Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (pinball)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Manufacturer	Data East
Release date	June 1991
System	DataEast/Sega Version 3
Model #	17
Players	4 Players
Design	Joe Kaminkow, Ed Cebula
Programming	Neil Falconer
Artwork	Kevin O'Connor, Paul Faris
Voices	Fred Young [1]
Production run	3750

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1991 pinball machine designed by Joe Kaminkow and Ed Cebula. It is based on the comic book characters of the same name, and was preceded by a related TV series and feature film. The game uses the action figures made by Playmates Toys as decoration for the table. A second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball machine was released by Stern Pinball in June 2020.

1991 Data East version

Gameplay

This machine has the following features:

• 2 ramps
• 3 bumpers
• 3-ball multiball
• Spinning pizza and ramps

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on their June 1, 1991 issue as being the second most-successful flipper unit of the year. ^[2]

2020 Stern version

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Manufacturer	Stern Pinball
Release date	June 2020
System	Stern SPIKE™ 2 System
Players	4 Players
Design	John Borg
Programming	Dwight Sullivan, Dean Grover, Corey Stup, Mike Vinikour
Artwork	Jeremy Packer (Zombie Yeti)
Music	Shawn Myers
Sound	Jerry Thompson
Voices	Mike Kyzivat, [3] [4] Tom Kyzivat, [3] [4] Marc Silk [5] [4]

Overview

Stern created three versions; Pro, Premium and Limited Edition.

The Limited Edition model is limited to 500 units and features a numbered plaque, custom themed backglass, cabinet artwork and art blades as well as a shaker motor and anti-reflection glass. ^[6]

References

1. "Pinball Expo 2006". Pinball News. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
2. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - フリッパー (Flippers)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 411. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 September 1991. p. 25.
3. "The Making of Stern Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pinball! (2020)". YouTube. November 6, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
4. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2020) Pinball Machine by Stern Pinball Inc". Kineticist. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
5. "Marc Silk - Biography". Marc Silk. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
6. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". 20 May 2020.

External links

• Pinpedia entry for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the Internet Pinball Database (1991 Data East version)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the Internet Pinball Database (2020 Stern Pro version)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the Internet Pinball Database (2020 Stern Premium version)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the Internet Pinball Database (2020 Stern Limited Edition version)