Yes, it's still a thing. And no, it's not necessarily retro anymore.
So what are your options?
Physical:
Recent/Currently in-production games with pics/flyers:
Games are grouped by manufacturer and listed chronologically, oldest first.
Stern
Metallica (Oldest game on list, 2013, Pro STILL in production!)
The Walking Dead
Iron Man Pro Vault Edition
Mustang
Legends of Wrestlemania
KISS
Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons (Partnership with Whizbang Pinball)
The Pabst Can Crusher (Partnership with Whizbang Pinball)
Spider-Man Vault Edition
Spider-Man Home Edition (this playfield is drastically different from the Vault Edition & much cheaper)
Game of Thrones
Ghostbusters
Batman '66
Aerosmith
Star Wars
Guardians of the Galaxy
AC/DC "Luci" Vault Edition
Jersey Jack
Wizard of Oz
The Hobbit
Dialed In
Pirates of the Caribbean
Spooky Pinball
America's Most Haunted
Rob Zombie's Spookshow International
Domino's Spectacular Pinball Adventure
The Jetsons
Total Nuclear Annihilation
Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle (Flyer Needed)
Heighway Pinball
Full Throttle
Alien
Chicago Gaming Company
Medieval Madness Remake
Attack From Mars Remake
Multimorphic
P3/Lexy Lightspeed (this is an innovative platform that can change the LCD playfield's layout and load different game software. Often referred to as "Lexy Lightspeed," it's most well-known game series)
American Pinball
Houdini
Valley Dynamo
Zombie League Allstars Baseball (bat and pitch)
Dutch Pinball
The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot 2.0
The Big Lebowski
Bride of Pinbot 25th Anniversary Super LE (P3 Multimorphic game)
Homepin
Thunderbirds Are Go
Upcoming games (games usually aren't revealed until close to release)
Stern
Elvira 3
Chicago Gaming
Unrevealed remake (Probably Monster Bash)
Digital Pinball:
Digital Pinball games (list is a work in progress)
The Pinball Arcade (most platforms)
Stern Pinball Arcade (most platforms)
Zen Pinball/Pinball FX3 (most platforms)
Zaccaria (PC, iOS, Android)
Pro Pinball Timeshock! Ultra Edition (PC, Mac, Android, iOS)
Crystal Caliburn II (iOS)
Another remake/restoration of a PC classic. Not sure if the old Little Wing games hold up like the old Pro Pinball tables do.
Pure Pinball (iOS)
I actually like this one a fair bit. Apparently Pure Pinball was a collection released on Xbox & PC many years ago. This app was to be a modern restoration of those table but the last update was in 2014 and, alas, only T-Rex Savage was ever released. That said it is iOS 11 compatible!
Atomic Pinball Collection* (iOS)
*A note about these two tables. I was hesitant to include them because, quite frankly, the physics suck. The ball is heavy and moves super fast and something about it feels springy, too. But these tables are also very well designed and have obviously had a lot of love put into them. The music & sound design is great and everything looks real nice so it's a shame about the physics. If weird, fast ball physics aren't a problem then I highly recommend these two tables.
There are many other pinball games on iOS and Android that are all subpar crap.
The old Williams & Gottlieb Hall of Fame Collections are totally obsolete. Farsight's Pinball Arcade has made so many advancements to the engine that those games are worthless if you want accuracy and good physics.
DS
Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon (DSiWare/3DS eShop)
really good single table by the Metroid Prime Pinball devs. Similar physics but table is intended to be realistic & possible to build IRL.
Metroid Prime Pinball
GBA
Pokemon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire (Also on Wii U eShop)
Mario Pinball Land
Sonic Pinball Party
Pinball of the Dead
GBC
Pokemon Pinball
GB
Kirby's Pinball Land (also on 3DS eShop)
Revenge of the Gator (also on 3DS eShop)
Developed by HAL Labs before they made Kirby's Pinball Land! Great 8-bit pinball game
TurboGrafx
Alien Crush (Also on PS3, PSP, Wii)
Devil's Crush (Also on PS3, PSP, Wii)
Time Cruise 1 & 2
SNES
Battle Pinball
Jaki Crush
Sega Genesis/Mega-Drive
Dragon's Fury (altered port of Devil's Crush)
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Dragon's Revenge (sequel)
Wii
Alien Crush Returns (WiiWare)
Sega Saturn
Necronomicon Pinball
Last Gladiators Pinball
Digital Pinball
Fantastic Pinball (also on PS1)
Virtual Boy
Galactic Pinball
PS4/PS3/Vita/PC
Rollers of the Realm
PS2
Ultimate Pro Pinball
Akira: Psycho Ball (yes, there is a pinball game based on the movie Akira!)
The old Pro Pinball tables are still great and can be played on PC, Linux, PS1, PS2, Xbox, Sega Saturn & Dreamcast. Theyre highly recommended, honestly. I played them for the first time last year and was blown away by how good they are, especially the physics.
Other fun yet unsusual pinball games you can get on iOS/Android/some on PC
PinOut
Pinball Cadet
Snowball!
INKS
Pinball Sniper
Virtual Pinball Cabinets:
There are several makers of arcade & virtual pinball cabinets that offer a ton of product variations. Most are intended to run MAME, Retroarch, Visual Pinball & Pinball FX.
Arcooda
Partnered with Farsight Studios, they run a custom version of The Pinball Arcade built specially for their cabs. They also did a partnership with Pro Pinball.
VP Cabs
Pinball Bulbs
Pinball Media:
Pinball links:
PinballMap.com (they also have an app) - You can find pins in your city easily by location & machine. User updated.
Pinside.com - The biggest web community for pinball. Also has an interactive map for locating places with games.
IPDB.org - Internet Pinball Database
IFPApinball.com - International Flipper Pinball Association. Official World Pinball Player Rankings & endorsed Leagues & Tournaments
PAPA.org - Professional Amateur Pinball Association. The biggest tournament circuit in the country. PAPA HQ is located in Carnegie, PA and houses 500 pinball machines. Only open to the public during the two annual tournaments.
PAPAtv - Official PAPA channel; tournaments + excellent game tutorial videos https://www.youtube.com/user/PAPApinball
SternPinballInc - Official YouTube channel with lots of cool behind-the-scenes videos showing the making of their pinball tables https://www.youtube.com/user/sternpinballinc
TNTAmusements.com - Pinball & Arcade restorer & reseller, their YouTube channel is full of really cool videos including a lot of in-depth looks at the tables they work on. https://www.youtube.com/user/tntamusements
www.pinballarcadefans.com - official fan community for The Pinball Arcade
http://forum.ZenStudios.com - official fan community for Zen Pinball FX
Recommended Podcasts:
The Pinball Podcast, co-hosted by ResetEra's jar155!
Coast 2 Coast Pinball (rarely updated now, but worthwhile for past episodes!)
Head 2 Head Pinball Podcast (Australian-based, streams regularly and posts episodes every Monday)
Slam-Tilt Podcast
Pinball Profile by Jeff Teolis
Twitch Pinball Streamers:
Dead_Flip: https://www.twitch.tv/dead_flip
Buffalo Pinball/Bro, Do You Even Pinball?: https://www.twitch.tv/buffalopinball
Melbourne Silverball League (Head 2 Head Pinball): https://www.twitch.tv/melbournesilverballleague
This OT is hardly finished, plenty more to come as well as updates on new pinball machine releases, tournament info/streams and podcasts.
Cheers to HotHamBoy for the massive contribution to the OP! Be sure to check out his Twitter feed, PiNDY - Pinball in Indy @pindypinball
Follow him if you want coverage of the midwest scene (Indiana, Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati, etc) and original photography of tables, spotlights and facts about real and digital pinball games, history, etc.
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