![]() Where appropriate, other trademarks & copyrights remain property of their owners. ![]() Site design, phrasing, and other local content copyright 2004-2023 by The Internet Pinball Database™. The Simpson's Pinball Party Rulesheet (Mar/07/2003), by Bowen KerinsĪvailable at Cows and Easter Eggs (External site)Īll copyrighted and trademarked Gottlieb ® material licensed from Gottlieb Development LLC.Ĭopyrighted and trademarked material from Planetary Pinball Supply, Inc ® used with permission.Īll photographs licensed from original photographers, who retain their copyright. Cabinet and Backglass art was done by Matt Groening's team. Living room "couch" (3 ball lock) on upper playfield.ġ00% of speech was by Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright and Hank Azaria, custom recorded for the game. Television - a 3-color digital LED dot matrix display. ![]() Homer's head moves on playfield, with lamp inside. Auto-plunger/manual-plunger arrangement.Īctual measured weight: 260 lbs (includes legs). Bumper caps in the shape of nuclear cooling towers. View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database () (External site) Stern Pinball, Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, It really is for a niche collector that has multiple games AND really likes the Simpsons (like me).Internet Pinball Machine Database: Stern 'The Simpsons Pinball Party' If it is on location and costs money to play, you are likely going to have a short, random game. If you have a lot of games, it is not going to stand out. If you have limited space, it probably is not going to stay in your collection. ![]() In some ways it will always be a recognizable game and a key part of American pop culture. The sound is great and the theme integration really well done (again for only having one season to work with). As a major Simpsons fan, I can really appreciate all the details and the backglass is really stellar with its mirrored effects. Given the fact that this basically only has one season to work with, the artists did a great job and it holds up 30+ years later. That being said, the artwork on this game captures the first season of the Simpsons perfectly. Multi-ball is easy to get but again, drains are very frequent and often completely out of your control. The left ramp is over emphasized and really the only required shot in the game. It looks outstanding I got the bulbs from pin. The outlane drains seem to happen very frequently leading to short ball times and sporatic game play. Here we have an original 1990 Simpsons data east pinball machine that I just recently modded with LED lights. This is a tough game to love (even if you want to). Do it right and you can sweep the drops on the right side, a Stern Classic move! Also difficult to pull off.Īs a Data East fan, The Simpson's has a long term spot in the lineup with the 11 other DE titles here. Players that can hit the ramp off the right flipper with regularity are my hero, I can't! Though my shot ratio from the left flipper is much higher, it makes getting a loop award rewarding. Call outs are excellent with my one "nit to pick" being it would be nice if the pop bumper call outs were a bit more random. One of the few games where there is indeed "a world under glass" as the ball careens around Springfield. I can confidently state the game is a player and a tough one at times depending on how you set your games up. The blue/violet (upper) wire continues to the cabinet switch, the driver board relay, and ultimately ground. The blue/yellow (lower) wire (or gray/yellow) is the 'hot' wire. The Simpsons pinball machine is a 1990 game released by Data East Pinball. After largely avoiding the pin due to theme (like I said, not a fan) played 3 or 4 at shows to get a feel for the gameplay and determine if it was worth obtaining or another fan title like BTTF. EOS switch and the 2.2 mfd 250 volt spark arresting capacitor (the EOS switch and capacitor are wired in parallel). Not even a particular fan of the show but very much aware of its cultural impact here in the United States when it debuted. And like Bart himself, it’s one of a kind. From the hit television series, The Simpsons Pinball Machine by Data East is the wildest pinball game you’ve ever seen. The Simpsons name is synonymous with fun, action and profits. Owned 17 different Data East pins over the years and can say definitively this one is in the top 3 DE titles and well deserving of the 1990 Amusement and Music Operators Association game of the year award. The Simpsons Pinball Machine by Data East was manufactured in 1990.
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