Checkpoint

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Checkpoint is a 1991 pinball machine released by Data East. The game had the first dot matrix display (DMD) ever used on a pinball game. It used a "half-height" DMD as compared to the standard DMD used by Williams. At the beginning of the first ball, the player can select which style of music should be played during the game (the first game to offer such a feature). Use the flippers to select the type within 13 seconds, then plunge the ball to st... more
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