Top 5 Greatest Pinball Machines From Data East (SDTM, 2025)
Top 5 Greatest Pinball Machines From Data East (SDTM, 2025)
THE TOP 5 GREATEST PINBALL MACHINES FROM DATA EAST SDTM lists the best of the best from Data East. COMMENT on your favorite pinball game from Data East. Do you agree with the SDTM Top 5? Remember to purchase your next pinball machine or arcade game, new or used, from Flip N Out Pinball! flipnoutpinball.com zach@flipnoutpinball.com
Kineticist’s take
Hosts rank top 5 Data East pinball machines, celebrating nostalgic 90s arcade classics.
Synopsis
Two hosts discuss their top five greatest Data East pinball machines of all time, ranking them as: #5 Last Action Hero, #4 The Who's Tommy Pinball Wizard, #3 Lethal Weapon 3, #2 Jurassic Park, and #1 Tales from the Crypt. The discussion emphasizes Data East's importance to late 80s/early 90s arcade players, compares the manufacturer favorably to Bally/Williams and Sega, and highlights each game's mechanical features, rule complexity, and nostalgic value.
Entities
- Bally/Williams· company
- Data East· company
- Sega (pinball manufacturer)· company
- Addams Family· game
- Attack from Mars· game
- Independence Day· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Last Action Hero· game
- Lethal Weapon 3· game
- Tales from the Crypt· game
- The Who's Tommy Pinball Wizard· game
- Straight Down the Middle· organization
- Chuck W· person
- Eric· person
- John Borg· person