History Pinball / SecretService

-->-- Advertising flyer[[labelnote:*]][[Pinball/JamesBond007 Where did we hear that before?]][[/labelnote]]

->"Licensed to Thrill"
-->--Advertising flyer[[labelnote:*]][[Pinball/JamesBond007 Where did we hear that before?]][[/labelnote]]

This was the second pinball game released by Data East; most players deem it as a respectable effort, though cynics will say that's because it liberally borrows playfield elements from ''Pinball/HighSpeed'' and ''Pinball/{{Flash}}''. In any event, it's regarded as a decent game, a not-too-GuiltyPleasure that [[AffectionateParody plays around with]] the spy genre.

''Secret Service'' is a 1988 PhysicalPinballTable from Creator/DataEast. It was designed by Joe Kaminkow, with art by Kevin O'Connor and Margaret Hudson.

* HammerAndSickleRemovedForYourProtection: Played straight for the most part, though a few references to "KGB agents" appear.

This was the second pinball game released by Data East; most players deem it as a respectable effort, though cynics will say that's because it liberally borrows the playfield from ''Pinball/HighSpeed''. In any event, it's regarded as a decent game, a not-too-GuiltyPleasure that [[AffectionateParody plays around with]] the spy genre.

* UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC

* OffTheShelfFX: A red toy Matchbox Ferrari is parked in front of the White House.

* RealSongThemeTune: In addition to "Nobody Does It Better", the game plays music from other espionage works, including ''Series/MissionImpossible, Series/GetSmart,'' and ''[[Series/DangerMan Secret Agent Man]]''.

** His female partner appears on the playfield, wearing a full-length gold dress while firing a gun at some spies.

* RealSongThemeTune: In addition to "Nobody Does It Better", the game includes music from other espionage works including ''Series/MissionImpossible, Series/GetSmart,'' and ''[[Series/DangerMan Secret Agent Man]]''.

The player is Agent 001 of the United State Secret Service, with one simple mission -- protect UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC from the evil Soviets who are targeting the nation's leaders. Patrol the streets of D.C. in your service-issued Ferrari, gun down enemy agents in front of the Capitol Building, then curve around the Beltway and lock your ball in the White House. Infiltrate the Soviet spy headquarters via the underground passage, then start a three-ball multiball for a chance at the Special.

''Secret Service'' is memorable for its post-game karaoke mode; after each game, the table would play the chorus from "Nobody Does It Better" (from ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''), while displaying the lyrics on the alphanumeric score display. It also featured a Digital Stereo soundsystem, a point played up whenever possible.

[[caption-width-right:326:"Licensed to Thrill" -- wait, [[Pinball/JamesBond007 where did we hear that before?]]]]

->"The Secret Is Out."
-->--Advertising flyer

This was the second pinball game released by Data East; most players deem it as a respectable effort, though cynics will say that's because it liberally borrows the playfield from ''Pinball/HighSpeed''. In any event, it'sregarded as a decent game, a not-too-GuiltyPleasure that [[AffectionateParody plays around with]] the spy genre.

[[caption-width-right:326:"Licensed to Thrill" -- wait, didn't [[Pinball/JamesBond007 we already heard that?]]]]

* SpyFiction: A lighthearted take on the ''Film/JamesBond''-style martini-flavored genre.
-->"U.S. spies park somewhere else!"\\
"Parking for KGB Agents Only"

''Secret Service'' is memorable for its post-game karaoke mode; after each game, the table would play the chorus from "Nobody Does It Better," while displaying the lyrics on the alphanumeric score display.

* VehicularAssault: The slingshot bumpers show a shootout between the two American agents (in their Ferrari) and three Soviet spies (in a black Mercedes).

* UnfortunateImplications: The game includes Soviet MIG jets shooting down Air Force One, a gunfight outside the Capitol Building, and the player has to repeatedly take shots at the White House. Just imagine how that would come across in a post-SeptemberEleven America...