# Big News About Upcoming Bally Williams Pinball Remakes **Source:** Knapp Arcade **Type:** article **Published:** 2025-12-31 **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/blog/big-news-about-upcoming-bally-williams-pinball-remakes --- ## Analysis Pedretti Gaming has signed a multi-year partnership with Athyrio Games for software and video content development on future pinball remakes. Athyrio Games is led by Sam Zehr, a veteran programmer who previously worked on Chicago Gaming Company's Attack From Mars and Medieval Madness remakes. Pedretti is rumored to be developing a Tales of the Arabian Nights remake with a potential March announcement, and Big Bang Bar is also mentioned as a possible upcoming title. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] Pedretti Gaming has signed a multi-year contract with Athyrio Games for software and video content development — _Official announcement from Pedretti posted in article_ - [HIGH] Sam Zehr founded Athyrio Games and previously worked at Capcom Pinball, Konami, Midway, Incredible Technologies, and PlayMechanix — _Author identifies Zehr's background and states he 'designed, programmed, and shipped software' at these companies_ - [HIGH] Athyrio Games created color dot matrix animations for Chicago Gaming Company's Attack From Mars and Medieval Madness remakes — _Author directly states 'Athyrio has been doing my software and display animations for Chicago Gaming Company's pinball remakes'_ - [MEDIUM] Pedretti is rumored to be developing a Tales of the Arabian Nights remake with a potential March announcement — _Author cites a source that reached out saying 'Pedretti may officially announce TOTAN as soon as in March' but notes it is rumored/unconfirmed_ - [LOW] Big Bang Bar is another potential remake title Pedretti has been linked to — _Author states 'the other potential remake name that Pedretti has been linked to is...Big Bang Bar' citing his own predictions article; framed as speculation_ ### Notable Quotes > "This is big news for Pedretti. It will represent a massive step forward in the company's ability to create high-quality remakes of classic Bally Williams pinball machines in the future." > — **Knapp Arcade (author)**, N/A > _Author's direct assessment of partnership impact on Pedretti's capabilities_ > "Athyrio Games is a company founded and led by true pioneers of the pinball industry, with a strong focus on software quality, reliability, and attention to detail." > — **Pedretti Gaming (official announcement)**, N/A > _Official statement highlighting Athyrio's qualifications for the partnership_ > "At Pedretti, we have placed our customers at the center of every decision. We carefully listened to all the feedback, ideas, and suggestions received from the community, and based on this input, we chose to improve by partnering with the best professionals in the industry." > — **Pedretti Gaming (official announcement)**, N/A > _Signals Pedretti was responding to community feedback about software quality in previous releases_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Pedretti Gaming | company | Pinball remake manufacturer; recently partnered with Athyrio Games for software development on future Bally Williams remakes | | Athyrio Games | company | Software development firm founded by Sam Zehr; specializes in pinball game software and display animations; worked on Chicago Gaming remakes; now contracted for multi-year partnership with Pedretti | | Sam Zehr | person | Founder and leader of Athyrio Games; veteran of coin-op industry with experience at Capcom Pinball, Konami, Midway, Incredible Technologies, and PlayMechanix | | Chicago Gaming Company | company | Pinball remake manufacturer; Athyrio Games has provided software and animations for their Attack From Mars and Medieval Madness remakes | | Tales of the Arabian Nights | game | 1996 Williams pinball game; rumored to be in development as a Pedretti remake with potential March announcement | | Big Bang Bar | game | 1996 Capcom Pinball game; mentioned as potential Pedretti remake candidate alongside TOTAN | | Knapp Arcade | person | Author and site administrator; covers pinball industry news; shares content on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky | | Attack From Mars | game | Classic Williams pinball game; remade by Chicago Gaming Company with software/animations by Athyrio Games | | Medieval Madness | game | Classic Williams pinball game; remade by Chicago Gaming Company with software/animations by Athyrio Games | | Bally Williams | company | Historical pinball manufacturer; games being remade by Pedretti Gaming and Chicago Gaming Company | ### Topics - **Primary:** Bally Williams remake pipeline, Pedretti Gaming business development, Pinball software development partnerships, Tales of the Arabian Nights remake rumors - **Secondary:** Big Bang Bar remake speculation, Chicago Gaming Company remakes ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.85) — Author and Pedretti both express optimism about the partnership; framed as a positive step forward addressing community feedback on software quality. Personal enthusiasm evident ('A TOTAN Remake would be huge news in my household'). ### Signals - **[business_signal]** Pedretti Gaming signing multi-year partnership with Athyrio Games represents strategic investment in software quality and capability expansion (confidence: high) — Official announcement of long-term collaboration agreement; Pedretti statement mentions listening to community feedback and choosing to 'improve by partnering with the best professionals' - **[sentiment_shift]** Implied community feedback on Pedretti's previous software quality; partnership framed as direct response to player requests (confidence: medium) — Pedretti states: 'We carefully listened to all the feedback, ideas, and suggestions received from the community, and based on this input, we chose to improve' - **[product_strategy]** Pedretti Gaming expanding remake pipeline beyond current releases with at least one confirmed/rumored title in development (TOTAN, with Big Bang Bar as secondary candidate) (confidence: medium) — Author mentions Pedretti 'is rumored to be working on another remake right now' and identifies two likely candidates (TOTAN and Big Bang Bar) - **[rumor_hype]** Tales of the Arabian Nights remake in development at Pedretti with potential March 2026 announcement (confidence: medium) — Author cites anonymous source: 'someone reached out to me this week and said that Pedretti may officially announce TOTAN as soon as in March'; author attempting to confirm timeframe - **[technology_signal]** Athyrio Games partnership signals Pedretti's commitment to upgrading software quality and visual presentation (color dot matrix animations) in remake line (confidence: high) — Pedretti's official statement emphasizes 'software quality, reliability, and attention to detail' and Athyrio's track record with Chicago Gaming's successful animations --- ## Transcript News Big News About Upcoming Bally Williams Pinball Remakes k knapparcade December 31, 2025 Happy New Year’s Eve! I’m back at home after a trip with my family to visit my parents in Memphis for Christmas and a stop in Nashville on the way home. Man, the music and bar scene in Nashville have to be the best in the country. There’s some pretty great arcades in that area as well. I have been sharing pictures and video of the massive Game Terminal Arcade on the Knapp Arcade Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky accounts over the past several days and will have a full write-up of the location here sometime soon. It’s only been four days since my last article, but it is much easier to write for this site on my computer than on my phone, so now that I’m at my desk here’s a bunch of stories that I’ve been saving up. First up, there’s big news about upcoming Bally Williams pinball remakes. Pedretti Gaming has signed a multi-year contract with a software firm named Athyrio Games to develop software and video content for future pinball machines. Who is Athyrio Games you ask? The company was started by Sam Zehr, a longtime veteran of the coin-op industry who previously designed, programmed, and shipped software at major companies in the industry, including Capcom Pinball, Konami, Midway, Incredible Technologies, and PlayMechanix. Most recently, Athyrio has been doing my software and display animations for Chicago Gaming Company’s pinball remakes including the amazing color dot matrix animations for both CGC’s Attack From Mars and Medieval Madness Remakes. This is big news for Pedretti. It will represent a massive step forward in the company’s ability to create high-quality remakes of classic Bally Williams pinball machines in the future. Pedretti Gaming is rumored to be working on another remake right now. There has been talk that its next game may be based upon the fantastic 1996 Williams game Tales of the Arabian Nights (TOTAN). In fact, someone reached out to me this week and said that Pedretti may officially announce TOTAN as soon as in March. I have reached out to them to see if I can confirm that timeframe and will report back when I get a response. A TOTAN Remake would be huge news in my household, because it is my wife’s favorite game :). In fact, she just came up to me the other day when we were at the Game Terminal and said “Look, they have TOTAN!” A remake would be very, very tempting for me. I mentioned in my predictions for 2026 article a few days ago that the other potential remake name that Pedretti has been linked to is Capcom Pinball’s rare 1996 game Big Bang Bar. My money is on a Spring announcement from Pedretti announcing that or TOTAN. Both would be excellent choices. I had planned on making this a multi-topic article but it ended up being long enough to stand on its own. So look for more articles here with the rest of the stuff that I’ve been saving over the next several days. There’s always so much fun stuff to talk about in the hobby :) Here’s the official announcement: “ 📣 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 – 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ✨ We are pleased to officially announce that 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢 and 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 have entered into a long-term collaboration agreement for the development of software and video content for our upcoming pinball titles. 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 needs little introduction, but we would like to highlight a few key points that make us particularly proud of this partnership: \- 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 is a company founded and led by true pioneers of the pinball industry, with a strong focus on software quality, reliability, and attention to detail. \- 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐨 has developed and contributed to some of the most successful pinball remakes of recent years, delivering robust and well-crafted game code. \- 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐨 shares our vision and values, and is fully committed to working side by side with us to create new, outstanding pinball experiences. At 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢, we have placed our customers at the center of every decision. We carefully listened to all the feedback, ideas, and suggestions received from the community, and based on this input, we chose to improve by partnering with the best professionals in the industry. This long-term agreement represents an important step forward for 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢 and reinforces our commitment to delivering the highest possible quality in our future games. Learn more about 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 at: 👉 https://athyriogames.com Discover 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢 products at: 👉 https://www.pinballremakes.com #PinballCommunity #pinballwizard #pinball #remake #flippers #pinballgame #pinballmachine #flipper #pinballmachines” Posted about 2 months ago k About knapparcade Site administrator Comments (0) Please sign in to join the conversation. No comments yet Be the first to share your thoughts on this post! 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