Barry Oursler Saves Pinball

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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 Williams in this era.

Join Ron and Dave as they talk about Barry saving pinball… or did he? Hit pins such as Space Station, FIRE!, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Dirty Harry, Junkyard, amazing mechanical wonders, the controversies around Popeye Saves the Earth and Jack*Bot, and Barry's legacy to the hobby we all love.

 

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Pinside at Pinside.com

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Versus the Goat Podcast – Barry Oursler. Here 

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Head 2 Hear Pinball Podcast Ep 50 – Joe Kaminkow. Here
Super Awesome Pinball Show: S1 Ep 4 – Joe Kaminkow. Here, S2 E24 – Zophia Ryan. Here

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