Founded in 1943 by Henry Williams, the Williams company has a long history of producing some of the finest entertainment machines available. Williams games include slot machines, video arcade games, and of course, pinball machines. Focusing entirely on pinball until the early 1970s, you will find a diverse range of ...
Stern was founded in 1946 by Sam Stern and Harry Williams (see Williams pinball machines). While never as major a player in the pinball industry as Williams or Bally, Stern made quite a few popular and very recognizable machines. Stern Pinball left the business in 1985 but the Stern brand has since been ...
Some basic terms you'll need to know when buying a pinball machine Here are a few of the most common terms that you'll see used when describing pinball machines that are for sale. Knowing these phrases will help you select a machine with the features and conditions you want. 7 segment displays 7-Segment ...
Founded in 1932, the Bally company has a history that would confuse even the best of corporate sleuths. Bally is known for producing pinball machines, arcade video games, a home video game system, running health clubs, building casinos, and several other things. The company started selling pinball machines from ...
Founded by Martin Bromely in 1940, Sega started-out as a Hawaiian company which later moved to Japan to become the Sega we're all familiar with. Sega's claim to fame was clearly in the video game sector, both in the arcades and at home with the popular Sega Master System and Sega Genesis. However, Sega also has a long ...
Basic information about pinball machines for the new collector Many people never even think that they can own a pinball machine. After all, they are complicated and expensive machines that only an arcade owner could own, right? Wrong! While pinball machines are indeed more complex mechanically than an arcade video ...
Capcom, a very well-known video game maker, actually made a few pinball machines in the mid-1990s. You won't find many Capcom machines for sale anywhere as there were only six models manufactured in extremely low quantities. If you lust for a Capcom machine for your game room or collection, and you see one for ...
Founded in 1927 by David Gottlieb, the Gottlieb pinball company has made many games, some of which you'll recognize if you spent time in the arcades or bars in the 1970s. The company has changed hands many times, but the last Gottlieb machine rolled off the assembly line in early 1996 and was called Barb Wire. The ...
Data East was founded in Japan in 1976 by Tetsuo Fukuda to be an electronic engineering company that eventually went on to produce many popular arcade video games. The pinball division at Data East, which was purchased from Stern, operated from 1987 through 1996 and introduced some first-ever ideas to the pinball ...
