Riviera

The Riviera pinball machine, manufactured by United Manufacturing Company of Chicago in March 1946, is a flipperless electromechanical machine notable for its origin: it was a wartime conversion of Exhibit's 1941 game 'Big Parade,' repurposed by United as material shortages during World War II limited new game production.

As a conversion game, Riviera carries over the mechanical foundation of its 1941 predecessor rather than representing an all-new design. Like other flipperless EM machines of the period, it relies on plungers, bumpers, and careful aim and timing rather than flipper control, which had not yet been introduced to pinball.

Details about Riviera's specific artwork, designer, or theme were not recorded, consistent with its status as a wartime conversion rather than a flagship new release. It nonetheless offers a window into how manufacturers adapted existing games to keep production running during WWII-era material shortages.