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'''''Lethal Weapon 3''''' is a pinball machine produced by ] Pinball in 1992.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Data East's Lethal Weapon 3 |journal=] |date=July 4, 1992 |volume=LV |issue=45 |page=25 |url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox55unse_43/page/24/mode/2up |accessdate=1 September 2020}}</ref> It is based on the ], which was the most popular movie in summer 1992. The game featured a larger dot matrix display than was the current industry standard, and by 1994, it was Data East's all-time most successful pinball machine.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Data East Introduces New Dot Matrix Display |journal=] |date=November 12, 1994 |volume=LVIII |issue=11 |page=30 |url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox58unse_7/page/30/mode/2up |accessdate=1 September 2020}}</ref> '''''Lethal Weapon 3''''' is a pinball machine produced by ] Pinball in 1992.<ref name=cashbox92>{{cite journal |title=Data East's Lethal Weapon 3 |journal=] |date=July 4, 1992 |volume=LV |issue=45 |page=25 |url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox55unse_43/page/24/mode/2up |accessdate=1 September 2020}}</ref> It is based on the ], which was the most popular film in summer 1992. The game featured a Generation 3 FullView dot matrix display, which was larger than the current industry standard, and displayed digitized movie clips.<ref name=cashbox92/> The game also featured a hidden leveling system, in which players "grab hold of the Data East gun handle and eliminate bad guys in one of three video crime simulator shoot outs".<ref name=cashbox92/> By 1994, it was Data East's all-time most successful pinball machine.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Data East Introduces New Dot Matrix Display |journal=] |date=November 12, 1994 |volume=LVIII |issue=11 |page=30 |url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox58unse_7/page/30/mode/2up |accessdate=1 September 2020}}</ref> The game was designed by Markus Rothkranz.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fogelman |first1=Bea |title=The FilmMakers |date=1999 |publisher=iUniverse |isbn=9781583485897 |page=6}}</ref>


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Pinball machine
Lethal Weapon 3
ManufacturerData East Pinball
Release dateAugust 1992
SystemDataEast/Sega (Version 3)
DesignJoe Kaminkow, Ed Cebula
ProgrammingKristina Donofrio
ArtworkMarkus Rothkranz
MechanicsJohn Lund
MusicBrian L. Schmidt
SoundBrian L. Schmidt
Production run10,000 (approximate)

Lethal Weapon 3 is a pinball machine produced by Data East Pinball in 1992. It is based on the movie of the same name, which was the most popular film in summer 1992. The game featured a Generation 3 FullView dot matrix display, which was larger than the current industry standard, and displayed digitized movie clips. The game also featured a hidden leveling system, in which players "grab hold of the Data East gun handle and eliminate bad guys in one of three video crime simulator shoot outs". By 1994, it was Data East's all-time most successful pinball machine. The game was designed by Markus Rothkranz.

Other versions

Data East was one of few regular pinball company that manufactured custom pinball games e.g. for Aaron Spelling and Michael Jordan. These two pinball machines were based on the Lethal Weapon 3 pinball machine.

References

  1. ^ "Data East's Lethal Weapon 3". Cash Box. LV (45): 25. July 4, 1992. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. "Data East Introduces New Dot Matrix Display". Cash Box. LVIII (11): 30. November 12, 1994. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. Fogelman, Bea (1999). The FilmMakers. iUniverse. p. 6. ISBN 9781583485897.

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