Want to Support the Show?
Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles
Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc
Episode Summary:
David and Ron are going to finish what they started last month. As mentioned in the previous podcast, from 1975 to 1980, Bally was breaking sales records. It seemed that Paul Faris's art team could do no wrong, but by 1981, the gaming industry's footing was feeling shaky.
In an effort to hold ground and boost sales, Bally pushed out some of their most creative works ever. The Class of 1981 was, and still is, the pinnacle of pinball art.
Join us as we talk about Xenon's tube shot and sound package, polaroid pictures, Kevin O'Connor's jeep, Claude Fernandez stealing design ideas from Steve Ritchie, Margaret Hudson being a trailblazer for women in pinball, annoying in-lane/out-lane designs, and the peak of Bally's stunning art design. Also, did you know Kevin O'Conner had a jeep?
Sources:
Pinside at Pinside.com
Wikipedia: Suzanne Ciani. Here.
Internet Pinball Database Game Lists: Paul Faris. Here, Margaret Hudson. Here, Kevin O'Conner. Here, Greg Freres. Here
Xenon: Sound and Music. Ciani, Suzanne. Here
The Team Behind Bally's Xenon Pinball Expo 2013. Here
Video of Original Flash Gordon Sound Board. Here
Space Invaders "Inspiration". Swiss artist H.R. Giger. Here
TopCast:
Dave Christensen. Here
Margret Hudson. Here
Paul Faris. Here
Ward Pemberton. Here
Tom Nieman. Here
Alternate Flash Gordon Sound Board. Here
Pinball Flyers. Here
Shalhoub, Michael (2004). The Pinball compendium: 1982 to Present. Schiffer
Publishing, Lt. Here
Rossignoli, Marc (2002). Pinball Memories. Schiffer Publishing, Lt. Here
