Pinball Spotlight: Elvira's Scared Stiff
Manufacturer: Midway
Manufacturing Company:
A subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1988-1999) [Trade Name: Bally]
- Production: 4,028 units (confirmed)
- Serial Number Database
- Theme: Licensed Theme/Celebrities/Horror
- Specialty: Mechanical Backbox Animation
- Design by: Dennis Nordman, Mark Weyna
Table Facts:
Game features Elvira, the "Sexiest Vamp this side of Transylvania".
The Skull Pile in the upper right corner of playfield did not have light-up eyes in production games. Any games that have LED's in the skull eyes have had this done after-factory. Dancing boogeymen kickers are also an after-factory modification.
One of the best Scared Stiff sites on the web is undoubtedly Robert Winter's Page. Marketing Slogans: "So fun, It's Scary!" and "Elvira has the features that turn players on."
Photos in: The Complete Pinball Book, pages 130 and 233. The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present, pages 213-214. Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z. Rule Sheets: Scared Stiff Rulesheet Version 2.2, by Bob McCann & Dan Wilson. Scared Stiff Rulesheet Version 2.0 (4/12/98), by Robert Macauley. Easter Eggs: Available at Cows and Easter Eggs
Table Owners ListPinball Spotlight: The Walking Dead Pinball Machine
Manufacturer: Stern Pinball
Manufacturing Company:
Stern Pinball, Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1999-now)
- Production: 7,000 units (confirmed)
- Serial Number Database
- Theme: Licensed Theme/Supernatural/Zombies
- Model Number: I-00F5
- Design by: John Borg
Table Facts:
All cabinet artwork are decals.
Single-color LED general illumination (white). A translite is used instead of a backglass.
Toys: Animated prison with bashable zombie head with magnet to capture ball.
Well Walker bash toy that rocks backwards when hit, exposing "guts" with magnet to capture ball.
"AMC" is the name of the television cable network that broadcasts the show upon which this pinball machine is based.
Factory accessories for optional purchase (see Files section):
~SP3 The Governor's Fish Tank (backbox topper)
~SP4 Walking Dead Inside Art Panels
~SP7 Walking Dead Prison Tower
~SP10 Walking Dead Shooter Knob
~SP12 Walking Dead Pinball Armor Kit for PRO Version