Silverball Chronicles with David and Ron
Episode 15: Barry Oursler Saves Pinball
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Episode Summary
Barry Oursler is a William institution. As a designer he kept the line going at Williams during the massive decline that the coin op industry experienced in the early 1980s. He designed 35 games including Space Shuttle, which ‘saved pinball.’ During the decade after Space Shuttle, Barry continued to design and collectively sold over 135,000 pinball games for Williams during his tenure. Barry WAS Williams in this era.
Join Ron and Dave as they talk about Barry saving pinball… or did he? Hit pins such as Space Station, FIRE!, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Dirty Harry, Junkyard, amazing mechanical wonders, the controversies around Popeye Saves the Earth and Jack*Bot, and Barry’s legacy to the hobby we all love.
Sources:
Pinside at Pinside.com
Internet Pinball Database
Wikipedia:
The Pinball Blog. Pinball Heroes – Barry Oursler. Here
Pinball Magazine. Interview: Pinball Designer Barry Oursler. Here
Donna Oursler’s passing. Go Fund Me. Here
Versus the Goat Podcast – Barry Oursler. Here
The Pinball Podcast – Barry Oursler. Here
Teolis, Jeff. Pinball Profile. Here
Anghelo, Phython. Proposed Popeye Game Theme. Here
Tim Kitzrow. Here
Head 2 Hear Pinball Podcast Ep 50 – Joe Kaminkow. Here
Super Awesome Pinball Show:
- S1 Ep 4 – Joe Kaminkow. Here
- S2 E24 – Zophia Ryan. Here
TopCast with Barry Oursler. Here
Shalhoub, Michael (2004). The Pinball compendium: 1982 to Present. Schiffer Publishing, Lt. Here
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