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Airborne Avenger

gameactive7 mentionsFirst seen Jun 3, 2018Last seen Nov 23, 2025

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Airborne Avenger is a pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie and manufactured by Atari, representing Ritchie's first pinball design. Released in the mid-1970s, it featured plastic rollover switches and was part of Atari's pinball lineup during their competitive era in the industry. The game is noted for its interesting artwork but has been criticized for its unnecessary wide-body cabinet design.

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  • designedSteve RitchieSteve Ritchie designed Airborne Avenger as his first pinball gamemedium
  • manufacturesAtariAtari manufactured Airborne Avenger pinball gamemedium

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    Airborne Avenger was designed by Steve Ritchie with software programming by Eugene Jarvis and sold 3,420 units

    Source: David Dennis citing IPDB and Steve Ritchie confirmationSteve Ritchie – Before The Mullet

Recent Mentions (7)

  • Early Atari pinball machine designed by Steve Richie; featured unconventional flipper configuration.

    #18 Superman - The Classic Pinball PodcastDec 3, 2019
  • First pinball design by Steve Ritchie; released September 1977; Atari Generation 1 solid state machine; wide body; 3,420 units produced; software by Eugene Jarvis; artwork by George Opperman; estimated value $740-860; adventure/combat/space plane theme

    Steve Ritchie – Before The MulletJun 26, 2020
  • First pinball game designed by Ritchie at Atari; described as 'goofy' and 'dopey' but served as learning experience

    Steve RitchieJun 3, 2018
  • Ritchie's first game design at Atari; criticized by Roger Sharp for difficult letter completion.

    Steve Ritchie Take 2 - Dutch Pinball Open Expo 2025 - Pinball NewsNov 23, 2025
  • Atari pinball; Steve Ritchie's first design; features plastic rollover switches; part of Pastimes collection

    Past Times Pinball History Ep 20: The AtariansMay 15, 2024
  • #7 ranked game by Atari; criticized as unnecessary wide-body despite interesting art

    The 10 Worst Pinball Machines of the 1970s

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Jul 21, 2025
  • First Steve Ritchie pinball design at Atari; described as pretty cool for the era

    Episode 400: Eugene JarvisJul 21, 2024