The Character Pinball Games, approximately 8cm long, were used as party toys from 1994 onwards,
after the original Happy Meal™ Pinball Games toy promotion in 1993.

The Characters Favourite Sport pinball games in packets dated 1998 had cases stamped 1995:

Birdie™ - cricket, Hamburglar™ - footy, Grimace™ - basketball, Ronald™ - soccer.