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Acronyms. Abbreviations. Call them what you will, they’re still a PITA*.
They’re fine if you know what they mean – and let’s face it, nobody wants to keep typing out Creature From The Black Lagoon over and over – but for those times when you don’t know, here is the definitive guide for all the games from about 1990 to present, plus a few other relevant games, some technical terms and other stuff you might find useful.
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There are currently 331 Acronyms in this directory
24
24 - The Pinball, Stern Pinball, 2009
A13
Apollo 13, Sega Pinball, 1995
AAB
Add-a-Ball, Machine type
ACDC-BIBLE
AC/DC Back in Black Limited Edition, Stern Pinball, 2012
ACDC-LTBRLE
AC/DC Let There Be Rock Limited Edition, Stern Pinball, 2012
ACNC
Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle, Spooky Pinball, 2017
AFM
Attack from Mars, Bally, 1995
AFMR
Attack from Mars Remake, Chicago Gaming, 2017
AGB
Al's Garage Band Goes on a World Tour, Alvin G, 1992
AH3
Amazon Hunt III, Gottlieb, 1991
AIW
Alice In Wonderland, Zidware, Never produced
AMH
America's Most Haunted, Spooky Pinball, 2014
AP
Austin Powers, Stern Pinball, 2001
BB
Backbox, Technical term
BBB
Big Bang Bar, Capcom 1996, Pinball Mfg Inc 2007
BBBB
Bugs Bunny's Birthday Ball, Bally, 1991
BBH
Big Buck Hunter Pro, Stern Pinball, 2009
BD
Big Dick, Fabulous Fantasies, 198?
BDK
Batman: The Dark Knight, Stern Pinball, 2008
BF
Batman Forever, Sega Pinball, 1995
BFTK
Battle for the Kingdom, Medieval Madness mode, 1997
BG (1)
Backglass, Technical term
BG (2)
Big Guns, Williams, 1987
BH (1)
Black Hole, Gottlieb, 1981
BH (2)
Frank Thomas' Big Hurt, Gottlieb, 1995
BIBLE
AC/DC Back in Black Limited Edition, Stern Pinball, 2012
BK
Black Knight, Williams 1980
BK-SOR
Black Knight Sword of Rage, Stern Pinball, 2019
BK2K
Black Knight 2000, Williams, 1989
BLY
Bally, Pinball manufacturer, 1931-1999
BM
Batman, Data East Pinball, 1991
BoP
The Machine: Bride of Pinbot, Williams, 1991
BR (1)
Banzai Run, Williams, 1988
BR (2)
Black Rose, Bally, 1992
BRUSA
Big Race USA, Computer Pinball, Empire Interactive, 1998
BS
Breakshot, Capcom, 1996
BSD
Bram Stoker's Dracula, Williams, 1993
BSM
Black-Suited Spider-Man, Stern Pinball, 2007
BSMT2000
Brian Schmidt Music Technology sound system, Data East Pinball, 1991-2003
BTTF
Back to the Future, Data East Pinball, 1990
BW (1)
Barb Wire, Premier Technology, 1995
BW (2)
Baywatch, Sega Pinball, 1995
BW (3)
Bally/Williams, Manufacturer
C1812
Class of 1812, Gottlieb, 1991
CBW
Cue Ball Wizard, Gottlieb, 1992
CC (1)
Cactus Canyon, Bally, 1999
CC (2)
Caribbean Cruise, International Concepts, 1990
CCC
Cactus Canyon Continued, Extended custom software for Cactus Canyon, 2012
CCR
Cosmic Cart Racing, Multimorphic, 2018
CF
Capt. Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Bally, 1975
CFTBL
Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bally, 1992
CH (1)
Car Hop, Premier, 1991
CH (2)
Crocodile Hunter, Prototype, Mr. Pinball Australia, not produced
CJ
Cactus Jack's, Premier, 1991
CP (1)
Checkpoint, Data East Pinball, 1991
CP (2)
The Champion Pub, Bally, 1998
CPU
Central Processing Unit, Electronics term
CRT
Cathode-Ray Tube, Electronics term
CSI
Crime Scene Investigation, Stern Pinball, 2008
CV
Cirqus Voltaire, Bally, 1997
DaC
Drop-a-Card, Gottlieb, 1971
DCS
Digital Compression System, Williams sound system name, 1993-1999
DD
Dr. Dude, Bally, 1990
DE (1)
Data East Pinball, Manufacturer, 1986-1994
DE (2)
Dinosaur Eggs, Alvin G, 1993
DE2
Dona Elvira 2, 1996, Petaco
DH
Dirty Harry, Williams, 1995
DI
Dialed In!, Jersey Jack Pinball, 2017
DK
Batman: The Dark Knight, Stern Pinball, 2008
DM
Demolition Man, Williams, 1994
DMD
Dot Matrix Display, Technical term, 1991-2017
DMOS
Demolition Man on Steroids, Custom Demolition Man software, Pinnovating, 2011
DOHO
Hidden reference in some Bally/Williams dot matrix display artwork
DP (1)
Dutch Pinball, Manufacturer
DP (2)
Diamond Plate, Williams/Bally playfield protective coating
DPO
Dutch Pinball Open, pinball event, Netherlands
DW (1)
Doctor Who, Bally, 1992
DW (2)
Deadly Weapon, Gottlieb, 1990
EATPM
Elvira and the Party Monsters, Bally, 1989
EBD
Eight Ball Deluxe, Bally, 1981
EBD-LE
Eight Ball Deluxe: Limited Edition, Bally, 1982
EK
Evel Knievel, Bally, 1977
EM
Electromechanical, Pre-electronic pinball design
EOS
End-of-Stroke (switch), Technical term
EPROM
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, Technical term
ES
Earthshaker!, Williams, 1989
F-NoES
Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Gottlieb, 1994
F14
F-14 Tomcat, Williams, 1987
F2K
Flight 2000, Stern Electronics, 1987
F6
Flip-VI, Inder, 1991
FA
For Auction, Internet forum term
FB
NBA Fastbreak, Bally. 1997
FF
Flipper Football, Capcom Pinball, 1996
FG (1)
Flash Gordon, Bally, 1981
FG (2)
Family Guy, Stern Pinball, 2007
FH
Funhouse, Williams, 1990
FP
Firepower, Williams, 1980
FS (1)
For Sale, Internet forum term
FS (2)
Future Spa, Bally. 1979
FT (1)
Fish Tales, Williams, 1992
FT (2)
Full Throttle, Heighway Pinball, 2014
FT (3)
For Trade, Internet forum term
FYI
For Your Information, Internet forum term
GB
Ghostbusters, Stern Pinball, 2016
GC (1)
Golden Cue, Sega Pinball, 1998
GC (2)
Grand Champion, Gameplay term
GE
Goldeneye, Sega Pinball, 1995
GI (1)
Gilligan's Island, Bally, 1991
GI (2)
General Illumination (lighting), Technical term
GL
Grand Lizard, Williams, 1986
GnR
Guns 'N Roses, Data East Pinball, 1994
GoT
Game of Thrones, Stern Pinball, 2015
GP
Grand Prix, Stern Pinball, 2005
GS
The Bally Game Show, Bally, 1990
GTB
Gottlieb, Pinball manufacturer, 1931-1996
HD
Harley Davidson, Bally 1991, Sega Pinball/Stern Pinball 1999
HH
Haunted House, Gottlieb, 1982
HoaDC
Horse of a Different Colour, Mode in The Wizard of Oz, Jersey Jack Pinball
HoF
Hall of Fame, Las Vegas location or Honour Roll
HRC
High Roller Casino, Stern Pinball, 2001
HS
High Speed, Williams, 1987
HS2
The Getaway: High Speed 2, Williams, 1992
HST
High Score Table, Gameplay term
HUO
Home Use Only, Technical term
I500
Indianapolis 500, Williams, 1995
ID4
Independence Day, Sega Pinball, 1996
IFPA
International Flipper Pinball Association, Organisation
IJ
Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure, Williams, 1993
IJ4
Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Stern Pinball, 2008
IM (1)
Iron Man, Stern Pinball, 2010
IM (2)
Io Moon, Petaco, 1994
IMDN
Iron Maiden, Stern Pinball, 2018
IMVE
Iron Man Vault Edition, Stern Pinball, 2014
IPB
Illinois Pin Ball Company, Parts & machine manufacturer
IPDB
Internet Pinball Database, Website
IR
Infra-Red, Technical term
J*B
Jackbot, Williams, 1995
JD
Judge Dredd, Williams, 1993
JJP
Jersey Jack Pinball, Manufacturer
JM
Johnny Mnemonic, Williams, 1995
JP (1)
Jurassic Park, Data East Pinball, 1993
JP (2)
Jackpot, Gameplay term
JP (3)
Jurassic Park, Stern Pinball, 2019
JY
Junkyard, Williams, 1996
KK
King Kong, Data East Pinball, 1990
KoS
Kings of Steel, Williams, 1984
KP
Kingpin, Capcom Pinball, 1996
LAH
Last Action Hero, Data East Pinball, 1993
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display, Technical Term
LE
Limited Edition, Model variant
LED
Light Emitting Diode, Technical term
LiS
Lost in Space, Sega Pinball, 1998
LITZ
Lost in the Zone, mode in Twilight Zone, Bally, 1993
LL
Lower Left, Technical term
LL:GG
Lexy Lightspeed: Galaxy Girl, Original name for Lexy Lightspeed: Escape from Earth, Multimorphic, 2017
LOTR
The Lord of the Rings, Stern Pinball, 2003
LR (1)
Lower Right, Technical term
LR (2)
La Renata, Geiger, 1992
LTBR
AC/DC Let There Be Rock Limited Edition, Stern Pinball, 2012
LW
Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Sega Pinball, 1997
LW3
Lethal Weapon 3, Data East Pinball, 1992
M90
Mundial 90, Inder, 1990
MA (1)
Mousin' Around, Bally, 1990
MA (2)
Mario Andretti, Gottlieb, 1995
MB
Monster Bash, Williams, 1998
MC
Mystery Castle, Alvin G., 1993
MET
Metallica, Stern Pinball, 2013
MG
Magic Girl, Zidware, 2017
MGC
Midwest Gaming Classic, Wisconsin show
MGoW
Mars: God of War, Gottlieb, 1981
MJ
Michael Jordan, Data East Pinball, 1992
MM (1)
Medieval Madness, Williams, 1997
MM (2)
Metal Man. Inder, 1992
MMR
Medieval Madness Remake, Chicago Gaming Company, 2014
MNF
Monday Night Football, Data East Pinball, 1989
MONO
Monopoly, Stern Pinball, 2001
MOP
Metallica Master of Puppets LE, Stern Pinball, 2013
MSF
Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, Sega Pinball, 1994
NASCAR
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Stern Pinball, 2005
NBA
National Basketball Association, Stern Pinball, 2009
NBAF
NBA Fastbreak, Bally, 1997
NEMO
Captain Nemo Dives Again, Quetzal Pinball, 2017
NF
No Fear: Dangerous Sports, Williams, 1995
NGG
No Good Gofers, Williams, 1997
NIB
New In Box, Descriptive term
NLA
No Longer Available, Descriptive term
NM
Night Moves, International Concepts, 1990
NNS
New New Stock, Remade parts, Descriptive term
NOS
New Old Stock, Original parts, Descriptive term
O1
Orbitor 1, Stern Electronics, 1982
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer, Official parts
OOS
Out Of Stock, Sold Out, Descriptive term
OT (1)
Operation Thunder, Gottlieb, 1992
OT (2)
Off-Topic, Not related to this discussion, Internet forum term
P*P*Y*
Popeye Saves The Earth, Bally, 1994
P2K
Pinball 2000, Pinball platform, Williams, 1999
PAGG
Pin-A-Go-Go, California pinball show
PAPA
Professional and Amateur Pinball Association, Pinball organisation
PB
Playboy, Stern Pinball, 2002
PC
Pinball Circus, Bally, 1994
PCB
Printed Circuit Board, Technical term
PF (1)
Police Force, Williams, 1989
PF (2)
Playfield, Technical term
PHoF
Pinball Hall of Fame, Pinball location in Las Vegas
PITA
Pain in the Arse/Ass, Derogatory term
PLD
Pat Lawlor Design, Pinball design company
PM
Pinball Magic, Capcom Pinball, 1995
POA
Path of Adventure, Playfield feature, Indiana Jones, Williams, 1993
POS
Piece Of Sh*t, Derogatory term
POTC
Pirates of the Caribbean, Stern Pinball, 2006
POTC-JJP
Pirates of the Caribbean, Jersey Jack Pinball, 2018
POTO
Phantom of the Opera, Data East Pinball, 1990
PP
Pistol Poker, Alvin G., 1993
PPE
Pacific Pinball Exposition, Pinball show, 2007-2012
PPM
Pacific Pinball Museum, Pinball location in Alameda, California
PS
Pool Sharks, Bally, 1990
PSTE
Popeye Saves The Earth, Bally, 1994
PTC
Punchy the Clown, Alvin G., 1993
PZ
Party Zone, Bally, 1991
PZBG
Pinball Zombies froim Beyond the Grave, Spooky Pinball, Not produced
R&B
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle and Friends, Data East Pinball, 1993
R911
Rescue 911, Gottlieb, 1994
RAZA
Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland, Zidware, Never produced
RBG
Riverboat Gambler, Williams, 1990
RBION
Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Stern Pinball 2004
RCT
Rollercoaster Tycoon, Stern Pinball, 2002
RFM
Revenge from Mars, Bally, 1999
RG
Rollergames, Williams, 1990
RGP
Rec.Games.Pinball, Internet pinball newsgroup
RS (1)
Roadshow, Williams, 1994
RS (2)
The Rolling Stones, Stern Pinball, 2011
RTFM
Read The Flippin' Manual, Internet forum term
RTU
Rule The Universe, Mode in Revenge from Mars
RZSI
Rob Zombie's Spookshow International, Spooky Pinball, 2017
SA
Shaq Attaq, Gottlieb, 1994
SB
A.G. Soccer Ball, Alvin G., 1991
SBM
Silverball Mania, Bally, 1978
SC
Safe Cracker, Bally, 1996
SDMEWM
Super-Duper Mega-Extreme Wizard Mode, Mode in The Simpsons Pinball Party, Stern Pinball, 2003
SDTM
Straight Down The Middle, Gameplay term
SF2
Street Fighter 2, Gottlieb, 1993
SG
Stargate, Gottlieb, 1995
SJ
Space Jam, Sega Pinball, 1997
SJP
Super Jackpot, Gameplay term
SM
Spider-Man, Stern Pinball, 2007
SMB
Super Mario Bros., Gottlieb, 1992
SMB (1)
Spider-Man Black Suit Edition, Stern Pinball, 2007
SMB-MW
Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World, Gottlieb, 1992
SMVE
Spider-Man Vault Edition, Stern Pinball, 2016
SnS
Surf n Safari, Gottlieb, 1991
SoF
Swords of Fury, Williams, 1988
SOL (1)
Stroke of Luck, Attack from Mars playfield feature, Bally, 1995
SOL (2)
Sh*t out of Luck, Internet forum term
SOT
Sort of Off Topic, Internet forum term
SP
South Park, Stern Pinball, 1999
SPI
Stern Pinball Inc., Pinball manufacturer
SPP
The Simpsons Pinball Party, Stern Pinball, 2003
SRP
Steve Ritchie Productions, Pinball design company
SS (1)
Solid-State, Computerised, Technical term
SS (2)
Scared Stiff, Bally, 1996
SS (3)
Slingshot, Playfield feature
SS (4)
Silver Slugger, Gottlieb, 1990
SSO
Sharkey's Shootout, Stern Pinball, 2000
SST
Starship Troopers, Sega Pinball, 1997
ST
Star Trek: Into Darkness, Stern Pinball, 2013
ST-TNG
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Williams, 1993
STDM
Dyslexic version of Straight Down The Middle, Technical Term
SW
Star Wars, Data East Pinball 1992, Stern Pinball 2017
SW-E1
Star Wars: Episode One, Williams, 1999
SWT
Star Wars Trilogy, Sega Pinball, 1997
SX
Striker Extreme, Stern Pinball, 2000
T2
Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Williams, 1991
T3
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Stern Pinball, 2003
TABA
There And Back Again, Mode in The Lord of the Rings, Stern Pinball, 1992
TAF
The Addams Family, Bally, 1992
TAFG
The Addams Family, Special Gold Collectors Edition, Bally, 1994
TAG
Thunderbirds Are Go, Homepin, 2017
TAV
The Avengers, Stern Pinball, 2013
TBL
The Big Lebowski, Dutch Pinball, 2015
TF (2)
Title Fight, Gottlieb, 1990
TFTC
Tales from the Crypt, Data East Pinball, 1993
TH
The Hobbit, Jersey Jack Pinball, 2015
TLA
Three-Letter Acronym/Abbreviation
TM (1)
Time Machine, Data East Pinball, 1988
TM (2)
Trademark, Technical term
TMNT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Data East Pinball, 1991
TNA
Total Nuclear Annihilation, Spooky Pinball, 2017
TO
Teed-Off, Gottlieb, 1993
TOM
Theatre of Magic, Bally, 1995
TOTAN
Tales of the Arabian Nights, Williams, 1996
TRS
The Rolling Stones, Stern Pinball, 2011
TS (1)
The Shadow, Bally, 1994
TS (2)
The Sopranos, Stern Pinball, 2005
TSPP
The Simpsons Pinball Party, Stern Pinball, 2003
TTM
Tour The Mansion, Mode in The Addams Family, Bally, 1992
TTR
Transporter: The Rescue, Bally, 1989
TZ
Twilight Zone, Bally, 1993
UL
Upper Left, Technical term
UR
Upper Right, Technical term
USAF
USA Football, Alvin G., 1992
VA
Vacation America, Chicago Pinball, 2003
VJ
Vacation Jackpot, Feature in Whitewater, Williams, 1993
VND
Viper Night Drivin', Sega Pinball, 1998
VUK
Vertical Up-Kicker, Technical term
W?D
Who Dunnit?, Williams, 1995
W/L
When Lit, Gameplay term
WC90
World Cup '90, Mr Game, 1990
WCS
World Cup Soccer '94, Bally, 1994
WH2O
Whitewater, Williams, 1993
WMS
Williams, Manufacturer
WN:BJM
Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons, Stern Pinball/WhizBang Pinball, 2015
WO
Wipe Out!, Gottlieb, 1993
WOF
Wheel Of Fortune, Stern Pinball, 2007
WOZ
The Wizard Of Oz, Jersey Jack Pinball, 2013
WOZ-ECLE
The Wizard of Oz: Emerald City Limited Edition, Jersey Jack Pinball, 2013
WPC
Williams Pinball Controller, Electronics system, 1990-1999
WPT
World Poker Tour, Stern Pinball, 2006
WSC
World Soccer Challenge, Gottlieb, 1994
WTB
Want To Buy, Internet forum term
WTD
Wanted/Want To Deal, Internet forum term
WTS
Want To Sell, Internet forum term
WTT
Want To Trade, Internet forum term
WW (1)
Whirlwind, Williams, 1990
WW (2)
Whitewater, Williams, 1993
WW (3)
Waterworld, Gottlieb, 1995
WW (4)
Whitewood, Development playfield without artwork, Technical term
WWE
WWE Wrestlemania, Stern Pinball, 2015
WWF
WWF Royal Rumble, Data East Pinball, 1994
WWTCF
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Jersey Jack Pinball, 2019
XB
Extra Ball, Gameplay term
XF
The X-Files, Sega Pinball, 1997
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Acronyms. Abbreviations. Call them what you will, they’re still a PITA*.
They’re fine if you know what they mean – and let’s face it, nobody wants to keep typing out Creature From The Black Lagoon over and over – but for those times when you don’t know, here is the definitive guide for all the games from about 1990 to present, plus a few other relevant games, some technical terms and other stuff you might find useful.
*it’s in the list!
All | # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X | Submit a Acronym
There are currently 331 Acronyms in this directory
24
24 - The Pinball, Stern Pinball, 2009
A13
Apollo 13, Sega Pinball, 1995
AAB
Add-a-Ball, Machine type
ACDC-BIBLE
AC/DC Back in Black Limited Edition, Stern Pinball, 2012
ACDC-LTBRLE
AC/DC Let There Be Rock Limited Edition, Stern Pinball, 2012
ACNC
Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle, Spooky Pinball, 2017
AFM
Attack from Mars, Bally, 1995
AFMR
Attack from Mars Remake, Chicago Gaming, 2017
AGB
Al's Garage Band Goes on a World Tour, Alvin G, 1992
AH3
Amazon Hunt III, Gottlieb, 1991
AIW
Alice In Wonderland, Zidware, Never produced
AMH
America's Most Haunted, Spooky Pinball, 2014
AP
Austin Powers, Stern Pinball, 2001
BB
Backbox, Technical term
BBB
Big Bang Bar, Capcom 1996, Pinball Mfg Inc 2007
BBBB
Bugs Bunny's Birthday Ball, Bally, 1991
BBH
Big Buck Hunter Pro, Stern Pinball, 2009
BD
Big Dick, Fabulous Fantasies, 198?
BDK
Batman: The Dark Knight, Stern Pinball, 2008
BF
Batman Forever, Sega Pinball, 1995
BFTK
Battle for the Kingdom, Medieval Madness mode, 1997
BG (1)
Backglass, Technical term
BG (2)
Big Guns, Williams, 1987
BH (1)
Black Hole, Gottlieb, 1981
BH (2)
Frank Thomas' Big Hurt, Gottlieb, 1995
BIBLE
AC/DC Back in Black Limited Edition, Stern Pinball, 2012
BK
Black Knight, Williams 1980
BK-SOR
Black Knight Sword of Rage, Stern Pinball, 2019
BK2K
Black Knight 2000, Williams, 1989
BLY
Bally, Pinball manufacturer, 1931-1999
BM
Batman, Data East Pinball, 1991
BoP
The Machine: Bride of Pinbot, Williams, 1991
BR (1)
Banzai Run, Williams, 1988
BR (2)
Black Rose, Bally, 1992
BRUSA
Big Race USA, Computer Pinball, Empire Interactive, 1998
BS
Breakshot, Capcom, 1996
BSD
Bram Stoker's Dracula, Williams, 1993
BSM
Black-Suited Spider-Man, Stern Pinball, 2007
BSMT2000
Brian Schmidt Music Technology sound system, Data East Pinball, 1991-2003
BTTF
Back to the Future, Data East Pinball, 1990
BW (1)
Barb Wire, Premier Technology, 1995
BW (2)
Baywatch, Sega Pinball, 1995
BW (3)
Bally/Williams, Manufacturer
C1812
Class of 1812, Gottlieb, 1991
CBW
Cue Ball Wizard, Gottlieb, 1992
CC (1)
Cactus Canyon, Bally, 1999
CC (2)
Caribbean Cruise, International Concepts, 1990
CCC
Cactus Canyon Continued, Extended custom software for Cactus Canyon, 2012
CCR
Cosmic Cart Racing, Multimorphic, 2018
CF
Capt. Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Bally, 1975
CFTBL
Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bally, 1992
CH (1)
Car Hop, Premier, 1991
CH (2)
Crocodile Hunter, Prototype, Mr. Pinball Australia, not produced
CJ
Cactus Jack's, Premier, 1991
CP (1)
Checkpoint, Data East Pinball, 1991
CP (2)
The Champion Pub, Bally, 1998
CPU
Central Processing Unit, Electronics term
CRT
Cathode-Ray Tube, Electronics term
CSI
Crime Scene Investigation, Stern Pinball, 2008
CV
Cirqus Voltaire, Bally, 1997
DaC
Drop-a-Card, Gottlieb, 1971
DCS
Digital Compression System, Williams sound system name, 1993-1999
DD
Dr. Dude, Bally, 1990
DE (1)
Data East Pinball, Manufacturer, 1986-1994
DE (2)
Dinosaur Eggs, Alvin G, 1993
DE2
Dona Elvira 2, 1996, Petaco
DH
Dirty Harry, Williams, 1995
DI
Dialed In!, Jersey Jack Pinball, 2017
DK
Batman: The Dark Knight, Stern Pinball, 2008
DM
Demolition Man, Williams, 1994
DMD
Dot Matrix Display, Technical term, 1991-2017
DMOS
Demolition Man on Steroids, Custom Demolition Man software, Pinnovating, 2011
DOHO
Hidden reference in some Bally/Williams dot matrix display artwork
DP (1)
Dutch Pinball, Manufacturer
DP (2)
Diamond Plate, Williams/Bally playfield protective coating
DPO
Dutch Pinball Open, pinball event, Netherlands
DW (1)
Doctor Who, Bally, 1992
DW (2)
Deadly Weapon, Gottlieb, 1990
EATPM
Elvira and the Party Monsters, Bally, 1989
EBD
Eight Ball Deluxe, Bally, 1981
EBD-LE
Eight Ball Deluxe: Limited Edition, Bally, 1982
EK
Evel Knievel, Bally, 1977
EM
Electromechanical, Pre-electronic pinball design
EOS
End-of-Stroke (switch), Technical term
EPROM
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, Technical term
ES
Earthshaker!, Williams, 1989
F-NoES
Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street, Gottlieb, 1994
F14
F-14 Tomcat, Williams, 1987
F2K
Flight 2000, Stern Electronics, 1987
F6
Flip-VI, Inder, 1991
FA
For Auction, Internet forum term
FB
NBA Fastbreak, Bally. 1997
FF
Flipper Football, Capcom Pinball, 1996
FG (1)
Flash Gordon, Bally, 1981
FG (2)
Family Guy, Stern Pinball, 2007
FH
Funhouse, Williams, 1990
FP
Firepower, Williams, 1980
FS (1)
For Sale, Internet forum term
FS (2)
Future Spa, Bally. 1979
FT (1)
Fish Tales, Williams, 1992
FT (2)
Full Throttle, Heighway Pinball, 2014
FT (3)
For Trade, Internet forum term
FYI
For Your Information, Internet forum term
GB
Ghostbusters, Stern Pinball, 2016
GC (1)
Golden Cue, Sega Pinball, 1998
GC (2)
Grand Champion, Gameplay term
GE
Goldeneye, Sega Pinball, 1995
GI (1)
Gilligan's Island, Bally, 1991
GI (2)
General Illumination (lighting), Technical term
GL
Grand Lizard, Williams, 1986
GnR
Guns 'N Roses, Data East Pinball, 1994
GoT
Game of Thrones, Stern Pinball, 2015
GP
Grand Prix, Stern Pinball, 2005
GS
The Bally Game Show, Bally, 1990
GTB
Gottlieb, Pinball manufacturer, 1931-1996
HD
Harley Davidson, Bally 1991, Sega Pinball/Stern Pinball 1999
HH
Haunted House, Gottlieb, 1982
HoaDC
Horse of a Different Colour, Mode in The Wizard of Oz, Jersey Jack Pinball
HoF
Hall of Fame, Las Vegas location or Honour Roll
HRC
High Roller Casino, Stern Pinball, 2001
HS
High Speed, Williams, 1987
HS2
The Getaway: High Speed 2, Williams, 1992
HST
High Score Table, Gameplay term
HUO
Home Use Only, Technical term
I500
Indianapolis 500, Williams, 1995
ID4
Independence Day, Sega Pinball, 1996
IFPA
International Flipper Pinball Association, Organisation
IJ
Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure, Williams, 1993
IJ4
Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Stern Pinball, 2008
IM (1)
Iron Man, Stern Pinball, 2010
IM (2)
Io Moon, Petaco, 1994
IMDN
Iron Maiden, Stern Pinball, 2018
IMVE
Iron Man Vault Edition, Stern Pinball, 2014
IPB
Illinois Pin Ball Company, Parts & machine manufacturer
IPDB
Internet Pinball Database, Website
IR
Infra-Red, Technical term
J*B
Jackbot, Williams, 1995
JD
Judge Dredd, Williams, 1993
JJP
Jersey Jack Pinball, Manufacturer
JM
Johnny Mnemonic, Williams, 1995
JP (1)
Jurassic Park, Data East Pinball, 1993
JP (2)
Jackpot, Gameplay term
JP (3)
Jurassic Park, Stern Pinball, 2019
JY
Junkyard, Williams, 1996
KK
King Kong, Data East Pinball, 1990
KoS
Kings of Steel, Williams, 1984
KP
Kingpin, Capcom Pinball, 1996
LAH
Last Action Hero, Data East Pinball, 1993
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display, Technical Term
LE
Limited Edition, Model variant
LED
Light Emitting Diode, Technical term
LiS
Lost in Space, Sega Pinball, 1998
LITZ
Lost in the Zone, mode in Twilight Zone, Bally, 1993
LL
Lower Left, Technical term
LL:GG
Lexy Lightspeed: Galaxy Girl, Original name for Lexy Lightspeed: Escape from Earth, Multimorphic, 2017
LOTR
The Lord of the Rings, Stern Pinball, 2003
LR (1)
Lower Right, Technical term
LR (2)
La Renata, Geiger, 1992
LTBR
AC/DC Let There Be Rock Limited Edition, Stern Pinball, 2012
LW
Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Sega Pinball, 1997
LW3
Lethal Weapon 3, Data East Pinball, 1992
M90
Mundial 90, Inder, 1990
MA (1)
Mousin' Around, Bally, 1990
MA (2)
Mario Andretti, Gottlieb, 1995
MB
Monster Bash, Williams, 1998
MC
Mystery Castle, Alvin G., 1993
MET
Metallica, Stern Pinball, 2013
MG
Magic Girl, Zidware, 2017
MGC
Midwest Gaming Classic, Wisconsin show
MGoW
Mars: God of War, Gottlieb, 1981
MJ
Michael Jordan, Data East Pinball, 1992
MM (1)
Medieval Madness, Williams, 1997
MM (2)
Metal Man. Inder, 1992
MMR
Medieval Madness Remake, Chicago Gaming Company, 2014
MNF
Monday Night Football, Data East Pinball, 1989
MONO
Monopoly, Stern Pinball, 2001
MOP
Metallica Master of Puppets LE, Stern Pinball, 2013
MSF
Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, Sega Pinball, 1994
NASCAR
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Stern Pinball, 2005
NBA
National Basketball Association, Stern Pinball, 2009
NBAF
NBA Fastbreak, Bally, 1997
NEMO
Captain Nemo Dives Again, Quetzal Pinball, 2017
NF
No Fear: Dangerous Sports, Williams, 1995
NGG
No Good Gofers, Williams, 1997
NIB
New In Box, Descriptive term
NLA
No Longer Available, Descriptive term
NM
Night Moves, International Concepts, 1990
NNS
New New Stock, Remade parts, Descriptive term
NOS
New Old Stock, Original parts, Descriptive term
O1
Orbitor 1, Stern Electronics, 1982
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer, Official parts
OOS
Out Of Stock, Sold Out, Descriptive term
OT (1)
Operation Thunder, Gottlieb, 1992
OT (2)
Off-Topic, Not related to this discussion, Internet forum term
P*P*Y*
Popeye Saves The Earth, Bally, 1994
P2K
Pinball 2000, Pinball platform, Williams, 1999
PAGG
Pin-A-Go-Go, California pinball show
PAPA
Professional and Amateur Pinball Association, Pinball organisation
PB
Playboy, Stern Pinball, 2002
PC
Pinball Circus, Bally, 1994
PCB
Printed Circuit Board, Technical term
PF (1)
Police Force, Williams, 1989
PF (2)
Playfield, Technical term
PHoF
Pinball Hall of Fame, Pinball location in Las Vegas
PITA
Pain in the Arse/Ass, Derogatory term
PLD
Pat Lawlor Design, Pinball design company
PM
Pinball Magic, Capcom Pinball, 1995
POA
Path of Adventure, Playfield feature, Indiana Jones, Williams, 1993
POS
Piece Of Sh*t, Derogatory term
POTC
Pirates of the Caribbean, Stern Pinball, 2006
POTC-JJP
Pirates of the Caribbean, Jersey Jack Pinball, 2018
POTO
Phantom of the Opera, Data East Pinball, 1990
PP
Pistol Poker, Alvin G., 1993
PPE
Pacific Pinball Exposition, Pinball show, 2007-2012
PPM
Pacific Pinball Museum, Pinball location in Alameda, California
PS
Pool Sharks, Bally, 1990
PSTE
Popeye Saves The Earth, Bally, 1994
PTC
Punchy the Clown, Alvin G., 1993
PZ
Party Zone, Bally, 1991
PZBG
Pinball Zombies froim Beyond the Grave, Spooky Pinball, Not produced
R&B
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle and Friends, Data East Pinball, 1993
R911
Rescue 911, Gottlieb, 1994
RAZA
Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland, Zidware, Never produced
RBG
Riverboat Gambler, Williams, 1990
RBION
Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Stern Pinball 2004
RCT
Rollercoaster Tycoon, Stern Pinball, 2002
RFM
Revenge from Mars, Bally, 1999
RG
Rollergames, Williams, 1990
RGP
Rec.Games.Pinball, Internet pinball newsgroup
RS (1)
Roadshow, Williams, 1994
RS (2)
The Rolling Stones, Stern Pinball, 2011
RTFM
Read The Flippin' Manual, Internet forum term
RTU
Rule The Universe, Mode in Revenge from Mars
RZSI
Rob Zombie's Spookshow International, Spooky Pinball, 2017
SA
Shaq Attaq, Gottlieb, 1994
SB
A.G. Soccer Ball, Alvin G., 1991
SBM
Silverball Mania, Bally, 1978
SC
Safe Cracker, Bally, 1996
SDMEWM
Super-Duper Mega-Extreme Wizard Mode, Mode in The Simpsons Pinball Party, Stern Pinball, 2003
SDTM
Straight Down The Middle, Gameplay term
SF2
Street Fighter 2, Gottlieb, 1993
SG
Stargate, Gottlieb, 1995
SJ
Space Jam, Sega Pinball, 1997
SJP
Super Jackpot, Gameplay term
SM
Spider-Man, Stern Pinball, 2007
SMB
Super Mario Bros., Gottlieb, 1992
SMB (1)
Spider-Man Black Suit Edition, Stern Pinball, 2007
SMB-MW
Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World, Gottlieb, 1992
SMVE
Spider-Man Vault Edition, Stern Pinball, 2016
SnS
Surf n Safari, Gottlieb, 1991
SoF
Swords of Fury, Williams, 1988
SOL (1)
Stroke of Luck, Attack from Mars playfield feature, Bally, 1995
SOL (2)
Sh*t out of Luck, Internet forum term
SOT
Sort of Off Topic, Internet forum term
SP
South Park, Stern Pinball, 1999
SPI
Stern Pinball Inc., Pinball manufacturer
SPP
The Simpsons Pinball Party, Stern Pinball, 2003
SRP
Steve Ritchie Productions, Pinball design company
SS (1)
Solid-State, Computerised, Technical term
SS (2)
Scared Stiff, Bally, 1996
SS (3)
Slingshot, Playfield feature
SS (4)
Silver Slugger, Gottlieb, 1990
SSO
Sharkey's Shootout, Stern Pinball, 2000
SST
Starship Troopers, Sega Pinball, 1997
ST
Star Trek: Into Darkness, Stern Pinball, 2013
ST-TNG
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Williams, 1993
STDM
Dyslexic version of Straight Down The Middle, Technical Term
SW
Star Wars, Data East Pinball 1992, Stern Pinball 2017
SW-E1
Star Wars: Episode One, Williams, 1999
SWT
Star Wars Trilogy, Sega Pinball, 1997
SX
Striker Extreme, Stern Pinball, 2000
T2
Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Williams, 1991
T3
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Stern Pinball, 2003
TABA
There And Back Again, Mode in The Lord of the Rings, Stern Pinball, 1992
TAF
The Addams Family, Bally, 1992
TAFG
The Addams Family, Special Gold Collectors Edition, Bally, 1994
TAG
Thunderbirds Are Go, Homepin, 2017
TAV
The Avengers, Stern Pinball, 2013
TBL
The Big Lebowski, Dutch Pinball, 2015
TF (2)
Title Fight, Gottlieb, 1990
TFTC
Tales from the Crypt, Data East Pinball, 1993
TH
The Hobbit, Jersey Jack Pinball, 2015
TLA
Three-Letter Acronym/Abbreviation
TM (1)
Time Machine, Data East Pinball, 1988
TM (2)
Trademark, Technical term
TMNT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Data East Pinball, 1991
TNA
Total Nuclear Annihilation, Spooky Pinball, 2017
TO
Teed-Off, Gottlieb, 1993
TOM
Theatre of Magic, Bally, 1995
TOTAN
Tales of the Arabian Nights, Williams, 1996
TRS
The Rolling Stones, Stern Pinball, 2011
TS (1)
The Shadow, Bally, 1994
TS (2)
The Sopranos, Stern Pinball, 2005
TSPP
The Simpsons Pinball Party, Stern Pinball, 2003
TTM
Tour The Mansion, Mode in The Addams Family, Bally, 1992
TTR
Transporter: The Rescue, Bally, 1989
TZ
Twilight Zone, Bally, 1993
UL
Upper Left, Technical term
UR
Upper Right, Technical term
USAF
USA Football, Alvin G., 1992
VA
Vacation America, Chicago Pinball, 2003
VJ
Vacation Jackpot, Feature in Whitewater, Williams, 1993
VND
Viper Night Drivin', Sega Pinball, 1998
VUK
Vertical Up-Kicker, Technical term
W?D
Who Dunnit?, Williams, 1995
W/L
When Lit, Gameplay term
WC90
World Cup '90, Mr Game, 1990
WCS
World Cup Soccer '94, Bally, 1994
WH2O
Whitewater, Williams, 1993
WMS
Williams, Manufacturer
WN:BJM
Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons, Stern Pinball/WhizBang Pinball, 2015
WO
Wipe Out!, Gottlieb, 1993
WOF
Wheel Of Fortune, Stern Pinball, 2007
WOZ
The Wizard Of Oz, Jersey Jack Pinball, 2013
WOZ-ECLE
The Wizard of Oz: Emerald City Limited Edition, Jersey Jack Pinball, 2013
WPC
Williams Pinball Controller, Electronics system, 1990-1999
WPT
World Poker Tour, Stern Pinball, 2006
WSC
World Soccer Challenge, Gottlieb, 1994
WTB
Want To Buy, Internet forum term
WTD
Wanted/Want To Deal, Internet forum term
WTS
Want To Sell, Internet forum term
WTT
Want To Trade, Internet forum term
WW (1)
Whirlwind, Williams, 1990
WW (2)
Whitewater, Williams, 1993
WW (3)
Waterworld, Gottlieb, 1995
WW (4)
Whitewood, Development playfield without artwork, Technical term
WWE
WWE Wrestlemania, Stern Pinball, 2015
WWF
WWF Royal Rumble, Data East Pinball, 1994
WWTCF
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Jersey Jack Pinball, 2019
XB
Extra Ball, Gameplay term
XF
The X-Files, Sega Pinball, 1997
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