List of pinball manufacturers

This is a partial list of pinball manufacturers of past and present organized alphabetically by name. The article only includes producers of pinball machines at least in a small series which excludes makers of single unit custom pinball machines.

Present

American Pinball (founded 2015)^[1]
Barrels of Fun (founded 2021)^[2]
Chicago Gaming Company (founded 2001)^[3]
Dutch Pinball (founded 2010)^[4]
Hexa Pinball (founded 2023)^[4]
Homepin Taiwan Co. Ltd. (founded 2013)^[5]
Jersey Jack Pinball (founded 2011)^[6]
Multimorphic Inc (founded 2009)^[7]
Pawlowski Pinball (founded 2023)^[8]
Pedretti Gaming (founded 1976; pinball manufacturing 2024)^[9]
- Euro Pinball Corp (a co-venture with Pinball Brothers that manufactures their machines; founded 2023)^[10]
Phenix Pinball (French Company, founded 2018)^[4]
Pinball Adventures (founded 2018)^[8]
Pinball Brothers (founded 2018)^[4]
- Euro Pinball Corp (a co-venture with Pedretti Gaming that manufactures their machines; founded 2023)^[10]
Quetzal Pinball (founded 2012)^[4]
Spooky Pinball (founded 2013)^[11]
Stern Pinball (founded 1977)^[12]
Team Pinball (founded 2018)^[4]
TiltBob Pinball (founded 2023)^[13]
Turner Pinball (founded 2022)^[14]

Past

A. Hankin & Company (1978-1980)^[15]
Allied Leisure (Centuri)
Alvin G (1991-1994)^[16]
Atari
Bally Manufacturing (1932-1988)^[6]
Bill Port (1976-1982)^[17]
Capcom Coin-Op, a subsidiary of Capcom
Centro Matic
Coffee-Mat
Chicago Coin
Data East
deeproot (2015-2021)^[18]^[19] (note: no pinball machine was ever produced)
Exhibit Supply Company (1901-1979; pinball manufacturing 1932-1957)^[20]
Fascination Int., Inc (Allied Leisure)
Game Plan
Genco (1931-1958)^[21]
Gottlieb (1927-1996)^[6]
Haggis Pinball (2021-2024)^[22]
Heighway Pinball (2012-2018)^[4]
Inder (1971-1993)^[23]
InterFlip/Recreativos Franco
Jennings & Company
Jeutel pinball
LTD of Brazil
Nordamatic
Nuova Bell/Bell Games
Maresa (1960-1976)^[24]
MarsaPlay (2010-2013)^[25]
Mirco Games^[26]
Midway Games
Peyper (1977-1994)^[24]
Pinstar
Playmatic
Rally Play
Petaco^[24]
- As Petaco (domestic brand name) (1962-1992)
- As Recel (international brand name) (1971-1996)
- As Sleic (1992-1996)
Ripepi
Sega Pinball
Sega, S.A. SONIC
Spinball S.A.L.
SunCoast Pinball
Taito of Brazil (1972-1985)^[27]
Talleres del Llobregat (estimated 1960s-1973)^[24]
tecnoplay
The Valley Company
United Manufacturing
Viza
Wico (1901-present;^[28]^[29] pinball manufacturing 1948-1982)^[30]^[31]
Williams Electronics / WMS Industries (1943-1999)^[6]
Zaccaria (1974-1988)^[32]
- As Mr. Game (1988-1990)^[33]
Zidware (2011-2017)^[34]

References

^ "Company Profile – American Pinball". RePlay Magazine. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ Silverman, Dwight. "Houston's Barrels of Fun takes aim at pinball revival with game based on David Bowie film". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ "Chicago Gaming Company, pinball manufacturer since 2003". Pinball Mag. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "European pinball manufacturers". Pinball Mag. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ "hpin | About Us". homepin.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Friedman, Beth; Friedman, Marty (2020-01-06). "America's Iconic Pinball Manufacturers Past & Present". Pastime Pinball. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ Littlejohn, Dan. "About". Multimorphic, Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ ^a ^b "Other pinball manufacturers". Pinball Mag. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ Jason, Knapp (2023-12-21). "Pedretti Gaming and Planetary Pinball Partner to Create New Remakes of Classic Williams Bally Pinball Machines". Knapp Arcade. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
^ ^a ^b Jason, Knapp (2023-06-22). "Euro Pinball Corp. Making Good Use of New Factory". Knapp Arcade. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
^ Glauber, Bill (2023-03-14). "Wisconsin's pinball wizard: Small-town entrepreneur's Spooky Pinball turns an old-school hobby into a thriving business". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ "Stern Pinball Inc. | List of Stern Pinball Machines". www.kineticist.co. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ "About". TiltBob Pinball. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
^ "Turner Pinball - About". turnerpinball.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
^ "A. Hankin & Co. Website | List of Hankin Pinball Machines, Mods & Toppers". www.kineticist.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
^ "Alvin G. and Company". Kineticist. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
^ "Bill Port". Museo del Recreativo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-19.
^ Patterson, Jeff (2017-11-30). "Interview with deeproot: The Next Misadventure or a Pinball Revolution?". This Week in Pinball. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
^ "Game Over for deeproot Pinball?". Pinball News. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
^ Clayman, Andrew (2021-11-15). "Exhibit Supply Company, est. 1901". Made-in-Chicago Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
^ "Genco Manufacturing Co". Kineticist. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
^ "Haggis Pinball in Liquidation". Pinball News. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ "Inder". Kineticist. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Banasik, Waldemar (2014-02-01). "Pinballs Made in Spain". Pinball News. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
^ "Marsa Play". Kineticist. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
^ Smith, Keith (2014-11-15). "The Golden Age Arcade Historian: Company Profile - Mirco Games". The Golden Age Arcade Historian. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
^ "Pinball Expo 2009: Pinball In Brazil". Pinball News. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
^ Joslin, Jeff (2020-07-26). "Witherbee Igniter Co.; Wico Electric Co. - History". VintageMachinery.org. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
^ "Wico Holding Corp - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
^ Flipper Bumper Pin Kit Debuted by Wico Corp. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1948-02-07. p. 125.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents. U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. 1985.
^ Banasik, Waldemar (2014). "Natale Zaccaria Interview". Pinball News. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
^ "Mr. Game". www.zaccaria-pinball.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
^ "Zidware Case Resolved". Pinball News. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

External links

The Internet Pinball Machine Database with a list of more than 700 pinball manufacturers
Who Still Makes Pinball Machines? list of currently active pinball machine manufacturers

[1] "Company Profile – American Pinball". RePlay Magazine. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[2] Silverman, Dwight. "Houston's Barrels of Fun takes aim at pinball revival with game based on David Bowie film". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[3] "Chicago Gaming Company, pinball manufacturer since 2003". Pinball Mag. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[:0-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "European pinball manufacturers". Pinball Mag. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[5] "hpin | About Us". homepin.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[:1-6] Friedman, Beth; Friedman, Marty (2020-01-06). "America's Iconic Pinball Manufacturers Past & Present". Pastime Pinball. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[7] Littlejohn, Dan. "About". Multimorphic, Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[:2-8] "Other pinball manufacturers". Pinball Mag. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[9] Jason, Knapp (2023-12-21). "Pedretti Gaming and Planetary Pinball Partner to Create New Remakes of Classic Williams Bally Pinball Machines". Knapp Arcade. Retrieved 2024-10-21.

[:4-10] Jason, Knapp (2023-06-22). "Euro Pinball Corp. Making Good Use of New Factory". Knapp Arcade. Retrieved 2024-10-21.

[11] Glauber, Bill (2023-03-14). "Wisconsin's pinball wizard: Small-town entrepreneur's Spooky Pinball turns an old-school hobby into a thriving business". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[12] "Stern Pinball Inc. | List of Stern Pinball Machines". www.kineticist.co. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[13] "About". TiltBob Pinball. Retrieved 2024-03-11.

[14] "Turner Pinball - About". turnerpinball.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.

[15] "A. Hankin & Co. Website | List of Hankin Pinball Machines, Mods & Toppers". www.kineticist.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

[16] "Alvin G. and Company". Kineticist. Retrieved 2024-09-12.

[17] "Bill Port". Museo del Recreativo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-19.

[18] Patterson, Jeff (2017-11-30). "Interview with deeproot: The Next Misadventure or a Pinball Revolution?". This Week in Pinball. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[19] "Game Over for deeproot Pinball?". Pinball News. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[20] Clayman, Andrew (2021-11-15). "Exhibit Supply Company, est. 1901". Made-in-Chicago Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[21] "Genco Manufacturing Co". Kineticist. Retrieved 2024-09-12.

[Haggis-22] "Haggis Pinball in Liquidation". Pinball News. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

[23] "Inder". Kineticist. Retrieved 2024-09-12.

[:3-24] Banasik, Waldemar (2014-02-01). "Pinballs Made in Spain". Pinball News. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

[25] "Marsa Play". Kineticist. Retrieved 2024-10-25.

[26] Smith, Keith (2014-11-15). "The Golden Age Arcade Historian: Company Profile - Mirco Games". The Golden Age Arcade Historian. Retrieved 2024-01-18.

[27] "Pinball Expo 2009: Pinball In Brazil". Pinball News. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2024-10-25.

[28] Joslin, Jeff (2020-07-26). "Witherbee Igniter Co.; Wico Electric Co. - History". VintageMachinery.org. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

[29] "Wico Holding Corp - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

[30] Flipper Bumper Pin Kit Debuted by Wico Corp. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1948-02-07. p. 125.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[31] Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents. U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. 1985.

[32] Banasik, Waldemar (2014). "Natale Zaccaria Interview". Pinball News. Retrieved 2024-02-05.

[33] "Mr. Game". www.zaccaria-pinball.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.

[34] "Zidware Case Resolved". Pinball News. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-08-21.

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Present

Past

See also

References

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