Williams Medieval Madness

The iconic 1990s pinball machine Medieval Madness was designed by Brian Eddy for Williams, a legendary name in the arcade and pinball industry. Released in 1997, the game is highly celebrated for its deep, incredibly complex ruleset centered around destroying rival castles.

The core objective of Medieval Madness involves hitting a physical, motorized castle that shoots pinballs back at the player, requiring them to destroy its drawbridge and gate. Combined with a highly detailed dot-matrix display showcasing comedic animations of trolls and a princess, the machine's challenging difficulty and humor made it an instant classic.

Because the pinball industry was in a severe decline in the late 1990s, Williams only manufactured around 4,000 units of the original Medieval Madness machine. This incredibly limited production run made original machines highly sought after and exorbitantly expensive on the secondary market for decades.

Yes, due to massive collector demand, the pinball manufacturer Chicago Gaming Company partnered with Planetary Pinball to remake the machine. They released the Medieval Madness Remake (MMR) starting in 2015, recreating the exact Williams gameplay with modern, highly reliable LED and electronic components.