Editing Pinball (section)

===Custom machines===
[[File:A rebuilt Terminator 2 pinball machine.jpg|thumb|200px|A restored [[Terminator 2: Judgment Day (pinball)|''Terminator 2'' pinball]] machine with all metal parts plated with [[chrome plating|chrome]]]]

Some hobbyists and small companies modify existing pinball machines or create their own custom pinball machines. Some want, for example, a game with a specific subject or theme that cannot be bought in this form or was never built at all.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pnwpinball.com/projects.htm|title=Pacific Northwest Pinball - Custom Pinball Projects|access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> Some custom games are built by using the programmable P-ROC controller board.<ref name=arscustom>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/10/the-custom-pinball-machines-of-chicagos-pinball-expo-2013/|title=The custom pinball machines of Chicago's Pinball Expo 2013|work=Ars Technica|date=21 October 2013|access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> Modifications include the use of ColorDMD that is used to replace the standard mono color [[dot-matrix display]]s<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.performancepinball.com/news/color-dmd-new-and-improved|title=Pinball and car news, tech and resources - Performance Pinball|access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> or the addition of features, e.g. figures or other toys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freeplayamusements.com/boogie.htm|title=Scared Stiff Pinball Dancing Boogiemen Kit|access-date=April 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209112219/http://freeplayamusements.com/boogie.htm|archive-date=February 9, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

A few notable examples of custom pinball machines include a ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' theme machine,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ghostbustersnews.com/2012/09/25/10508/|title=Fan Creation: Ghostbusters Pinball Machine|date=25 September 2012|access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> a ''[[The Matrix|Matrix]]'' style game,<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szBLqjyffnQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/szBLqjyffnQ| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Pinball News - The Matrix at the Dutch Pinball Open 2012|date=October 9, 2012|work=YouTube|access-date=April 6, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Bill Paxton]] Pinball,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.benheck.com/bill-paxton-pinball/|title=Bill Paxton Pinball: The Official Site|date=16 March 2010 |access-date=April 20, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]]'', ''[[Star Fox]]'', ''[[Predators (film)|Predator]]'', and [[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron man]]<ref>{{Cite book | title = The Pinball Compendium| author=Michael Shalhoub| publisher = Schiffer |isbn=978-0-7643-4107-6 |date= 2012| pages = 299}}</ref> machines.<ref name=arscustom />

[[Data East]] was one of the few regular pinball companies that manufactured custom pinball games (e.g. for [[Aaron Spelling]], [[Michael Jordan]] and the movie ''[[Richie Rich (film)|Richie Rich]]''), though these were basically mods of existing or soon to be released pinball machines (e.g. ''[[Lethal Weapon 3 (pinball)|Lethal Weapon 3]]'' or ''[[The Who's Tommy Pinball Wizard]]'').