List of pinball manufacturers explained

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)
• Homepin Taiwan Co. Ltd. (founded 2013)^[5]
• Jersey Jack Pinball (founded 2011)^[6]
• Multimorphic Inc (founded 2009)^[7]
• Pawlowski Pinball (founded 2023)^[8]
• Phenix Pinball (French Company, founded 2018)
• Pinball Adventures (founded 2018)
• Pinball Brothers (founded 2018)
• Quetzal Pinball (founded 2012)
• Spooky Pinball (founded 2013)^[9]
• Stern Pinball (founded 1977)^[10]
• Team Pinball (founded 2018)
• TiltBob Pinball (founded 2023)^[11]

Past

• A. Hankin & Company (1978-1980)^[12]
• Allied Leisure (Centuri)
• Alvin G
• Atari
• Bally Manufacturing (1932-1988)
• Bill Port (1976-1982)^[13]
• Capcom Coin-Op, a subsidiary of Capcom
• Centro Matic
• Coffee-Mat
• Chicago Coin
• Data East
• deeproot (2015-2021)^{[14] [15]} (note: no pinball machine was ever produced)
• Exhibit Supply Company (1901-1979; pinball manufacturing 1932-1957)^[16]
• Fascination Int., Inc (Allied Leisure)
• Game Plan
• Genco
• Gottlieb (1927-1996)
• Haggis Pinball (2021-2024)^[17]
• Heighway Pinball (2012-2018)
• Inder
• InterFlip/Recreativos Franco
• Jennings & Company
• Jeutel pinball
• LTD of Brazil
• Nordamatic
• Nuova Bell/Bell Games
• Maresa (1960-1976)^[18]
• Mirco Games^[19]
• Midway Games
• Mr. Game
• Peyper (1977-1994)
• Pinstar
• Playmatic
• Rally Play
• Petaco
  • 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
• United Manufacturing
• tecnoplay
• The Valley Company
• Viza
• Wico (1901-present;^{[20] [21]} pinball manufacturing 1948-1982)^{[22] [23]}
• Williams Electronics / WMS Industries (1943-1999)
• Zaccaria (1974-1988)^[24]
• Zidware (2011-2017)^[25]

See also

• List of pinball machines
• Glossary of pinball terms

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-07-01 . Company Profile – American Pinball . 2024-01-18 . RePlay Magazine . en-US.
2. News: Silverman . Dwight . Houston's Barrels of Fun takes aim at pinball revival with game based on David Bowie film . 2024-01-18 . Houston Chronicle . en.
3. Web site: Chicago Gaming Company, pinball manufacturer since 2003 . 2024-01-18 . Pinball Mag . en-US.
4. Web site: European pinball manufacturers . 2024-01-18 . Pinball Mag . en-US.
5. Web site: hpin About Us . 2024-01-18 . homepin.com.
6. Web site: Friedman . Beth . Friedman . Marty . 2020-01-06 . America's Iconic Pinball Manufacturers Past & Present . 2024-01-18 . Pastime Pinball . en.
7. Web site: Littlejohn . Dan . About . 2024-01-18 . Multimorphic, Inc . en.
8. Web site: Other pinball manufacturers . 2024-01-18 . Pinball Mag . en-US.
9. Web site: Glauber . Bill . 2023-03-14 . Wisconsin's pinball wizard: Small-town entrepreneur's Spooky Pinball turns an old-school hobby into a thriving business . 2024-01-18 . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
10. Web site: Stern Pinball Inc. List of Stern Pinball Machines . 2024-01-18 . www.kineticist.co . en.
11. Web site: About . 2024-03-11 . TiltBob Pinball . en-US.
12. Web site: A. Hankin & Co. Website List of Hankin Pinball Machines, Mods & Toppers . 2024-08-21 . www.kineticist.com . en.
13. Web site: Bill Port . 2024-01-19 . Museo del Recreativo . es.
14. Web site: Patterson . Jeff . 2017-11-30 . Interview with deeproot: The Next Misadventure or a Pinball Revolution? . 2024-08-19 . This Week in Pinball . en.
15. Web site: 2021-08-21 . Game Over for deeproot Pinball? . 2024-08-19 . Pinball News . en-GB.
16. Web site: Clayman . Andrew . 2021-11-15 . Exhibit Supply Company, est. 1901 . 2024-08-19 . Made-in-Chicago Museum . en-US.
17. News: Haggis Pinball in Liquidation . 25 July 2024 . Pinball News . 18 July 2024.
18. Web site: Banasik . Waldemar . 2014-02-01 . Pinballs Made in Spain . 2024-08-21 . Pinball News.
19. Web site: Smith . Keith . 2014-11-15 . The Golden Age Arcade Historian: Company Profile - Mirco Games . 2024-01-18 . The Golden Age Arcade Historian.
20. Web site: Joslin . Jeff . 2020-07-26 . Witherbee Igniter Co.; Wico Electric Co. - History . 2024-08-21 . VintageMachinery.org.
21. Web site: Wico Holding Corp - Company Profile and News . 2024-08-21 . Bloomberg.com . en.
22. Book: Flipper Bumper Pin Kit Debuted by Wico Corp. . 1948-02-07 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 1948 . 125 . en.
23. Book: Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents . 1985 . U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office . en.
24. Web site: Banasik . Waldemar . 2014 . Natale Zaccaria Interview . 2024-02-05 . Pinball News.
25. Web site: 2022-12-01 . Zidware Case Resolved . 2024-08-21 . Pinball News . en-GB.