Editing Pinball (section)

===2000s and beyond: Revival===
After most pinball manufacturers' closure in the 1990s, smaller independent manufacturers started appearing in the early 2000s.

In November 2005, The Pinball Factory (TPF) in [[Melbourne]], Australia, announced that they would be producing a new ''[[The Crocodile Hunter|Crocodile Hunter]]''-themed pinball machine under the Bally label. With the death of [[Steve Irwin]], it was announced that the future of this game was uncertain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinballnews.com/news/irwin.html |title=Pinball News article with Steve Irwin update |publisher=Pinballnews.com |date=September 19, 2006 |access-date=October 27, 2012}}</ref> In 2006, TPF announced that they would be reproducing two popular 1990s era Williams machines, ''[[Medieval Madness]]'' and ''Cactus Canyon''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinballnews.com/news/reruns2.html |title=Pinball News article on The Pinball Factory's rereleases |publisher=Pinballnews.com |access-date=October 27, 2012}}</ref> TPF, however, was unable to make good on its promises to produce new machines, and in October 2010 transferred its Williams Electronics Games licenses as well as its pinball spare parts manufacturing and distribution business to Planetary Pinball Supply Inc, a California distributor of pinball replacement parts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.planetarypinball.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=PP&Screen=PRESS|title=Planetary Pinball: Press Releases}}</ref>

In 2006, Illinois pinball company PinBall Manufacturing Inc. produced 178 reproductions of Capcom's ''Big Bang Bar'' for the European and US markets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinballnews.com/news/bigbang.html |title=Pinball News article on Big Bang Bar |publisher=Pinballnews.com |access-date=October 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinballnews.com/news/bbb2.html |title=Pinball News article on Big Bang Bar update |publisher=Pinballnews.com |access-date=October 27, 2012}}</ref>

In 2010, MarsaPlay in Spain manufactured a remake of [[Inder (company)|Inder's]] original ''Canasta'' titled ''New Canasta'',<ref name="ipdb.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=5554|title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: MarsaPlay 'New Canasta'|website=www.ipdb.org}}</ref><ref name="vendingtimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.vendingtimes.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?nm=Vending+Features&type=Publishing&mod=Publications::Article&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=560086B3E849473C9394876637FA79FF|title=Spain's Marsaplay Introduces Pinball Machine That Unites Classic And Modern Features - Articles - Vending Times|website=www.vendingtimes.com|access-date=2017-12-05|archive-date=2010-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422010033/http://www.vendingtimes.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=EB79A487112B48A296B38C81345C8C7F&nm=Vending+Features&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=560086B3E849473C9394876637FA79FF|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was the first game to include a [[liquid-crystal display]] (LCD) screen in the backbox.

In 2013, [[Jersey Jack Pinball]] released ''[[The Wizard of Oz (pinball)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' pinball machine, based on the [[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|1939 film]]. It is the first pinball machine manufactured in the US with a large color display ([[Liquid-crystal display|LCD]]) in the backbox,<ref name="huff">{{cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/jersey-jack-pinball_n_3504566.html |title=Jersey Jack Pinball CEO Explains How He's Making The Beloved Arcade Game Cool Again (VIDEO) |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= June 26, 2013|access-date=November 26, 2013 |first=Harry |last=Bradford}}</ref> the first widebody pinball machine since 1994<ref name="minist">{{cite web |url=http://site.ministryofpinball.nl/news/top-ten-things-you-should-know-about-wizard-oz-pinball |title=Top Ten Things You Should Know About Wizard of Oz Pinball &#124; Ministry of Pinball |language=nl |publisher=Site.ministryofpinball.nl |access-date=November 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000247/http://site.ministryofpinball.nl/news/top-ten-things-you-should-know-about-wizard-oz-pinball |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and the first new US pinball machine not made by [[Stern (game company)|Stern Pinball]] since 2001.<ref name="poly">{{cite web|last=Plante |first=Chris |url=http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/2/28/4036620/jersey-jack-wizard-of-pinball |title=No Place like Jersey: Inside the factory of the wizard of pinball |website=Polygon |date=February 28, 2013 |access-date=November 26, 2013}}</ref> This game was followed several additional pinball machines, incorporating both existing media properties and original themes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=6222|title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Jersey Jack Pinball 'The Hobbit (Standard Edition)'|website=www.ipdb.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=6350|title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Jersey Jack Pinball 'Dialed In! (Standard Edition)'|website=www.ipdb.org}}</ref>

In 2013, the [[Chicago Gaming]] Company announced the creation of a remake of ''[[Medieval Madness]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vendingtimes.com/main/articles.aspx?iid=9A1679B86AD74858B79A08F544F812C0|title=Chicago Gaming's Medieval Madness Debut Ushers In Modern Pinball Era's Latest Sensation - Articles - Vending Times|website=vendingtimes.com|access-date=2017-09-25|archive-date=2017-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926041139/https://vendingtimes.com/main/articles.aspx?iid=9A1679B86AD74858B79A08F544F812C0|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 10, 2016 |title=Medieval Madness Remake: In-Depth Review |url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2016/02/10/medieval-madness-remake-in-depth-review/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Pinball News}}</ref> This was later followed by three additional remakes of earlier machines. They announced their first original title, ''Pulp Fiction'', based on the film ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'', in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alsheimer |first=Colin |title=Pulp Fiction is the Next Chicago Gaming Company Pinball Machine |url=https://www.kineticist.co/post/pulp-fiction-is-the-next-chicago-gaming-company-pinball-machine |website=Kineticist}}</ref>

In 2014, the new pinball manufacturer Spooky Pinball released their first game ''America's Most Haunted''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=6161|title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Spooky Pinball LLC 'America's Most Haunted'|website=www.ipdb.org}}</ref> This was followed by a few more themed, original, and contracted titles.

In 2015, the new British pinball manufacturer [[Heighway Pinball]] released the racing themed pinball machine ''Full Throttle''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=6301|title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Heighway Pinball 'Full Throttle (Standard Edition)'|website=www.ipdb.org}}</ref> The game has an LCD screen for scores, info, and animations located in the playfield surface at player's eye view.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015-01-17 |title=Full Throttle Launch Party |url=http://www.pinballnews.com/games/fullthrottle/index9.html |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Pinball News}}</ref> The game was designed with modularity in mind so that the playfield and artwork could be swapped out for future game titles. Heighway Pinball's second title, ''Alien'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=6419|title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Heighway Pinball 'Alien (Standard Edition)'|website=www.ipdb.org}}</ref> was released in 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arcadeheroes.com/2016/10/08/heighway-pinballs-alien-flyer-unveiled/|title=Heighway Pinball's Alien Pinball Machine Unveiled|date=8 October 2016|work=arcadeheroes.com|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://arcadeheroes.com/2017/02/14/heighway-pinball-begins-shipping-alien/|title=Heighway Begins Shipping Alien|date=14 February 2017|work=arcadeheroes.com|access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref> and was based on the [[Alien (film)|''Alien'']] and [[Aliens (film)|''Aliens'']] films. Due to internal company issues,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.replaymag.com/heighway-pinball-reportedly-shuttered/|title=Heighway Pinball Reportedly Shuttered |magazine=Replay Magazine |date=2 May 2018 |access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref> Heighway Pinball ceased manufacturing operations and closed its doors in April 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2018/04/26/heighway-pinball-faces-liquidation/|title=Heighway Pinball Faces Liquidation|date=26 April 2018|access-date=8 May 2018}}</ref> The company assets were obtained by the [[Scandinavia|Scandinavian]] company named Pinball Brothers, and in 2020, they officially announced the remake of the ''Alien'' pinball machine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2020/12/18/alien-remake-announced/|title=Alien Remake Announced|date=2020-12-18}}</ref> Pinball Brothers released additional game titles, including ''Queen'' revealed in 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2021/09/29/queen-pinball-revealed/|title=Queen Pinball Revealed|date=2021-09-29|website=pinballnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2022/07/21/queen-revealed/|title=Queen Revealed|date=2022-07-21|website=pinballnews.com}}</ref> (based on the rock band [[Queen_(band)|Queen]], and ''ABBA'' in 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2024/04/04/pinball-brothers-reveals-abba/|title=Pinball Brothers Reveals Abba|date=2024-04-04|website=pinballnews.com}}</ref> (based on the Swedish rock band [[ABBA]]).

In 2016, Dutch Pinball, based in the Netherlands, released their first game ''The Big Lebowski'', based on the 1998 film, ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=6320|title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Dutch Pinball 'The Big Lebowski Pinball'|website=www.ipdb.org}}</ref> 

In 2017, Multimorphic began shipping its pinball machine platform after several years of development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=6449|title=Internet Pinball Machine Database: Multimorphic, Inc. 'Lexy Lightspeed Escape From Earth'|website=www.ipdb.org}}</ref> It is a modular design where different games can be swapped into the cabinet. It also has a large interactive display as the playfield surface, which differs from all prior pinball machines traditionally made of plywood and embedded with translucent plastic inserts for lighting. Multimorphic released several more unlicensed titles, and in 2022, released their first licensed game: 
''Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knapparcade.org/post/multimorphic-reveals-the-theme-of-its-upcoming-pinball-module-weird-al|title=MULTIMORPHIC REVEALS THE THEME OF ITS UPCOMING PINBALL MODULE...WEIRD AL|date=2022-02-21|website=knapparcade.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2022/02/24/weird-als-museum-of-natural-hilarity/|title=Weird Al’s Museum of Natural Hilarity|date=2022-02-24|website=pinballnews.com}}</ref> (based on [["Weird_Al"_Yankovic|parody music artist "Weird Al" Yankovic]]). This was followed by additional licensed titles: ''The Princess Bride'' in 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knapparcade.org/post/multimorphic-reveals-the-princess-bride-pinball|title=Multimorphic Reveals The Princess Bride Pinball|date=2024-02-19|website=knapparcade.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2024/02/19/the-princess-bride-revealed/|title=The Princess Bride Revealed|date=2024-02-19|website=pinballnews.com}}</ref> (based on [[The_Princess_Bride_(film)|the movie of the same name]]), and ''Portal'' in 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2025/03/17/portal-revealed/|title=Portal Revealed|date=2025-03-17|website=pinballnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knapparcade.org/post/multimorphic-reveals-next-game-for-the-p3-pinball-platform-portal|title=Multimorphic Reveals Next Game for the P3 Pinball Platform - Portal|date=2025-03-17|website=knapparcade.com}}</ref> (based on the [[Portal_(series)|Valve video game series]] of the same name).

In 2017, American Pinball released its first production game, Houdini, followed by Oktoberfest (2018), Hot Wheels (2020), Legends of Valhalla (2020), Galactic Tank Force (2023), and Barry O's BBQ Challenge (2024).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2024/03/08/barry-os-barbecue-challenge/|title=Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge|date=2024-03-08|website=pinballnews.com}}</ref> ''Barry O's BBQ Challenge'' was a tribute to and the final game designed by pinball designer Barry Oursler,<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YurIUCMrUvI|title=
American Pinball Update - 2024|publication-date=2025-02-07|orig-date=2024-04-13|people=Bowden, Steven; McQuaid, Ryan; Reynolds, Brianna|location=Pintastic Pinball & Game Room Expo, Marlborough, MA, USA|website=youtube.com}}</ref> who passed in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2022/02/22/barry-oursler-dies/|title=Barry Oursler Dies|date=2022-02-22|website=pinballnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knapparcade.org/post/rest-in-peace-barry-oursler|title=Rest In Peace Barry Oursler|date=2022-02-22|website=knapparcade.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.replaymag.com/iconic-pinball-designer-barry-oursler-passes-on/|title=Iconic Pinball Designer Barry Oursler Passes On|date=2022-02-22|website=replaymag.com}}</ref>

In 2023, Barrels of Fun released its first production game, Jim Henson's Labyrinth.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Silverman |first=Dwight |date=2023-10-13 |title=Houston's Barrels of Fun takes aim at pinball revival with game based on Bowie film |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/barrel-of-fun-pinball-bowie-labyrinth-film-18415311.php |access-date=2024-08-19 |work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> Barrels of Fun followed up with Dune in 2025,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knapparcade.org/post/barrels-of-fun-officially-reveals-game-2-dune|title=Barrels of Fun Officially Reveals Pinball Machine #2, DUNE!|date=2025-04-15|website=knapparcade.org}}</ref> based on the 2021 [[Dune_(2021_film)|Dune film]] and [[Dune:_Part_Two|2024 sequel]].

In 2024, Turner Pinball began production on their first game named Ninja Eclipse,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knapparcade.org/post/turner-pinball-begins-production-of-ninja-eclipse-big-sale-at-american-pinball|title=Turner Pinball Begins Production of Ninja Eclipse|date=2024-10-09|website=knapparcade.org}}</ref> and in 2025 revealed their second game named Merlin's Arcade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knapparcade.org/post/turner-pinball-reveals-second-game-merlin-s-arcade|title=Turner Pinball Reveals Second Game - Merlin's Arcade|date=2025-03-19|website=knapparcade.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2025/03/19/merlins-arcade-revealed/|title=Merlin's Arcade Revealed|date=2025-03-18|website=pinballnews.com}}</ref>

In 2024, Pedretti Gaming released a remake of [[FunHouse_(pinball)|Funhouse]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knapparcade.org/post/pedretti-gaming-reveals-remake-of-williams-funhouse-pinball-machine|title=Pedretti Gaming Reveals Remake of Williams FunHouse Pinball Machine|website=knapparcade.org|date=2024-05-14}}</ref> and incorporated an LCD display into the backbox, as well as a number of other technological updates to the original game.