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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 175 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, Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing, 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
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Checkpoint Census

There are 15,217 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,647 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,597 machines (6,982 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]

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Manuals

Foto-Finder® (Books)

  1. Pinball Snapshots : Air Aces to Xenon Rossignoli McGuiness (ISBN 0764321099) Page: 51; Color photo
  2. Pinball Compendium : 1982 to Present Shalhoub (ISBN 0764323008) Page: 132; Color photo

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