Dungeons & Dragons Pinball Machine Announced

Stern Pinball has announced a new Dungeons & Dragons-themed pinball machine. The famed pinball company has announced plans to release Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye, a new $6,999 pinball machine. Details about the new machine are scarce, although a teaser for the game shows off what appears to be a mechanical red dragon. No release date has been announced for the pinball machine but more details will likely be announced next week at CES, an annual consumer electronics show held in Las Vegas. A teaser trailer for Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye can be seen below:


As D&D develops into more and more of a modern-day brand, it has crossed over into various kinds of media with varying degrees of success. A D&D LEGO set was well-received in 2024, which was followed by additional LEGO minifigures of characters like the Lady of Pain and Strahd. D&D will also appear at a new Universal Fan Fest Nights event this spring, with what appears to be a kind of haunted house/adventure room experience. A new "immersive experience" is also running in Canada this winter, featuring a truncated hour-long adventure in Waterdeep.

 

[MGibster]

Ever since I was a young boy/
I've played the silver ball
From Soho down to Brighton/
I must have played 'em all
But I ain't see nothing like him/
In any amusement hall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid/
Sure plays a mean pinball --"Pinball Wizard" by The Who

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Does anyone still play pinball? As far as I remember, they started to disappear in the second half of the 90s, when internet cafes and video game consoles arrived and the arcades disappeared.

I am not against the merchandising of D&D but where I live the pinballs are only a memory from a previous decade.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Does anyone still play pinball? As far as I remember, they started to disappear in the second half of the 90s, when internet cafes and video game consoles arrived and the arcades disappeared.

I am not against the merchandising of D&D but where I live the pinballs are only a memory from a previous decade.

Fans of retro stuff love pinball still.

 

[MGibster]

Does anyone still play pinball? As far as I remember, they started to disappear in the second half of the 90s, when internet cafes and video game consoles arrived and the arcades disappeared.

They're still producing pinball machines, so someone is still playing them. I love pinball, but since arcades have largely gone the way of the dodo, I rarely have an opportunity to play. I played some pinball games while on my honeymoon in Vegas in 2001, but I didn't play another one until I went to a retro arcade here in 2023. That's a long time with no pinball.

 

[Koloth]

Pinball is from the same era as vinyl records. Vinyl is making a come back so why not pinball? Things that offer a tactile sensation seem to be gaining in popularity. $7000 + s/h + space needed means a no go for one in my place but still in favor of the idea.

 

[sevenbastard]

Lots of bars and retro arcades in the Pacific Northwest have pinball.

And a big convention every year in Tacoma.

Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show

Welcome to the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show website! The best place to step back in to the 1980’s arcade for a single weekend out of the year! Come join us and play over 400 games set to free play for the price of admission.

www.nwpinballshow.com

I feel it's a fairly well supported community.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Where's the D&D needlepoint already, WotC?

 

[Clint_L]

Does anyone still play pinball? As far as I remember, they started to disappear in the second half of the 90s, when internet cafes and video game consoles arrived and the arcades disappeared.

I am not against the merchandising of D&D but where I live the pinballs are only a memory from a previous decade.

I love playing pinball, and Victoria, BC has a number of arcades where you can go and play them. If I had room, I'd buy one for myself.

 

[Distracted DM]

From what I understand, pinball never left. I guess I'm surprised that there wasn't already DnD pinball? It seems like every intellectual property has pinball and gambling machines.