Choosing between Twilight Zone and The Addams Family wasn’t easy. In the end, I went with Twilight Zone—I figured it had better long-term appeal, even though Addams Family has some of the best callouts in pinball. So when a Twilight Zone popped up on the forum, I didn’t hesitate—it had to be mine.
And now, Twilight Zone has officially entered the building! Massive grin on my face. Big thanks to Martin for the delivery. There was a minor hiccup during setup, but reseating a few connectors in the backbox sorted it.
Luke’s away at uni at the moment—he’s buzzing that we’ve got it, but he’ll have to wait until he’s back home to dive in.
Condition-wise, it’s in great shape and plays beautifully. It’s already rocking a color DMD (bonus!), and there are a few mods—some I like, some not so much. I’ve already ordered a fresh set of white rubbers to bring back that classic look. Next up: stripping out the mods I’m not a fan of, adding a few choice upgrades, installing Col’s plastic protectors, and swapping in some new LEDs to make it pop.
Absolutely buzzing to have this one. A true classic in the lineup.
Twilight Zone is a wide-body Pinball Machine manufactured by Bally released in April, 1993. They produced 15,235
Design team
Game Design: Pat Lawlor Software: Larry DeMar Ted Estes Artwork: John Youssi Animation: Eugene Geer Scott Slomiany Sound: Chris Granner Rich Karstens Music: Chris Granner Callouts: Tim Kitzrow
It is themed after the television series that was created by Rod Serling and which aired on American television from 1959-1964 originally. The game is often noted to be the game with the most patents (however Pinball Magic by Capcom has more), the most toys and the most over-cost budget in the history of pinball.
Main features include four flippers, a life-size gumball machine that locks balls inside, a mechanical clock with rotating arms, a mini playfield with invisible (magnet) flippers and a ceramic ball that is not affected by the game’s two stock magnets.
Twilight Zone is one of the most popular machines amongst home owners and many modifications (mods) are sold for it, including a robot toy, a real mini television screen, a flashing camera and more!
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