Episode 75 - Die on this Hill: Raven w/ Scott Danesi
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Kineticist’s take
Highlights
- Raven was a very big seller for Gottlieb Premier with 3,500 units made
- Raven is currently ranked #301 on the all-time Pinside list, the lowest-rated game the show has featured
- The photorealistic backglass was the first time any company had done this technique
- Raven machines currently sell for $1,200-$2,500 on the secondary market
- Raven's spinner mechanic with the helicopter animation was ahead of its time, predating innovations like Cactus Canyon
- The game features innovative elements like air ball protectors and clever drop target usage for the late 1980s
- Raven's backglass color fading is a primary reason modern reviews cite dislike, not intrinsic design problems
Entities
- Gottlieb Premier· company
- Cactus Canyon· game
- Firepower· game
- Raven· game
- Thunderbirds· game
- Pinside· organization
- Wedgehead Pinball Podcast· organization
- Alan· person
- Alex the Waterboy· person
- Dumb Record· person
- John Burris· person
- John Trudeau· person
- Ken Hale· person
- King Daddy· person
- Larry Day· person
- Scott Denesi· person
- Aliens· product
- Rambo 2· product
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