History Pinball / IronMaiden

* DummiedOut: ''Iron Maiden'' was originally designed to speak, using a MachineMonotone common to other pinball games of the era. It was removed from the final game as a cost-savings measure, though fans hold out hope that prototype [=ROMs=] will eventually surface.

Surprisingly enough, this pinball machine is ''not'' a [[LicensedPinballTables licensed tie-in]] to the [[Music/IronMaiden British heavy-metal band]]. The title instead refers to its setting, an unspecified future where scantily-clad women use metal cables to interface with an ominous mechanical structure. [[NoPlotNoProblem There's no explanation for who they are or why they're doing this;]] the player is simply tasked to help them by spelling IRON MAIDEN on the two-level playfield, then load pinballs into the ball walker for three-ball multiball. Along the way, skillfully shoot the dropdown targets to earn bonus points, extra balls, and specials, and build up the Bonus Time bank for a final scoring opportunity.

As with ''Pinball/{{Viper}},'' the only other game drawn by Keith Parkinson, people remember ''Iron Maiden'' for its striking backglass more than anything else. The gameplay itself is fairly polarizing; the table is notably harsh and unforgiving, with a complex ruleset (relative to other games of the time) that requires skillful navigation of both playfields for long game sessions. Only around a thousand tables were made, most of which were shipped to Europe, making this a rare title for the die-hard aficionado.

Surprisingly enough, this pinball machine is ''not'' a [[LicensedPinballTables licensed tie-in]] to the [[Main/IronMaiden British heavy-metal band]]. The title instead refers to its setting, an unspecified future where scantily-clad women use metal cables to interface with an ominous mechanical structure. [[NoPlotNoProblem There's no explanation for who they are or why they're doing this;]] the player is simply tasked to help them by spelling IRON MAIDEN on the two-level playfield, then load pinballs into the ball walker for three-ball multiball. Along the way, skillfully shoot the dropdown targets to earn bonus points, extra balls, and specials, and build up the Bonus Time bank for a final scoring opportunity.

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As with ''Pinball/{{Viper}},'' the only other game drawn by Keith Parkinson, people remember ''Iron Maiden'' for its striking backglass more than anything else. The gameplay itself is fairly polarizing; the table is notably harsh and unforgiving, with a complex ruleset that requires skillful navigation of both playfields for long game sessions. Only around a thousand tables were made, most of which were shipped to Europe, making this a fairly rare title for the die-hard aficionado.

[[caption-width-right:350:Prettier than [[Music/IronMaiden Eddie the Head,]] at any rate.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Prettier than [[Music/IronMaiden Eddie the Head.,]] at any rate.]]