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 174 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

Checkpoint KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Checkpoint Census

There are 14,773 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,482 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,618 machines (6,906 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

Manuals

Checkpoint Operations Manual - Checkpoint Manual — **Checkpoint Operations Manual**
(16 pages, 775 kB File)

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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