Kiss (pinball)
Kiss-themed pinball machines were produced by Bally in 1979[1] and Stern in 2015.[2] There are also some pinball machine conversion kits,[3][4] a Kiss pinball machine prototype[5] and a Kiss pinball video game.
History
[edit]In 1979 the first Kiss arcade pinball machine was produced by Bally, and stayed in circulation well into the 1980s.[6] In 1978, Barry Imhoff declared, "there will be 20,000 Kiss machines."[7] 17,000 produced Kiss pinball machines are confirmed.[1]
John Popadiuk produced a Kiss pinball machine prototype in 2014 but the game never went in production.[5]
In 2015, Stern released a Kiss pinball machine.[2]
In popular culture
[edit]A Kiss pinball machine can be seen in the bar scene of the 1981 slasher film Friday the 13th Part 2, in 1986's Psycho III, in the Swedish film Strul (1988), as well as in the television show Dallas as a part of the 20th episode of season 6 entitled "Brothers and Sisters" during a bar scene with J.R. Ewing and Walt Driscoll. In “Detroit Rock City” filmed in 1999 then later seen in “Role Models” with Sean William Scott and Paul Rudd in 2008.
See also
[edit]- Kiss Pinball - a Kiss pinball video game
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Bally 'Kiss'". www.ipdb.org.
- ^ a b "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Stern 'KISS (Pro)'". www.ipdb.org.
- ^ "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Mambelli 'Kiss'". www.ipdb.org.
- ^ "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Unknown Manufacturer 'Kiss'". www.ipdb.org.
- ^ a b "KISS Pinball Maximus Concept :: By John Popadiuk". 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015.
- ^ "KISS Pinball Machine by Bally of 1978 at www.pinballrebel.com". www.pinballrebel.com.
- ^ "Talent Forum Report: Merchandisers Plan Move For Battling Bootleggers," Billboard Vol. 90, No. 39 (Sep 30, 1978): 48.
External links
[edit]- Kiss at the Internet Pinball Database (Bally 1979)
- Kiss at the Internet Pinball Database (Stern 2015)
