Personally I'd say right now, and the reason I say that is because we're in a world where pinball design and the community have become open, accessible, and well shared.

Sure there've been eras where all sorts of gorgeous games and unique themes had been coming off factory lines which we don't really get so much of now, however during any of those eras everything that was happening seemed to have been just dominated within the walls of the major market players, versus now where we have all sorts of people making projects and sharing them with the community at shows and expos across the world, all just for the love of pinball not necessarily for making a profit.