Europlay

Europlay is an Italian pinball manufacturer based in Bologna whose full-sized arcade machines are documented in industry databases and whose releases span the 1970s and 1980s per the Open Pinball Database. Notable Europlay titles recorded by collectors and reference sites include Royal Flush / Card Whiz, The Best Corsair, El Dorado, Sinbad (Eye of the Tiger), Golden Arrow, Sky Jump / Free Fall, Volley, Tanga, Sky Fly and Tic & Toc, with individual machine entries such as Card Whiz and The Best Corsair detailed in the Internet Pinball Database. While Europlay never reached the scale of major American manufacturers, the company distinguished itself as one of the few Italian firms producing full-sized pinball machines, offering vibrant artwork, engaging gameplay and cost-effective machines for European arcade operators; economic pressures and rapid technological change ultimately curtailed production by the late 1980s, leaving a legacy of vintage Europlay pinball machines sought after by collectors and retro-arcade enthusiasts.