Checkpoint
Description
The game had the first dot matrix display (DMD) ever used on a pinball game! It used a "half-height" DMD as compared to the standard DMD used by Williams Mfg.
Checkpoint was produced by Data East in 1991.
Data East released 178 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1979. Data East was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Data East during the time period Checkpoint was produced include: Back To The Future, Phantom of the Opera, Crude Buster, Simpsons, Boulder Dash, Batman, Desert Assault, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Captain America And The Avengers, and Caveman Ninja
Specs
| Name | Checkpoint |
|---|---|
| Developer | Data East (Japan) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Pinball |
| KLOV/MOG # | 13286 |
| Sub-Type | Solid State |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Conversion Class | unique |
| # Maximum Players | 4 |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player Ambidextrous |
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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Checkpoint Census
There are 15,411 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,727 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,645 machines (7,031 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 12 known instances of this machine owned by Checkpoint collectors who are active members. Of these, 12 of them are original dedicated machines.
For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Checkpoint machines for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
Flyers
1991
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Manuals
Foto-Finder® (Books)
- Pinball Snapshots : Air Aces to Xenon Rossignoli McGuiness (ISBN 0764321099) Page: 51; Color photo
- Pinball Compendium : 1982 to Present Shalhoub (ISBN 0764323008) Page: 132; Color photo
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