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Creature from the Black Lagoon by Bally/Midway
Manufacturer: Bally/Midway
Date: December 1992
Number Produced: 7,841
Creature from the Black Lagoon is a pinball machine designed by John Trudeau, aka "Dr. Flash", and released by Midway under the Bally brand name. It is loosely based on the movie of the same name. The game's theme is that of a 1950's drive-in theater. Its major feature is a holographic creature, set in the middle of the playfield, that lights up and waves its hand back and forth during multiball play. The holograph is set behind a green plastic insert, so that the monster appears green. The character was licensed from Universal Studios by Bally so that the depiction of the character was accurate; however, the company did not have permission to use the likenesses of the other actors in the original film, which necessitated their using models.