The Simpsons (pinball) game to the press as "fun – a whole package ... voices, music, artwork, great ramps." He also noted that "This game is already on its way to becoming a monster hit." In 2007, Stern said in an interview with "License!" that "While we export about one-third of our games, that first ["The Simpsons" pinball] model did especially well in the U.S." The "Simpsons" pinball machine won the award for best pinball game in 1990 by the Amusement and Music Operators Association, a group that represents coin machine operators. According to the "Chicago Sun-Times" article, pinball players have cited Data
Genie (pinball) Genie (pinball) Genie is a widebody pinball machine designed by Ed Krynski and released in 1979 by Gottlieb. It features a jinn theme and was advertised with the slogans ""Gottlieb's WIDE and Beautiful BODY"" and "“A Wide-Body Pinball absolutely bulging with player appeal and proven massive profit earning capacity!”". "Genie" is considered Gottlieb’s answer to Bally’s super wide pinball machine "Paragon" and the start of a competition of a “wider is better” pinball design in the late 1970’s. A typical game from this era was 22″ (56 cm) wide and 51.5″ (131 cm) long. While "Paragon" is 28.5″ (73 cm)