Wild Horse Saloon

Wild Horse Saloon is an extraordinarily rare title from Data East Pinball: only a single unit is known to exist. Custom-built in 1991 as a test piece for the German market before being shipped back to the USA, the machine features custom artwork and custom software built on the platform of Data East's 1991 title 'Star Trek.'

The game's 'Terpsichorean Entertainment' theme centers on a saloon dancer, and its most notorious feature is a figure in the backbox that removes her top as the game is played — a bold and unusual touch even by early-90s standards.

Because it was a one-off prototype rather than a production release, little else is documented about Wild Horse Saloon's specific rules or gameplay beyond its Star Trek-derived hardware and software base. Its status as a one-of-a-kind, custom-built machine makes it one of the rarest and most unusual items in Data East's history, prized by collectors for its novelty and scarcity rather than widespread industry impact.