The early-1990s fad for clear plastic electronics was the coolest thing since the late-1980s fad for yellow plastic. Why, then, has it taken so long for there to be a transparent pinball machine? Those are electrics that deserve to be seen.
Created by Michael Shiess, owner of the Lucky JuJu arcade in Alameda, the see-thru game was created by completely disassembling a 1976 title called *Surf Champ *and rehousing it in plexiglass. There's an entire flickr gallery dedicated to the thing, which would have ruled the arcade in the very earliest years of my youth. A translucent Space Invaders would simply not be the same.
The game will be on show for the first time at the 2007 Pacific Pinball Expo in San Rafael, CA.
2007 Pacific Pinball Expo [via BoingBoing]
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