Pinball games Pinball games Baby Pac-Man is an arcade " video pinball" game made by Bally Midway in 1982. Upon inserting a coin, the game begins its typical maze-style play like in the original Pac-Man, but upon entering an "escape" tunnel, a pinball is launched below on the main playfield where the player can gain extra points. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baby Pac-Man"
Bally (originally the Bally Manufacturing Corporation) is an American corporation. The company has existed for more than 70 years with a complex history of re-organizations, mergers, and divestitures; it had roots as an early and successful maker of pinball games and slot machines, and was later associated with both the health club and gambling industries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bally"
Black Hole was a pinball game released in 1981 by Gottlieb. It is notable for having two playfields: one on top with a conventional slope, and one mounted underneath sloping away from the player. The lower playfield is viewed through a window in the upper playfield. Black Hole is the first machine with this configuration. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Hole (pinball game)"
Defender is a horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game created by Williams Electronics in 1980. It was programmed by Eugene Jarvis (who later formed Vid Kidz and made more of Williams' hits), Larry DeMar, Sam Dicker, and Paul Dussault. This game was a hit when it was released and remained popular throughout the 1980s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Defender (game)"
A Dot Matrix Display is a display device used to display information on pinball machines. It consists of a set of lights arranged in a rectangular configuration. A dot matrix controller is responsible for flashing the lights according to the pinball machine software. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dot Matrix Display"
Fireball is a historically notable pinball machine model released by Bally in 1972. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fireball (pinball)"
Guns N' Roses Pinball was a tribute to one of the most popular bands of all time. This game was a standard pinball game with several unique twists. Among them, was the old fashioned revolver which players used to start the game as opposed to the typical pull-back starter. When a quarter was inserted, the band's famous "Welcome To The Jungle" song (recorded from a concert) would play. The backdrop was illuminated with lights in the shape of the famous GnR seal, and Axl Rose's tattoos, featured in the Appetite For Destruction album artwork. If a player was to bonus and activate multi-ball play, the player would then use the pull-back lever on the left side (shaped like a rose) to launch another ball. No longer in production, this machine is now a hot item on online auction sites and second hand arcade stores. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guns N' Roses Pinball"
Humpty Dumpty is an historically important pinball machine released by Gottlieb in October 1947. Named after Humpty Dumpty, the nursery rhyme character, it is considered to be the first true pinball machine ever produced, distinguishing it from earlier bagatelle game machines. Humpty Dumpty had six flippers, but, unlike modern pinball tables, they faced outward instead of inward and were not placed at the bottom of the table near the main outhole. Like all early pinball tables, Humpty Dumpty was constructed with wood and had backlit scoring in preset units of scoring rather than mechanical reel or electronic LED scoring. ...more on Wikipedia about "Humpty Dumpty (pinball)"
* The Addams Family ( 1992, 1994) ...more on Wikipedia about "List of pinball machines"
Medieval Madness is a Williams pinball machine released in June 1997. Designed by Brian Eddy and programmed by Lyman Sheats, Medieval Madness (often abbreviated MM in the pinball collecting community) had a production run of 4,016 units. It was an immediate critical and popular success, earning well on location and achieving widespread popularity among collectors. Demand for the machine soon outstripped supply significantly, and as of this writing (2005) Medieval Madness machines often sell for prices well in excess of $5,000, sometimes much higher if in pristine condition. (When purchased new in 1997, the machine cost approximately $3,000.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Medieval Madness (pinball)"
(Pin*Bot) PinBot was a pinball game released by Williams in October of 1986. In this pinball game, you tried to make it around the solar system, which always started in Pluto. In order to move from planet to planet, you had to knock down three drop targets in quick succession. Each planet reached gave you a 20,000 point bonus. At the center of the playfield was a 5 by 5 grid. Lighting up the grid caused a visor to lift, revealing the eponymous robot's eye sockets. Locking balls in each socket caused the robot to say, "Now I see you," after which a bonus multiball began. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pin*Bot"
Pinball is a type of coin-operated arcade game where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more metal balls on a playfield inside a glass case. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible. Secondary objectives are to maximize the time spent playing (by earning extra balls and keeping balls in play as long as possible) and to earn free games (known as replays). ...more on Wikipedia about "Pinball"
The Pinball Museum opened in Las Vegas, NV in January 2006. It is a project of the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club, and features pinball machines from all eras, including some very rare machines such as Williams Black Gold. It features 125 different games, and includes some classic video arcade games and other classic novelty machines of the past. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pinball museum"
Q*bert is a 1982 arcade game from Gottlieb. It features a main character of the same name. Q*bert was one of the most famous faces of the Golden age of arcade games and also one of the most bizarre. The character was a furry orange orb with two eyes, two feet and one long snout. ...more on Wikipedia about "Q*bert"
Safecracker is a Bally pinball machine with a safecracking theme and was designed by Pat Lawlor. It was created in 1996. About 1148 were manfactured. Safecracker differs from a standard pinball game in that the player is playing against the clock as opposed to having a certain number of balls available. If the player loses a ball, as long as there is time left on the clock they can continue playing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Safecracker (pinball)"
Spirit of '76 was the first microprocessor-based pinball table. The table was based off of the technology Dave Nutting Associates created for Bally in 1974. The firm licensed the technology to Mirco in 1975 to create the table since Bally was not initially interested in the system. The table had a fairly small production run and was regarded as having an unattractive design by critics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Spirit of '76 (game)"
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior ( 1991) was a highly popular and immensely successful fighting game created by Capcom. It centers around two characters, Ryu and Ken (the two main characters from the original Street Fighter), facing the evil villain M. Bison (Vega in Japan). ...more on Wikipedia about "Street Fighter II"
The Amazing Spider-Man was a pinball machine released by Marvel Comics based on their comic book character Spider-Man. The machine was designed by Ed Krinski with art by Gordon Morison and produced by D. Gottlieb & Co. as part of their Star Series 80 line. The first came off the assembly line in May 1980. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Amazing Spider-Man (Pinball)"
The Vegas is a Gottlieb pinball machine with a card game theme. It first appeared in July 1990. About 1500 were manfactured. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vegas (pinball machine)"
Visual Pinball is a program that allows programmers to create and play 3-D renditions of pinball machines on a home computer. It is unlike any pinball simulation program made previously in terms of realistic graphics and physics. This gives pinball players an opportunity to play renditions of real pinball machines that they might not otherwise ever be able to in real life. ...more on Wikipedia about "Visual Pinball"
Williams is a long-standing electronic gaming and amusement company based in Chicago, Illinois. Williams was founded as the Williams Manufacturing Company in 1946 by Harry E. Williams. Williams initially was a manufacturer only of pinball tables. In the early 1970s, Williams branched out into the fledgling coin-operated arcade video game market, where it was successful for many years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Williams (gaming company)"
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