Loop the loop — Zaccaria’s Aerobatics is an electromechanical single-player from the celebrated Italian manufacturer often called “the Bally of Italy,” a maker whose stylish, well-built machines are prized by collectors around the world. With art by Lorenzo Rimondini and reel scoring, this aviation-flavored machine brings the daredevil thrill of stunt flying to a satisfying, spinner-rich playfield.
The strategy is a genuine treat, built around those spinners and a big bonus payoff. The move that wins games is to shoot the left spinner until the light stops on Bonus Value times ten, then collect at the left saucer — a sequence that opens the door to a massive bonus worth up to a million, huge for a machine of this type. Shooting the left spinner changes the lit value for the loop features, which you then collect at the left saucer, while the top hole awards a lit value (changed by the right spinner) and switches on the bumpers for ten thousand a hit. The right spinner, the yellow targets, and the inlanes all add to your bonus, giving a thoughtful player multiple threads to build toward that lucrative ten-times multiplier.
Aerobatics is a wonderful showcase of Zaccaria’s craft, a machine whose spinner-and-multiplier strategy gives it real depth and a genuinely exciting scoring ceiling. That million-point bonus potential is the kind of high-flying reward that keeps a player coming back for another game. For the collector who loves the European makers and the artistry of the Italian pinball tradition, it’s a stylish and rewarding find. Work those spinners, build the ten-times bonus, and cash in at the saucer for a soaring score. It’s aerial excitement in classic Zaccaria style, and it flies beautifully.