Pinball Is Dying: Williams In The Early 80s

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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

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The Pinball Blog. Pinball Heroes – Barry Oursler. Here

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Versus the Goat Podcast – Barry Oursler. Here 

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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 

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