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Paragon

Description

Paragon was produced by Bally Manufacturing Co. in 1979.

Bally Manufacturing Co. released 868 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1930. Bally Manufacturing Co. was based in United States.

Other machines made by Bally Manufacturing Co. during the time period Paragon was produced include: Playboy, 873, Bobby Orr Power Play, Lost World, Evel Knievel (Home Model), Flicker, Future Spa, Giant Money Machine, Dolly Parton, and Harlem Globetrotters On Tour

Specs

Name	Paragon
Developer	Bally Manufacturing Co. (United States)
Year	1979
Type	Pinball
KLOV/MOG #	4445
Sub-Type	Solid State
Class	Wide Release
# Maximum Players	4
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard - 242 lbs

Paragon KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.70 (5 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.80

Overall Like	4.50
Fun (Social)	4.50
Fun (Solo)	3.80
Collector Desire	4.50

Technical Rating: 4.25

Gameplay	4.50
Graphics	4.25
Originality	4.25
Sound/Music	4.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Paragon Census

There are 15,394 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,718 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,525 machines (7,025 unique titles).

Common - There are 49 known instances of this machine owned by Paragon collectors who are active members. Of these, 48 of them are original dedicated machines.

For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Paragon machines for sale.

Wanted - There are 4 active VAPS members currently looking for Paragon.

This game ranks a 6 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Foto-Finder® (Books)

Pinball Machines Eiden Lukas (ISBN 0764303163) Page: 146; Color photo Price guide: No
Pinball Compendium : 1970-1981 Shalhoub (ISBN 0764320742) Page: 144; Color photo
Pinball Memories : Forty Years of Fun Rossignoli (ISBN 0764316877) Page: 127; Color photo

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Paragon is playable at 1 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
District 82 Pinball Arcade	800 O Keefe Road, De Pere	Wisconsin	United States	Arcade	0

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