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#89 Gorgar - The Classic Pinball Podcast

PodcastAnalysis updated yesterday1 hr 5 min listenBy George
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In this episode we explore the world of Gorgar. Can you hear the heartbeat? We continue with the new segment: What’s up Doc? Then we play the obligatory game or two to round out the podcast.

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Highlights

  • Gorgar was designed by Barry Oursler
  • Artwork for Gorgar was created by Constantino and Janine Mitchell (husband and wife team)
  • 14,000 Gorgar machines were produced
  • Gorgar came with a 45 record titled 'Gorgar' to promote the game as the first talking pinball game
  • The game's sound heartbeat increases in speed and volume as score increases
  • Harry Williams drop target assemblies used unreliable horseshoe sliders that frequently stuck or moved halfway without scoring
  • Harry Williams targets never broke in half, unlike Bally and Stern targets, but were less reliable functionally
  • The game features seven spoken words: 'Gorgar,' 'Speaks,' 'Beat,' 'You,' 'Me,' 'Hurt,' 'Got'

Notable quotes

“Words are all we have really. We have thoughts, but thoughts are fluid, you know. Then we assign a word to a thought. And we're stuck with that word for that thought. So be careful with words.”
“These are good, not crappy late 70s Harry Williams crapfest flippers. These are actually WPC mechs from like the 1990s Harry Williams games that worked fantastic.”
Dr. Dave
“The bad thing is they didn't work. The good thing is they didn't break.”
Dr. Dave
“Do people understand that 20 or 30 years of neglect adds up and that it's time to pay the Piper?”
Dr. Dave

Entities

  • Bally· company
  • Williams· company
  • Algar· game
  • Black Knight· game
  • Black Knight 2000· game
  • Blackout· game
  • Firepower· game
  • Gorgar· game
  • Indiana Jones· game
  • The Classic Pinball Podcast· media
  • Barry Oursler· person
  • Constantino Mitchell· person
  • Dr. Dave· person
  • George· person
  • Janine Mitchell· person
  • Maine Silverball Tavern· venue

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