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Red Line Fever featured handlebar-controlled flippers as a hybrid between Paperboy arcade and Demo Man pinball
Red Line Fever was the last game Capcom developed before shutting down its pinball division
Only one prototype whitewood of Red Line Fever exists
Greg Kmiec considers Red Line Fever the best game he ever designed
Designer at Bally; played Pac-Man with Tony and others during work breaks to perfect patterns
Co-host of Straight Down the Middle; known for being thrifty and cautious about purchases; top-rated machine is Indiana Jones Pinball Adventure (4.0)
Co-host of Straight Down the Middle YouTube channel; self-described 'big lover' of Jurassic Park franchise with dedicated collection room; provides dinosaur and franchise commentary
Co-host of Straight Down the Middle podcast; pinball enthusiast and collector; provides detailed technical overview of Spider-Man Vault playfield and mechanical upgrades
Co-host of Straight Down the Middle, based initially in one location but later met Zach; passionate pinball player and collector known for his opinions on all pinball topics
Co-host/creator of Straight Down the Middle YouTube channel
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Xenon was Bally's first multi-level pinball game with a ball traveling under part of the playfield via a tube
Xenon was originally designed as a single-ball game and converted to multiball due to competitive pressure from competitor announcements
Alan Riezman, a Bally electrical engineer, conceived the multiball concept for Xenon during lunch playtesting by throwing two balls on the playfield
Dave Christensen was the first pinball artist to credit artist and designer names on a Bally game (Wizard!)
Spy Hunter was originally designed as an Elvis-themed game with jukebox-style bonus lights, then redesigned to Spy Hunter theme in 24 hours when Bally secured the Spy Hunter video game license
Kmiec placed a single red playfield post on every game he designed as a hidden signature before explicit designer crediting was permitted
Norm Clark did not design the software for Bow & Arrow's solid state conversion; Frank Bracha, head of software, actually led the effort
Kmiec experienced pinball's golden age (1975-1985) during the industry transition from electro-mechanical to solid state control and the introduction of promotional themed games
Suzanne Ciani, who provided Xenon's female voice and sounds, is known in the industry as the 'Goddess of Pinball'
Red Line Fever featured actual handlebars mounted on the cabinet to control flippers, with directional speed-measuring features and movable ramps
Retired EM pinball designer (Cat, Fantastic, Wizard, Break Shot); appearing at Expo autograph session; does not attend other shows
Designer of Xenon (1980 Bally pinball machine)
Legendary Bally pinball designer with 30+ games across EM, solid state, and dot matrix eras spanning 3 decades
Bally legend who worked in engineering with Popadiuk
Bally designer credited with Ro Go (1974); stated that Zale sent in the Ro Go design to Bally post-retirement.
Legendary pinball designer who created Red Line Fever prototype; designed Breakshot, Skateball, The Six Million Dollar Man, Xenon, Vector, Transporter the Rescue