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Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballPinball Down Under Part 3: Home Pin?! Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at or pick up a tee shirt at Silverball Swag Check out Flip N Out Pinball for all your pinball needs! Topic begins at 7:35 Episode Summary: In the third part of our Pinball Downunder series, we look at Homepin. Homepin was established in 2013 and was born from the hobby business of Mike Kalinowski. It seems like a really smart idea to set up manufacturing in the world's largest manufacturing country, China, but it turns out to be a mix...2025-07-211h 30Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastPinball Down Under Part 3: Home Pin?! Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at or pick up a tee shirt at Silverball Swag Check out Flip N Out Pinball for all your pinball needs! Topic begins at 7:35 Episode Summary: In the third part of our Pinball Downunder series, we look at Homepin. Homepin was established in 2013 and was born from the hobby business of Mike Kalinowski. It seems like a really smart idea to set up manufacturing in the world's largest manufacturing country, China, but it turns out to be a mix...2025-07-211h 30Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballMeet The Gottliebs Part 2: Alvin G. & Co. Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles or pick up a t-shirt at https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles Episode Begins at 16:52 Episode Summary: Ron and Dave Return to the Gottliebs, one of the best-known names in pinball. But did you know about Michael Gottlieb and the company he started with his father Alvin? Let’s chat about Gottlieb’s sale (again), the changes at the company and why they happened, Cheater the Gottlieb delivery driver, how Michael Gottlieb ended up in pinball followin...2025-06-251h 26Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastMeet The Gottliebs Part 2: Alvin G. & Co. Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles or pick up a t-shirt at https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles Episode Begins at 16:52 Episode Summary: Ron and Dave Return to the Gottliebs, one of the best-known names in pinball. But did you know about Michael Gottlieb and the company he started with his father Alvin? Let’s chat about Gottlieb’s sale (again), the changes at the company and why they happened, Cheater the Gottlieb delivery driver, how Michael Gottlieb ended up in pinball followin...2025-06-251h 26Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastEven Jersey Jack Pinball Left New Jersey 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 Begins at 10:10 Episode Summary: Join us this month where Dave says ‘Swing on Over’ like 40 times in the preamble, Ron spoils JJPs next game with the help of Jersey Jack himself, reviews of 70s style, Jack’s business building and evolving that business over and over, pinball needing to move to the home consumer market, stripped down Sterns...2025-04-141h 24Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballEven Jersey Jack Pinball Left New Jersey 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 Begins at 10:10 Episode Summary: Join us this month where Dave says ‘Swing on Over’ like 40 times in the preamble, Ron spoils JJPs next game with the help of Jersey Jack himself, reviews of 70s style, Jack’s business building and evolving that business over and over, pinball needing to move to the home consumer market, stripped down Sterns...2025-04-141h 24Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastAre Barrels (Of) Fun? 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 Begins at 18:08 Episode Summary: Have you ever heard the saying, “pinball is hard?” Well, the team at Barrels of Fun hasn’t, and they decided to smash on ahead and impress pretty much everyone. It’s been over 24 months since they launched their company and their first licensed game… and (as of this recording) they’ve manufactured all the games they...2025-03-031h 24Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballAre Barrels (Of) Fun? 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 Begins at 18:08 Episode Summary: Have you ever heard the saying, “pinball is hard?” Well, the team at Barrels of Fun hasn’t, and they decided to smash on ahead and impress pretty much everyone. It’s been over 24 months since they launched their company and their first licensed game… and (as of this recording) they’ve manufactured all the games they...2025-03-031h 24Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastPinball Down Under Part 2: Hankerin’ For Some Hankin + Mr. Pinball 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 begins at 13:15 Episode Summary: Do you find yourself craving? Do you ever hanker for a special little thing? Well, we have had multiple people email and inquire about Hankin, you might say they had a craving for another Australian-based episode. Let’s go down under again with Part 2: Hankerin’ for Hankin. Sources: Hanki...2025-01-071h 25Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballPinball Down Under Part 2: Hankerin’ For Some Hankin + Mr. Pinball 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 begins at 13:15 Episode Summary: Do you find yourself craving? Do you ever hanker for a special little thing? Well, we have had multiple people email and inquire about Hankin, you might say they had a craving for another Australian-based episode. Let’s go down under again with Part 2: Hankerin’ for Hankin. Sources: Hanki...2025-01-071h 25Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastMeet The Gottliebs: D. Gottlieb & Co. 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: The Gottlieb Family is an important part of pinball. David Gottlieb and Alvin Gottlieb made pinball what it is today. David’s vision and spirit and Alvin’s excitement and drive built the Gottlieb name into what it is today, and it will always live on. Join Dave and Ron this month as we talk about the beginnin...2024-10-301h 13Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballMeet The Gottliebs: D. Gottlieb & Co. 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: The Gottlieb Family is an important part of pinball. David Gottlieb and Alvin Gottlieb made pinball what it is today. David’s vision and spirit and Alvin’s excitement and drive built the Gottlieb name into what it is today, and it will always live on. Join Dave and Ron this month as we talk about the beginnin...2024-10-301h 13Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastPinball Down Under Part 1: Haggis Pinball 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: Manufacturing is hard. Pinball is hard, and when you’re starting on the other side of the world from all the suppliers and skilled labour, it’s that much harder. COVID-19 did not help Haggis Pinball is the latest cautionary tale of a pinball start-up that promised big and initially delivered but ultimately succumbed to the pressures of the industry. Join u...2024-09-141h 50Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballPinball Down Under Part 1: Haggis Pinball 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: Manufacturing is hard. Pinball is hard, and when you’re starting on the other side of the world from all the suppliers and skilled labour, it’s that much harder. COVID-19 did not help Haggis Pinball is the latest cautionary tale of a pinball start-up that promised big and initially delivered but ultimately succumbed to the pressures of the industry. Join u...2024-09-141h 50Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballMultimorphic Is Reshaping Pinball 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: Multimorphic, Inc. manufactures the P3 Pinball Platform, a modern, physical-digital, multi-game pinball machine, as well as pinball machine control system products, such as the P-ROC and P3-ROC. Since 2009, Gerry Stellenberg and his crack team of engineers and software developers have created the first off-the-shelf pinball controller board for making your homebrew pinball machines, and changed the image of a multi-use pinb...2024-07-131h 42Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastBy Golly It’s Bingo Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Topic Begins at 12:12 Episode Summary: Bingo just isn’t the game you can play at a country fair or a sketchy gambling establishment. Bingo is also the big brother to today’s modern pinball. You’ll remember we spoke about Bingo machines and the issues they had in our Brief History of Pinball episode, but we figured Bingo needed its own ep...2024-06-101h 22Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballBy Golly It’s Bingo Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Topic Begins at 12:12 Episode Summary: Bingo just isn’t the game you can play at a country fair or a sketchy gambling establishment. Bingo is also the big brother to today’s modern pinball. You’ll remember we spoke about Bingo machines and the issues they had in our Brief History of Pinball episode, but we figured Bingo needed its own ep...2024-06-101h 22Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballYes… More Roger Sharpe 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: Roger Sharpe is hailed as the Man Who Saved the Game from our previous episode, but he did so much more! Roger has been involved in the birth of tournaments, the second rise of licensing, and mainstream journalism. He also has had a great film based on him and his relationship with his wife, Ellen. Join us as we tal...2024-04-111h 17Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballThe Token Roger Sharpe Episode 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: We’ve fought long and hard to avoid giving Roger Sharpe yet another ego-building podcast to spin his narrative and propaganda… but, here we are. Roger wrote about pinball. Played pinball. Promoted and evangelized pinball. Roger has been involved in the birth of tournaments, the second rise of licensing, and mainstream journalism. He also has had a great film based on...2024-02-231h 06Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballThe Capcom Debacle Part 2: Illinois PinBall Inc. 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: Last month, we learned about Capcom, the video game company that wanted to get into the pinball industry and ride the wave of popularity, just like Data East! It didn’t go well. Even after Capcom disappeared, the lure of what could have been remained. That’s when we stumble upon a crazy collector and dreamer who ruined himself. Join us...2024-01-2838 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballThe Capcom Debacle Part 1 Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Topic starts at 8:27 Episode Summary: Capcom was a video game company that wanted to get into the pinball industry and ride a wave of popularity, just like Data East! Sadly, they were a victim of the wrong place, wrong time. Add to that a bunch of mismanagement, Python Angelo, various lawsuits, and well... you end up like Capcom Pinball. 2023-12-261h 26Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballJoe Balcer – The King Of Clunk Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Topic starts at 9:10 Episode Summary: Joe Balcer is a name that some people know and some people don’t. Joe spent his early beginnings at Sega Pinball, then Stern Pinball, and he basically helped start Jersey Jack Pinball. He then started up another company called American Pinball. Joe has been around; he’s worked for many bosses in many compani...2023-10-191h 56Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles BONUS: Our Top PinsSilverball Chronicles BONUS: Our Top Pins Join Ron and Dave in this Bonus Silverball Chronicles episode as they choose their favourite pinball machines made by featured pinball designers from previous episodes! https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nw2bie/Bonus_Episode_-_Our_Top_Pins9niuz.mp3 2023-10-1019 minSilverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastSilverball Chronicles BONUS: Our Top PinsSilverball Chronicles BONUS: Our Top Pins Join Ron and Dave in this Bonus Silverball Chronicles episode as they choose their favourite pinball machines made by featured pinball designers from previous episodes! https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nw2bie/Bonus_Episode_-_Our_Top_Pins9niuz.mp3 2023-10-1019 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballThe Bro Of Flow: John Borg Part 2 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: John Borg is known for his distinctive style and approach to designing pinball machines. His design philosophy is as distinct as a fingerprint. ‘Borgie’ focuses on creating layouts that offer smooth flow and satisfying shots. He aims to design pinball machines that provide players with a sense of continuous motion and engaging gameplay. His layouts often feature well-integrated ramps, orbits, and habitra...2023-08-312h 31Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastThe Bro Of Flow: John Borg Part 2 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: John Borg is known for his distinctive style and approach to designing pinball machines. His design philosophy is as distinct as a fingerprint. ‘Borgie’ focuses on creating layouts that offer smooth flow and satisfying shots. He aims to design pinball machines that provide players with a sense of continuous motion and engaging gameplay. His layouts often feature well-integrated ramps, orbits, and habitra...2023-08-312h 31Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastPinball Is Dying Part 4 – What Led Gottlieb To The Mylstar Nosedive? 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: Gottlieb is viewed as the romantic electro-mechanical giant to many. The pinball machine atop the coin-op pedestal for all other manufacturers to reach for… but it was its god-tier status in the 1960s and early 1970s that would ultimately lead to its epic cratering in the 1980s. What led Gottlieb into the Mylstar Nosedive? Was it a lack of leader...2023-06-271h 27Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballPinball Is Dying Part 4 – What Led Gottlieb To The Mylstar Nosedive? 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: Gottlieb is viewed as the romantic electro-mechanical giant to many. The pinball machine atop the coin-op pedestal for all other manufacturers to reach for… but it was its god-tier status in the 1960s and early 1970s that would ultimately lead to its epic cratering in the 1980s. What led Gottlieb into the Mylstar Nosedive? Was it a lack of leader...2023-06-271h 27Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastPinball’s Centenarian – Wayne Neyens Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Topic Starts at 9:10 Episode Summary: A Centenarian is someone linked to longevity, someone who has seen it all come and go, then be reinvented again. Wayne Neyens is pinball’s Centenarian; he was there at the beginning, and he was there when it ended… a couple of times… and he witnessed the rebirth we now see today before his passing at...2023-05-131h 34Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballPinball’s Centenarian – Wayne Neyens Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Topic Starts at 9:10 Episode Summary: A Centenarian is someone linked to longevity, someone who has seen it all come and go, then be reinvented again. Wayne Neyens is pinball’s Centenarian; he was there at the beginning, and he was there when it ended… a couple of times… and he witnessed the rebirth we now see today before his passing at...2023-05-131h 34Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballEverything is Lit! Keith P Johnson and Jersey Jack Pinball Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Topic starts at 10:50 Episode Summary: What can you say about Keith P Johnson? He has 4 of the top pinball machines in the Pinball Awards’ Hall of Fame. He coded some of the most revered and most panned pinball codes in our hobby. In addition, Keith was one of the most important pieces in designing the Jersey Jack operating system and b...2023-03-312h 19Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballPinball Is Dying Part 3 – Bally-Midway Topic Starts at 11:11 Episode Summary: It’s time to revisit our ‘Pinball Is Dying’ series. This ongoing series is made to depress and to delight. What do we mean by that? Well, the pinball industry and the hobby around it has always been fragile. It has ups and downs which during its history has swung violently. Brilliant minds have come and gone. Many have been crushed by the emotional weight of competition and the stress of impending layoffs. Join us this month as we talk about the final Bally Manufactur...2023-01-151h 57Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballA Brief History Of Pinball Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Topic starts at 10:03 Episode Summary: A Brief History of Pinball is a great place to begin! Let’s wind the clock back WAYYY back. We’re going to visit the beginning of many ‘games’ in the early days of fancy pants Europe, the importation of table games to America, New Jersey’s part in all this, Harry Williams, Wayne Neyens, and a...2022-11-282h 03Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastThe Architect – George Gomez Part 2 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: George Gomez is the Creative Architect of pinball as we know it today. Without our Homie Gomie (trademark Zach Meny), Stern Pinball would not be the creative studio it is today. When Stern began to be rebuilt in the 2010s, it was the creative curiosity of George Gomez that enabled the company to build a modern pinball design studio and forever cha...2022-10-142h 22Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballThe Architect – George Gomez Part 2 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: George Gomez is the Creative Architect of pinball as we know it today. Without our Homie Gomie (trademark Zach Meny), Stern Pinball would not be the creative studio it is today. When Stern began to be rebuilt in the 2010s, it was the creative curiosity of George Gomez that enabled the company to build a modern pinball design studio and forever cha...2022-10-142h 22Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastPlaying Catch Up: Gottlieb System 80 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: The late '70s were a boom for pinball manufacturing. Bally and Williams had transitioned to Solid State early and evolved their platform, but Gottlieb struggled to keep up. However, by early 1980, Gottlieb knew they needed a new solution and were preparing their System 80 platform. System 80 was a big leap forward, and it was much more flexible and modular. Was Gottlieb ba...2022-09-023h 01Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballPlaying Catch Up: Gottlieb System 80 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: The late '70s were a boom for pinball manufacturing. Bally and Williams had transitioned to Solid State early and evolved their platform, but Gottlieb struggled to keep up. However, by early 1980, Gottlieb knew they needed a new solution and were preparing their System 80 platform. System 80 was a big leap forward, and it was much more flexible and modular. Was Gottlieb ba...2022-09-023h 01Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballData East – Fake It Til Ya Make It 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: It is often through failure that we learn, and after the collapse of Stern Electronics, Gary Stern did not give up. He collected himself over a year and then would work with Joe Kaminkow and Shelley Sax on building Data East Pinball. Often the butt of jokes on quality, code depth, and artwork, Data East would become the only survivor of the...2022-06-192h 33Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastData East – Fake It Til Ya Make It 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: It is often through failure that we learn, and after the collapse of Stern Electronics, Gary Stern did not give up. He collected himself over a year and then would work with Joe Kaminkow and Shelley Sax on building Data East Pinball. Often the butt of jokes on quality, code depth, and artwork, Data East would become the only survivor of the...2022-06-192h 33Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballDown The Rabbit Hole With John Popaduik 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: John Popadiuk, also known as J-Pop, created some of the most interesting and whimsical playfield designs of the 1990s. He went from a god tier Bally-Williams designer to a start-up pinball company owner and finally to a pinball pariah. John once described his journey as “a long tale of woe in some cases, but also tales of glory in others.” His na...2022-05-172h 09Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballMr. Nordman, Let’s Talk About Your Ramps Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Topic starts at 8:38 Episode Summary: Ramps are mesmerizing and hypnotic and create excitement deep inside when you shoot them. You can almost feel the ball rolling around a bend in a ramp. Too many people Pinball IS Ramps. In fact, when one of my non-pinball friends saw my Tron for the first time, he said ‘Woah, I wanna shoot...2022-03-222h 24Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastMr. Nordman, Let’s Talk About Your Ramps Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Topic starts at 8:38 Episode Summary: Ramps are mesmerizing and hypnotic and create excitement deep inside when you shoot them. You can almost feel the ball rolling around a bend in a ramp. Too many people Pinball IS Ramps. In fact, when one of my non-pinball friends saw my Tron for the first time, he said ‘Woah, I wanna shoot...2022-03-222h 24Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 21: Inside The Mind Of Lyman SheatsEpisode Summary There are many stars inside the pinball industry, but few create such an emotional ripple in the hobby when they pass. Lyman Sheats gave so much for pinball and always wanted to give more. A perfectionist who was often too hard on himself, Lyman was always looking for ways to improve his games. … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 21: Inside The Mind Of Lyman Sheats →2022-03-0200 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballInside The Mind Of Lyman Sheats 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: There are many stars inside the pinball industry, but few create such an emotional ripple in the hobby when they pass. Lyman Sheats gave so much for pinball and always wanted to give more. A perfectionist who was often too hard on himself, Lyman was always looking for ways to improve his games. This month Ron and Dave talk all...2022-03-022h 29Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastInside The Mind Of Lyman Sheats 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: There are many stars inside the pinball industry, but few create such an emotional ripple in the hobby when they pass. Lyman Sheats gave so much for pinball and always wanted to give more. A perfectionist who was often too hard on himself, Lyman was always looking for ways to improve his games. This month Ron and Dave talk all...2022-03-022h 29Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 20: Pinball Is Dying – Part 2: Bally/WilliamsThe 90s saw the biggest leap in pinball mechanics and technology that the hobby had ever seen. The Dot Matrix Display and how Bally/Williams leveraged it, made the pins from the previous decade look like a horse and buggy. The purchase of Bally by Williams created a competitive shark tank, forcing designers and engineers to … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 20: Pinball Is Dying – Part 2: Bally/Williams →2022-01-0500 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballPinball Is Dying – Part 2: Bally/Williams 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: The '90s saw the biggest leap in pinball mechanics and technology that the hobby had ever seen. The Dot Matrix Display and how Bally/Williams leveraged it made the pins from the previous decade look like a horse and buggy. The purchase of Bally by Williams created a competitive shark tank, forcing designers and engineers to continuously one-up each other....2022-01-052h 04Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastPinball Is Dying – Part 2: Bally/Williams 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: The '90s saw the biggest leap in pinball mechanics and technology that the hobby had ever seen. The Dot Matrix Display and how Bally/Williams leveraged it made the pins from the previous decade look like a horse and buggy. The purchase of Bally by Williams created a competitive shark tank, forcing designers and engineers to continuously one-up each other....2022-01-052h 04Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History Podcast80s Cheese Done Right – Gottlieb 80b 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: The early 1980s were a boon for pinball manufacturing. Bally and Williams had transitioned to Solid State early and evolved their platform. Gottlieb struggled with System 1, and as soon as they found their stride with the new System 80 board set, pinball was dying in the early 80s. By the mid-80s pinball was clawing its way back, but Gottlieb never regained it’s...2021-12-012h 26Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 19: 80s Cheese Done Right – Gottlieb 80bSilverball Chronicle with Ron and David Episode 19: 80s Cheese Done Right – Gottlieb 80b Episode Summary The early 1980s were a boon for pinball manufacturing. Bally and Williams had transitioned to Solid State early and evolved their platform. Gottlieb struggled with System 1, and as soon as they found their stride with the new … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 19: 80s Cheese Done Right – Gottlieb 80b →2021-12-0100 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - Pinball80s Cheese Done Right – Gottlieb 80b 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: The early 1980s were a boon for pinball manufacturing. Bally and Williams had transitioned to Solid State early and evolved their platform. Gottlieb struggled with System 1, and as soon as they found their stride with the new System 80 board set, pinball was dying in the early 80s. By the mid-80s pinball was clawing its way back, but Gottlieb never regained it’s...2021-12-012h 26Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Episode 18: The Mechs That Made Us – 90’s Bally-WilliamsThe Bally-Williams Era has often been considered on of the most mechanically exciting times in the Pinball Hobby. In fact, many of the games of this era still carry a hefty resale price on the secondary market. The magic of pinball and the world under glass was brought to life by Bally-Williams. Many pinball personalities … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Episode 18: The Mechs That Made Us – 90’s Bally-Williams →2021-10-2700 minSilverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastThe Mechs That Made Us – 90s Bally-Williams 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: The Bally-Williams Era has often been considered on of the most mechanically exciting times in the Pinball Hobby. In fact, many of the games of this era still carry a hefty resale price on the secondary market. The magic of pinball and the world under glass was brought to life by Bally-Williams. Many pinball personalities who purchased assets from th...2021-10-272h 05Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballThe Mechs That Made Us – 90s Bally-Williams 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: The Bally-Williams Era has often been considered on of the most mechanically exciting times in the Pinball Hobby. In fact, many of the games of this era still carry a hefty resale price on the secondary market. The magic of pinball and the world under glass was brought to life by Bally-Williams. Many pinball personalities who purchased assets from th...2021-10-272h 05Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastSteve Ritchie Part III: The Return… to Stern 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: When we last left Steve Ritchie, pinball was dead. It was done. Williams, gone. Bally, gone. Gottlieb/Premier, gone. The last manufacturer standing was Sega which ended up being sold to one Gary Stern and became today’s Stern Pinball Inc. Steve Ritchie was ready to make a return to pinball after a hiatus, but the pinball landscape was different than when...2021-09-043h 01Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Episode 17: Steve Ritchie Part III: The Return…to SternEpisode Summary When we last left Steve Ritchie, pinball was dead. It was done. Williams, gone. Bally, gone. Gottlieb/Premier, gone. The last manufacturer standing was Sega which ended up being sold to one Gary Stern and became today’s Stern Pinball Inc. Steve Ritchie was ready to make a return to pinball after a hiatus, but … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Episode 17: Steve Ritchie Part III: The Return…to Stern →2021-09-0400 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSteve Ritchie Part III: The Return… to Stern 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: When we last left Steve Ritchie, pinball was dead. It was done. Williams, gone. Bally, gone. Gottlieb/Premier, gone. The last manufacturer standing was Sega which ended up being sold to one Gary Stern and became today’s Stern Pinball Inc. Steve Ritchie was ready to make a return to pinball after a hiatus, but the pinball landscape was different than when...2021-09-043h 01Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastMillennium Moment- Pinball 2000 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: Pinball was suffering in the late 1990s. Home gaming consoles dominated households. In the decades that preceded the 90s, people ate at home and went out for entertainment; society was changing. As a result, arcades suffered. Pinball needed something to jump-start sales. They needed to draw in a new video game that would engage youth. Pinball 2000 was the answer to that cal...2021-08-051h 42Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballMillennium Moment- Pinball 2000 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: Pinball was suffering in the late 1990s. Home gaming consoles dominated households. In the decades that preceded the 90s, people ate at home and went out for entertainment; society was changing. As a result, arcades suffered. Pinball needed something to jump-start sales. They needed to draw in a new video game that would engage youth. Pinball 2000 was the answer to that cal...2021-08-051h 42Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 16: Millennium Moment- Pinball 2000Episode Summary Pinball was suffering in the late 1990’s. Home gaming consoles dominated households. In the decades that preceded the 90’s, people ate at home and went out for entertainment; society was changing. As a result, arcades suffered. Pinball needed something to jump-start sales. They needed to draw in a new video game that would … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 16: Millennium Moment- Pinball 2000 →2021-08-0500 minSilverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastBarry Oursler Saves Pinball 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: Barry Oursler is a William institution. As a designer he kept the line going at Williams during the massive decline that the coin op industry experienced in the early 1980s. He designed 35 games including Space Shuttle, which ‘saved pinball.’ During the decade after Space Shuttle, Barry continued to design and collectively sold over 135,000 pinball games for Williams during his tenure. Barry WAS Wi...2021-06-191h 56Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballBarry Oursler Saves Pinball 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: Barry Oursler is a William institution. As a designer he kept the line going at Williams during the massive decline that the coin op industry experienced in the early 1980s. He designed 35 games including Space Shuttle, which ‘saved pinball.’ During the decade after Space Shuttle, Barry continued to design and collectively sold over 135,000 pinball games for Williams during his tenure. Barry WAS Wi...2021-06-191h 56Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 15: Barry Oursler Saves PinballEpisode Summary Barry Oursler is a William institution. As a designer he kept the line going at Williams during the massive decline that the coin op industry experienced in the early 1980s. He designed 35 games including Space Shuttle, which ‘saved pinball.’ During the decade after Space Shuttle, Barry continued to design and collectively sold … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 15: Barry Oursler Saves Pinball →2021-06-1900 minSilverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastGomez – This One Has A Lot Of Arcade Stuff 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: George Gomez has created some of the most well-received pinball machines our hobby has ever seen. He got his big break with Williams Pinball, but the current Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Stern Pinball had a big career before the silverball. His mixture of experience prior to pinball built his unique style of pinball creativity. In fact, on...2021-05-041h 45Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballGomez – This One Has A Lot Of Arcade Stuff 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: George Gomez has created some of the most well-received pinball machines our hobby has ever seen. He got his big break with Williams Pinball, but the current Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Stern Pinball had a big career before the silverball. His mixture of experience prior to pinball built his unique style of pinball creativity. In fact, on...2021-05-041h 45Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 14: Gomez – This One Has A Lot Of Arcade StuffEpisode SummaryGeorge Gomez has created some of the most well received pinball machines our hobby has ever seen. He got his big break with Williams Pinball, but the current Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Stern Pinball had a big career before the silverball. His mixture of experience prior to pinball built his … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 14: Gomez – This One Has A Lot Of Arcade Stuff →2021-05-0400 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 13: Pat Lawlor Part 2 – Williams Wreck’n BallEpisode SummaryPat Lawlor has a demeanor which has rubbed some the wrong way over the years. Let’s face it, as a designer you need to get strong personalities in line, meet corporate deadlines, push your creative vision to the edge and have the confidence in yourself that your product design will sell. Maybe part of … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 13: Pat Lawlor Part 2 – Williams Wreck’n Ball →2021-03-3100 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballPat Lawlor Part 2 – Williams Wreck’n Ball 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: Pat Lawlor has a demeanor that has rubbed some the wrong way over the years. Let’s face it: as a designer, you need to get strong personalities in line, meet corporate deadlines, push your creative vision to the edge, and have confidence in yourself that your product design will sell. Maybe part of that reputation was created in his early career in the Williams Pinball Shark...2021-03-311h 44Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballPinball Is Dying: Williams In The Early 80s Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Summary Episode: By the early 1980s, Pinball was dying. Sales in Pinball fell from peaks of 9-10,000 units to 900 units in 2 years. Video was on an upward trend, and that is where the coin op industry began to focus. Only 1 full-time designer remained at Williams by 1982, Barry Oursler. To help fill in the production line, some of the designers from the late 70s re...2021-03-141h 53Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 12: Pinball Is Dying: Williams In The Early 80sEpisode SummaryBy the Early 1980’s Pinball was dying. Sales in Pinball fell from peaks of 9-10,000 units to 900 units in 2 years. Video was on an upward trend and that is where the coin op industry began to focus. Only 1 full time designer remained at Williams by 1982, Barry Oursler. To help fill … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 12: Pinball Is Dying: Williams In The Early 80s →2021-03-1400 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballDwight Sullivan – The Creation Of Complexity 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: Dwight is one of pinball programming’s most important figures. Throughout the 1990s, Dwight worked on some of the best-selling games of all time, added a level of polish not seen before, and brought a new level of fun and uniqueness that continues to influence programmers today. Have fun this month, where we chat about ‘Dwight Speak’, Riverboat Gambler, taking pr...2021-01-301h 28Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 11: Dwight Sullivan – The Creation Of ComplexityEpisode Summary Dwight is one of pinball programming’s most important figures. Throughout the 1990’s Dwight worked on some of the best-selling games of all time, added a level of polish not seen before, brought a new level of fun and uniqueness that continue to influence programmers today. Have fun this month where we chat ‘Dwight … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 11: Dwight Sullivan – The Creation Of Complexity →2021-01-3000 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballLawlor – Pinball’s Rollercoaster Tycoon 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: Pat Lawlor is a pinball statesman. He has a long, lumbering, and detailed way of explaining himself. This deep and controlled thought process is why Pat’s pinball designs and mechanical toys are so detailed and dedicated to being exciting. Some would call Pat a pinball academic, others say he’s a prickly fella. Join us this month where we tal...2020-12-272h 19Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 10: Lawlor – Pinball’s Rollercoaster TycoonEpisode Summary Pat Lawlor is a pinball statesman. He has a long lumbering and detailed way of explaining himself. This deep and controlled thought process is why Pat’s pinball designs and mechanical toys are so detailed and dedicated to being exciting. Some would call Pat a pinball academic, others say he’s a prickly fella. Join … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 10: Lawlor – Pinball’s Rollercoaster Tycoon →2020-12-2700 minSilverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastBorgie – Living The 90s License Dream 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: John Borg, affectionately known as ‘Borgie’, entered the industry as a mechanical engineer building ramps and ended up being a designer on some of the fondest remembered nostalgia pins of the 1990s. Join Ron and Dave as they chat about Borgie got to hang out with movie stars, review some cool mechs, discuss Bill Paxton and Bill Pullman, designers gettin...2020-11-182h 03Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballBorgie – Living The 90s License Dream 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: John Borg, affectionately known as ‘Borgie’, entered the industry as a mechanical engineer building ramps and ended up being a designer on some of the fondest remembered nostalgia pins of the 1990s. Join Ron and Dave as they chat about Borgie got to hang out with movie stars, review some cool mechs, discuss Bill Paxton and Bill Pullman, designers gettin...2020-11-182h 03Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 9: Borgie – Living The 90s License DreamEpisode Summary John Borg or as he’s affectionately known as ‘Borgie’, entered the industry as a mechanical engineer building ramps and ended up being a designer on some of the fondest remember nostalgia pins of the 1990’s. Join Ron and Dave as they chat about Borgie got to hang out with movie stars, review some … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 9: Borgie – Living The 90s License Dream →2020-11-1800 minSilverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastMoving Units Part 2 – The Class Of 1981 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 o...2020-10-162h 21Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballMoving Units Part 2 – The Class Of 1981 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 o...2020-10-162h 21Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 8: Moving Units Part 2 – The Class Of 1981Episode Summary David and Ron are going to finish what they started last month. As mentioned in the previous podcast, from 1975 to 1980 Bally were 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 … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 8: Moving Units Part 2 – The Class Of 1981 →2020-10-1600 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballMoving Units – Bally’s Art Revolution 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 here again this month to use an audio medium to talk about visual art… will it work? Art sells Pinball machines. There was no better team ever in pinball than the Art Team at Bally. From 1975 until Bally was sold to Midway in 1983, an eclectic, creative, and dedicated team of artists made some of the...2020-09-042h 02Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastMoving Units – Bally’s Art Revolution 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 here again this month to use an audio medium to talk about visual art… will it work? Art sells Pinball machines. There was no better team ever in pinball than the Art Team at Bally. From 1975 until Bally was sold to Midway in 1983, an eclectic, creative, and dedicated team of artists made some of the...2020-09-042h 02Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 7: Moving Units – Bally’s Art RevolutionEpisode Summary David and Ron are here again this month to use an audio medium to talk about visual art… will it work? Art sells Pinball machines. There was no better team ever in pinball as the Art Team at Bally. From 1975 until Bally was sold to Midway in 1983 an eclectic, creative … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 7: Moving Units – Bally’s Art Revolution →2020-09-0400 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSteve Ritchie – The Mullet Years 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: Join David and Ron this week as they ride on a dirt bike made of quarters and fueled with pinball players’ tears with Steve Ritchie. Through this awesome time in pinball, the bestselling designer ever, continued to build his legacy and, as you’ll see in this episode, redefined pinball as the industry struggled to survive. Come listen to Steve’...2020-08-012h 10Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastSteve Ritchie – The Mullet Years 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: Join David and Ron this week as they ride on a dirt bike made of quarters and fueled with pinball players’ tears with Steve Ritchie. Through this awesome time in pinball, the bestselling designer ever, continued to build his legacy and, as you’ll see in this episode, redefined pinball as the industry struggled to survive. Come listen to Steve’...2020-08-012h 10Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 6: Steve Ritchie – The Mullet YearsEpisode Summary Join David and Ron this week as they ride on a dirt bike made of quarters and fueled with pinball players’ tears with Steve Ritchie. Through this awesome time in pinball, the bestselling designer ever, continued to build his legacy and as you’ll see in this episode, redefined pinball as the industry struggled … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 6: Steve Ritchie – The Mullet Years →2020-08-0100 minSilverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastStepping on Rakes – Gottlieb System 1 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: Gottlieb was a giant in the pinball industry. Some would say that they created more fun in the Electro-Mechanical era than all the other manufacturers combined. When the sea change of the Solid-State Era appeared on the horizon, Gottlieb, the industry giant, began stepping on rakes and never fully recovered. Come hang out with a slightly bitter Dave and an...2020-06-262h 06Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 5: Stepping on Rakes – Gottlieb System 1Episode Summary Gottlieb was a giant in the pinball industry. Some would say that they created some of the most fun in the Electro-Mechanical era than all the other manufacturers combined. When the sea change of the Solid-State Era appeared on the horizon, Gottlieb the industry giant began stepping on rakes and never fully recovered. … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 5: Stepping on Rakes – Gottlieb System 1 →2020-06-2600 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballStepping on Rakes – Gottlieb System 1 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: Gottlieb was a giant in the pinball industry. Some would say that they created more fun in the Electro-Mechanical era than all the other manufacturers combined. When the sea change of the Solid-State Era appeared on the horizon, Gottlieb, the industry giant, began stepping on rakes and never fully recovered. Come hang out with a slightly bitter Dave and an...2020-06-262h 06Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 4: Bat Sh*t Crazy: The Python Anghelo StoryEpisode Summary Python Anghelo was an eccentric, passionate, charming, classically educated,combative, spiteful, and caring individual. He gave his all for pinball. Python is aguy who added social commentary to his back-glass art, added Easter eggs to his work, drank a lot, fought with leadership over creating unique worlds under glass.Python burned bridges, tossed insults, and … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 4: Bat Sh*t Crazy: The Python Anghelo Story →2020-06-2600 minSilverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastBat Sh*t Crazy: The Python Anghelo Story 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: Python Anghelo was an eccentric, passionate, charming, classically educated, combative, spiteful, and caring individual. He gave his all for pinball. Python is a guy who added social commentary to his back-glass art, added Easter eggs to his work, drank a lot, fought with leadership over creating unique worlds under glass. Python burned bridges, tossed insults, and pulled no pu...2020-06-262h 14Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballBat Sh*t Crazy: The Python Anghelo Story 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: Python Anghelo was an eccentric, passionate, charming, classically educated, combative, spiteful, and caring individual. He gave his all for pinball. Python is a guy who added social commentary to his back-glass art, added Easter eggs to his work, drank a lot, fought with leadership over creating unique worlds under glass. Python burned bridges, tossed insults, and pulled no pu...2020-06-262h 14Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 3: Zombie Pinball – The Gottlieb System 3 EraEpisode Summary Our Previous episodes have all been from the early solid-state era. The last 70’s and early 80’s was where the industry went though some of its largest shifts, we call that ‘disruption’ now-a-days. The exit of electro-mechanical pinball and the entrance of solid-state was a watershed moment in the hobby. Some companies excelled … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 3: Zombie Pinball – The Gottlieb System 3 Era →2020-06-2600 minSilverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastZombie Pinball – The Gottlieb System 3 Era 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: e all been from the early solid-state era. The late 70s and early 80s was when the industry went through some of its largest shifts, we call that ‘disruption’ nowadays. The exit of electro-mechanical pinball and the entrance of solid-state was a watershed moment in the hobby. Some companies excelled in the new market, and some fell almost immediately. Gottli...2020-06-262h 04Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballZombie Pinball – The Gottlieb System 3 Era 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: e all been from the early solid-state era. The late 70s and early 80s was when the industry went through some of its largest shifts, we call that ‘disruption’ nowadays. The exit of electro-mechanical pinball and the entrance of solid-state was a watershed moment in the hobby. Some companies excelled in the new market, and some fell almost immediately. Gottli...2020-06-262h 04Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballStern Electronics… No, Not That Stern 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 Before Stern Pinball Inc., which dominates the pinball landscape today, there was Stern Electronics, our second episode’s topic. We cover where Stern Electronics came from, Sam and Gary Stern’s early years, Dave mispronouncing names, the change from electro-mechanical pinball to solid state, the sketchiness around that transition, legendary designer Steve Kirk, Stern’s wild art, and the death of S...2020-06-262h 03Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History PodcastStern Electronics… No, Not That Stern 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 Before Stern Pinball Inc., which dominates the pinball landscape today, there was Stern Electronics, our second episode’s topic. We cover where Stern Electronics came from, Sam and Gary Stern’s early years, Dave mispronouncing names, the change from electro-mechanical pinball to solid state, the sketchiness around that transition, legendary designer Steve Kirk, Stern’s wild art, and the death of S...2020-06-262h 03Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 2: Stern Electronics…No, Not That SternEpisode Summary Before Stern Pinball Inc., which dominates the pinball landscape today, there was Stern Electronics, our second episode’s topic. We cover where Stern Electronics came from, Sam and Gary Stern’s early years, Dave mispronouncing names, the change from electro-mechanical pinball to solid state, the sketchiness around that transition, legendary designer Steve Kirk, Stern’s wild … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 2: Stern Electronics…No, Not That Stern →2020-06-2600 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSilverball Chronicles Ep 1: Steve Ritchie – Before The MulletEpisode Summary Our topic this week, nicknamed The King of Flow, the bestselling pinball designer of all time, my favorite designer, and the reason why you know or will know what Meniere’s Disease is: Steve Ritchie. This episode reviews the early life of Steve Ritchie until his first break from pinball in 1982 which includes … Continue reading Silverball Chronicles Ep 1: Steve Ritchie – Before The Mullet →2020-06-2600 minSilverball Chronicles (TPN) - PinballSteve Ritchie – Before The Mullet 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: Our topic this week, he's nicknamed the King of Flow, the bestselling pinball designer of all time, my favorite designer, and the reason why you know or will know what Meniere’s Disease is: Steve Ritchie. This episode reviews the early life of Steve Ritchie until his first break from pinball in 1982 which includes his early life, how he...2020-06-261h 46