Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
Here we have a 1987 Data East Laser War pinball machine in action for your viewing pleasure.
This machine is fun to play and has one of the best light shows in 1980's pinball. It was also the first machine from any manufacturer to feature stereo sound.
Hitting the Ion Cannon (the ramp) during three ball multiball makes you think that the machine is about to explode. She sure gets a little excited, let me tell ya.
Anyway, hitting the all of the flashing red, yellow or blue targets lights the corresponding saucer for ball lock. Locking the ball starts at two ball multiball and returning two balls to the saucers within a short period of time results a third ball being added to the multiball. Once the third ball is in play hitting the Ion Cannon scores the big points.
This was Data East's first machine. The Data East pinball division was operated by Gary Stern (yes, that Gary Stern) who still operates Stern Pinball to this day. Laser War was designed by Joe Kaminkow with art by Margaret Hudson and Kevin O'Connor.
For more information on this game, see here:
ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1415
Additionally, my shop is in my garage and I had the garage door open during the filming of this video. The bloody street sweeper went by twice during recording. Please forgive the noise. And, hello, Wyatt!
Here we have a 1987 Data East Laser War pinball machine in action for your viewing pleasure.
This machine is fun to play and has one of the best light shows in 1980's pinball. It was also the first machine from any manufacturer to feature stereo sound.
Hitting the Ion Cannon (the ramp) during three ball multiball makes you think that the machine is about to explode. She sure gets a little excited, let me tell ya.
Anyway, hitting the all of the flashing red, yellow or blue targets lights the corresponding saucer for ball lock. Locking the ball starts at two ball multiball and returning two balls to the saucers within a short period of time results a third ball being added to the multiball. Once the third ball is in play hitting the Ion Cannon scores the big points.
This was Data East's first machine. The Data East pinball division was operated by Gary Stern (yes, that Gary Stern) who still operates Stern Pinball to this day. Laser War was designed by Joe Kaminkow with art by Margaret Hudson and Kevin O'Connor.
For more information on this game, see here:
ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1415
Additionally, my shop is in my garage and I had the garage door open during the filming of this video. The bloody street sweeper went by twice during recording. Please forgive the noise. And, hello, Wyatt!
