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Pinball
| Title | Pinball |
|---|---|
| First release | 1984 |
| Developers | HAL Laboratory, Nintendo Research & Development 1 |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Arcade, Famicom Disk System, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum |
| Genre | pinball machine game |
| Also known as | ピンボール |
| Players | 1–2 players |
| Co-op | No |
| ESRB rating | E Everyone |
| Releases | NES / Famicom: 1984-02-02 (NTSC-J), 1985-10-18 (NTSC-U), 1985-10-18 (NTSC), 1986-09-01 (PAL) Famicom Disk System: 1989-05-30 |
| Wikidata ID | Q511995 |
Launching the ball with the plunger initiates play across two distinct screens representing the pinball table and a bonus mode. Players manipulate the paddles to keep the ball from falling, transitioning between the bottom of the table and the top screen to trigger various modes. This two-player experience focuses on managing ball flow between these vertical zones.
Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.Sources
TheGamesDB
(372,99199,100477,108835)
· last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
| MAME romset | pinball |
|---|---|
| Title at ADB | Pinball |
| Manufacturer | Stern |
| Year | 1977 |
| Genre | Electromechanical / Pinball |
| Players | 1 |
| MAME driver status | PRELIMINARY |
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Stern); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo ·
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 ·
romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) ·
fetched 2026-10-04 17:09 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)
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(13): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only.
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Box art
(1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Nintendo · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Nintendo · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Screenshots
(1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Nintendo · internal use only.
Logo: Nintendo,
Public domain,
via Wikimedia Commons (“Pinball (1984) Logo.png”)
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Videos
NES Longplay [456] Pinball
NES Longplay [004] Pinball
