Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (pinball)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Manufacturer	Data East
Release date	June 1991
System	DataEast/Sega Version 3
Model #	17
Players	4 Players
Design	Joe Kaminkow, Ed Cebula
Programming	Neil Falconer
Artwork	Kevin O'Connor, Paul Faris
Production run	3750

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1991 pinball machine designed by Joe Kaminkow and Ed Cebula. It is based on the comic book characters of the same name, and was preceded by a related TV series and feature film. The game uses the action figures made by Playmates Toys as decoration for the table. A second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball machine was released by Stern Pinball in June 2020.

Original 1991 Data East Version

Gameplay

This machine has the following features:

• 2 ramps
• 3 bumpers
• 3-ball multiball
• Spinning pizza and ramps

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on their June 1, 1991 issue as being the second most-successful flipper unit of the year.

2020 Stern Version

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Manufacturer	Stern Pinball
Release date	June 2020
Design	John Borg
Artwork	Zombie Yeti
Music	Shawn Myers
Sound	Jerry Thompson

Overview

Stern created three versions; Pro, Premium and Limited Edition.

The Limited Edition model is limited to 500 units and features a numbered plaque, custom themed backglass, cabinet artwork and art blades as well as a shaker motor and anti-reflection glass.

References

• IPDB listing for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

External links

• Pinpedia entry for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the Internet Pinball Database (2020 Stern Pro version)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the Internet Pinball Database (2020 Stern Premium version)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at the Internet Pinball Database (2020 Stern Limited Edition version)