History Pinball / TalesFromTheCrypt

** Subverted with the sexy bikini-clad blonde perched on top of the "Creature Feature" well, whose face is that of an eyeless ghoul.

* GagLips: One of the ghouls on the playfield has an exaggerated pair of puffy bright red lips.

* {{Mutants}}[=/=]OurGhoulsAreCreepier: The table and backglass depict ghouls and freaks of various types.

* BlackComedy
* [[CallAHitPointASmeerp Call A Game Mode A Creature Feature]]

* ChainsawGood

* HurricaneOfPuns[=/=]IncrediblyLamePun: The game is jammed full of ''very'' bad puns, all with a horror theme.

* LargeHam[=/=]PungeonMaster: The Crypt Keeper.
-->'''The Crypt Keeper:''' "Two ''deads'' are better than one!"

The very first table manufactured was gifted to the musician Music/{{Slash}}, who was working with Data East at the time to develop their ''[[Pinball/GunsNRosesDataEast Guns N' Roses]]'' pinball game. It included a personalized message in the display [=ROMs=] and a small plaque reading "Made Especially for Slash and Renee."

Although some found the theme a bit lowbrow (true to its inspiration), ''Tales of the Crypt'' is widely regarded as one of Creator/DataEastPinball's best pins ever, a fast and balanced game with a lot of variety and challenge for expert players. Complaints against this pinball tend to focus on either the art, the theme, or the Crypt Keeper's annoying cackle, though admittedly they're all part of the license.

* ContinuityNod: The Crypt Keeper is shown on the backglass reading an issue of Creator/ECComics' ''Tales from the Crypt''

* LicensedPinballTable

* RuleOfScary
* ShoutOut: The sides of the backbox depict The Crypt Keeper dressed as a barber with a sharp razor, as a homage to ''Theatre/SweeneyTodd''

* DummiedOut: A great number of the Crypt Keeper's voice clips in the Rom are unused in the finished game. The unofficial 4.00 revision restores a number of them.

The very first table manufactured was gifted to the musician Slash;[[note]]He was working with Data East at the time to develop the ''Pinball/GunsNRoses'' pinball machine[[/note]] it included a personalized message in the display [=ROMs=] and a small plaque reading "Made Especially for Slash and Renee."

* ShoutOut: The sides of the backbox depict The Crypt Keeper dressed as a barber with a sharp razor, as a homage to ''Theater/SweeneyTodd''

->'''The Crypt Keeper:''' "The morgue, the merrier!"

'''''Tales from the Crypt''''' is a [[LicensedPinballTables licensed]] [[PhysicalPinballTables pinball machine]] based on [[TheFifties the 1950s]] [[Creator/ECComics horror comic books]] and the [[Series/TalesFromTheCrypt horror anthology television series]] on {{Creator/HBO}}. The game was designed by Creator/JohnBorg, with art by Kurt Andersen and Markus Rothkranz, and released by Creator/DataEast in 1993.

'''''Tales from the Crypt''''' is a [[LicensedPinballTables licensed]] [[PhysicalPinballTables pinball machine]] based on [[TheFifties the 1950s]] [[ECComics horror comic books]] and the [[Series/TalesFromTheCrypt horror anthology television series]] on {{Creator/HBO}}. The game was designed by Creator/JohnBorg, with art by Kurt Andersen and Markus Rothkranz, and released by Creator/DataEast in 1993.

* AdaptationDistillation: The ''Crypt'' pinball takes equal inspiration from both the original ECComics title (primarily for the artwork) and the HBO series (the Crypt Keeper's voice and humor).

* ContinuityNod: The Crypt Keeper is shown on the backglass reading an issue of ECComics' ''Tales from the Crypt''

''Trivia:'' The very first TFTC table was gifted to the musician Slash;[[note]]He was working with Data East at the time to develop the ''Pinball/GunsNRoses'' pinball machine[[/note]] it included a personalized message in the display [=ROMs=] and a small plaque reading "Made Especially for Slash and Renee."

'''Tales from the Crypt''' is a [[LicensedPinballTables licensed]] [[PhysicalPinballTables pinball machine]] based on [[TheFifties the 1950s]] [[ECComics horror comic books]] and the [[Series/TalesFromTheCrypt horror anthology television series]] on {{Creator/HBO}}. The game was designed by Creator/JohnBorg, with art by Kurt Andersen and Markus Rothkranz, and released by Creator/DataEast in 1993.

* InMemoriam: The end of the credits reads "In Loving Memory of William Gaines", the publisher and co-editor of the original ECComics.

''Trivia:'' The very first TFTC table was gifted to the musician Slash;[[note]]He had previously worked with Data East to develop the ''Pinball/GunsNRoses'' pinball machine[[/note]] it included a personalized message in the display [=ROMs=] and a small plaque reading "Made Especially for Slash and Renee."

''Trivia:'' The very first TFTC table was gifted to Music/{{Slash}}[[note]]He had previously worked with Data East for the ''Pinball/GunsNRoses'' pinball machine[[/note]], and included a personalized message in the display [=ROMs=] and a small plaque reading "Made Especially for Slash and Renee."

'''Tales from the Crypt''' is a [[LicensedPinballTables licensed]] [[PhysicalPinballTables pinball machine]] based on [[TheFifties the 1950s]] [[ECComics horror comic books]] and the [[Series/TalesFromTheCrypt horror anthology television series]] on {{HBO}}. The game was designed by Creator/JohnBorg, with art by Kurt Andersen and Markus Rothkranz, and released by Creator/DataEast in 1993.

* MsFanservice:
** Subverted with the sexy bikini-clad blonde perched on top of the "Creature Feature" well, whose face is that of an eyeless ghoul.
** Played straight with the woman wielding the chainsaw on the backglass.

* LargeHam: The Crypt Keeper.

* MsFanservice: Subverted; there's a sexy bikini-clad blonde perched on top of the "Creature Feature" well, but her face is that of an eyeless ghoul.

Although some found the theme a bit lowbrow (true to its inspiration), ''Tales of the Crypt'' is widely regarded as one of Creator/DataEastPinball's best pins ever, a fast and balanced game with a lot of variety and challenge for expert players. Complaints against this pinball tend to focus on either the art, the theme, or the Crypt Keeper's annoying cackle, though admittedly [[YourMileageMayVary they're all subjective]] and part of the license.

Similar to its namesakes, the ''Crypt'' game is centered on twelve frightful "Feature Creatures". As the cabinet shakes with the souls of previous players, Crack some Skulls, rob the Crypt, dodge the Guillotines, then try to select a Door Prize (but avoid the hangman!). Hit the Keeper's eyeballs, pound on the Tombstone, then confront the Werewolf and Play the Organ. Complete all twelve Features, then sit in the Electric Chair and fire it up for the Crypt Jam -- all while the Crypt Keeper cackles away with his nonstop barrage of horror(-ble) puns...

[[caption-width-right:350:"I've got good ''NOOSE'' for you!"]]

Similar to its namesakes, the ''Crypt'' game is centered on twelve frightful "Feature Creatures". Crack some skulls, rob the Crypt, play with the Guillotines, then try to select a Door Prize (but avoid the hangman!). Hit the Keeper's eyeballs, pound on the Tombstone, then confront the Werewolf and spin the victim strapped to the spinner. Complete all twelve Features, then sit in the Electric Chair and fire it up for the Crypt Jam -- all while the Crypt Keeper cackles away with his nonstop barrage of horror(-ble) puns...

Although some found the theme a bit lowbrow (true to the show that inspired it), ''Tales of the Crypt'' is widely regarded as one of Creator/DataEastPinball's best games ever, a fast and balanced game with a lot of variety and challenge for expert players. Complaints against this pinball tend to focus on either the art, the theme, or the Crypt Keeper's annoying cackle, though admittedly [[YourMileageMayVary they're all subjective]] and part of the license.

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to the television series, which was DarkerAndGorier than the original ECComics.

-->'''The Crypt Keeper:''' "Pleasant SCREAMS!"