Checkpoint (pinball)
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Checkpoint is a 1991 pinball machine released by Data East. It featured the first dot matrix display (DMD) ever incorporated into a pinball game. For Checkpoint, Data East used a "half-height" DMD. By way of comparison, Williams later produced machines with standard DMDs that were twice the height. Checkpoint also features video mode minigames on its display.[1][2][3][4]
Quick Facts Manufacturer, Release date ...
Manufacturer | Data East |
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Release date | February 1991 |
System | DataEast/Sega Version 3 |
Design | Joe Kaminkow, Ed Cebula |
Programming | Rehman Merchant |
Artwork | Paul Faris |
Music | Brian L. Schmidt |
Production run | 3,500 |
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In 2008, the Popular Mechanics website included the machine on a list of the top eight most innovative pinball machines of all time.[5]