.html Machine is in very nice shape.
102. Darren Denenberg - 3/15/93 - 20210-751180 - Odenton, Maryland - My first machine, but definitely not my last.
103. Jerry Feld - 3/16/93 - 21118-010161 - East Brunswick, NJ - Very nice shape
104. Petri Jalo - 3/16/93 - 21118-011731 - Kotka, Finland
105. Don Watts - 3/17/93 - 22718-016621 - Glendale, Ca
106. Barbara Paisley - 3/17/93 - 22718-016861 - Dayton, Ohio
107. Jason Rufer - 3/18/93 - 22718-021281 - Cokato, MN - My creature is in 9.5 all around collector quality. No broken plastics.
108. Gary Myers - 3/19/93 - 22718-031062 - Maysville, Kentucky - Mint Condition
109. Vinny and Tracey - 3/19/93 - 20218-932280 - Hudson Valley, NY - Condition was pretty good, had a lot more work to do on this one though. A few small touch ups, no real wear, the Lagoon Plastic is nice and shiny, only the Snack Bar plastic is a repro, mylars have been removed, all switches are finally working, (lots of fun tracking down those optos...) Game is fully functional and plays great with all new rubbers and a good playfield cleaning and wax job. I may go even further to get every corner and crevice. I really hate it when the seller says he did all this and it's obvious that they just changed only the slingshot and a few other rubbers... At least I know that the work I've done is solid, and complete...Now for a Sega Harley Davidson and a Medieval Madness to complete the collection for now!
110. Jim Sroka - 3/24/93 - 20718-009581 - Brick, NJ
111. Mike Perscheid - 3/24/93 - 20718-009681 - Carmichael, CA - Superb condition, beautiful pin. THE CREATURE IS PLAYING AT THE STARLIGHT!
112. Mike Thomas - 3/24/93 - 20718-016862 - San Luis Obispo, CA - This machine was an export unit. (Belgium I believe)
113. Adam D. Ligas - 4/2/93 - 21718-031091 - Kensington, CT
114. Blair Harkness - 4/2/93 - 21718-038641 - Churton Park Wellington, New Zeland - Purchased for NZ$600!! Bargain for a great game in excellent condition!
115. NIPOMOPINHEAD - 4/6/93 - 22718-033391 - Nipomo, Ca - My Creature spent it's short commercial life on location at a Large,well known casino in Reno, and is in like new condition.
116. Mike Smith - 6/8/93
117. Sampo ´Sam´ Simonen - 9/3/93 - 21018-978650 - Espoo, Finland - Had it for about 2 yrs. Bought from operator along with Star Trek NG. Always been my favorite of modern pinball games. EM games are a whole different ballgame...
118. James B. Thomas - 20018-110152 - Elk Grove, CA USA
119. Paul Sommers - 20718-842080 - Sydney Australia
120. Michel Smets - 20418-967680 - limburg,bilzen Belguim - in perfect condition!
121. John Wart, jr - 20018 X115000 - Columbus, Indiana USA - True prototype machine, reimport from Germany. No DOM stamped anywhere on machine.
122. Jim Dobson - Boston, MA
123. Casey - Pearland, TX - Bought in 2002 and shopped. Love it! "Stay cool, daddy-O!"
124. Alfredo Lupo - 20118-827980 - Argentina - Gran variedad de pinball www.pinballfury.com
125. Thomas Kraemer - 1/20/93 - 20218835810 - Frankfurt, Germany - Pin is in Collectors Condition!
126. Rob Lassner - This game is a re-Import from Germany. Game is in perfect condition. My high score is 463900. I purchased it from Valley Gaming in Stockton, CA.
127. Greg Palmieri - 2/15/1993 - North Huntingdon, PA - 22018922970
128. Ger Becude - 02/04/1993 - Netherlands - 20718020532 - I have a creature too. Play’s great, green hologram and very nice game. Nice sound and the cabinet is in good condition.
129. John Wart - DOM Unknown - Columbus, Indiana - Game has 2 serial numbers, top is 20018 X115000, stacked on top of label reading 20018 X110011. Game started its life out in Germany and was later operated in Bosnia some time after 2000. True prototype game with different colored inserts, playfield art, WPC printer kit, red lamp boards, alternate flipper mounting position etc. Game was acquired as a basket case in 2004 and meticulously restored over the 2009/2010 winter. Restoration with over 1000 photos chronicled at http://gallery.myhomegameroom.com/gallery/proto_cftbl
130. Wotto - Wollongong, Australia - 20218028502 - I have a massive pinball related website here – http://home.kooee.com.au/brainsnap The CFTBL specific pages at my site start here - http://home.kooee.com.au/brainsnap/cftbl.htm My game is in VERY nice condition – overall a 9+ in all regards. Nothing broken, fully restored playfield – no wear at all - LED lighting and I have done the tail-light mod on the DMD panel as well.
Hologram is good.
131. Jady Swinkels - Belmont, NSW, Australia - DOM 02-24-1993 - 21418943060 - Enjoying the game!
To add your name and game to the owner’s list, just send an email to rob_bell@robsgameroom with your name, location, date the game was made, serial# and comments.