The Pinball World

First released on: 1990
Manufactured by: Data East USA, Inc.

General Machine Details
Production run: -
Players: Four
Display Type: AlphaNumeric
Cabinet Type: Normal
Plunger: Manual
PF Multilevels: No
Cust. Speech: Yes
Buyin Option: No
'Shaking': No

Playfield Details
Multiball: 3
Flippers: 2
Ramps: 1
Bumpers: 3
Captive Balls: 0
Magnets: 0
Ball Cannons: 0
Droptargets: 8
Spinner(s): Yes
Kickback: Yes
Spindisc(s): No
Mini Orbit(s): No

Backbox Details
Ornament: Plastic Bart Simpson image on backbox, saying "Play Pinball Man!". If you look closely, you can see Bart wears a 'TILT' t-shirt.

Action: On the backglass, homer is standing next to a nuclear controller. The numbers 1,2,3, or 4 will be lit according to the value of the jackpot.

Playfield Toys
Cooling Tower Bumper Caps. These caps are attached to the bumper rod, making them jump up and down when the bumper is hit.

Marketing Slogans
Take your best shot at record collections.

Non-stop action keeps the coins dropping.

Comments and Trivia
Last alphanumeric game from Data East. (Next game is the first Dot Matrix game "Checkpoint").

Design Team
Game Design: Ed Cebula, Joe Kaminkow, John Borg
Artwork: Kevin O'Connor, Margaret Hudson
Software: Rehman Merchant
Sound: Brian Schmidt

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