5.10 - What manufacturers have died off over the years? (Pinball History)
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This article is from the General Pinball FAQ, by Keith Johnson keefer@access.digex.net with numerous contributions by others.
5.10 - What manufacturers have died off over the years? (Pinball History)
There was Chicago Coin (which later became Stern) which put out a good number
of pins, Game Plan, Exhibit, Genco, Keeny, United (apparently later acquired
by Williams), Zaccaria (an Italian manufacturer), Atari (who also put out the
biggest pin, called Hercules, with the pinball being roughly the size of a
cue ball!), and supposedly even Sega had a brief pinball stint (this was
before they bought DE Pinball in late 1994).
On March 5, 1994, Alvin G. and Co., which had been in business for probably a
little less than 2 or 3 years, closed its doors as well.
On July 9, 1996, Gottlieb/Premier closed its doors. Their assets were
acquired by a parent company, Mondial. Their name will likely be on machines
again some time in the future.
On December 9, 1996, Capcom closed its pinball division. Talks with Sega to
acquire them didn't quite pan out. They had been operating since
approximately March 15, 1994 (ribbon-cutting ceremony).
A few companies also produced 1 or 2 games that I haven't bothered to list
here. If you really want to know, check out the list mentioned in 5.9.
-- Thanks to Lyman Sheats, Jr. <lyman@chinet.com> for information.
-- Thanks to David Marston <marston@coos.dartmouth.edu> for information.
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