#55 World Cup / Led Zep - The Classic Pinball Podcast
This episode focuses on World Cup by Williams. The guys talk about the origins of this game and then play three games. You can probably guess who ends up winning? Bonus Feature: George goes with Dave on a service call to repair a 2 month old Led Zepplin premium. The guys play a game with the owner after Dave is done fixing several issues. What happens next is no surprise to George but makes the customer do a double take.
Kineticist’s take
The Classic Pinball Podcast reviews restored Williams World Cup '78 with gameplay and design history.
Synopsis
George and Dave from The The Classic Pinball Podcast discuss and play a restored Williams World Cup (1978), a System 3 solid-state machine with early electronic sounds. They cover the game's design history, notable athletes featured (Kyle Rote Jr. and Michael Platini), technical quirks (unusual software setup, no attract mode), gameplay mechanics, and restoration work. The episode includes extended gameplay footage showcasing the machine's unique features like corner kicks and spinner shots.
Entities
- Williams· company
- Alien Poker· game
- Contact· game
- Disco Fever· game
- Hot Tip· game
- Lucky 7· game
- Space Mission· game
- World Cup· game
- IPDB· organization
- NASL· organization
- The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
- Christian March· person
- Dave· person
- David Gursick· person
- Edward Thomas Zawuski· person
- George· person
- Kyle Rote Jr.· person
- Maureen· person
- Michael Platini· person
- System 3· product