Checkpoint (pinball)

Checkpoint is a 1991 pinball machine released by Data East. It featured the first dot matrix display (DMD) ever incorporated into a pinball game. For Checkpoint, Data East used a "half-height" DMD. By way of comparison, Williams later produced machines with standard DMDs that were twice the height. Checkpoint also features video mode minigames on its display. In 2008, the Popular Mechanics website included the machine on a list of the top eight most innovative pinball machines of all time.

Checkpoint (pinball)

Checkpoint is a 1991 pinball machine released by Data East. It featured the first dot matrix display (DMD) ever incorporated into a pinball game. For Checkpoint, Data East used a "half-height" DMD. By way of comparison, Williams later produced machines with standard DMDs that were twice the height. Checkpoint also features video mode minigames on its display. In 2008, the Popular Mechanics website included the machine on a list of the top eight most innovative pinball machines of all time.