Are you looking for the perfect pinball table to help tie your gaming room together? Dutch Pinball has you covered, thanks to its new The Big Lebowski: Jesus Edition pinball machine! Produced under an exclusive license from Universal Pictures, this far-out table is limited to 300 individually numbered machines worldwide.
The new release helps celebrate an exciting new chapter for Dutch Pinball as the company welcomes new investment partners and expands its production facilities. Inspired by John Turturro’s iconic character, the Jesus Edition celebrates the film’s classic absurdity with custom flair.
Exclusive Artwork: New cabinet, backglass, and updated playfield graphics featuring The Jesus.
Custom Hardware: A bowling alley front panel, a colored Jesus bowling ball launcher, and an illuminated Starry apron.
Collector Touches: Premium finishes, Anti-Reflective glass, new software callouts, and the Dude’s iconic rug.
Having recently visited Ground Kontrol, the pinball-centric arcade in Portland, Oregon, I am more than game to play a pinball machine based on one of my favorite comedy films of all time. While I was at Ground Kontrol, I got to play several pinball tables, including Stern’s Pokémon pinball machine, Jaws, The Addams Family, Scared Stiff (signed by Elvira herself, Cassandra Peterson), and more!
Other games in Dutch Pinball’s catalog include Bride of Pinbot 2.0, based on P-ROC technology, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s timeless world of strange creatures and fantastical villains, and the original Big Lebowski pinball table with 10 controlled pins under the playfield, featuring over 200 quips from the Coen Brothers’ classic stoner comedy. The idea of Dutch Pinball revisiting its Big Lebowski game for a more robust version is exciting, as there’s an opportunity to make it even better with new features and gameplay revisions!
Dutch Pinball’s new Big Lebowski table looks gorgeous, and I’m curious about the overall gameplay. I love the little touches on the playfield, like the Dude’s White Russian, his heavily battered 1973 Ford Gran Torino, and nods to the character’s bowling-inspired fever-dream sequence. If I’m lucky enough to play one of the 300 machines currently in production, I’ll report back and let you know what I think of it.