Episode 112 - Electromechanical Designer Crash Course

“Harry Williams is God. Everybody in this hobby has to Harry Williams to thank for this hobby being what it is today.”

“steve kordak was kind of the guy that was like what if we put him down here and like with some skill the player could keep the ball alive for longer which crazy idea”

“norm clark came in there it's just like wacky shit designed to steal quarters and he starts he's not just doing like playfields again he was an innovator too”

“you start playing it more and you feel out and you're like okay i do got control i can actually the center pop and you're like oh i can save balls with the center yeah”

“the fight for control is a huge part of what makes games fun to me. And dude, the Norm games, the fight for control in some of these is so good.”

“if i could you know like snap my fingers and change every standard italian bottom game to a center pop game in a heartbeat i would dude”

“you look back this era everybody's trying things and nowadays you don't you don't want to try things because you stick your neck out too far you get your fucking head cut off”

“that freedom better not be a prototype with the center pop because that fucking thing is coming home i don't care how much work it takes to get this thing done”

“ems are like pokemon yeah you have to collect them all yourself because you're not gonna see um like it's hard man”

“norm was a selfless dude. I think he learned from Steve. Steve and him collaborated on a lot of stuff, and Steve kept his name off of it. He let Norm put his name on.”