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Best 1 Williams Twilight Zone

The Williams Twilight Zone pinball machine released in 1993 is a highly regarded game designed by Pat Lawlor. It recreates iconic scenes and themes from Rod Serling’s television series using a distinctive dot-matrix display. The machine's challenging gameplay, intricate artwork, and thematic accurac...

2 Stern Godzilla

The Stern Godzilla pinball machine is a licensed game based on the iconic monster. It’s notable for its detailed recreation of Godzilla's world and incorporates a destructible building set alongside a prominent Godzilla statue. The playfield features an LED display showcasing movie-related animation...

3 Williams Medieval Madness

The Williams Medieval Madness pinball machine is a 1990s original designed by Brian Eddy. It’s notable for its complex gameplay centered around a castle siege and impressive dot-matrix display showcasing detailed animations. The game's challenging difficulty and innovative features make it popular w...

4 Chicago Gaming Medieval Madness Remake

The Chicago Gaming Medieval Madness Remake is a modern pinball machine based on the classic 1997 Williams game. It offers an updated experience with enhanced LED displays and gameplay elements reflecting the 2010s. This remake appeals to fans of the original Medieval Madness and pinball enthusiasts...

5 Williams Star Trek: The Next Generation

The Williams Star Trek: The Next Generation pinball machine is a 1993 game designed by Steve Ritchie that meticulously recreates scenes from the popular television series. Notable for its complex playfield and high scoring potential, it’s considered one of the most advanced pinball machines of the 1...

6 Williams Monster Bash

The Williams Monster Bash is a 1998 pinball machine produced by Williams Pinball. It prominently features iconic characters from Universal Monsters in a dot-matrix display. Designed by George Gomez, this game represents a late period for Williams’ pinball production and is particularly appealing to...

7 Spooky Pinball Total Nuclear Annihilation

The Spooky Pinball Total Nuclear Annihilation pinball machine recreates a desolate future following a global catastrophe. This original game from 2017 features a distinctive, compact playfield and an integrated LED display that visually represents the unfolding devastation. It’s notable for its uniq...

8 Bally Attack from Mars

The Bally Attack from Mars pinball machine is a 1995 original designed by Brian Eddy. It features a compelling science fiction narrative centered around a 1950s alien invasion. Notable for its innovative dot-matrix display and high scoring potential, it’s favored by experienced pinball players seeki...

9 Bally The Addams Family

The Addams Family pinball machine, produced by Bally in 1992, is a highly sought-after collectible. Designed by Pat Lawlor, it achieved record sales with over twenty thousand units distributed globally. The game features a distinctive dot-matrix display and recreates scenes from the popular 1990s te...

10 Williams Funhouse

A 1990 Williams machine designed by Pat Lawlor featuring an animatronic talking head named Rudy, considered a landmark in interactive pinball toy design.

11 Williams Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure

A 1993 Williams machine based on the Indiana Jones film franchise, notable for its large number of modes and one of the most complex playfield layouts of its era.

12 Jersey Jack Pirates of the Caribbean

Jersey Jack's 2018 Pirates of the Caribbean is based on the Disney film franchise, featuring a large ship toy, a color LCD display, and mode-based treasure hunt gameplay.

13 Stern Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast

Stern's 2018 Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast, designed by Keith Elwin, is based on the band's mobile game and features multiple Eddie incarnations as playfield toys.

14 Bally Theatre of Magic

A 1995 Bally machine designed by Steve Ritchie with a stage-magic theme, featuring a disappearing trunk illusion and numerous conjuring-themed toys.

15 Chicago Gaming Monster Bash Remake

Chicago Gaming's Monster Bash Remake recreates the 1998 Williams machine themed around Universal Monsters, a highly regarded collector's title from the late Williams era.

16 Stern Elvira's House of Horrors

Stern's 2019 Elvira's House of Horrors, designed by John Borg, is the third Elvira-themed pinball machine and stars Cassandra Peterson's iconic horror hostess character.

17 Spooky Pinball Rick and Morty

Spooky Pinball's Rick and Morty (2020) is based on the Adult Swim animated series, sold in limited production runs with deep multimedia integration of the show's humor.

18 Bally Creature from the Black Lagoon

A 1992 Bally machine based on the 1954 Universal horror film, featuring a 3D creature toy and a 1950s drive-in movie backdrop theme throughout.

19 Stern AC/DC

Stern's 2012 AC/DC, designed by Steve Ritchie, is one of the company's best-selling machines and features a working miniature bell as a tribute to 'Hells Bells.'

20 Williams White Water

A 1993 Williams machine designed by Pat Lawlor with a whitewater rafting theme, notable for its Bigfoot waterfall toy and branching multiball modes.

21 Stern Rush
Stern Rush

Stern's 2022 Rush, designed by John Borg, celebrates the Canadian rock trio and features playfield representations of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart.

22 Chicago Gaming Cactus Canyon Remake

Chicago Gaming's Cactus Canyon Remake recreates the 1998 Williams machine, originally an incomplete production run that acquired cult-classic status among collectors.

23 Jersey Jack Dialed In!

Jersey Jack's 2017 Dialed In! is an original-theme machine designed by pinball legend Pat Lawlor, built around a smartphone-and-quantum-physics concept unique among contemporary machines.

24 Bally Cirqus Voltaire

A 1997 Bally machine designed by John Popadiuk with a circus theme, notable for its floating animatronic Voltaire head and highly stylized artwork.

25 Williams Cactus Canyon

A 1998 Williams Western-themed machine that was never fully completed before Williams exited pinball manufacturing, making finished software versions rare.

26 Stern Metallica

Stern's 2013 Metallica, designed by John Borg, is one of the company's best-selling music titles and features a light-up electric chair and graveyard snake toy.

27 Jersey Jack Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Jersey Jack's 2019 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is based on the 1971 Gene Wilder film, featuring candy-themed playfield toys and a large Wonkavator centerpiece.

28 Williams Getaway: High Speed II

This 1992 Williams machine is the sequel to the highly successful High Speed and is famous for its interactive supercharger toy that rapidly accelerates the pinball.

29 Stern Ghostbusters

Stern's 2016 Ghostbusters, designed by Steve Ritchie, is based on the 1984 film and features a Slimer toy and a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man multiball mode.

30 Spooky Pinball JAWS

Spooky Pinball's JAWS is based on Steven Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster shark thriller, representing a high-profile Hollywood licensed title for the Wisconsin manufacturer.

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