Lucky Star

Lucky Star was one of Gottlieb's distinctive offerings from the mid-1970s, representing the latter years of the electro-mechanical era of pinball. Released during a period when pinball was still a dominant form of coin-operated entertainment, the machine embodied the classic aesthetic and mechanical engineering that defined this golden age of pinball manufacturing.

The machine featured a celestial theme common to many games of its era, with playfield artwork incorporating stars, cosmic elements, and lucky symbols. Like other Gottlieb games of this period, Lucky Star utilized the reliable electro-mechanical architecture with relay-based scoring and chime units that produced the distinctive sounds beloved by pinball enthusiasts. The playfield likely included the standard features of the era: pop bumpers, drop targets, and kickout holes.

While not one of Gottlieb's most famous titles, Lucky Star represents an important transition period in pinball history, released just a few years before the industry would begin its shift toward solid-state electronics. The game helped maintain Gottlieb's reputation for producing reliable, well-designed machines during the competitive mid-1970s arcade market.

As with many EM games of this period, surviving Lucky Star machines are now sought after by collectors who appreciate their pure electro-mechanical engineering and historical significance in pinball evolution.