The Movie Bombed. The Pinball Machine Didn't. | The Shadow (1994)

Before Attack from Mars. Before Medieval Madness. Brian Eddy's very first solo pinball design was based on a movie that bombed at the box office — and it might be the most underrated machine of his career. This week on The Skill Shot, we're diving into The Shadow (Bally, 1994): the Breakout-style Battlefield mini playfield, the thrust-magnet Sanctum ball lock, the voice cast that recorded lines for the game (minus Alec Baldwin), and why a movie tie-in that flopped in theaters still turned into a machine collectors chase 30 years later. Plus a FlipScore breakdown and a verdict on whether it's worth buying today.