This is Chicago Gaming’s officially licensed remake of Medieval Madness — for many players, simply the greatest pinball machine ever made — bringing Brian Eddy’s 1997 classic back into production with modern build quality and upgrades. The beloved design is faithfully preserved: you’re a knight laying siege to a series of castles, and bringing down each drawbridge to smash the castle gate remains one of pinball’s purest joys.
The brilliance is in the escalating goals. Each castle you destroy is worth more than the last, while battling trolls, rescuing damsels, and taunting the king build toward the legendary Battle for the Kingdom wizard mode. Veterans hoard Troll Bombs — earned by hammering the troll targets — and never face the final King of Payne without at least two. The catapult, the pop-up trolls, and the booming voice work (the maidens were famously voiced by a young Tina Fey) give the table irresistible character, while a launch-and-left-orbit trick lights all the major shots for a few seconds to set up a hurry-up.
Strategy rewards a knowing hand: shoot the castle gate from the left flipper for safety, cross-cross the ramps during multiball, and light Trolls and Mode Madness together for a stacked, ball-saved assault. With its factory-fresh reliability and the same flawless, funny, perfectly balanced gameplay, the Medieval Madness Remake lets a new generation own an all-time grail. The remake plays identically to the original, so all the classic strategy applies: feed the castle gate from the left flipper, hoard Troll Bombs for the brutal King of Payne, and cross-cross the ramps in multiball to keep the jackpots climbing. It’s the same flawless, funny, perfectly balanced game that has topped best-of lists for decades — now built to delight another generation. Long live the king — again.