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#1990 SIMPSONS PINBALL MACHINE BAD SWITCH SERIAL NUMBER#
#1990 SIMPSONS PINBALL MACHINE BAD SWITCH MANUAL#

It really is for a niche collector that has multiple games AND really likes the Simpsons (like me). 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. The outlane drains seem to happen very frequently leading to short ball times and sporatic game play. 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. 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. Not even a particular fan of the show but very much aware of its cultural impact here in the United States when it debuted. Where appropriate, other trademarks & copyrights remain property of their owners.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. Stern The Simpsons Pinball Party Custom Apron Instruction Cards v2. Auction ends in: 3 weeks, 6 days : FixedPrice : 7.40 : 3. Arcade1up - The Simpsons - Screw Hole Caps/Covers. Auction ends in: 3 weeks, 1 day : FixedPrice : 2.

#1990 SIMPSONS PINBALL MACHINE BAD SWITCH MANUAL#

The Simpsons Rulesheet (Feb/26/1991), by Joe B ReevesĪvailable at Cows and Easter Eggs (External site)Įnglish Manual (missing all schematics, pages 41-59)Įnglish Manual (with schematics, very high resolution)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. Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present, page 123 Pinball Trader, Issue 26, November 1990, page 23 This game was produced from September 1990 to February 1991. We previously listed the Manufacture Date as October, 1990.

Their next production game, Data East's 1991 'Checkpoint', introduced the DMD to pinball machines. However, President and CEO Joe Keenan worried that development of the DMD might not be ready in time for this game and problems occurring had they rushed it into production could put the company out of business.

Joe Kaminkow told us that 'The Simpsons' was supposed to be their first game to have a dot matrix display (DMD).

#1990 SIMPSONS PINBALL MACHINE BAD SWITCH SERIAL NUMBER#

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database () (External site)įlippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), Vertical up-kickers (2), 5-bank drop targets (1), 3-bank drop targets (1), Kick-out hole (1). Internet Pinball Machine Database: Data East 'The Simpsons'