3/23/2005

 

The Internet Pinball Machine Database

The Internet Pinball Machine Database — also known as the IPD or IPDB — is a comprehensive, searchable listing of virtually every pinball machine ever made. It is an ad free, popup free, registration free resource. The database is constantly expanding, but currently includes 25,122 images of 4,737 games and 2,289 other game related files, as well as links to other pinball websites, all arranged by machine. The database also includes pitch & bat baseball games, cocktail table machines, bingos, and payout machines, when they have a pinball theme. It may also include information on some obscure games that are not pinball machines but sometimes are confused as them.
The data in this database has been laboriously gathered by the Editors, over many years, from books, photographs, flyers, web sites, pinball manufacturers, collectors' personal records, and of course the pinball machines themselves. Most of the actual photographs in the database came from various collectors — over 799 different contributors to date.
To search the database, enter any portion of a game's name in the search box above and hit the Search Database button. You can also enter a manufacturer, a designer, a feature, or even a theme. However, for a simple Quick Search, you must enter words pertaining to just one "field" at a time (thus, "Gottlieb Central Park" will not return any files because it contains two fields: manufacturer and game name). If you want to search more than one field at a time, click on Advanced Search, above.
If you want to search for a specific game by a specific manufacturer, you can do a quick search using the format 'manuf/game_name', where manuf is a part of the manufacturer name to match in the manufacturer database, and game_name is a part of the machine name to match from within all the games found by searching for manuf. For example, a quick search for 'bal/addams' will find 'The Addams Family' by Bally. For more complex searches, use the advanced search method.
If you know the IPDB game number you're looking for, you can do a quick search for it using the format 'GID/##', for example as 'GID/20' to display 'The Addams Family', which is game #20 in this database. If you know the image number you're looking for, you can do a quick search using the format 'IMG/##', for example as 'IMG/4095' to display 'The Addams Family' Flyer.
If you would like to add something to the database, click the "Update Game Information" link displayed with each machine and then follow the instructions. We encourage everyone to share their photos, files and other pin-related information with others in the hobby. The database is an unparalleled resource for all pinball enthusiasts, with the largest collection of pinball machines available online, but its success depends on its users. For more information on the IPD, click the links at the bottom of the page.





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