Episode 121 - Barry Oursler: Pinball's Rollercoaster Man

Deep dive into Barry Oursler overlooked legacy as one of pinball's most prolific designers.

Synopsis

Wedgehead Pinball Podcast episode exploring the career of Barry Oursler, a legendary but underrated solid-state pinball designer who sold 135,000+ units at Williams (1978-1996): more than Pat Lawlor and second only to Steve Ritchie. The hosts discuss Ousler's prolific output of 30+ games, his early hits (Phoenix, Time Warp, Gorgar, Laserball) and rare gems from the industry crisis years (Time Fantasy, Starlight, Cosmic Gunfight), noting the stark contradiction between his commercial success and contemporary obscurity in modern rankings.

Entities

• Williams· company
• Barracora· game
• Cosmic Gunfight· game
• Defender· game
• Gorgar· game
• Joust· game
• Jungle Lord· game
• Laser Ball· game
• Phoenix· game
• Scorpion· game
• Solar Fire· game
• Star Light· game
• The Addams Family· game
• Time Fantasy· game
• Time Warp· game
• PinballRanker.com· organization
• Pinside· organization
• Alan· person
• Alex· person
• Barry Oursler· person
• Joe Kaminkow· person
• Pat Lawlor· person
• Roger Sharpe· person
• Steve Ritchie· person