Dave Christensen is a person mentioned in 1 episode(s).
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Dave Christensen allegedly placed George Christian's original surname on the Nitro Ground Shaker back glass as a jab, possibly due to conflict over name similarity
Dave Christensen created the backglass artwork for both The Wizard and Captain Fantastic
Dave Christensen's Chicago burning artwork on Volton was intentional expression of wanting to 'blow Chicago up' upon leaving Bally
Artist on Captain Fantastic
Valley Pinball artist who designed the glass artwork for Wizard (Tommy) and Captain Fantastic; created imagery without seeing the films, working from set photos and promotional materials
Classic pinball artist at Valley known for exceptional line art and manual illustrations; worked alongside Paul Faris; influenced the direction of pinball artwork toward realism
Early member of Bally's art department; described as silent, dedicated, and methodical; worked alongside Margaret Hudson in the startup phase
Artist of Fireball backglass art
Pinball artist at Bally who created back glass and playfield artwork for iconic EM games 1966-1975+
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The Wizard (1975) was the first licensed pinball game in history, based on the movie Tommy
Bally's artwork was divided among Ad Posterz, Christensen, and three brothers (family of artists)
A typical pinball game took three months to complete from start to finish (back glass and playfield artwork)
Christensen introduced mirroring to pinball back glass artwork on Captain Fantastic
Odds and Evens was the first pinball game Christensen completed artwork for, not Fireball
Dave Christensen started at Bally in 1966 as a freelance technical illustrator for slot machine manuals
Video games like Pac-Man contributed to decline of pinball by offering locations lower-maintenance entertainment
Legendary pinball artist; known for hiding names/details in headglasses; focus of Gene's published book; worked on Williams/Valley games; Gene collected artwork and details about his work.
Artist who created the artwork for Captain Fantastic pinball machine
Pinball designer known for detailed back glass artwork with hidden details and innuendos
Artist on Bobby Orr Power Play; noted as 'great artist' for the era
Bally artist who designed Volton artwork; quoted about motivation for apocalyptic Chicago imagery
Pioneering Bally pinball artist known for eccentric creativity; collaborated extensively with Kmiec on Wizard! and other games; first to put artist and designer names on Bally games
Pinball industry figure who was guest at Expo; attendees lined up to meet him
Created playfield graphics for 1979 Bally Future Spa
Bally artist known for extreme detail ink work and meticulous hand-inking of every screen; slower production but higher quality praised by O'Connor
Early in-house artist at Bally; designed Fireball, Mata Hari, The Wizard, Captain Fantastic; known for exceptional line art and inking; first artist whose work inspired Faris
Artwork artist for both The Wizard and Captain Fantastic pinball machines
Pinball artist; Youssi admires his work on Captain Fantastic
Pinball artist known for Art Deco-style artwork; cited as exemplary of the aesthetic movement.
Pinball artist known for 'pointy people' illustration style; collaborated with John Yousey on Bally's Chicago game
Pinball artist/designer mentioned as example of striking artwork in pinball history
Pinball artist; attended MGC 2016; represented at Spooky Pinball booth
Former Bally artist commissioned by Circus Maximus to create new translite artwork for Kingpin remake
Pinball artist known for artwork on Captain Fantastic and Mata Hari, mentioned in discussion of varied pinball art styles.
Artist who created backglass artwork for Bally's Wizard (1975) and Captain Fantastic (1976)
Bally artist from the SBA era; contributed to the 'swords and tits' aesthetic characteristic of the period
Pioneering in-house artist at Bally; first brought into-house art department; known for hand-drawn style, mirroring technique, signature belt buckles and female figures. Nicknamed 'Mad Dog' from Army service.
Pinball artist from 1970s-80s era; created game artwork for titles including Mata Hari, Voltan Escapes the Cosmic Doom, Captain Fantastic; collected extensively at Pin City
Talented Bally artist (full name David George Christensen); collaborated extensively with George Christian on back glass and playfield art for Future Spot, Dolly Parton, Nitro Ground Shaker; possibly had name/credit dispute with Christian; snuck Christian's original surname onto Nitro Ground Shaker fender as suspected 'jab'; deceased (couple years prior to podcast recording)
Bally artist and Greg Ferris's inspiration for discovering pinball art; worked alongside Ferris at Bally during high period
Pinball artist who created playfield artwork for Future Spa; part of 'nipple era' Bally design approach; collaborated with Paul Ferris on same game