Superman is a classic Atari pinball game from the 1970s designed by Steve Ritchie and programmed by Eugene Jarvis. The game represents an important collaboration between two legendary pinball designers during Ritchie's tenure at Atari before his move to Williams. Additionally, there is a rumored modern Stern pinball machine themed around Superman in contractual negotiations as of 2025, indicating the IP's continued relevance in pinball manufacturing.
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Superman is the widest wide-body pinball machine ever made
Pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie at Atari. Widebody format. Ritchie iterated through four whitewoods to refine gameplay. Featured rotary solenoids (problematic) in early versions; later replaced with standard components.
1979 Atari pinball machine designed by Steve Richie, featuring wide body cabinet, LED displays, stay-alive warming circuit, innovative flipper configuration. Approximately 5,000 units produced. Atari's final and most successful pinball machine.
Atari game; George is restoring for Steve Ritchie; target deadline Thanksgiving; has flipper mechanism issues
Proposed Stern pinball theme with artwork by Christopher Franchi; Stern declined to license; artwork publicly revealed on Slapstick Pinball Podcast
Pinball machine owned by Brad; features spinner shots; played in tournament finals where Spencer scored 700,000 points on second ball
Unreleased/rejected Stern Pinball project; Franchi created artwork but project was rejected by Sam Stern; required Christopher Reeves family approval before proceeding
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Early Atari game designed by Ritchie; went through five Whitewood prototypes before final version
Hypothetical IP; Hardy and chat discuss version ambiguity (78 vs other versions) in context of potential future Stern releases.
Pinball machine in Dennis's collection
Classic pinball machine restored by Dennis; wide-body game (29 inches); arranged by height in collection between Star Trek and Firepower
Pinball game Dennis acquired in 2016, described as unexpected addition to collection
1979 Atari pinball machine; Steve Ritchie early design; wide-body format; recently acquired by Dennis
Host's dream pinball theme that doesn't currently exist; mentioned as personal favorite IP for hypothetical future game
Atari game designed by team including Ritchie and Eugene Jarvis.
Christopher Reeve Superman film-themed pinball concept; art created by Franchi, rejected by Stern, now publicly shown
Classic pinball game designed by Ritchie in his career
Atari pinball game Ritchie was developing when he was hired by Williams; left incomplete.
1979 Atari pinball; last game Atari released; designed by Steve Ritchie; feature machine at Pastimes Arcade
Genghis's #10 theme; specifically credits Superman 2 with Neil Patrick Harris-style character appeal
Pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie at Atari; released after Ritchie had left Atari; praised as one of Ritchie's best games of that era
Unreleased game; Franchi created artwork; Stern passed on project citing insufficient commercial viability
Atari pinball game designed by Steve Richie; programmed by Jarvis
Atari game designed by Ritchie and programmed by Eugene Jarvis; released after he left Atari for Williams
License Stern passed on that community wants (per Kaneda's poll); Keith Elwin would design; positioned as missed opportunity
Rumored Stern theme in contractual state; speaker negative on theme due to recent movie