Five Minutes to Tilt #9 – Greg Freres on a Fisher-Price Toy & a Life in Pinball
Five Minutes to Tilt #9 – Greg Freres on a Fisher-Price Toy & a Life in Pinball
Untold Pinball Stories – Episode: Greg Freres At the Dutch Pinball Museum, we believe pinball is more than machines. It’s about people. Stories. Legacy. In this episode of Five Minutes to Tilt, we...
Highlights
- Greg Ferrer was art director at Stern Pinball for many years and has been in the pinball industry for 40 years
- During the Bally-Williams acquisition period, industry uncertainty led Ferrer to explore jobs outside pinball
- Fisher-Price Toys offered Greg Ferrer a job after an interview, including a salary offer
- Ferrer declined the Fisher-Price job due to concerns about Buffalo's harsh winters and lake-effect snow
- Ferrer's first game after the Fisher-Price decision was artwork for Truck Stop (1987), described as 'the game with the body parts and wings'
Notable quotes
“I was the art director at Stern Pinball for many years and I've been in the pinball industry for 40 years.”
“What if Williams doesn't work out? What if this is the end of the road for pinball?”
“I put together an introductory letter that included me getting up in the middle of the night to do something and stepping on various Fisher-Price toys in that were scattered about the room.”
“As I walked out of the building, there was a poster on the door for the employees to read as they're leaving the building. And it said ski club starting next week.”
“We still are here with an enormous career because of that. That's right. That's correct.”
Entities
- Bally· company
- Fisher-Price Toys· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Williams· company
- Alvarado· game
- Truck Stop· game
- Dutch Pinball Museum· organization
- Greg Ferrer· person
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