Logo of Sega Pinball Inc.
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Industry | Interactive entertainment |
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Fate | Sold |
Founded | 1994 |
Defunct | 1999 |
Headquarters | Chicago |
Products | Pinball machines and some arcade/redemption games |
Sega Pinball Inc. was a division of Sega which existed from 1994 until 1999. Though Sega first entered the pinball market in 1971 but stopped production in 1978. Sega re-entered the market when it took over Data East's pinball division in 1994. They produced machines under the name Sega Pinball Inc. for 5 years before leaving the market again in 1999. Sega sold all pinball assets to Gary Stern, president of the division, who then founded Stern Pinball, Inc.