A pinball game (10) comprises a cabinet (16), an inclined playfield, and a video display (12). The inclined playfield (14) supports a rolling ball (18) and a plurality of play features (19) thereon. The cabinet (16) includes a pair of opposing side walls (30,32) and a rear wall (34) extending between the opposing side walls (30,32). The playfield (14) is housed within the cabinet (16) such that the playfield (14) is partially encompassed by the side walls (30,32) and rear wall (34) of the cabinet (16). An upper portion of the rear cabinet wall (34) extends above a level of a rear portion of the playfield (14). The video display (12) is mounted to this upper portion of the rear cabinet wall (34) and is located in close proximity to the rear portion of the playfield (14). By mounting the display (12) to the rear cabinet wall (34) in close proximity to the playfield (14), the display (12) can be easily viewed by a player during game play and, yet, allows the playfield (14) to be easily serviced for maintenance and troubleshooting purposes without interference from the display (12). For maximum clarity of images shown on the display (12), the angle between a front surface of the display (12) and an upper surface of the playfield (14) is preferably such that the front surface of the display (12) is generally perpendicular to a sight line extending between the display (12) and a typical player.