Kiss Pinball

KISS Pinball is an action pinball game built around the band KISS battling the Dark Lord and claiming the “Kissneth.” Players complete objectives such as getting past security for an autograph, lighting “PASS” to access backstage, collecting weapons, upgrading record sales, and revealing the Destroyer Skull to begin 3-ball.

Additional challenges include spelling “MAYHEM” to activate video mode, collecting lost souls, discovering hidden power-ups, and locking balls with Gene’s tongue. The game presents each table from directly above, with the screen scrolling to follow the ball while showing roughly one-third of the playfield at a time.

Each table uses a standard two-flipper layout and allows players to nudge the table up, left, or right to influence ball movement—without tilting the machine. Developed by Tarantula Studios and published by Take 2 Interactive, KISS Pinball was released for PC and PlayStation on April 25, 2001.