Pinball 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 reappeared. Join us this month as we discuss Barry Oursler, Paul Dassault, the battle of the Bi-Levels, the 'Gar Family, Tony Kraemer, hidden back glass art, and whatever the heck Time Fantasy was! Sources: Pinside at Pinside.com Internet Pinball Database: Barry Oursler's Game List. Here The Pinball Blog. Pinball Heroes – Barry Oursler. Here Pinball Magazine. Interview: Pinball Designer Barry Oursler. Here Versus the Goat Podcast – Barry Oursler. Here The Pinball Podcast – Barry Oursler. Here Teolis, Jeff. Pinball Profile. Here Gorgar Inspiration. Here Barracora Inspiration. Li I, 1974 by Swiss artist H.R. Giger. Here and Here TopCast: Barry Ourlser Ep 35. Here, Mark Ritchie Ep 49. Here Shalhoub, Michael (2004). The Pinball compendium: 1982 to Present. Schiffer Publishing, Lt. Here
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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 reappeared.
Join us this month as we discuss Barry Oursler, Paul Dassault, the battle of the Bi-Levels, the 'Gar Family, Tony Kraemer, hidden back glass art, and whatever the heck Time Fantasy was!
Sources:
Pinside at Pinside.com
Internet Pinball Database: Barry Oursler's Game List. Here
The Pinball Blog. Pinball Heroes – Barry Oursler. Here
Pinball Magazine. Interview: Pinball Designer Barry Oursler. Here
Versus the Goat Podcast – Barry Oursler. Here
The Pinball Podcast – Barry Oursler. Here
Teolis, Jeff. Pinball Profile. Here
Gorgar Inspiration. Here
Barracora Inspiration. Li I, 1974 by Swiss artist H.R. Giger. Here and Here
TopCast: Barry Ourlser Ep 35. Here, Mark Ritchie Ep 49. Here
Shalhoub, Michael (2004). The Pinball compendium: 1982 to Present. Schiffer Publishing, Lt. Here