Steve Ritchie – Before The Mullet

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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 became a designer, his first years in the industry at Atari Pinball, moving to Williams and designing some of the biggest modern sellers and most innovative pinball machine in this history of the hobby.

Sources:

 

Internet Pinball Database at IPBD.org

Pinside at Pinside.com

Wikipedia – but remember to dive into the cited sources.

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