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Heighway Pinball

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Heighway Pinball
IndustryInteractive entertainment
Founded2012
FounderAndrew Heighway
Defunct2018
FateLiquidation
HeadquartersEbbw Vale, UK
ProductsPinball
Websiteheighwaypinball.com is no longer online.

Heighway Pinball was a British company, established in 2012, that manufactured pinball machines. It was founded by Andrew Heighway in Merthyr Tydfil.[1] The first table by the company, Full Throttle, was released in 2015.[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]

The company's second machine Alien is based on the movie of the same name and its first sequel Aliens. Production shipment began on 14 February 2017.[8][9] In 2016, the company opened a new production line, increasing their manufacturing capacity to 250 games per month. They had 26 employees.[10]

As of 26 April 2018, Heighway Pinball had closed the doors on its factory,[11] laid off its employees, and was liquidated soon afterward.[12][13] The rights to the Alien machine were acquired by Pinball Brothers, a company founded by some of Heighway pinball's investors, who began manufacturing as second run of the game in 2021.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Heighway Pinball: The Pinball Wizard of Merthyr Tydfil - South Wales Secret". buzzmag.co.uk. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ Rubens, Paul (28 January 2013). "Flipping heck: Is pinball about to stage a recovery?". BBC News. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Throwback Thursday: Heighway Feature". Fun With Bonus. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. ^ Newman, Jared (28 January 2013). "Pinball Makers See a Comeback in the Making". Time. Retrieved 7 January 2017 – via techland.time.com.
  5. ^ "Heighway Pinball Update". pinballnews.com. 2014-05-30. 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.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Full Throttle Launch Party". Pinball News. 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  8. ^ "Heighway Pinball's Alien Pinball Machine Unveiled". arcadeheroes.com. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  9. ^ Rubens, Paul (2014-11-22). "Heighway Pinball's Alien – update". Pavlov Pinball. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Gerald Opens New Pinball Production Line in South Wales". geraldjones.co.uk. 2016-02-22. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Heighway Pinball Faces Liquidation". Pinball News. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Heighway Pinball By The Numbers". Pinball News. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  13. ^ Minter, Casey (2 May 2018). "Heighway Pinball Reportedly Shuttered". Replay Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Alien Remake Announced". Pinball News. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2022.