Monday Night Football

Monday Night Football, released by Data East Pinball in September 1989, is a four-player solid-state machine designed by Joe Kaminkow and Ed Cebula, with art by Kevin O'Connor and music/sound by David Thiel, and software by Lonnie D. Ropp. It had a short production run, lasting only from September to November 1989, with 1,492 confirmed units built.

As a football-themed table, the game plays on the drama of the American gridiron, with the electronic sound and lighting typical of late-1980s Data East machines bringing the theme to life. Specific scoring rules and modes for the machine are not documented in the available records here, so its individual gameplay mechanics should not be assumed without direct verification.

Monday Night Football's short production window and its place in Data East's late-1980s sports lineup make it a notable, if lesser-discussed, entry in the company's catalog.