Pinball Manufacturers

Allied Leisure Industries Inc.

1970s-1980s Arcade game manufacturer that produced both video games and pinball machines. Known for games like Super So

Atari

Atari's pinball venture was brief but memorable, lasting from 1976 to 1979 during the company's golden age under Nolan B

Bally

Founded: 1932, Chicago, Illinois Founder: Raymond T. Moloney Ray Moloney founded Bally Manufacturing during the Great De

Bally Midway

Bally Midway's story is really two intertwined companies that created one of pinball's most powerful dynasties, running

Capcom Coin-Op

Capcom's pinball story is short, dramatic, and legendary - a tale of ambitious dreams, financial reality, and one machin

Chicago Coin

1930's-1977 Founded: 1930s in Chicago. Known For: Early pinball and arcade machines. Legacy: Staple in pre-1970s EM gam

Data East

1987-1994 Founded: As a division of Data East Japan. Known For: Licensed themes (Back to the Future, Star Wars, Jurassi

Daval Manufacturing Corp

Exhibit Supply Company

1901-1956 Early pinball and arcade game manufacturer based in Chicago. Founded by Harry Williams, known for pioneering

Game Plan Inc.

1978-1985 Pinball manufacturer founded by former Gottlieb employees. Known for games like Sharpshooter, Star Fire, and

Genco Manufacturing Co.

1935-1979 Chicago-based pinball manufacturer known for electromechanical games. Founded by Sam Gensburg, known for clas

Gottlieb

Founded: 1927, Chicago, Illinois Founder: David Gottlieb David Gottlieb started his company with a breakthrough game cal

Interflip

Origins Interflip was the export brand of Recreativos Franco, one of Spain’s major arcade and pinball machine manufactur

Jersey Jack

2011-present Founded: 2011 by Jack Guarnieri in New Jersey. Known For: High-quality boutique pinball machines (The Wiza

Keeney and Sons

1930s-1970s Chicago-based pinball manufacturer known for electromechanical games. Founded by J.H. Keeney, known for inn

Midway Manufacturing Co.

1958-1999 Chicago-based arcade game manufacturer, later owned by Bally. Known for both video games and pinball machines

Other

Various manufacturers A collection of machines from smaller or less common manufacturers. Known For: Unique designs and

Pacific Amusement Manufacturing Company

Playmatic

1960s-1980s Spanish pinball manufacturer. Known for electromechanical and early solid-state games in European markets.

Premier Technology

Gottlieb successor 1984–1996 Founded: After Columbia sold Gottlieb to private investors. Known For: Reused Gottlieb nam

Recel S. A.

Spanish pinball manufacturer from the 1980s-1990s. Known for solid-state machines with innovative features and Spanish

Rock-Ola

Rock-Ola is an American company founded in 1927 by David Cullen Rockola, best known for manufacturing jukeboxes, though

Sega Pinball

1994-1999 Founded: Sega took over from Data East. Known For: Big-budget licensed machines (Apollo 13, Starship Troopers

Sonic

European pinball manufacturer from the 1980s. Known for solid-state machines with innovative sound systems and electron

Stern

1999-present Founded: 1999 by Gary Stern after Williams exited pinball. Known For: Modern pinball revival (The Simpsons

Stern Electronics

1977-1985 Founded: By Sam Stern (father of Gary Stern). Known For: Early SS games like Flight 2000, Galaxy. Legacy: Hel

Stoner Mfg. Co.

United

1930s-1960s Founded: 1930s in Chicago. Known For: Early pinball machines and arcade games. Legacy: One of the early pin

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Williams Electronics

1943-1999 Founded: 1943 by Harry Williams (formerly of Exhibit Supply). Known For: Pioneering design, DMD era dominance

Zaccaria

1974-1989 Founded: In Bologna, Italy by the Zaccaria brothers. Known For: Unique artwork and European-flavored design (