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Silverball Chronicles Ep 28: Pinball Is Dying Part 3 - Bally-Midway
Silverball Chronicles Ep 28: Pinball Is Dying Part 3 - Bally-Midway
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117 minutes
Released:
Jan 15, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Silverball Chronicles with David and Ron
Episode 28: Pinball is Dying Part 3 - Bally-Midway
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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 Manufacturing Corp games, really dumb corporate strategies, the art of an era, bodybuilding, terrible cabinet materials, a tangent for some reason about the MCU's Iron Man, and the end of Bally-Midway.
Sources:
Shalhoub, Michael (2004). The Pinball compendium: 1982 to Present. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Stern’s Dark Planet - Here
Topcast
Ep. 56 – Ward Pemberton
Ep. 46 – Margaret Hudson
Ep. 40 – George Gomez
Episode 28: Pinball is Dying Part 3 - Bally-Midway
Want to Support the Show? Join Our Patreon and get early access to each episode: www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles
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 Manufacturing Corp games, really dumb corporate strategies, the art of an era, bodybuilding, terrible cabinet materials, a tangent for some reason about the MCU's Iron Man, and the end of Bally-Midway.
Sources:
Shalhoub, Michael (2004). The Pinball compendium: 1982 to Present. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Stern’s Dark Planet - Here
Topcast
Ep. 56 – Ward Pemberton
Ep. 46 – Margaret Hudson
Ep. 40 – George Gomez
Released:
Jan 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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