| Bloody China/Wild Schütz |
Geiger |
1980 |
3 Games-Bloody China/Wild Schütz/Stellar Airship, German conversion kits |
| Le Grand 8/Sahara Love |
Christian Tabart |
1985 |
Conversion kits for Gottlieb's 1980 'Panthera' & 1978 'Sinbad' |
| Safari |
Bally |
1968 |
The flyer slogan referred to Esso's (now Exxon) 'Put a Tiger in your Tank' |
| Safecracker |
Bally |
1996 |
Timed play, Smaller size playfield and cabinet, The 1st "Token-Pin" |
| Safecracker |
Bally |
1996 |
German version flyer |
| Saloon |
Rally |
1965 |
Has a combined ball lift and plunger unit |
| Samba |
Alben |
1961 |
Similar to Williams 1959 'Fiesta' |
| San Francisco |
Williams |
1964 |
Backbox animation (moving arrow), Last E.M with a gobble hole |
| Sapporo |
Sega/Japan |
1971 |
Commemorates the 1972 Winter Olympics held in Sapporo, Japan |
| Satellite |
C.E.A |
1978 |
Based on Gottlieb's 1977 'Jet Spin' and Gottlieb's 1977 'Super Spin' |
| Satellite |
Williams |
1958 |
2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 2 gobble holes, 1 kick-out hole |
| Satin Doll |
Sega/Japan |
1975 |
Japanese version, American game distributed by Sega / Japan |
| Satin Doll |
Williams |
1975 |
2 player version of Williams 1975 'Pat Hand' with 4 flippers instead of 3 |
| Saturn |
Nordamatic |
1977 |
The award for extra balls is announced by the sound of a trumpet |
| Saturn 2 |
Bell Games |
1985 |
Conversion kit, Similar playfield as Bally's 1984 'Spy Hunter' |
| Scared Stiff |
Bally |
1996 |
German version 4 page flyer |
| Scared Stiff |
Bally |
1996 |
Pressing flippers stops spinning spider in backglass on various awards |
| Scared Stiff |
Bally |
1996 |
German version 1 page flyer |
| Schuss |
Rally |
1968 |
In alpine skiing 'Schuss' or 'Schussboom' is a fast straight downhill run |
| Scooby Doo |
Spooky Pinball |
2022 |
There are three versions – Standard, Blood Sucker and Collector’s Edition |
| Score Board |
Gottlieb |
1956 |
5 pop bumpers (including the one below the flippers), 2 gobble holes |
| Scorpion |
Williams |
1980 |
Widebody, Features 2 ball multi-ball and a timed bonus |
| Scramble |
Tecnoplay |
1987 |
Cabinet has a smooth clear coat unlike American-made cabinets |
| Scramble |
Tecnoplay |
1987 |
Uses Zaccaria CPU, power supply, driver boards, and 8-digit displays |
| Screamo |
Williams |
1954 |
The amusement park shown on the backglass likely is Chicago's Riverside Park |
| Screech |
Inder |
1976 |
Produced in both 1 player and 4 player solid state models |
| Scuba |
Gottlieb |
1970 |
Each players score is held in memory from ball to ball for that player |
| Sea Belles |
Gottlieb |
1956 |
2 flippers, 4 pop bumpers, 4 passive bumpers, 2 gobble holes |
| Sea Hunt |
Allied Leisure |
1972 |
Shakerball machine, Player uses joystick to "nudge" ball on playfield |
| Sea Jockeys |
Williams |
1951 |
Backbox animation (speed boats race), 8 pop bumpers |
| Sea Ray |
Bally |
1971 |
2 player version of Bally's 1971 'Mariner' |
| Sea Scare |
Recel |
1978 |
The same company made a domestic version as Petaco's 'Sea Scare' |
| Sea Shore |
Gottlieb |
1964 |
2 flippers, 4 pop bumpers, 2 roto-targets |
| Sea Side |
Gottlieb |
1967 |
Italian add-a-ball similar to Gottlieb's 1967 'Surf Side' |
| Sea Wolf |
Williams |
1959 |
Backbox animation (moving submarine), Disappearing pop bumper |
| Seawitch |
Stern Electronics |
1980 |
Also made in Australia by Leisure & Allied Industries under license by Stern |
| Secret Service |
Data East |
1988 |
Plays Mission Impossible theme, Get Smart and a couple of others |
| Secret Service |
Data East |
1988 |
German version flyer |
| See Saw |
Bally |
1970 |
A special version was produced for Germany |
| See Saw |
Bally |
1970 |
German version flyer |
| Select A Card |
Gottlieb |
1950 |
Similar playfield as Gottlieb's 1950 'Just 21' |
| Serenade |
Playmatic |
1969 |
5 "kick" targets, The targets kick in when hit and kick back halfway |
| Serenade |
Williams |
1960 |
2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 1 kick-out hole, 2 gobble holes |
| Set Up |
Williams |
1969 |
Add-a-ball version of Williams 1969 'Seven Up' |
| Seven Seas |
Gottlieb |
1959 |
Pop bumpers lite via side rollovers and turn off when ball drains between flippers |
| Seven Up |
Williams |
1969 |
Replay version of Williams 1969 'Set Up' |
| Seven Winner |
Inder |
1973 |
The plastic playfield has its art directly applied to its lower side |
| Sexy Girl |
Arkon |
1980 |
German pinball conversion for Bally's 'Playboy', B&W flyer |
| Sexy Girl |
Arkon |
1980 |
German pinball conversion for Bally's 'Playboy', Color flyer |
| The Shadow |
Bally |
1994 |
Mini-Battlefield, Magnetic ball lock, Player controlled ramp diverters |
| The Shadow |
Bally |
1994 |
German version flyer |
| Shamrock |
Inder |
1977 |
Produced in both E.M & S.S versions & in a 4 player E.M version |
| Shamrock |
Williams |
1956 |
Each player has the opportunity to get an "extra ball" on the last shot |
| Shanghai |
Chicago Coin |
1948 |
Postcard, 2 flippers, 12 passive bumpers, 3 kick-out holes |
| Shangri La |
Williams |
1967 |
Reportedly, the last production machines had plastic flipper bats instead of metal |
| Shangri La |
Williams |
1967 |
German version flyer |
| Shantytown |
Exhibit |
1949 |
The vertical "teaser flipper" in upper playfield flips in both directions |
| Shaq Attaq |
Gottlieb |
1995 |
Use the ramp to launch pinballs into the moving playfield basket |
| Shark |
Hankin |
1980 |
Australian, Widebody, 4 flippers, 8 drop targets, Horse shoe lane |
| Shark |
Taito do Brasil |
1982 |
Similar to Stern's 'Flight 2000' |
| Sharkey's Shootout |
Stern Pinball |
2000 |
Betson/Imperial version flyer with pink background |
| Sharkey's Shootout |
Stern Pinball |
2000 |
Playfield adapted from Bally's 1981 'Eight Ball Deluxe' |
| Sharkey’s Shootout |
Stern Pinball |
2000 |
Betson/Imperial version flyer showing backglass |
| Sharpshooter |
Game Plan |
1979 |
The image of the cowboy on the backglass is designer Roger Sharpe |
| Sharpshooter |
Game Plan |
1979 |
Single page "teaser" flyer |
| Sharpshooter |
Gottlieb |
1949 |
2 flippers, 9 bumpers, 6 percussion bumpers in a bulls-eye circle |
| Sharpshooter 2 |
Game Plan |
1983 |
Basically the same game as Sharpshooter except for the artwork |
| Sheba |
Bally |
1965 |
Playfield layout similar to Bally's 1966 'Campus Queen' and 1969 'Gator' |
| Sheriff |
Gottlieb |
1971 |
4 player version of Gottlieb's 1971 'Lawman' |
| Sheriff |
Gottlieb |
1971 |
German version flyer |
| Shindig |
Gottlieb |
1953 |
2 reverse flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 6 passive bumpers, 8 trap holes |
| Ship Ahoy |
Gottlieb |
1976 |
Postcard, Add-a-ball version of 'Buccaneer'. Italian version is 'High Seas' |
| Ship Mates |
Gottlieb |
1964 |
Hitting all three roto-targets (1, 2 & 3) awards same-player-shoots-again |
| Shoo Shoo |
Williams |
1951 |
Encyclopedia of Pinball claimed Harry Williams named this after his dog |
| Shoot The Moon |
Williams |
1951 |
Backglass light animation (rocket advances to moon) |
| Shooting The Rapids |
Zaccaria |
1978 |
The upper backglass inexplicably shows what looks like a frosty mug of beer |
| Short Stop |
Williams |
1958 |
Pitch-n-bat, Backbox animation (players run bases) |
| Show Boat |
Gottlieb |
1961 |
2 left and 2 right flippers operate in pairs, 6 pop bumpers |
| Showboat |
Genco |
1957 |
Postcard, New metal legs |
| Showtime |
Chicago Coin |
1974 |
4 player version of Chicago Coin's 1974 'Dolphin' |
| Shrek |
Stern Pinball |
2008 |
Same game design as Stern's 2006 'Family Guy' with new artwork |
| Silver |
Gottlieb |
1957 |
2 gobble holes, roto-target, hold-over replay feature (spell S-I-L-V-E-R) |
| Silver Skates |
Williams |
1953 |
The automatic flippers activate when balls land in the pockets in front of them |
| Silver Slugger |
Gottlieb |
1990 |
First of the "Street Level" games (simpler & cheaper games) |
| Silver Star |
Faer |
1966 |
Similar playfield layout as Bally's 1963 'Hootenanny' |
| Silverball Mania |
Bally |
1980 |
Middle kickback save between flippers, Horseshoe lane |
| The Simpsons Pinball Party |
Stern Pinball |
2003 |
Custom speech by Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright and Hank Azaria |
| The Simpsons Pinball Party |
Stern Pinball |
2003 |
German version flyer |
| The Simpsons |
Data East |
1990 |
Their next game, Data East's 1991 'Checkpoint', introduced the DMD display |
| The Simpsons |
Data East |
1990 |
German version flyer |
| Sinbad |
Gottlieb |
1978 |
Direct tie-in to the 1977 Hollywood movie "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger" |
| Sing Along |
Gottlieb |
1967 |
Replay version of Gottlieb's 1967 'Melody' |
| Sittin Pretty |
Gottlieb |
1958 |
Backglass light animation (clowns fall into carnival dunk tanks) |
| The Six Million Dollar Man |
Bally |
1978 |
Uncommon 6 player game, Up-post between flippers |
| Six Sticks |
Bally |
1966 |
The first six player pinball machine |
| Skateball |
Bally |
1980 |
Faulty design that allowed players to score excessive points |
| Skating |
Maresa |
1969 |
Playfield has the same layout as Gottlieb's 1968 'Four Seasons' |
| Ski Club |
Williams |
1965 |
Add-a-ball version of Williams 1965 'Alpine Club' |
| Ski Jump |
Zaccaria |
1978 |
1 player E.M version of Zaccaria's 1978 'Winter Sports' |
| Skill Ball |
Williams |
1961 |
Williams first add-a-ball game |
| Skill Flight |
Nuova Bell Games |
1986 |
Available as a kit, Working mini helicopter on playfield |
| Skill Flight |
Nuova Bell Games |
1986 |
German version flyer |
| Skill Parade |
Bally |
1958 |
Unique upright pinball playfield design, Also a pay-out machine |
| Skill Pool |
Gottlieb |
1952 |
The 15 lit balls in playfield center go out individually when scored |
| Skill Pool |
Williams |
1963 |
Completed racks tracked by backglass light animation |
| Skill Score |
Bally |
1960 |
Unusual upright pinball, No flippers, 250 made |
| Skipper |
Gottlieb |
1969 |
Gottlieb's first game using the three-chime assembly |
| Sky Dive |
Gottlieb |
1974 |
Italian add-a-ball version of Gottlieb's 1974 'Free Fall', N.A.T version |
| Sky Dive |
Gottlieb |
1974 |
Italian add-a-ball version of Gottlieb's 1974 'Free Fall' |
| Sky Divers |
Bally |
1964 |
Backglass animation (parachutists descend) |
| Sky Fly |
Europlay |
1978 |
Copy of Gottlieb's 'Jet Spin' with drop targets instead of a roto-target |
| Sky Jump |
Gottlieb |
1974 |
Replay version of 'Free Fall', Italian version is 'Sky Dive' |
| Sky Kings |
Bally |
1974 |
Same playfield design as Bally's 1974 'Champ' |
| Sky Line |
Gottlieb |
1965 |
2 backglass animations (elevator doors open, elevator counts floors) |
| Sky Lover |
Sega/Japan |
1977 |
Japanese flyer, Original game design |
| Sky Rider |
Chicago Coin |
1974 |
4 player version of Chicago Coin's 1974 'Hi-Flyer' |
| Sky Warrior |
I.D.I |
1978 |
Conversion kit, Same playfield design as Gottlieb's 1975 'Fast Draw' |
| Skylab |
Sega/Japan |
1974 |
Japanese version, American game distributed by Sega / Japan |
| Skylab |
Williams |
1974 |
Replay version of Williams 1974 'Spacelab' |
| Skyrocket |
Bally |
1971 |
Up-post, Right outlane return gate, Upper left gate guards stand-up target |
| Skyway |
Williams |
1954 |
Elevated wireform track, Only 1 flipper, Gobble hole |
| Slalom |
Playmatic |
1967 |
1 player wedgehead, 2 flippers, 4 pop bumpers, 2 slingshots, 6 standup targets |
| Slalom Code 0.3 |
Unidesa/Cirsa/Stargame |
1988 |
Ski theme, Spanish 4 player solid state |
| Slick Chick |
Gottlieb |
1963 |
9 bumpers spell "slickchick", Based on the popularity of Playboy Clubs |
| Slugfest |
Williams |
1991 |
Pitch-n-bat, Selective pitching, Motorized ramp, Baseball card dispenser |
| Slugfest |
Williams |
1952 |
Backbox animation (players run bases) |
| Slugger |
Midway |
1963 |
Pitch-n-bat, Knock down baseball targets on playfield |
| Sluggin Champ |
Gottlieb |
1955 |
Also made in a Deluxe model with a different cabinet and a wider backglass |
| Sluggin Champ Deluxe |
Gottlieb |
1955 |
Shown in the rare 'deluxe' cabinet |
| Smart Set |
Williams |
1969 |
2 flippers, 4 pop bumpers, Center Up-post, Right outlane ball return gate |
| Smarty |
Williams |
1968 |
Add-a-ball version of Williams 1968 'Ding Dong' |
| Smoke Signal |
Williams |
1955 |
A replay is awarded if all 5 balls drain via the gobble hole |
| Snafu |
Williams |
1955 |
2 flippers, 2 cyclonic kickers, 2 thumper bumpers |
| Snow Derby |
Gottlieb |
1970 |
2 player version of 'Snow Queen', End-of-ball bonus system |
| Snow Queen |
Gottlieb |
1970 |
4 player version of 'Snow Derby', End-of-ball bonus system |
| Soccer |
Gottlieb |
1975 |
2 player version of 'Super Soccer', Backbox animation (soccer balls added) |
| Soccer |
Williams |
1964 |
Backbox animation (player kicks soccer ball) |
| Soccer Champ |
Valco |
0 |
Playfield is the same as Bell Games World Cup / World Championship |
| Soccer Kings |
Zaccaria |
1982 |
2 level playfield, 5 flippers (4 on main - 1 on upper) |
| Soccer Kings |
Zaccaria |
1982 |
Italian version, 2 level playfield, 5 flippers (4 on main - 1 on upper) |
| Soccer Kings/Pinball Champ |
Zaccaria |
1983 |
Combo flyer (one game on each side) |
| Solar City |
Gottlieb |
1977 |
Similar replay versions are 'El Dorado', 'Target Alpha' and 'Canada Dry' |
| Solar Fire |
Williams |
1981 |
Compare the playfield to the single-level playfield of Williams' 1986 'Grand Lizard' |
| Solar Fire |
Williams |
1981 |
Orange version flyer |
| Solar Ride |
Gottlieb |
1979 |
3 flippers (left side in-line flippers), 3 pop bumpers |
| Solar Wars |
Sonic |
1986 |
4 player solid state |
| Solids N Stripes |
Sega/Japan |
1971 |
Japanese version, American game distributed by Sega / Japan |
| Solids N Stripes |
Williams |
1971 |
The first game to use the "split bank" method using relay banks |
| Solitaire |
Gottlieb |
1967 |
Italian add-a-ball version of Gottlieb's 1967 'Diamond Jack' |
| The Sopranos |
Stern Pinball |
2005 |
Features the real voices of many characters on the show |
| Sorcerer |
Williams |
1985 |
The Demon bonus lamp lights upon completion of spelling 'Sorcerer' |
| Sound Stage |
Chicago Coin |
1976 |
2 player version of Chicago Coin's 1976 'Juke Box' |
| South Pacific |
Genco |
1950 |
Similar playfield as Genco's 1950 'Mercury' and Genco's 1950 'Rocket' |
| South Park |
Sega |
1999 |
Sega's last pinball game; production would be continued by Stern Pinball |
| South Park |
Sega |
1999 |
Prototype version flyer |
| South Park |
Sega |
1999 |
German version flyer |
| South Park |
Sega |
1999 |
Number 1 in Replay Magazine version flyer |
| Southern Belle |
Gottlieb |
1955 |
2 gobble holes, "balls played" ball arch lights |
| Southpaw |
Sega/Japan |
1977 |
Japanese flyer, Original game design |
| Space Gambler |
Playmatic |
1978 |
Probably the first solid state game by Playmatic |
| Space Hawks |
Nuova Bell Games |
1986 |
Has the same game play as Bally's 1985 'Cybernaut' |
| Space Hunt |
Hexa Pinball |
2023 |
The first pinball game from French manufacturer Hexa Pinball |
| Space Invaders |
Bally |
1980 |
8 page comic book flyer |
| Space Invaders |
Bally |
1980 |
German, 8 page comic book flyer |
| Space Invaders |
Bally |
1980 |
Associated Leisure single page flyer |
| Space Jam |
Sega |
1996 |
Mini basketball hoop with magnetic backboard |
| Space Jam |
Sega |
1996 |
German version flyer |
| Space Mission |
Williams |
1976 |
4 player version of Williams 1976 'Space Odyssey' |
| Space Odyssey |
Sega/Japan |
1976 |
Japanese version, American game distributed by Sega / Japan |
| Space Odyssey |
Williams |
1976 |
2 player version of Williams 1976 'Space Mission' |
| Space Orbit |
Gottlieb |
1972 |
This game was made for export to Italy |
| Space Panther |
M.A.C |
1988 |
System 4 conversion kit pinball machine |
| Space Race |
Recel |
1977 |
Uses simple electronic sounds, for 100 points, 1,000 points, and 10,000 points |
| Space Rider/Fly High |
Geiger |
1980 |
Conversion kits for Bally's Harlem Globetrotters & Supersonic |
| Space Riders |
Atari |
1978 |
Widebody, 3 messenger balls - each protected by a drop target |
| Space Ship |
Unidesa/Cirsa/Stargame |
1986 |
3 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, ball return gate, inline drop targets |
| Space Ship |
Williams |
1961 |
The last game from Williams to use lightup backglass scoring |
| Space Shuttle |
Sega/Japan |
1977 |
Japanese flyer, Original game design |
| Space Shuttle |
Williams |
1984 |
Multi-ball (2 or 3 ball), Right outlane return gate, Lane change, Up-post |
| Space Shuttle |
Williams |
1984 |
Earnings report flyer |
| Space Shuttle |
Zaccaria |
1980 |
Associated Leisure version flyer |
| Space Shuttle |
Zaccaria |
1980 |
2 flippers, 4 pop bumpers, 3 (3) bank drop targets, No multi-ball |
| Space Shuttle |
Mecatronics |
1985 |
Mecatronics, a.k.a. Taito (Brazil), a division of Taito Japan |
| Space Shuttle |
Unidesa/Cirsa/Stargame |
1986 |
Same game as Williams 'Space Shuttle' |
| Space Station |
Williams |
1987 |
The translite art shows three space shuttles |
| Space Station |
Williams |
1987 |
U.K version flyer |
| Space Team |
Tecnoplay |
1988 |
Tecnoplay rose from the bankrupt Zaccaria pinball company |
| Space Time |
Bally |
1972 |
4 player version of Bally's 1973 'Time Zone' |
| Space Train |
M.A.C |
1988 |
Conversion kit pinball, 2 level playfield, Multi-ball |
| Space Walk |
Gottlieb |
1979 |
8 X 10 press photo, Last electromechanical game manufactured by Gottlieb |
| Spain 82 |
Playmatic |
1982 |
The kicking post between the flippers, is similar to Bally's 'Fireball II' and 'Medusa' |
| Spanish Eyes |
Sega/Japan |
1972 |
Japanese version, American game distributed by Sega / Japan |
| Spanish Eyes |
Williams |
1972 |
Replay version of 'Granada' with a different playfield layout |
| Spark Plugs |
Williams |
1951 |
Backbox animation (horses race) |
| Speak Easy |
Bally |
1982 |
2 player version of Bally's 1982 'Speakeasy 4' |
| Speak Easy |
Playmatic |
1977 |
4 player version of Playmatic's 1977 'The 30's' |
| Special Force |
Bally |
1986 |
Ball in helicopter funnel simulates sound of rotating helicopter blades |
| Special Force |
Bally |
1986 |
German version flyer, "the flipper for Rambo fans" |
| Special Force |
Bally |
1986 |
U.K version flyer |
| Special Force Girls |
Bally |
1986 |
Same as Bally Midway's 1986 'Special Force' but with a different backglass |
| Spectra 4 |
Valley |
1978 |
Cocktail table, Playfield is manually rotated under a stationary glass top |
| Spectra 4 |
Valley |
1978 |
Cocktail table, Midway's 1978 'Rotation VIII' also had a rotating playfield |
| Spectrum |
Bally |
1982 |
Only 994 games produced, Based on the board game 'Mastermind' |
| Speed Rush |
Playmec |
1975 |
The last two (or three) digits of the score likely were dummy zeroes |
| Spider Man |
Stern Pinball |
2007 |
The center Sandman 3 bank motor similar to Attack From Mars |
| Spider Man Black Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2007 |
Limited production of 500 units made |
| Spider Man Vault Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2016 |
Remake with new artwork |
| Spin A Card |
Gottlieb |
1969 |
Poster, Replay version of Gottlieb's 1969 'Hearts and Spades' |
| Spin A Card |
Petaco |
1969 |
Copy of Gottlieb's 1969 'Spin A Card' |
| Spin Out |
Gottlieb |
1975 |
Hitting the numbered roto-targets lights the numbered inserts on the playfield |
| Spin Wheel |
Gottlieb |
1968 |
First Gottlieb 4 player with new pop bumper design, illuminated coin entry |
| Spinal Tap |
Homepin |
2022 |
Based on the 1984 rockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap" |
| Spinball |
Chicago Coin |
1948 |
Operator option for Regular (Novelty play) or Free Play (Replay) operation |
| Spirit |
Gottlieb |
1982 |
Third and last multi-level widebody playfield in the System 80 series |
| Spirit Of 76 |
Gottlieb |
1975 |
4 player version of Gottlieb's 1976 'Pioneer' |
| The Spirit Of 76 |
Mirco |
1975 |
Possibly the first digital pinball machine put into production |
| Spitfire |
Williams |
1954 |
The replay counter is three digits to accommodate the Star Feature |
| Split Second |
Stern Electronics |
1981 |
Widebody, Split-level playfield, 3 ball multi-ball, Loop tunnel timer |
| Spooksville |
Allied Leisure |
1973 |
Shakerball machine, Player uses joystick to "nudge" ball on playfield |
| Spooky |
Zaccaria |
1987 |
Italian version, Backbox animation (an owl opens and closes its eyes) |
| Spooky |
Zaccaria |
1987 |
German version flyer |
| Sport 2000 |
Unidesa/Cirsa/Stargame |
1988 |
The last of the CIRSA pinballs was Sport 2000 |
| Sportsman |
Williams |
1952 |
Pull trigger to aim turret shooter at ducks or to use flippers |
| Spot A Card |
Gottlieb |
1960 |
Backbox light animation, Score-To-Beat |
| Spot Bowler |
Gottlieb |
1950 |
First game to keep the flippers facing each other while narrowing the flipper gap |
| Spot Pool |
Gottlieb |
1976 |
Italian add-a-ball version of Gottlieb's 1976 'Bank Shot' |
| Spot Pool |
Williams |
1959 |
Billiard balls on playfield correspond with balls in the backglass |
| Spring Break |
Gottlieb |
1987 |
Ball is launched into play by pressing right flipper button |
| Spring Break |
Gottlieb |
1987 |
German version flyer |
| Spy Hunter |
Bally |
1984 |
Bally used the same name for a video game released in 1983 |
| Spy Hunter |
Bally |
1984 |
German version flyer and letter |
| Square Head |
Gottlieb |
1963 |
Add-a-ball, Tic-tac-toe board on playfield lights for X and O scoring |
| St. Louis |
Williams |
1949 |
Backglass looks like Judy Garland in "Meet me in St. Louis" |
| Stage Coach |
Chicago Coin |
1968 |
4 player E.M, Flyer refers to "Up-post" as "New ball-saver" |
| Stage Coach |
Gottlieb |
1954 |
2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 5 gobble holes, "balls played" ball arch lights |
| Stampede |
Chicago Coin |
1977 |
2 player version of 'Rawhide.' Also produced by Stern pinball |
| Stampede |
Stern Electronics |
1977 |
2 player version of Stern's 1977 'Rawhide' |
| Star Action |
Williams |
1974 |
Add-a-ball version of Williams 1974 'Triple Action' |
| Star Battle |
Century |
1978 |
Cocktail table, Single sided flyer, See also Coffee Mat's 'Star Battle' |
| Star Battle |
Coffee Mat |
1978 |
Cocktail table, See also Century's 1978 'Star Battle' |
| Star Battle |
Century |
1978 |
Cocktail table, Fold-out flyer, See also Coffee Mat's 'Star Battle' |
| Star Explorer |
Rapid |
1977 |
Home model (non-commercial machine - no coins) |
| Star Explorer |
Sentinel |
1977 |
Home model, Also shown are Flying Aces, Demo Derby, CB Charlie |
| Star Fire |
Williams |
1956 |
2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 1 gobble hole |
| Star Fire/Rock 2500 |
Playmatic |
1985 |
Two games on one flyer |
| Star God |
Zaccaria |
1980 |
2 flippers, 1 pop bumper, 4 (regular) and 8 (memory) bank drop targets |
| Star Guard |
Proma |
1985 |
Upright cabinet, payout tube with a capacity of approx. 200 tokens |
| Star Jet |
Bally |
1963 |
Flyer refers to 'multi-ball' as 'sensational new Blast-Off extra balls feature' |
| Star Light |
Williams |
1984 |
Compare this playfield layout with the wide-body Williams' 1979 'Laser Ball' |
| Star Pool |
Williams |
1954 |
Same game as 'Cue Tee' but with 2nd coin "star" feature |
| Star Pool |
Williams |
1974 |
Similar playfield as Williams 'Star Action' and 'Triple Action' |
| Star Race |
Gottlieb |
1980 |
Widebody, 'Circus' and 'Star Race' are 3" wider than other widebodies |
| Star Series |
Williams |
1949 |
Pitch-n-bat, Backbox animation (players run bases) |
| Star Series 80 |
Gottlieb |
1980 |
Gottlieb teamed up with Rockwell for this new electronics system |
| Star Shooter |
Allied Leisure |
1979 |
Cocktail table, 2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 8 drop targets |
| Star Slugger |
United |
1955 |
Pitch-n-bat, Backbox animation, 3 decks of bleachers for additional scoring |
| Star Trek |
Bally |
1979 |
British version flyer with a Fran Drescher look-a-like? |
| Star Trek |
Bally |
1979 |
Artwork based on the T.V show (Paramount requested it match the movie) |
| Star Trek |
Bally |
1979 |
German version flyer |
| Star Trek |
Data East |
1991 |
Patented "Transporter Effect" backglass animation |
| Star Trek |
Data East |
1991 |
German version flyer |
| Star Trek |
Gottlieb |
1971 |
Italian add-a-ball version of 'Astro', No connection to T.V show |
| Star Trek Launch Party |
Stern Pinball |
2013 |
Launch Party VIP Pass October 18th |
| Star Trek Limited Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2013 |
Limited edition flyer |
| Star Trek Premium Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2013 |
Premium version flyer |
| Star Trek Pro Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2013 |
Pro version flyer |
| Star Trek The Next Generation |
Williams |
1993 |
Widebody, Catapult autoplunger, 2 ball-firing cannons, "SuperPin" |
| Star Trek The Next Generation |
Williams |
1993 |
Dutch version flyer |
| Star Trek Vault Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2018 |
Vault edition Flyer |
| Star Trip |
Game Plan |
1979 |
Cocktail table, Same playfield as 'Family Fun' with different artwork |
| Star Wars |
Data East |
1992 |
An "Up/Down shifter" on front of cabinet is used instead of a plunger knob |
| Star Wars |
Data East |
1992 |
German version flyer |
| Star Wars Comic Art Premium |
Stern Pinball |
2019 |
Comic art premium model |
| Star Wars Comic Art Pro Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2019 |
Comic art pro model |
| Star Wars Comic Art Pro Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2019 |
Chinese version flyer |
| Star Wars Episode 1 |
Williams |
1999 |
German version flyer |
| Star Wars Episode 1 |
Williams |
1999 |
Last game manufactured by Williams before closing 10-25-1999 |
| Star Wars Episode 1 |
Williams |
1999 |
Multiple product line flyer |
| Star Wars Episode 1 |
Williams |
1999 |
Postcard with Darth Maul |
| Star Wars Episode 1 |
Williams |
1998 |
Postcard with Yoda |
| Star Wars FOTE Limited Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2025 |
Fall of the Empire, limited edition flyer |
| Star Wars FOTE Premium |
Stern Pinball |
2025 |
Fall of the Empire, premium version flyer |
| Star Wars FOTE Pro |
Stern Pinball |
2025 |
Fall of the Empire, pro version flyer |
| Star Wars Limited Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2017 |
Limited edition flyer |
| Star Wars Pin |
Stern Pinball |
2019 |
Home model (non-commercial machine - no coins) |
| Star Wars Pin |
Stern Pinball |
2019 |
In with the new, out with the old |
| Star Wars Pin Rulesheet |
Stern Pinball |
2019 |
Rulesheet flyer |
| Star Wars Premium Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2017 |
Premium version flyer |
| Star Wars Pro Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2017 |
Pro version flyer |
| Star Wars Trilogy |
Sega |
1997 |
X-wing shoots ball at tie fighter to start 3 ball multi-ball |
| Star Wars Trilogy |
Sega |
1997 |
German version flyer |
| Stardust |
Williams |
1971 |
2 right ball return gates, 1 left drop lane detour gate, Center Up-post |
| Stargate |
Gottlieb |
1995 |
4 ball multi-ball, 3 Wizard modes (Eye Of Ra, Stargate & Sandstorm) |
| Stargazer |
Stern Electronics |
1980 |
12 stand-up targets; one for each Zodiac sign |
| Starlite |
Williams |
1953 |
Lighting 3-in-line or 4-in-line on backglass scores replays |
| Stars |
Sega/Japan |
1978 |
Japanese version, American game distributed by Sega / Japan |
| Stars |
Stern Electronics |
1978 |
'Stars' has a switch setting to convert the game to 2-player operation |
| Starship Troopers |
Sega |
1997 |
Four 8-segment LED counters in playfield; "Brain Bug" pop-up in playfield |
| Startime |
Keeney |
1961 |
This is a gambling machine disguised as a pinball |
| Steeple Chase |
United |
1952 |
Mechanical backbox animation (6 galloping horses race), No flippers |
| Steeple Chase |
Williams |
1957 |
Hitting Horses Head rollovers will light the horses head on backglass |
| Stellar Wars |
Sega/Japan |
1979 |
Japanese version, American game distributed by Sega / Japan |
| Stellar Wars |
Williams |
1979 |
Used Williams system 4 electronics, but some newer versions used system 6 |
| Stern 30 Year Anniversary |
Stern Pinball |
2016 |
Thirty year anniversary flyer |
| Stern Army Promo |
Stern Pinball |
2018 |
Learn more about what the Stern Army can do for you! |
| Stern Multi-Game Flyer |
Stern Pinball |
2014 |
AC/DC Luci, Mustang, Avengers, Star Trek & Metallica |
| Stern Factory Tour |
Stern Pinball |
2017 |
Stern pinball factory tour map |
| Stern Pinball's Resurgence |
Stern Pinball |
2017 |
Pinball's resurgence at street locations, barcades and FEC's |
| Stingray |
Stern Electronics |
1977 |
Roger Sharpe told the IPDB that he and Sam Stern designed this game |
| Stock Car |
Gottlieb |
1970 |
Postcard, Add-a-ball version of Gottlieb's 1969 'Road Race' |
| Stop N Go |
Williams |
1964 |
Turret shooter between flippers propels ball towards the swinging target |
| Straight Flush |
Gottlieb |
1957 |
Backglass light animation (playing cards light up) |
| Straight Flush |
Williams |
1970 |
Replay version of Williams 1970 '3 Jokers' |
| Straight Shooter |
Gottlieb |
1959 |
4 flippers, 2 pop bumpers, No gobble holes |
| Strange Science |
Bally |
1986 |
8 page comic book flyer |
| Strange Science |
Bally |
1986 |
German version flyer, Comic book flyer |
| Strange World |
Gottlieb |
1978 |
Has the desirable over the top 100,000 scoring |
| Stranger Things Limited Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2020 |
Limited edition flyer |
| Stranger Things Premium Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2020 |
Premium version flyer |
| Stranger Things Pro Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2020 |
Pro version flyer |
| Stranger Things Pro Edition |
Stern Pinball |
2020 |
Chinese version flyer |
| Stranger Things U.V Kit |
Stern Pinball |
2019 |
Enhances the UV ink that is printed on the playfield |
| Strato Flite |
Williams |
1974 |
4 player version of Williams 1974 'Super Flite' |
| Street Fighter 2 |
Gottlieb |
1993 |
Another 360-degree rotating flipper was used on Stern's 1979 'Hot Hand' |
| Street Fighter 2 |
Gottlieb |
1993 |
Biathlon tournament flyer |
| Street Fighter 2 |
Gottlieb |
1993 |
German version flyer |
| Strike |
Zaccaria |
1978 |
Home model (non-commercial machine - no coins) |
| Strike Zone |
Sega/Japan |
1970 |
Japanese version, American game distributed by Sega / Japan |
| Strike Zone |
Williams |
1970 |
10 rollover buttons in the upper playfield are arranged like a set of bowling pins |
| Striker |
Gottlieb |
1982 |
John Trudeau said that almost all of the 'Striker' games went to Europe |
| Striker Xtreme |
Stern Pinball |
2000 |
First game produced after Stern took over Sega |
| Striker Xtreme |
Stern Pinball |
2000 |
German version flyer |
| Striker Xtreme |
Stern Pinball |
2000 |
Single sided flyer |
| Strikes And Spares |
Bally |
1978 |
Artist Kevin O'Connor said the "backglass girl" was a fictitious person |
| Strikes N Spares |
Gottlieb |
1995 |
Novelty bowler plays 10 frames, 1 or 2 balls per frame, Redemption |
| Struggle Buggies |
Williams |
1953 |
Has four dummy zero score reel segments |
| Student Prince |
Williams |
1968 |
The Student Prince was from a book based on a German play Old Heidelberg |
| Stunt Car |
Sega/Japan |
1970 |
Japanese, Steer the balls into the holes with the front bumper |
| Subway |
Gottlieb |
1966 |
Italian version of Crosstown, Last Gottlieb to have the manual ball-lift |
| Summertime |
United |
1948 |
2 flippers, 8 bumpers, 5 kick-out holes |
| Summertime |
Williams |
1973 |
Novelty or extended (timed) play version of 'Travel Time' |
| Sun Valley |
Chicago Coin |
1962 |
Sun Valley Ski Resort in Idaho was built in 1936 by the Union Pacific Railroad |
| Sunday On Ice |
Rally |
1961 |
First game with the Rally logo in 1961, Sold only in France |
| Sunset |
Gottlieb |
1962 |
Boost-a-ball playfield feature scores special for 5 balls on lighted side |
| Sunshine |
Gottlieb |
1958 |
Backbox animation (number wheel spins to assign new A-B-C values) |
| Super Bowling |
Inder |
1974 |
2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 1 horseshoe lane |
| Super Canasta |
Quetzal Pinball |
2019 |
Canasta is Spanish for 'basket' or 'hoop' |
| Super Circus |
Gottlieb |
1957 |
The playfield inserts near the flippers lit for high Roto-target values |
| Super Duo |
Gottlieb |
1967 |
Italian version of Gottlieb's 'Super Score' and 'Hi Score' |
| Super Flipper |
Chicago Coin |
1975 |
Not a pinball; video game disguised as a pinball machine |
| Super Flite |
Sega/Japan |
1974 |
Japanese version, American game distributed by Sega / Japan |
| Super Flite |
Williams |
1974 |
2 player version of Williams 1974 'Strato Flite' |
| Super Home Run |
Chicago Coin |
1954 |
Pitch-n-bat, Backbox light animation (players run bases) |
| Super Jumbo |
Gottlieb |
1954 |
Gottlieb's 1st multi-player machine & 1st with rotating scoring drums |
| Super Mario Brothers |
Gottlieb |
1992 |
First Gottlieb game to use a Dot Matrix Display (DMD) |
| Super Mario Brothers |
Gottlieb |
1992 |
Dutch version flyer |
| Super Mario Brothers |
Gottlieb |
1992 |
German version flyer |
| Super Mario Brothers Mushroom World |
Gottlieb |
1992 |
Novelty redemption game, Space saving mini cabinet |
| Super Missil |
Petaco |
1982 |
Presented at the SADA arcade fair but did not pass the prototype phase |
| Super Nova |
Game Plan |
1980 |
Out of sight sound, Exclusive extra ball audio, Super 5000 jet bumper |
| Super Orbit |
Gottlieb |
1983 |
Similar playfield as Gottlieb's 1971 'Orbit' and 1972 'Outer Space' |
| Super Pinball |
Electro Plastic |
1987 |
Pinball simulator similar to Tehkan's 'Pinball Action' |
| Super Pinball 91 |
Europa Coin |
1991 |
The pin table game in a video cabinet |
| Super Score |
Gottlieb |
1967 |
2 player version of Gottlieb's 1967 'Hi-Score' |
| Super Score |
Williams |
1956 |
Center kicker between the outholes propels ball back into play |
| Super Slugger |
United |
1955 |
Pitch-n-bat, Successor to United's 1955 'Star Slugger' |
| Super Soccer |
Gottlieb |
1975 |
4 player version of Gottlieb's 1975 'Soccer' |
| Super Spin |
Gottlieb |
1977 |
2 player version of Gottlieb's 1977 'Jet Spin' |
| Super Star |
Brunswick/Briarwood |
1976 |
Home model (no coins), Briarwood was a division of Brunswick |
| Super Star |
Chicago Coin |
1975 |
4 player version of Chicago Coin's 1975 'Olympics' |
| Super Star |
Recreativos Franco |
1986 |
This playfield layout was used previously on their 1975 'Impact' & 'Impacto' |
| Super Star |
Sega/Japan |
1972 |
Japanese version, American game distributed by Sega / Japan |
| Super Star |
Williams |
1972 |
Replay version of Williams 1972 'Big Star' |
| Super Straight |
Sonic |
1977 |
Skill shot into ball kicker, End-of-ball bonus, Polyurethene playfield |
| Super Values |
Chicago Coin |
1974 |
Multi game flyer including 'Gin' and 'Sky Rider' |
| Super World Series |
Williams |
1951 |
First pitch-n-bat game with the horizontal running man unit in backbox |
| Superman |
Atari |
1979 |
Widebody, Steve Ritchie's last design before he went to Williams |
| Superman |
Atari |
1979 |
German version flyer, Widebody |
| Supersonic |
Bally |
1979 |
Based on the Concorde supersonic airliner |
| Supersonic |
Zaccaria |
1977 |
1 player E.M with electronic sound, 2 flippers, 2 pop bumpers |
| Sure Shot |
Gottlieb |
1976 |
Replay version of Gottleb's 1976 'Bank Shot', Italian version is 'Spot Pool' |
| Surf Champ |
Gottlieb |
1976 |
4 player version of Gottlieb's 1976 'Surfer' |
| Surf N Safari |
Gottlieb |
1991 |
2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 2 kickback targets, 2 vertical up-kickers |
| Surf N Safari |
Gottlieb |
1991 |
German version flyer |
| Surf Rider |
Williams |
1956 |
2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 4 passive bumpers, 1 gobble hole, Dual outlanes |
| Surf Side |
Gottlieb |
1967 |
Similar to Gottlieb's 1967 Italian add-a-ball 'Sea Side' |
| Surfer |
Gottlieb |
1976 |
2 player version of Gottlieb's 1976 'Surf Champ' |
| Surfer |
Maresa |
1977 |
Similar to Gottlieb's 1976 'Surfer' |
| Surfers |
Bally |
1967 |
The add-a-ball only version made for export is Bally's 1967 'Surfers' |
| Surfing |
Sega/Japan |
1972 |
Japanese flyer, Original game design |
| Suspense |
Williams |
1969 |
4 flippers (2 regular - 2 king size), 5 pop bumpers, Captive ball spinner |
| Swashbuckler |
Recel |
1979 |
1 player version of Recel's 1979 'Cavalier' |
| Swashbuckler |
Petaco |
1979 |
Petaco's domestic version, Recel made export version with the same name |
| Sweet Add A Line |
Gottlieb |
1955 |
Similar to Gottlieb's 1955 'Gypsy Queen' |
| Sweet Hearts |
Gottlieb |
1963 |
Last Gottlieb E.M game to have a gobble hole |
| Sweet Sioux |
Gottlieb |
1959 |
Backglass states 'Amusement Pinballs, as American as Baseball & Hot Dogs' |
| Sweetheart |
Williams |
1950 |
One solenoid activates all 10 kick-out holes simultaneously |
| Swing Along |
Gottlieb |
1963 |
The flyer states 'Swing Along' is the first game with spinning targets |
| Swing Time |
Williams |
1963 |
2 flippers, 3 pop bumpers, 1 kick-out hole, Reverse wedge-head |
| Swinger |
Sega/Japan |
1972 |
Japanese version, American game distributed by Sega / Japan |
| Swinger |
Williams |
1972 |
2 player version of Williams 1973 'Fun Fest' |
| Swords Of Fury |
Williams |
1988 |
4 flippers (1 mini-sized on mini-playfield), 3 ball multi-ball, Horseshoe lane |
