Dakota

The Dakota, manufactured by Maquinas Recreativas Sociedad Anonima (Maresa) of Madrid, Spain in 1972, is an electro-mechanical pinball machine with a Western theme - a popular genre for pinball manufacturers of the era. It is the Spanish counterpart to Gottlieb's 1971 two-player 'Lawman' and four-player 'Sheriff,' produced at a time when U.S. pinball machines could not legally be imported into Spain.

Gameplay on the Dakota features flippers, pop bumpers, slingshots, and ten drop targets, along with standup targets and star rollovers for additional scoring opportunities. The right side of the playfield has parallel lanes of serial rollovers, and an open-elbow inlane allows the ball to pass between the inlane and outlane.

The Dakota's wedge head cabinet reflects design trends of the period. Little information about the designer or production process has surfaced, leaving enthusiasts to appreciate this machine mainly for its role as one of Maresa's Western-themed reproductions of American originals.