Round up the outlaws — Gottlieb’s Bounty Hunter is a solid-state four-player wrapped in a classic American West theme, designed by John Buras with art by Larry Day and Buras handling the software. With an alphanumeric display and a confirmed run of 1,220, it’s a spirited early-’80s Gottlieb that brings the frontier to the flippers with a clean, western-flavored layout.
The strategy is refreshingly direct. The main thing to do here is spell HUNTER via the standup targets, then collect the extra ball in the middle top lane — worth a fat 500K when the machine is set for points — giving a focused player a clear, rewarding objective to chase. It’s the kind of straightforward, satisfying goal that makes a machine easy to enjoy while still rewarding accuracy. With three flippers, two pop bumpers, a pair of slingshots, six standup targets, two rollunders, a kick-out hole, a drop target, and a horseshoe lane, there’s a well-appointed field to work, and that horseshoe offers a nice flowing shot in service of the bounty-hunting theme.
Bounty Hunter is a fun, accessible Gottlieb that pairs an evergreen western theme with a clear, spell-the-name objective and Larry Day’s frontier art. The HUNTER-to-extra-ball goal gives a player a satisfying throughline, and the well-rounded layout keeps the action moving. For the collector who loves early-’80s Gottlieb design and a rewarding, approachable ruleset, it’s a worthy pick. Spell HUNTER on the standups, collect that 500K extra ball, and ride the horseshoe. Some machines make their objective clear and rewarding, and this frontier Gottlieb hits its mark. Saddle up and drop a coin.