Star Trek Pinball Machine
Star Trek Pinball Machine by Data East produced from October 1991 to January 1992. It is an Outer Space themed pinball game based on the original television series featuring Captain Kirk, Spock, and the USS Enterprise. The artwork of Star Trek Pinball Machine by Data East prominently features the main characters of Star Trek: The Original Series.
From the original promotional flyer of 1991 :
“Twenty-five years ago, the Starship Enterprise set out on its journey through the far reaches of space…the final frontier. Now, Star Trek’s worldwide appeal is still travelling at Warp Speed. Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise are bound for their sixth major motion picture. Original television episodes are shown over 200 times each day in 45 languages. And merchandisers everywhere are lining up for Star Trek’s Silver Anniversary year. Data East now brings this excitement to your location with our 25th Anniversary commemorative pinball game. So don’t miss out on the opportunity to take your collections out of this world. After all, millions of fans can’t be wrong.”
Warp Speed your ball through the Transporter Ramp and beam the crew aboard the USS Enterprise.
Beam aboard 10 million points by zapping the Ice Planet drop-targets.
Collect the Primary Crystal to power-up Phasers and rack up millions.
Engage Klingons, Kamelons and Tholeans in battle with the dot matrix view screen. Blast them out of the stars with the flashing torpedo launch button for millions of points.
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), 4-bank drop targets (2), Multiball (3 ball), Automatic Plunger, Swinging Target, Kick-out Saucer, Ramp diverter. Mechanical backbox animation (Patented “Transporter Effect,” using a moving double layer of semi-transparent pictures.)
Adventure through Outer Space with Captain Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the crew of the USS Enterprise and …… into the final frontier …with Star Trek Pinball Machine!
“Live long and prosper”
