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description: Flipcommons AI Descriptions (Manufacturer) Data East Corporation was founded in Japan in 1976 and built its reputation as a video game and arcade cabinet manufacturer, producing titles like BurgerTime and Bad Dudes. In 1987, the company expanded into pinball, establishing a production facility in the United States and entering the American market as a direct competitor to [[manufacturer:id:86]], [[manufacturer:id:714]], and [[manufacturer:id:277]]. Data East's pinball machines were characterized by aggressive licensing of popular entertainment properties — [[title:id:4270]] (1989), [[title:id:5466]] (1990), [[title:id:5044]] (1992), and [[title:id:525]] (1991) all appeared on Data East tables. The company also attracted talented designers, with games like [[title:id:3004]] and [[title:id:2327]] earning strong operator and player followings. After a period of financial difficulty, Data East sold its pinball division to [[manufacturer:id:565]] in 1994, ending its direct involvement in a category it had entered only seven years earlier. The machines it left behind represent a distinctive chapter of 1990s pinball history. used
opdb_manufacturer_id: Flipcommons Catalog 10 used
name: Flipcommons Catalog Data East used
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