BallyFA Board — Replacement MPU Bally 1977–1985
The simple and reliable, battery-free solution to restore your Bally, Stern, or Bell Games pinball machine.
🧠 FPGA — Original ROMs
⚡ Plug & Play
🔋 No battery
💡 Anti-flicker LED
The BallyFA directly replaces the original MPU board .
It mounts on the original brackets, plugs into the original connectors, and respects the behavior of the cards of the time.
Freeplay available via ROM versions designed for this purpose.
🔄 Cards replaced without modification ▶
The BallyFA replaces the following cards without any modification:
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Bally AS-2518-17 (Early Bally MPU)
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Bally AS-2518-35 (80s standard MPU)
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Bally AS-2518-133 (MPU with sound card AS-2518-32)
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Stern MPU-100 (Stern 1977–1980)
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Stern MPU-200 (Stern 1980–1985)
Compatible with all Bally, Stern, and Bell Games pinball machines manufactured between 1977 and 1985, without modification or soldering.
💡 Strengths ▶
- Plug & Play installation on original connectors.
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No battery : no more leaks or maintenance.
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Built-in anti-flicker LED : stable and smooth lighting.
- "Like it was back then" fidelity: original ROMs executed by FPGA.
🎮 Compatible flippers (Bally, Stern & Bell Games — 1977 to 1985) ▶
Bally
Freedom • Night Rider • Evel Knievel • Eight Ball • Power Play • Mata Hari • Black Jack • Strikes & Spares • Lost World •
Six Million Dollar Man • Playboy • Voltan • Supersonic • Star Trek • KISS • Paragon • Harlem Globetrotters • Dolly Parton •
Future Spa • Nitro Ground Shaker • Silverball Mania • Space Invaders • Rolling Stones • Mystic • Hot Doggin' • Viking •
Skateball • Frontier • Xenon • Flash Gordon • Eight Ball Deluxe • Fireball II • Embryon • Fathom • Medusa • Centaur •
Elektra • Vector • Mr & Mrs Pac-Man • Spectrum • Speakeasy • BMX • Grand Slam (2 players) • Gold Ball • X's & O's •
Spy Hunter • Kings of Steel • Black Pyramid • Fireball Classic • Cybernaut • Grand Slam (4 players)
Bell Games
Tiger Rag • Saturn 2 • World Defender
Stern
Lectronamo • Baby Pac-Man • Speakeasy (4 Players) • 8 Ball Deluxe V32
Compatible with all Bally AS-2518-17 / AS-2518-35 / AS-2518-133 cards.
as well as with Stern MPU-100 / MPU-200 and Bell Games games produced between 1977 and 1985.
📦 Included ▶
- 1 × BallyFA Card
- Table of games and selection positions (available upon request)
- Technical assistance (installation and commissioning)
- 15-day guarantee: "Fixed or refunded"
✅ Get your pinball machine back in action without any hassle: install the BallyFA , enjoy stable LED lighting, and start playing immediately!
