The pinball game was licensed from Universal Studios by Bally so that all backglass and cabinet artwork and creature depictions would resemble those of the original movie.

A cam behind one section presses against the back of the plate, gently bending the hologram's surface, so that the Creature appears to "ripple" as if underwater and to swipe at the player with its claw.

At the start of a ball, the letter can be immediately earned with a properly timed skill shot that loops around the back of the field and comes down the left side.

Once all four letters have been earned, the player can shoot the ball into the left or right scoop to begin a two-ball multiball.

The Jackpot is set to 40 million at the start of the game and can be increased by hitting the jet bumpers, to a maximum of 1 billion.

If one ball drains without a Jackpot being scored, the player is given 12 seconds to shoot the Snack Bar and restart multiball.

Additional scoring modes or methods include: Snack Bar: Gives a random award when lit.

Each shot is accompanied by a graphic of an irate patron deploying various weaponry (dynamite, rocket launcher, flamethrower, nuclear bomb) against a van that has blocked his view of the movie screen.

Snack Attack: After shooting the right ramp four times, a hurry-up value begins to count down from 20 million.

In this mode, a peeping Tom appears, and the player must hit the flipper buttons to punch him as he dodges back and forth.

In addition, two Easter Eggs which refer to Mortal Kombat are disabled since the game's Family Mode is permanently activated in the Pinball Arcade incarnation.