Power 100
The best pinball games according to more than 30 pinball podcasts, YouTube channels and streams, from each one's top 5.
How we ranked this· Archived, not updated
We asked more than 30 pinball podcasts, YouTube channels and streams, representing more than 50 people, for their top 5 favorite games.
Points are assigned based on ranking position: 1st place earns 5 points, 2nd earns 4, 3rd earns 3, 4th earns 2, and 5th earns 1. Ties are broken by total selection count. Only physical releases were included (no conversion kits).
Archived. A one-time ranking from a survey of pinball creators. It isn't updated, so newer games aren't on it.
98
Games Ranked
30+
Shows Surveyed
50+
People Represented
Rankings
Top Manufacturers
Number of games in the Power 100
Stern Pinball
33
Bally
22
Williams
18
Gottlieb
7
Spooky
6
Jersey Jack
6
American Pinball
2
Dutch Pinball
1
Sega Pinball
1
Data East
1
CGC
1
Top Decades
Number of games by decade
1990s
29
2010s
26
2020s
17
1970s
12
1980s
10
2000s
4
Top Designers
Number of games in the Power 100
Steve Ritchie
11
Pat Lawlor
8
John Borg
7
Joe Balcer
6
Brian Eddy
6
George Gomez
6
Mark Ritchie
5
Keith Elwin
5
Dennis Nordman
4
John Trudeau
4
Barry Oursler
4
Larry DeMar
4
Ed Krynski
3
John Popadiuk
3
Joe Kaminkow
3
George Christian
3
Norm Clark
2
Keith P. Johnson
2
Greg Kmiec
2
Steve Kirk
2
Scott Danesi
2