Heighway Pinball

Heighway Pinball
Industry Interactive entertainment
Fate liquidation
Founded 2012
Founder Andrew Heighway
Defunct 2018
Headquarters Ebbw Vale, U.K.
Products Pinball
Website http://www.heighwaypinball.com

Heighway Pinball was a British company manufacturing pinball machines and was established in 2012. The first table by the company, Full Throttle, was released in 2015.[1][2][3][4][5] [6] The racing themed game features as a speciality a LCD screen for scores, info and animations on the playfield surface at player’s eye view.[7]

Their second machine Alien is based on the movie of the same name and its first sequel Aliens. The first production shipment began Feb 14th, 2017.[8][9][10][11]

As of April 26, 2018, Heighway Pinball had closed the doors on the factory, laid-off its employees and is facing liquidation.[12]


References

  1. ↑ Rubens, Paul (28 January 2013). "Flipping heck: Is pinball about to stage a recovery?". Retrieved 7 January 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
  2. ↑ "Throwback Thursday: Heighway Feature - Fun With Bonus". funwithbonus.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Newman, Jared. "Pinball Makers See a Comeback in the Making". Retrieved 7 January 2017 – via techland.time.com.
  4. ↑ "Pinball News - First and Free". pinballnews.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "HEIGHWAY PINBALL: THE PINBALL WIZARD OF MERTHYR TYDFIL - SOUTH WALES SECRET #66 • Buzz Magazine". buzzmag.co.uk. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Heighway Pinball Hails Response To Full Throttle Flipper Game - Articles - Vending Features - Vending Times Inc". vendingtimes.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  7. ↑ http://www.pinballnews.com/games/fullthrottle/index9.html
  8. ↑ "Heighway Pinball's Alien Pinball Machine Unveiled". arcadeheroes.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Heighway Pinball's Alien – update - Pavlov Pinball". pavlovpinball.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Gerald Opens New Pinball Production Line in South Wales". geraldjones.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "News : Alien Pinball Machine Update : Serious Fun". wordpress.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Heighway Pinball Faces Liquidation". Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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