Manufacturing as a whole in America has been suffering. Add to that the fact that video game consoles have entered millions of homes since the early 90s and you have a perfect storm that has resulted in the shuttered and faltering sales of major pinball manufacturers for decades. A great pinball machine requires a vast amount of craftsmanship, and one of largest producing places you’ll find that kind of work happening today is at Stern Pinball. Last month Popular Mechanics went inside of Stearn Pinball manufacturing facility to see how a 21st-century pinball machine comes together. It examines the process by dividing it into four main sections:

Finding a license

Designing the game

Sub-Assembly

Assembly and testing

While there won’t be anything new in the article for enthusiasts, it is an excellent primer on pinball manufacturing in America. What pinball machines and manufacturers has sold the most over the years? The table below could give some insight.

The Highest Selling Pinball Machines Of All Time

A list of all pinball machines that have sold 10,000 or more units, Source: IPDB

Year	Name  (Click to display that game)	MFG	Prod.	Rating
1932	Ballyhoo	Bally	50,000*	8.8
1990	Funhouse	Williams	10,750*	8.1
1976	Fireball	Bally	10,000*	6.3
1992	The Addams Family	Midway	20,270	8.2
1977	Eight Ball	Bally	20,230	7.1
1979	Flash	Williams	19,505	7.6
1978	Playboy	Bally	18,250	7.4
1980	Firepower	Williams	17,410	7.8
1986	High Speed	Williams	17,080	7.9
1979	Kiss	Bally	17,000	6.9
1979	Star Trek	Bally	16,842	7.1
1978	Mata Hari	Bally	16,260	7.8
1976	Capt. Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy	Bally	16,155	7.8
1993	Twilight Zone	Midway	15,235	8.4
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Williams	15,202	8.0
1979	Harlem Globetrotters On Tour	Bally	14,550	7.5
1987	F-14 Tomcat	Williams	14,502	7.7
1979	Gorgar	Williams	14,000	7.5
1977	Evel Knievel	Bally	14,000	7.5
1978	Power Play	Bally	13,750	7.4
1992	Fish Tales	Williams	13,640	8.0
1992	The Getaway: High Speed II	Williams	13,259	8.0
1980	Black Knight	Williams	13,075	7.9
1978	Strikes and Spares	Bally	12,820	7.6
1993	Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure	Williams	12,716	8.3
1976	Royal Flush	Gottlieb	12,250	7.9
1986	PIN·BOT	Williams	12,001	7.9
1978	Sinbad	Gottlieb	12,000	7.6
1993	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Williams	11,728	8.3
1976	Space Mission	Williams	11,652	7.8
1980	Space Invaders	Bally	11,400	7.7
1980	Xenon	Bally	11,000	7.8
1982	Mrs. Pac-Man Pinball	Bally	10,600	7.1
1976	Grand Prix	Williams	10,554	7.5
1992	Star Wars	Data East	10,400	8.0
1992	Lethal Weapon 3	Data East	10,350	7.5
1980	Silverball Mania	Bally	10,350	7.4
1979	Supersonic	Bally	10,340	7.0
1978	Lost World	Bally	10,330	7.0
1978	The Six Million Dollar Man	Bally	10,320	7.2
1975	Spirit of 76	Gottlieb	10,300	7.6
1976	Aztec	Williams	10,150	7.7
1976	Surf Champ	Gottlieb	10,070	7.7
1975	Wizard!	Bally	10,005	7.9
1981	Flash Gordon	Bally	10,000	7.9