The Checkpoint pinball machine, released by Data East in 1991, is recognized as the first to feature a dot matrix display (DMD), setting a new standard for pinball games. Designed by Joe Kaminkow and Ed Cebula, it boasts an auto racing theme with Porsche Carrera cars and incorporates an ignition key to start the game, a shaker motor for realistic vibrations, and a radar gun to track ball speed.
Checkpoint is a pinball machine manufactured by Data East USA Inc. in 1991. Design by Ed Cebula, Joe Kaminkow. Art by Paul Faris. Code by Rehman Merchant. Sound by Brian Schmidt. Music by Brian Schmidt. Animation by Kristina Donofrio, Todd Farris.
Game type:
Solid State
Display type:
DMD
Players:
4
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