Scared Stiff vs Attack from Mars

Scared Stiff is a Bally pinball machine released in 1996 and designed by Dennis Nordman. Its theme draws on horror imagery and features the licensed likeness and voice of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, who appears throughout the game’s presentation and audio. The machine uses a dot-matrix display, humorous spoken commentary, and rules based on completing objectives, collecting awards, and progressi...

A comic Martian invasion drives Attack from Mars, released under the Bally label in 1995 and designed by Brian Eddy. Players defend Earth by attacking flying saucers and alien forces, with a prominent saucer toy turning the main threat into a physical target. Dot-matrix scenes expand the invasion beyond the playfield, giving successful shots a humorous science-fiction context rather than a realist...