History Pinball / MedievalMadness

--> "Hey! [[{{Pinball/FunHouse}} What did I ever do to you?]]"

[[caption-width-right:350:"I am the King of Payne! Welcome to my kingdom!"[[note]]Among other opening phrases, including two by other characters[[/note]]]]

* RabbleRouser: Inciting the peasants to revolt is one of the central goals.

--->"Sir ______ with the lance! BOOM SHAKA-LAKA!"

A digital version of the game was available as part of [=FarSight=] Studios' ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' collection until July 1, 2018, when their license to all Williams and Bally tables expired.

A digital version of the game is available as part of [=FarSight=] Studios' ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' collection.

* WizardMode: Battle for the Kingdom, a two-stage, four-ball multiball which is available after achieving the six major achievements shown on the playfield. All of the major shots (both loops and ramps, the Catapult, and the Castle Lock) are lit for a Battle Jackpot value of 2,500,000 points, and after hitting all the major shots, the player has to destroy the castle (with each hit worth 5 million points) for a 50 million point bonus. [[spoiler:However, unless you have troll bombs ready to destroy them, the trolls will permanently be raised during the mode, making the castle shots harder and more dangerous.]]

Along the way, the player will also fight dragons, rescue maidens, participate in jousts, and rally angry peasants. Two trolls will periodically pop out of the playfield to menace the player, but Merlin the wizard is nearby to help. It's [[RuleOfFunny all]] {{played for laughs}}, with clever writing by Scott Adsit and Kevin Dorff of [[{{Series/SCTV}} Chicago's Second City]].

** Occasionally, whenever you shoot the Damsel ramp, you can hear [[{{Franchise/MortalKombat}} "Toasty!" (on the second shot) and "Fatality!" (on the third shot)]]. Sound designer Dan Forden worked on both ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' and ''Medieval Madness''.

* BeAWhoreToGetYourMan: One of the princesses is ''very'' happy to be rescued by the knight...

* ThoseTwoGuys / ThoseTwoBadGuys: The trolls.

''Medieval Madness'' is a [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics Williams]] {{Pinball}} machine designed by Creator/BrianEddy, with artwork by Creator/JohnYoussi and Creator/GregFreres, and released in June 1997. The player must defeat six enemy kings and their castles, ending the tyrannical rule of the King of Payne. This is done by visiting each castle, hammering its drawbridge, then breaking open the front gate and storming in.

Along the way, the player will also fight dragons, rescue maidens, participate in jousts, and rally angry peasants. Two trolls will periodically pop out of the playfield to menace the player, but Merlin the wizard is nearby to help. It's [[RuleOfFunny all played for laughs,]] with clever writing by Scott Adsit and Kevin Dorff of [[{{Series/SCTV}} Chicago's Second City]].

* WizardMode: Battle for the Kingdom, a two-stage, four-ball multiball which is available after achieving the six major achievements shown on the playfield. All of the major shots (both loops and ramps, the Catapult, and the Castle Lock) are lit for a Battle Jackpot value of 2,500,000 points, and after hitting all the major shots, the player has to destroy the castle (with each hit worth 5 million points) for a 50 million point bonus.

** One of the random lines from the peasants references ''MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'':

* SoundEffectBleep: One of Lord Howard Hurtz's introductory clips is "I'm Lord Howard Hurtz, who the [BEEP] are you?" An operator control allowed the unbleeped version instead. (The censored version is permanently active in the digital ''VideoGame/ThePInballArcade Pinball Arcade'' version.)

** One of the jousting quotes references ''VideoGame/NBAJam''. "Sir ______ with the lance! BOOM SHAKALAKA!"

*** One possible intro dialogue for Trolls! is "Trolls rule!" "That's right! Rule the universe!" Rule The Universe is the WizardMode in ''Attack From Mars''.

* SoundEffectBleep: One of Lord Howard Hurtz's introductory clips is "I'm Lord Howard Hurtz, who the [BEEP] are you?" An operator control allowed the unbleeped version instead.

-->'''Sir Psycho''': There IS a DOORBELL.

* StuffBlowingUp: The castles all explode when destroyed.

* AlliterativeTitle

-->"Yoohoo! [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Mein helmet has horns]]!"

-->"You wanna know why they call me Howard Hurtz? LORD, Howard Hurtz!

* AdjustableCensorship: There is a Family Mode setting, which [[GoryDiscrestionShot censors scenes such as the Dragon Death with the word CENSORED replacing them]].

* AntiFrustrationFeature: The Magic Shield; if your ball drains too soon after launch, Merlin gives you another one.

* CreatorCameo: Artist Creator/GregFreres did the voice of the jousting announcer.

-->"I am Francois du Grimm, and I will be rude to you!".

-->"You're driving me CRAZIER!"

* {{Combos}}: Shooting a shot that ricochets off the right troll into the left castle wall, or the left troll into the Merlin's Magic saucer will award a [[SmartBomb troll bomb]].

* {{Combos}}: When Victory Laps are active, shooting a second shot quickly after getting a Victory Lap awards an Ultra Combo which is worth twice as much as a Victory Lap. Getting back-to-back Ultra Combos increases the Victory Lap value.

** Francois du Grimm is basically one giant Shout Out to the Frenchman from ''Attack From Mars''; in addition to the two characters using the exact same voice, about half of the former's lines are {{Snowclone}}s of the latter's.

** Francois du Grimm is basically one giant Shout Out to the Frenchman from ''Attack From Mars'', as about half of the former's lines are {{Snowclone}}s of the latter's.