They began producing solid - state pinballs in 1976 with the Night Rider ( 1976 ) table and became the predominant pinball company in the industry .
Bally acquired the patents to their solution , but did not produce a product based on this design .
Bally began producing solid - state pinballs in 1976 with the Night Rider ( 1976 ) table and became the predominant pinball company in the industry .
Bally acquired the patents to their solution , but did not produce a product based on this design .