C.O.D. |
Williams |
1953 |
COD has 3 flippers (one is an automatic flipper) |
Cabaret |
Williams |
1968 |
First game to feature an Up-post - invented by Norm Clark |
Cabaret |
Recreativos Franco |
1975 |
Likeness of Liza Minnelli as Sally Bowles in Cabaret |
Cactus Canyon |
Bally |
1998 |
Last "regular" pinball produced before the pinball 2000 system |
Cactus Canyon Upgrade Kit |
Chicago Gaming |
2025 |
Upgrade kit for Cactus Canyon Remake designed by Lyman Sheats |
Cactus Jacks |
Gottlieb |
1991 |
Mechanical cactus band dances during multi-ball and special events |
Caddie |
Playmatic |
1975 |
1 player wedghead, 2 flippers, 2 pop bumpers |
Camelot |
Bally |
1970 |
4 player version of Bally's 1970 'Galahad' |
Camelot |
Bally |
1970 |
German version flyer |
Campus Queen |
Bally |
1966 |
4 player version of 'Sheba', Remade with zipper-flippers as 'Gator' |
Campus Queen |
Bally |
1966 |
German version flyer, 4 player version of Bally's 1965 'Sheba' |
Canada Dry |
Gottlieb |
1976 |
Produced for a contest in France to promote the Canada Dry soda brand |
Cannes |
Segasa |
1976 |
Similar to Segasa's 1977 'Monaco' |
Capersville |
Bally |
1966 |
First game to feature 3 ball multi-ball play, Zipper flippers |
Capersville |
Bally |
1966 |
German version flyer, First game to feature 3 ball multi-ball play |
Capri |
Chicago Coin |
1956 |
1 player, 4 designers credited on this machine |
Captain Card |
Gottlieb |
1974 |
Postcard, Add-a-ball version of 'High Hand', Italian version is 'Top Hand' |
Captain Fantastic |
Bally |
1976 |
Inspired by the movie 'Tommy' featuring Elton John |
Captain Fantastic |
Bally |
1976 |
Pinball contest brochure promoting Elton John's albums |
Captain Fantastic |
Bally |
1977 |
Home model (non-commercial machine - no coins) |
Captain Hook |
Game Plan |
1985 |
Captain Hook is a character in the 1911 novel Peter Pan |
Captain Kidd |
Gottlieb |
1960 |
5 rubbers surround a pop bumper forming the ship's helm (steering wheel) |
Captain Nemo |
Quetzal Pinball |
2012 |
Open source code, 10" LCD screen on playfield |
Captain Nemo |
Quetzal Pinball |
2012 |
Spanish version flyer |
Car Hop |
Gottlieb |
1991 |
Player can choose between 'modern' or 'nostalgia' modes |
Car Hop |
Gottlieb |
1991 |
Dutch version flyer |
Car Toon Racin' |
Skee Ball |
1996 |
Redemption pinball with car racing theme |
Caravan |
Playmatic |
1968 |
Playfield layout is nearly identical to Williams 1968 'Daffie' |
Caravan |
Williams |
1952 |
2 flippers, 4 pop bumpers, 4 trap holes |
Caravelle |
Williams |
1961 |
Styling of the 60's with aluminum trim and tapered steel legs |
Card King |
Gottlieb |
1971 |
Version of Gottlieb's 1972 'Pop-A-Card' made for export to Italy |
Card Trix |
Gottlieb |
1970 |
Postcard, Add-a-ball version of Gottlieb's 1970 'Flip A Card' |
Card Whiz |
Gottlieb |
1976 |
2 player version of Gottlieb's 1976 'Royal Flush' |
Carnival |
Bally |
1957 |
4 "push-up" flippers; the flipper shaft moves forward instead of rotating |
Carnival |
Bally |
1948 |
According to preliminary backglass art, the original name was "Mardi Gras" |
Carnival |
Midway |
1963 |
Pitch-n-bat, Playfield has rebound kickers to propel the ball around |
Carnival |
Playmatic |
1977 |
The 4 player version of this game is Playmatic's 1977 'Rio' |
Carnival |
Sega/Japan |
1971 |
Japanese flyer, Original game design |
Carolina |
United |
1949 |
The 2 flippers are located above the #9 and #10 bumpers |
Carrusel |
Maresa |
1967 |
Same playfield layout as Gottlieb's 1966 'Cross Town' |
Casanova |
Williams |
1966 |
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (1725-1798) - Romancer of women |
Casbah |
Segasa |
1972 |
1 player version of Williams 2 player 'Darling' & 4 player 'Jubilee' |
Casino |
Chicago Coin |
1972 |
Ball-in-play counter on playfield apron |
Casino |
Williams |
1958 |
Rollovers & kick-out holes light playing cards on backglass, Gobble hole |
Casino Royale |
Segasa |
1976 |
6 digit score unit, Roulette Wheel feature awards bonus |
Catacomb |
Stern Electronics |
1981 |
Backbox animation (backbox bonus game), Multi-ball |
Catacomb |
Stern Electronics |
1981 |
German version flyer |
Cavalier |
Recel |
1979 |
4 player version of Recel's 1979 'Swash Buckler' |
Caveman |
Gottlieb |
1982 |
A video game screen is mounted at top center of the playfield |
Caveman |
Gottlieb |
1982 |
On Target Bulletin |
Celts |
Haggis |
2021 |
Australian, Pre-production 2 sided flyer |
Celts |
Haggis |
2021 |
1 sided flyer, Advertised as a limited run of 200 games |
Centaur |
Bally |
1981 |
Designer Jim Patla's inspiration was Bally's 1956 'Balls A Poppin' |
Centaur 2 |
Bally |
1983 |
German version, Centaur 2 is the follow-up to Bally's 1981 'Centaur' |
Centaur Revisited Beast Edition |
Haggis |
2023 |
Modern remake of Bally's 1981 Centaur |
Centaur Revisited Orblivion |
Haggis |
2023 |
Orblivion edition flyer |
Centigrade 37 |
Gottlieb |
1977 |
Backbox animation (thermometer advances when playfield targets are hit) |
Central Park |
Gottlieb |
1966 |
Backbox animation (monkey rings bell every 100 points) |
Cerberus |
Playmatic |
1982 |
4 player, Right dual inlanes. Multiball |
Cha Cha Cha |
Sega/Japan |
1978 |
Japanese flyer, Original game design |
Challenger |
Gottlieb |
1971 |
Head to head pinball, 1 Canadian buyer special ordered 100 games |
Chamonix |
Maresa |
0 |
Chamonix is a ski resort area near the junction of France, Switzerland and Italy |
Champ |
Bally |
1974 |
Backglass features people playing pinball |
Champion |
Chicago Coin |
1949 |
Flippers are probably more like player-controlled kicking rubbers |
Champion |
Nordamatic |
1975 |
Copied the artwork of Gottlieb's 'Top Score' and '300' |
Champion Baseball |
Genco |
1955 |
Pitch-n-bat, Backbox light animation (players run bases), Match feature |
The Champion Pub |
Bally |
1998 |
Bar room brawling against a boxer on the playfield |
The Champion Pub |
Bally |
1998 |
German version flyer |
Chance |
Playmatic |
1974 |
1 player, Mechanical backbox animation (arrow moves clockwise) |
Chance |
Playmatic |
1978 |
4 player, 2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers |
Charlies Angels |
Gottlieb |
1978 |
Features Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson, and Cheryl Ladd from the TV show |
Check Mate |
Recel |
1975 |
4 player version of Recel's 1974 'Jake Mate' |
Checkpoint |
Data East |
1991 |
First game to use a dot matrix display (DMD) |
Cheetah |
Stern Electronics |
1980 |
The first pinball game ever to have the innovative "Add-a-Balls" feature |
Cherokee |
Interflip |
1978 |
Interflip is the name used for export games |
Cherokis |
Recreativos Franco |
1976 |
1 player version of Recreativos Franco's 1976 'Cherokee' |
Cherry Bell |
Sonic |
1978 |
Flyer states this game has a polyurethene playfield |
Chicago Cubs Triple Play |
Gottlieb |
1985 |
Backglass flyer, Advertising backglass for $99.95 |
Chicago Cubs Triple Play |
Gottlieb |
1985 |
Introduced the 'alphanumerics' display to spell out words and messages |
Chinatown |
Gottlieb |
1952 |
Roy Parker playfield and backglass, 9 trap holes |
Cinema |
Chicago Coin |
1976 |
4 player version of Chicago Coin's 1976 'Hollywood' |
Circa 1933 |
Fascination |
1979 |
Cocktail table, Similar playfield as 'Entertainer' and Allied's 'Take Five' |
Circe's Animal House |
Heighway Pinball |
2012 |
Rare version shows girl with 2 right feet :) |
Circus |
Bally |
1973 |
German version flyer |
Circus |
Bally |
1957 |
Same playfield design as Bally's 1956 'Balls A Poppin' |
Circus |
Bally |
1973 |
4 player version of Bally's 1974 'Big Show' |
Circus |
Gottlieb |
1980 |
Widebody, Playfield is 3" wider than other System 80 widebodies |
Circus |
Zaccaria |
1977 |
Made in both E.M and solid state versions |
Circus |
Cedes S.A. |
0 |
Copy of the 2 player Gottlieb's 1962 'Fashion Show'. This may be a conversion |
Circus Circus |
Century |
1978 |
Cocktail table, 'Action Ring' encloses the pop bumper within a ring of bumpers |
Circus Wagon |
Williams |
1955 |
2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, Kick-out hole, Gobble hole |
Cirqus Voltaire |
Bally |
1997 |
German version flyer |
Cirqus Voltaire |
Bally |
1997 |
Alternate version |
Cirqus Voltaire |
Bally |
1997 |
Score display mounted on the playfield |
Class Of 1812 |
Gottlieb |
1991 |
Beating heart and chattering teeth, Molded 3-D backglass |
Class Of 1812 |
Gottlieb |
1991 |
German version flyer |
Classy Bowler |
Gottlieb |
1956 |
2 gobble holes, Win up to 5 credits, Artwork by Roy Parker |
Cleopatra |
Gottlieb |
1977 |
4 player E.M version of Gottlieb's 1978 'Pyramid' |
Cleopatra |
Gottlieb |
1977 |
Produced in both solid state and electromechanical versions |
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind |
Gottlieb |
1978 |
2 flippers, 5 drop targets, Roto-target |
Clown |
Zaccaria |
1985 |
English text, A hanging target moves back & forth on the playfield |
Clown |
Zaccaria |
1985 |
Italian version, A hanging target moves back and forth on the playfield |
Clown |
Inder |
1988 |
Illuminated ramps, Hard coated playfield |
Club House |
Williams |
1958 |
Backglass has both bulb scoring and reel scoring |
Cobra |
Nuova Bell Games |
1987 |
Inspired by the movie 'Cobra' with Sylvester Stallone |
Cobra |
Nuova Bell Games |
1987 |
German version flyer |
Collector's Cabinet |
Midway |
1999 |
Custom mini-cabinet with parts from different games |
College Daze |
Gottlieb |
1949 |
Roy Parker changed the name from 'College Days' to 'College Daze' |
College Queens |
Gottlieb |
1969 |
4 player version of Gottlieb's 1969 'Airport' |
Colorama |
Keeney |
1963 |
This was the last pinball game produced by Keeney |
Colors |
Williams |
1954 |
2 midget playfields, 3 thumper bumpers, 2 cyclonic rubber shooters |
Combat |
Zaccaria |
1977 |
Made in both E.M and solid state versions |
Come Back |
Nondum |
1988 |
The Internet Pinball Database states manufacturer as Nondum not C.I.F.A |
Come Back |
Nondum |
1988 |
Spanish version flyer |
Comet |
Williams |
1985 |
First solid state game to feature a one million point shot |
Comics |
Rally |
1968 |
Similar playfield as Rally's 1967 'Playboy' |
Coney Island |
Game Plan |
1979 |
Unique sound oriented to Coney Island game play, Memory recall |
Congo |
Williams |
1995 |
Produced as a complete game and a conversion kit for WPC games |
Congo |
Williams |
1995 |
German version flyer |
Conquest 200 |
Playmatic |
1976 |
1 player version of Playmatic's 1976 'New World' |
Contact |
Williams |
1978 |
Williams first widebody pinball with dual action flippers |
Contest |
Gottlieb |
1958 |
Similar playfield as Gottlieb's 1958 'Rocket Ship' and Gottlieb's 1959 'Atlas' |
Continental Cafe |
Gottlieb |
1957 |
2 flippers, 4 pop bumpers, 3 gobble holes, 2 bullseye targets |
Control Tower |
Williams |
1951 |
2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 3 kick-out holes, Tilt penalty is ball in play |
Coquette |
Williams |
1962 |
2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 2 kick-out holes, Swinging target |
Coronation |
Gottlieb |
1952 |
Made 6 months before the crowning of queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953 |
Corral |
Gottlieb |
1961 |
Backglass has a "Score To Beat" window showing a suggested high score |
Corvette |
Bally |
1994 |
Matchbox car racetrack, Engine-shaped ball shaker |
Cosmic Carnival |
Suncoast Pinball |
2019 |
Only a small amount of machines were ever produced |
Cosmic Carnival |
Suncoast Pinball |
2019 |
Single sided flyer |
Cosmic Flash |
NSM/Lowen |
1985 |
German, "Pin-kit" system, Licensed from Bell Games |
Cosmic Gunfight |
Williams |
1982 |
Originally named 'Dragon Fly', "Cosmic multi-ball" |
Cosmic Princess |
Stern Electronics |
1979 |
Released by Leisure & Allied Industries (Australia), Optional photomat unit |
Cosmos |
Bally |
1968 |
Mechanical backbox animation, Zipper flippers |
Count Down |
Gottlieb |
1979 |
4 player solid state version of Gottlieb's 1979 E.M 'Space Walk' |
Counterforce |
Gottlieb |
1980 |
Widebody, System 80, 4 flippers, 7 bank drop targets |
Cover Girl |
Gottlieb |
1962 |
The backglass shows twelve girls |
Cow Poke |
Gottlieb |
1965 |
Add-a-ball version of 'Buckaroo', Played by Elton John in the film 'Tommy' |
Cowboy |
Chicago Coin |
1970 |
4 player version of Chicago Coin's 1970 'Big Flipper', Jumbo 5" flippers |
Crazy Ball |
Chicago Coin |
1948 |
Operator option for Regular (Novelty play) or Free Play (Replay) operation |
Crazy Clock |
Sega/Japan |
1972 |
Japanese flyer, Original game design |
Crazy Race |
Recel |
1978 |
Used the Rockwell PPS4 chipset like early Gottlieb machines |
Creature From The Black Lagoon |
Bally |
1992 |
Hologram of creature under playfield in simulated lagoon |
Crescendo |
Gottlieb |
1970 |
2 player version of Gottlieb's 1970 'Groovy', Italian version is 'Psychedelic' |
Criss Cross |
Gottlieb |
1958 |
The roto-targets on this game use colors, not numbers or other symbols |
Criterium 2000 |
Recel |
1975 |
The same company made an export version as Recel's 1975 'Criterium 2000' |
Criterium 4 |
Recel |
1975 |
Ball trap post, Noise free D.C bumpers & flippers |
Criterium 75 |
Recel |
1975 |
Made in both E.M and solid state versions |
Criterium 75 |
Recel |
1975 |
German version flyer, Made in both E.M and solid state versions |
Criterium 80 |
Recel |
1975 |
The same company made a domestic version as Petaco's 1975 'Criterium 80' |
The Crocodile Hunter |
Bally |
2005 |
Under license from Bally to The Pinball Factory of Australia, Never produced |
Cross Country |
Bally |
1963 |
Reaching the end of the route awards a free game |
Cross Town |
Gottlieb |
1966 |
Backbox animation (subway doors open), Replay version of 'Subway' |
Crossroads |
Gottlieb |
1952 |
Landing all five balls into the five trap holes awards 3 replays |
Crossword |
Williams |
1959 |
2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 6 passive bumpers, 9 gobble holes |
Crystal Ball |
T.D. Llobregat |
1970 |
Playfield has been plasticized by Jolux of Paris |
CSI |
Stern Pinball |
2008 |
Based on the popular television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
Cue Ball |
Williams |
1956 |
4 pop bumpers (1 between the flippers) |
Cue Ball Wizard |
Gottlieb |
1992 |
Featuring Gottlieb's tournament mode, Full-sized captive cue ball |
Cue Ball Wizard |
Gottlieb |
1992 |
German version flyer, Distributed by Tuning |
Cue T |
Williams |
1968 |
Add-a-ball version of Williams 1969 'Miss O' |
Cue Tease |
Bally |
1963 |
New snap-lock flippers |
Cue Tee |
Williams |
1954 |
Similar to Williams 1954 'Star Pool' |
Cybernaut |
Bally |
1985 |
German version flyer |
Cybernaut |
Bally |
1985 |
Also produced in Germany as Bally Wulff's 1986 'Cybernaut' |
Cyclone |
Gottlieb |
1951 |
The kickback lanes are called "side recovery lanes" in the flyer |
Cyclone |
Williams |
1988 |
Backbox animation (spinning mystery wheel), Ferris wheel |
Cyclone |
Williams |
1988 |
German version flyer |