Terminator Pinball Boasts Grenade Launcher

Posted by simoniker on Friday July 18, 2003 @07:48PM from the who-is-your-daddy? dept.

Thanks to RetroGames for pointing to a new review of the Terminator 3 pinball machine from sole remaining pinball manufacturer Stern, which features "a Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher in the backglass" as its chief gimmick. Unfortunately, there's no actual high explosives, as "..this interactive mechanism fires balls into targets for high score and progressive game play", but the official product page does point out that this machine was "..designed by Steve Ritchie, formerly of Williams.. [and creator of] Black Knight, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Firepower, and High Speed." The UK Pinball News site has a review of the pintable with plenty more pictures, but concludes that, though fun, Stern's previous release, The Simpsons Pinball Party was probably more enjoyable.

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Insert coin by InsaneCreator · 2003-07-18 22:00 · Score: 3, Funny

Terminator Pinball Boasts Grenade Launcher

They forgot to mention that it blows your head off if you fail to set the new high score!
1. Re:Insert coin by Lord+Bitman · 2003-07-18 22:19 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  You dont understand the terminator movies- it blows your head off because you will eventually set the high score.
  
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Steve Ritchie, the Beethoven of pinball by Allen+Varney · 2003-07-19 03:00 · Score: 3, Insightful

I'm not a pinball aficionado, but among those who are, Steve Ritchie is revered as one of the world's great pinball designers. He designed the first two-level layout, Black Knight (1980), and holds several important patents. Some call him "The Master of Flow."

This interview with Ritchie isn't perhaps gripping in itself for the non-hobbyist, but it does show the veneration fans hold for him.