Mark Ritchie, Don't Call Him 'The Other Ritchie'!
Silverball Chronicles
1 hr 48 min
Summary
Silverball Chronicles profiles Mark Ritchie early career at Atari and Williams and his distinct design style apart from brother Steve.
Silverball Chronicles hosts David Dennis and Ron Hallett discuss Mark Ritchie, Steve Ritchie younger brother, tracing his path from Atari assembly work to Williams lab tech, his early games (Hyperball, Kingpin, Firepower II, Pennant Fever), and his distinct design fingerprint of catapults, habitrails, and theatrical characters. The episode also includes sponsor reads, listener email, and show promotion.
Want to Support the Show? Today's topic is Mark Ritchie. The obvious way into the story is Steve Ritchie, because Mark followed his older brother into Atari and then Williams. But that is also the thing we should try to get past. Mark ends up with a compact but extremely recognizable catalog which his distinctly different than his older brother. Sources TOPcast #49 – Mark Ritchie Pinside Game Archive – Pinball News – Texas Pinball Festival 2023 / Mark Ritchie Pulp Fiction seminar: Pinball News – Pinball Expo 2023 / The Making of Pulp Fiction:
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