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My god the history and combined talent. I realize I’m just a young’n and all....but is there even the slightest chance in hell of Williams in its different current form returning to pinball?? I mean cmon, the money might be there for a return. Sure would be nice to see Williams name plate (proudly made in Chicago Illinois) on a new pin again. I kno, I’m dreaming. Can’t a guy dream?
Quoted from jfre81:Eugene Jarvis. Did pinball code but is best known as a video game designer (Defender, Robotron: 2084)
I ran into Eugene Jarvis in Chicago last year with my boys. Nicest guy you could ever meet. I was totally geeked, he prob thought I was some stalker. Fortunately my wife snapped a quick iPhone pic of us. From what it seems they were all like that. Just an amazingly fun down to earth bunch of guys who loved games.
I think pin2000 was more for arcade enthusiasts than pinheads. It was Williams attempt to bring in cross over traffic from arcades and home consoles to pinball. If the tech had existed in 1982, it might’ve worked. Of course it didn’t work out. But I think it was a noble try. I like rfm myself, swe1 was a loser tho imho.
Quoted from wayout440:It worked fine, and they were still selling this machine when they shut it down. I love my RFM too. I can't agree with the folks that say it's too much video and not enough pinball. To me, it's another pinball toy...just a visual enhancement, and still all pinball at the core. My coworker and friend just bought one recently - he feels it is the greatest machine on the planet. In his words "How can anyone NOT love this game?"
I meant the attempt to drive arcade people to pins. The pin worked perfectly. The strategy to convert arcade people did not.
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