Aloha

The Aloha pinball machine, released by Nate Schneller Incorporated (Nasco) in January 1949, is an electro-mechanical single-player game built around a Hawaiian beach theme. It is a conversion of United's 1947 flipperless game 'Hawaii,' updated with flippers for its new release.

Gameplay features two flippers and ten scoring bumpers, along with three kick-out holes that add extra challenge to each ball. Converting an older flipperless title into a flippered game was a common and cost-effective practice for manufacturers in the late 1940s as flippers rapidly became the new industry standard.

Aloha's tropical theme brings a sunny beach setting to the playfield and backglass, with artwork typical of the era's beach and swimwear motifs. Little is documented about the machine's specific designer or production numbers, but its status as a flippered conversion of an earlier flipperless title makes it an interesting reference point in the transition to flipper-based pinball.