• Source: Kiss (pinball)

Kiss-themed pinball machines were produced by Bally in 1979 and Stern in 2015. There are also some pinball machine conversion kits, a Kiss pinball machine prototype and a Kiss pinball video game.




History


In 1979 the first Kiss arcade pinball machine was produced by Bally, and stayed in circulation well into the 1980s. In 1978, Barry Imhoff declared, "there will be 20,000 Kiss machines." 17,000 produced Kiss pinball machines are confirmed.
John Popadiuk produced a Kiss pinball machine prototype in 2014 but the game never went in production.
In 2015, Stern released a Kiss pinball machine.




In popular culture


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


Kiss Pinball - a Kiss pinball video game




References






External links


Kiss at the Internet Pinball Database (Bally 1979)
Kiss at the Internet Pinball Database (Stern 2015)
• Source: Kiss Pinball

KISS Pinball is a video game developed by Wildfire Studios and published by On Deck Interactive for Microsoft Windows in 2000. A port for PlayStation, developed by Tarantula Studios, was released by Take-Two Interactive in 2001.




Gameplay


Concerning gameplay, "most of the game revolves around hitting targets to start KISS shows, then hitting more targets to complete the shows....Nudging the ball, which is accomplished by hitting the D-pad, simply causes the ball to jerk an inch or two in the direction you pressed." The game "features two tables, Last Stop Oblivion and Netherworld."




Reception



The PlayStation version received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot declared, "KISS Pinball manages to mangle both the KISS license and the concept of video pinball to the point of being almost totally unrecognizable....KISS Pinball serves no useful purpose whatsoever. KISS fans will be disappointed by the distinct lack of KISS, and pinball fans will be disappointed by the distinct lack of pinball. Even at the low price of $9.99, this one is no bargain." Eric Bratcher of NextGen said that the game was "far from the hardest-rocking show in history, but the ticket price is hard to resist." Iron Thumbs of GamePro's website-only review said, "Gamers needing their retro KISS fix are better off picking up Destroyer on vinyl, because KISS Pinball scores a big, fat tilt." Paul Davidson of San Francisco Chronicle said, "The Kiss Pinball package for home computers and gaming systems wasn't exactly a smash success."
The PlayStation version was a runner-up for the "Worst Game" award at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2001 Awards, which went to Kabuki Warriors.




See also


Kiss (pinball)




Notes






References






External links


Kiss Pinball at MobyGames

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