Pinball Arcade

Pinball Arcade

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Pinball Easter Eggs (WIP)
By mariic
This is an ever-growing list of Easter Eggs found in these pinball tables.
   
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  • xL: press left flipper button x times.
  • xR: press right flipper button x times.
  • xS: press start button x times
  • B: press both flipper buttons
Attack From Mars
  • Smart Bomb: press the Launch button during Video Mode to clear the screen (only works once).
  • Cow Attack Video Mode: Press launch multiple times whenever you see a cow in the "Big-O-Beam" and "Tractor Beam" ramps. If done correctly, then the UFOs from the Video Mode will be replaced with mooing cows.
  • High Score: Enter the tag "Moo" in the high score list and you will hear a cow mooing.
Black Rose
  • "Polly Killed" Bonus: When hitting a broadside and getting "Polly Says", press both flipper buttons a lot for a 2 Million Point Bonus.
Bram Stoker's Dracula
  • Fluffy Bonus: Press the launch buttonn when Dracula crosses his eyes for an amusing picture and a 20 point bonus.
  • Renfield Bonus: Press both flipper buttons when Renfield says "Master" to get a 5 Mill. point bonus.
  • High Score: Type in "Sun" as your initials when you get a high score for a secret message.
Champion Pub
  • Fly Bonus: If you hear a buzzing when you hit the heavy bag, quickly press launch for 100k points and a Smart Punch.
Cirqus Voltaire
  • High Score: Type "Moo" for your initials and the Ringmaster will say the same.
Creature from the Black Lagoon
  • "No More Bad Food": When the snackbar opens, press both flipper buttons to destroy it.
  • "Choking Fatality": When the snackbar guy gives you something, press both flipper buttons to strangle him.
  • Gory Knockout: When you get the message "Knockout" after video mode, presss both flipper buttons for a violent animation.
Fish Tales
  • Fish Bone bonus: Press start 3 times when the "Skeleton Fish" crosses the display for a 10 point bonus.
Conclusion
If you found any of these useful, please give it a thumbs up and a star. If I missed any, feel free to tell me in the comments below.
5 Comments
Mushii 7 Jan, 2024 @ 9:46pm 
Maybe this is already known, but there is a cool Easter Egg in Star Trek: The Next Generation:

When you are given the choice of getting points or doing the "shuttle simulation", instead of hitting the left or right flippers, hold down on the launch button, then press the right flipper to activate the simulation.

Instead of the shuttle simulation you will play a hand of poker with Commander Riker instead!
sunscreemer 4 Apr, 2023 @ 11:26pm 
There are also some with music/ callouts from other tables but this could just be reusing them, still nice to look out for, can't remember when I've spotted them so if anyone else can, possibly one from Arabian Nights being one example?...

Similarly some tables feature easter eggs such as characters from other tables and sometimes games by the same firm in the art and features. Quite fun to look out for these too.

And of course at least one of them plays Pinball Wizard (The Party Zone and obviously The Who's Tommy Pinball Wizard the one based on the film that's not in the game does as it has 21 of those songs in it)
sunscreemer 4 Apr, 2023 @ 11:06pm 
Addams Family and a few others have a dirty pool callout when you land the ball behind the target in question with the dirty pool shot method (a pinball skill trick)
pie overlord 30 Jan, 2020 @ 5:37am 
There is also one for star trek the next generation, if you hit left and right bumper while the character "Data" (noticeable by his over detailed explanation of how to do better) after you have lost a ball, you will hear another character (Captain Picard) Saying "Thank you Mr Data", there is also a display along with a point bonus with this.
EarSqueezer93 14 Jun, 2017 @ 10:47pm 
There's a few for Judge Dredd, all of them using "push red button" prompts (mapped by default to the L and R Ctrl). They do stuff during the following:

When JD says "get the extra ball!"

When the Safecracker looks at the player after jostling the old man-activates "Hungry Hurry Up"

When the Sniper Tower is collected twice: as soon as the perp's impaled on the fence, a dog walks by and pees on the body.

I just said that last one about a pinball game, right?