Star Wars (1992 pinball)

Star Wars

Manufacturer	Data East
Release date	December 1992
System	DataEast/Sega Version 3
Design	John Borg
Programming	Neil Falconer, Lonnie D. Ropp
Artwork	Markus Rothkranz
Music	Brian L. Schmidt
Sound	Brian L. Schmidt
Production run	10,400 units

Star Wars is a 1992 pinball machine released by Data East. It is based on the Star Wars original trilogy of films. ^{[1] [2]}

Design and layout

With a production run of 10,400 machines this was Data East's most successful pinball game. It features the voice of Darth Vader, a video mode, and a rotating silver globe representing the Death Star. ^[3] On the left, above the 4 pop bumpers, is R2-D2 who can rotate and move up and down. ^[4]

Gameplay

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Reception

In a brief review CVG rated the machine at 89%. ^[6]

An article in The Flipside appreciated the music but found the voices hard to understand. The rule of the ballsaver turning off after two switches are hit was found to be unfair. While rule development had improved over earlier Data East games, the main objective was still to get jackpots in triball (i.e. multiball). ^[5]

A semi-official update, tweaking and refining the gameplay rules was released 20 years later. ^[7]

References

1. Electronic Games 1993-01. Decker Publications. January 1993. p. 16.
2. Amiga Joker (1993-02)(Joker Verlag)(DE). February 1993. p. 122.
3. Shalhoub, Michael (2012). The pinball compendium: 1982 to present (2nd revised ed.). Atglen, Pa: Schiffer Publishing. pp. 149–150. ISBN   978-0-7643-4107-6.
4. "The force is with them". RePlay. Vol. 18, no. 2. November 1992. p. 118.
5. Benditt, Aaron (1992). "Playing the field - Star Wars" (PDF). The Flipside. Vol. 2, no. 1. pp. 17–18.
6. Keen, Steve (December 1992). "CVG - Arcade Action! [p.98-99]" (PDF). retrocdn.net. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
7. "STAR WARS Unofficial v.1.07". www.pinballcode.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023.

External links

• IPDB entry for Star Wars.