The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot

The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot is a pinball game designed by Python Anghelo and John Trudeau. It was released in 1991 by Williams Electronics, and is the sequel to Williams' earlier Pin•Bot. A third game in the series, Jack•Bot, was released in 1995.

In the game, the player must assist in the construction of "The Machine", a massive female humanoid robot. The player does this by first shooting a ball into her mouth (enabling her to speak), then shooting two balls into her eye sockets (so she can see). With the Machine complete and fully operational, the job would be done, except an influx of human DNA causes the Bride to undergo an unexpected metamorphosis...

8,100 units of The Machine: Bride of Pin•Bot were produced by Williams, and the table has had a lasting cultural impact. It has appeared in two different music videos: "Silverball" by the Barenaked Ladies, and "Human Disco Ball" by Plastilina Mosh. A physical 2.0 conversion kit was released by Dutch Pinball in 2014, and digital versions of Bride of Pin•Bot have been released for The Pinball Arcade (FarSight Studios), and Pinball FX (Zen Studios).