The Doctor Who machine has been a tricky one to license because it features images of all seven doctors up the point it was made, Dalek voices, the Master, Davros, the Doctor Who theme song, and a million other bits and pieces of Doctor Who lore. In addition to the new tables, Farsight Studios continues on with its Doctor Who pinball Kickstarter campaign. True, there are no extra goals activated by getting everything in play, but it’s always fun to try to keep things moving, especially with the tiny little flippers. Careful shooting can even start a three-ball multiball, which was pretty impressive for 1972. The two standout features are the spinning disc in the middle of the playfield, which has the tendency to send the ball off in new and unexpected directions, and flippers that close in towards the middle of the center drain and pull back again when certain targets are hit. The next new table is the more exciting of the two, featuring a very nice layout and clever table mechanics. Gottlieb seems to have really, really, really loved this particular table layout for some reason, but so far it’s only shown up in The Pinball Arcade twice. There’s also a cheesy sci-fi reskin in the form of Target Alpha, a strange Aztec/Native American sci-fi version called Solar City, two more western in the form of Lucky Strike and Gold Strike, and even a ginger ale-themed version for Canada Dry.

El Dorado is a western-themed take on this playfield, while City of Gold reskinned the exact same layout with an Indiana Jones-style theme. The two new machines come bundled together as a single purchase, possibly because El Dorado is the original version of a a table that’s already been included once, El Dorado: The City of Gold. Nickelodeon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.It’s a retro month at The Pinball Arcade, thanks to two electro-mechanical machines in the January update and the pre-David Tenant Doctor Who pinball Kickstarter that’s currently running. Availability may vary by country or region. Game controllers work with select games and are sold separately.Some content may not be available in all areas. Game availability for the 200+ titles across devices varies based on hardware and software compatibility.Not all content shown will be available at service availability.

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