List of pinball manufacturers

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)^[4]
• Homepin Taiwan Co. Ltd. (founded 2013)^[5]
• Jersey Jack Pinball (founded 2011)^[6]
• Multimorphic Inc (founded 2009)^[7]
• Pawlowski Pinball (founded 2023)^[8]
• Pedretti Gaming (founded 1976; pinball manufacturing 2024)^[9]
  • Euro Pinball Corp (a co-venture with Pinball Brothers that manufactures their machines; founded 2023)^[10]
• Phenix Pinball (founded 2018)^[4]
• Pinball Adventures (founded 2018)^[8]
• Pinball Brothers (founded 2018)^[4]
  • Euro Pinball Corp (a co-venture with Pedretti Gaming that manufactures their machines; founded 2023)^[10]
• Quetzal Pinball (founded 2012)^[4]
• Spooky Pinball (founded 2013)^[11]
• Stern Pinball (founded 1999)^[12]
  • As DataEast (1986-1994)
  • As Sega Pinball (1994-1999)
• Team Pinball (founded 2018)^[4]
• TiltBob Pinball (founded 2023)^[13]
• Turner Pinball (founded 2022)^[14]

Past

• A. Hankin & Company (1978-1980)^[15]
• Allied Leisure (Centuri)
• Alvin G (1991-1994)^[16]
• Atari
• Bally Manufacturing (1932-1988)^[6]
• Bill Port (1976-1982)^[17]
• Capcom Coin-Op, a subsidiary of Capcom
• Centro Matic
• Coffee-Mat
• Chicago Coin (1932-1977; assets sold to Stern Electronics, Inc.)^[12]
• Data East (1986-1994; sold to Sega Pinball)^[12]
• deeproot (2015-2021)^[18][19] (note: no pinball machine was ever produced)
• Exhibit Supply Company (1901-1979; pinball manufacturing 1932-1957)^[20]
• Fascination Int., Inc (Allied Leisure)
• Game Plan
• Genco (1931-1958)^[21]
• Gottlieb (1927-1996)^[6]
• Haggis Pinball (2021-2024)^[22]
• Heighway Pinball (2012-2018)^[4]
• Inder (1971-1993)^[23]
• InterFlip/Recreativos Franco
• Jennings & Company
• Jeutel pinball
• LTD of Brazil
• Nordamatic
• Nuova Bell/Bell Games
• Maresa (1960-1976)^[24]
• MarsaPlay (2010-2013)^[25]
• Mirco Games^[26]
• Midway Games
• Peyper (1977-1994)^[24]
• Pinstar
• Playmatic
• Rally Play
• Petaco^[24]
  • As Petaco (domestic brand name) (1962-1992)
  • As Recel (international brand name) (1971-1996)
  • As Sleic (1992-1996)
• Ripepi
• Sega Pinball (1994-1999; sold to Stern Pinball)^[12]
• Sega, S.A. SONIC
• Spinball S.A.L.
• Stern Electronics (1977-1985)^[12]
• SunCoast Pinball
• Taito of Brazil (1972-1985)^[27]
• Talleres del Llobregat (estimated 1960s-1973)^[24]
• tecnoplay
• The Valley Company
• United Manufacturing
• Viza
• Wico (1901-present;^[28][29] pinball manufacturing 1948-1982)^[30][31]
• Williams Electronics / WMS Industries (1943-1999)^[6]
• Zaccaria (1974-1988)^[32]
  • As Mr. Game (1988-1990)^[33]
• Zidware (2011-2017)^[34]

See also

• List of pinball machines
• Glossary of pinball terms

References

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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