Nordamatic

Nordamatic is a short-lived Swedish pinball manufacturer from Stockholm that produced a small run of electromechanical machines in the early-to-mid 1970s, targeting the Scandinavian market during a period of European expansion in arcade games; the company operated largely through partnerships and regional branding rather than large-scale exports, and is documented as ceasing activity by the mid-1970s.Kineticist lists Nordamatic’s brief history and context within the European pinball scene. Nordamatic’s catalog included collaborative releases such as Cosmos (c.1971) produced with Rally Rekord and Trick Shooter (1974) co-branded with Spanish firm Playmatic/Recel, a common strategy that allowed smaller firms to access designs, parts and distribution in local markets; Pinside and machine databases note these co-branded titles and the company’s reliance on partnerships. Notable Nordamatic games—now sought-after by collectors for their rarity—include Atlantis, Champion, Antares, Cosmos, Trick Shooter, Explorer, Lucky Man / Monte Carlo, Saturn, Card Castle and Devil, reflecting limited production runs and regional releases recorded in pinball archives. While Nordamatic never attained widespread international prominence, its machines represent an interesting facet of European pinball history—illustrating how smaller manufacturers used collaborations to serve local markets before the industry’s transition to solid-state electronics consolidated larger competitors’ dominance.