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RIP Lyman Sheats

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#701 1 year ago

I little tribute to Lyman. RIP.

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#703 1 year ago

I was a the Pinball Museum in Vegas yesterday. Put a couple high scores up on Indy 500 and Star Trek. Just wanted to pay homage to a pinball legend and a fine human being.

QSS

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#704 1 year ago
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#705 1 year ago

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#706 1 year ago
Quoted from cait001:

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Bowen with hair !? well this is shocking !!!

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#707 1 year ago

I would ask our Pinside brothers and sisters to please contribute information to Lyman's Wikipedia page. Thank You!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_F._Sheats_Jr.

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#708 1 year ago

Was at the Pinball Hall of Fame again, a couple weeks ago, with my son Max and of course thinking of Lyman. I posted a "buy in champion" on my new favorite game and I really enjoyed the simple moments with my son, playing a ton of pins at the new, amazing Pinball Hall of fame all the while posting high scores with LFS initials in honor of a really great guy.

QSS

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#709 1 year ago
Quoted from PsychoPsonic:

I will think of Lyman when I play Rush and smile about how much he would have loved it. I hope the coders will find some way to add a Lyman tribute.

Just caught this in the attract screens on my Rush LE!

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#710 1 year ago
Quoted from Richard-NBA-SF2:

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Nice tribute. He will be missed.

#711 1 year ago
Quoted from QuickSilverShelby:

Was at the Pinball Hall of Fame again, a couple weeks ago, with my son Max and of course thinking of Lyman. I posted a "buy in champion" on my new favorite game and I really enjoyed the simple moments with my son, playing a ton of pins at the new, amazing Pinball Hall of fame all the while posting high scores with LFS initials in honor of a really great guy.
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I'm in Las Vegas this week and have went twice to the Pinball Hall of Fame. Quite a few of your scores look like they're still standing - or a lot of other folks are doing the same. It's good to see.

#712 1 year ago
Quoted from GroggyFrogFace:

I'm in Las Vegas this week and have went twice to the Pinball Hall of Fame. Quite a few of your scores look like they're still standing - or a lot of other folks are doing the same. It's good to see.

I'm sure you had a great time there like I did. I hope other folks are putting up LFS for their high scores. It'll make ya feel good if you do it too.

QSS

#714 1 year ago
Quoted from QuickSilverShelby:

Was at the Pinball Hall of Fame again, a couple weeks ago, with my son Max and of course thinking of Lyman. I posted a "buy in champion" on my new favorite game and I really enjoyed the simple moments with my son, playing a ton of pins at the new, amazing Pinball Hall of fame all the while posting high scores with LFS initials in honor of a really great guy.
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That’s cool what your doing with the scores.That pic of the sign is awesome by the way

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#715 1 year ago

Just recently listened to every word of this. What a truly awesome interview, so glad it was made available for everyone to listen too. It was nice to hear Lyman's voice again and get an inside into his thought process of developing the software for a game. He must have devoted so much of himself into each game he made and then updated sometime years later, well after the game was completed and sold. So much of his time and energy went into each game. You can hear in his voice just how much effort it was, when he describes the process, of just how much of a toll it took and what it meant to him to be able to work from home.

A truly genuine person that we are all going to miss and hopefully remember him for what he did. Such a shame he wasn't able to deal with his demons. Hopefully now, he rests in peace and if there is an afterlife, he's enjoying himself, just being him.

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#716 11 months ago
Quoted from Pinballer73:

Just recently listened to every word of this. What a truly awesome interview, so glad it was made available for everyone to listen too. It was nice to hear Lyman's voice again and get an inside into his thought process of developing the software for a game. He must have devoted so much of himself into each game he made and then updated sometime years later, well after the game was completed and sold. So much of his time and energy went into each game. You can hear in his voice just how much effort it was, when he describes the process, of just how much of a toll it took and what it meant to him to be able to work from home.
A truly genuine person that we are all going to miss and hopefully remember him for what he did. Such a shame he wasn't able to deal with his demons. Hopefully now, he rests in peace and if there is an afterlife, he's enjoying himself, just being him.

This makes me feel guilty. Always wishing for a Metallica code polish years after it was out of production and a masterpiece. One of many for Lyman..

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#717 6 months ago

RIP you are missed Lyman.

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#718 4 months ago

Terrible anniversary today, played a few games in remembrance

#719 4 months ago
Quoted from bangerjay:

Terrible anniversary today, played a few games in remembrance

I know nice guy to talk to and even got drinks for me an few times.

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#720 4 months ago

To honor Lyman.

Remember 988.

24/7 call if you are so depressed and have no where to turn. There is help.

LTG : )

#721 4 months ago

Hard to believe it's been a year since I read the terrible news here on Pinside. Such a shame he made that choice. RIP Lyman.

#722 4 months ago
Quoted from Pinballer73:

Hard to believe it's been a year since I read the terrible news here on Pinside. Such a shame he made that choice. RIP Lyman.

Wish him all the best and think about him when you are playing his games.

#723 4 months ago

He's the Code Champion on my Godzilla.
RIP Lyman Sheats

#724 4 months ago

Coworker borrowing my Batman '66 was asking about why it said "Honorary Mayor of Gotham City - Lyman." Relatively new to pinball but when I told him who he was and what he was responsible for, he was simultaneously amazed and bummed. The majority of the games that have resonated with him so far have Lyman to credit in some small or large part: Tommy, Attack from Mars, Medieval Madness, and Batman '66.

Easy to forget sometimes how even those not deep into the hobby were impacted by his code. What an amazing legacy!

#725 4 months ago

Such a great loss to the Pinball community.
R.I.P

#726 4 months ago

What a terrible loss and pinball will/has not been the same without him.

#727 4 months ago

Miss ya Lyman.......miss ya brotha......

QSS

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#728 82 days ago

Lyman's birthday is coming up (3/24) and his long time friend and coworker Greg Dunlap is hosting the 2nd annual LFS memorial fundraiser at Lynn's Arcade in Seaside, CA next weekend. This year we've setup a storefront with the LFS designs we came up with last year and a slightly updated one for this year.

All earnings go straight to 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline which is the designated charity this year.

- https://www.teepublic.com/user/dri374/albums/211263-lfs-memorial (these will only be available up to 3/19)
- https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournaments/view.php?t=59828

LFSLFS

#729 79 days ago
Quoted from dri:

Lyman's birthday is coming up (3/24) and his long time friend and coworker Greg Dunlap is hosting the 2nd annual LFS memorial fundraiser at Lynn's Arcade in Seaside, CA next weekend. This year we've setup a storefront with the LFS designs we came up with last year and a slightly updated one for this year.
All earnings go straight to 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline which is the designated charity this year.
- https://www.teepublic.com/user/dri374/albums/211263-lfs-memorial (these will only be available up to 3/19)
- https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournaments/view.php?t=59828
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Ordered! Thank you for doing this.

#730 78 days ago
Quoted from SirMachismo:

Ordered! Thank you for doing this.

Yeah, me too. Ordered placed. Thank you guys and girls for doing this.

QSS

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#731 71 days ago
Quoted from SirMachismo:

Ordered! Thank you for doing this.

Quoted from QuickSilverShelby:

Yeah, me too. Ordered placed. Thank you guys and girls for doing this.

Thank YOU for chipping in here! We managed to raise over $2000 yesterday. LFS t-shirts and other swag will be available up until midnight PT tonight and then we do the final tally.

#732 71 days ago

Cool design, cool cause for a cool dude. Purchased.

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