Overview
The Cine Star (also referred to as Cinestar) is an electro-mechanical (EM) pinball table with a classic cinema/film industry theme.
Produced by the Italian manufacturer Zaccaria in 1974 with art designed by Lorenzo Rimondini, the table is described by enthusiasts as a "Boardwalk-style" pin, featuring a tight playfield that encourages chaotic, noisy ball movement.
It is known primarily for a central gimmick - a large spinner sometimes nicknamed the "Quacker" because Zaccaria recycled duck-themed parts from older Gottlieb machines. Each spin scores between 10,000 and 100,000 points.
The playfield also features twelve star-lights. If a player manages to light all twelve, a "Special" is activated, which can grant an extra ball if hit shortly after a successful spinner shot.
The physical machine originally used a five-digit score display, but it featured backlit "millions" and "hundreds of thousands" indicators on the backglass to track scores up to 9,999,990.
The table is known for a high "suicide" rate, with roughly one-third of balls plunging directly into outlanes or down the drain shortly after the serve.
