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Episode 13 - Superpins
PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago51 min listen
Highlights
- Twilight Zone was the first Super Pin released and the only one without the upgraded DCS sound system used in all subsequent Super Pins
- Pat Lawlor is the only Williams designer who got to make two Super Pins (Twilight Zone and one other)
- The Addams Family sold 21,270 units and is the best-selling pinball game of all time
- Twilight Zone is the number one rated game on IPDB of all time
- Indiana Jones sold 12,716 units and is Mark Ritchie second best-selling game after Fishtails (13,640 units)
- Judge Dredd had a spinning disc 'Dead World' mechanic that was disabled in final production but only worked in prototypes
- Star Trek: Star Trek: The Next Generation was the first game where Steve Ritchie introduced the hyperloop/warp ramp layout pattern
- Popeye Saves the Earth the Earth only sold 4,217 units and was forced on distributors as a bundle requirement to get Mortal Kombat arcade cabinets
- Star Trek: Star Trek: The Next Generation was available for $3,000-$4,000 used in the Midwest when this podcast was made, significantly cheaper than Twilight Zone or Indiana Jones
Notable quotes
“pat lawler got to make two of them so he's the only designer at williams that got to make two”
“It's actually the number one game of all time on the IPDB list.”
“It's one of those games it plays like funhouse you know it's like stop hit a shot grabs the ball holds the ball moves it across like it is that's definitely true of twilight zone”
“when you ripping those ramps though then it like It fun and I love the captive ball that goes up vertical You smack it, it goes boom, and then it comes back, and it hits the ball back at you. Like, that is fucking cool.”
“Judge Dredd is supposed to be like judge jury executioner like he's like a total fascist state and so it's just like the art package of it incredible”
“that game is really confusing. Like, I think the way that they intended the lock to work on it, they disabled it.”
“It is the best. It's like the grandma sitting on the porch. I got a rocking chair. Drive-by comes by. Then she pulls out a shotgun.”
“star trek was the first time he did that layout yeah because that's the first time he does the hyperloop ramp right”
“everybody just goes good luck keeping it running we're like yeah that we'll keep it running like because we care enough we're gonna make sure it works give us a challenge”
“that game is every bit as shitty as the internet will lead you to believe. It's garbage, man.”
Entities
- Indiana Jones Pinball Adventure· game
- Judge Dredd· game
- Popeye Saves the Earth· game
- Star Trek: The Next Generation· game
- The Addams Family· game
- Twilight Zone· game
- IPDB· organization
- Pinside· organization
- Wedgehead Pinball Podcast· organization
- Alan· person
- Alex (the Waterboy)· person
- Barry Oursler· person
- Chris Granner· person
- Christopher Rhodes· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- George Gomez· person
- John Trudeau· person
- Kevin O'Connor· person
- Mark Ritchie· person
- Pat Lawlor· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Super Pins· product
