#121 Taxi - The Classic Pinball Podcast

Dave and George discuss Taxi, a 1988 Williams pinball machine designed by Mark Ritchie with art by Python Anghelo. Dave recounts his 18-hour restoration of a customer's game (Tony's from Connecticut), including flipper rebuilds, pop bumper repairs, artwork touch-ups, and significant troubleshooting of coil and switch issues. The episode covers the game's design, artwork featuring 80s pop culture figures (Gorbachev, Pinbot, Lola), gameplay mechanics (skill shot spin-out plunge, multiball via express lanes and ramps, passenger collection), and concludes with extended live gameplay featuring George, Tony, and a player named Leon.