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Tony Ramunni designed Black Knight, Spy Hunter, and Elektra
Tony Ramunni designed Black Knight, Spy Hunter, Elektra and other titles
Steve Kordick was a pinball pioneer who started in the 1950s and lived to over 102 years old.
Constantino Mitchell was essentially the only in-house illustrator at Williams when Ramunni arrived.
Bally artist; previously worked at Williams before joining Bally after seeing their art department's work; lifelong friend of Greg Freres
Artist on original Black Knight (1980)
Artist on Special Force; known for art on Embryon and Black Knight
Legendary pinball designer; creator of Black Knight, Spy Hunter, Elektra, and other classic titles; confirmed special guest at Expo 42
Legendary pinball artist with 15+ year career spanning Williams, Bally, and Data East; pioneering illustrator who transitioned from silkscreen to four-color process painting
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The artwork and visual aspect of a pinball game is what attracts players to play it for the first time; gameplay depth determines sustained success.
Embryon was influenced by H.R. Giger's Alien aesthetic.
Elektra featured the first three-level playfield.
Original pinball artwork has become highly valuable in the collector market, despite being created as 'just a job'.
Digital-era pinball production has no original physical artwork artifacts for collectors, making future collector market impossible.
Modern pinball licensing constraints prevent the artistic freedom that existed in pre-licensed era games.
Black Knight was one of Tony Ramunni first games at Williams and used silkscreen technique requiring 10-15 color separations
Lost World was the first Bally pinball game to use four-color process printing
Pinball artwork from the 1980s has become surprisingly valuable to collectors despite artists originally viewing it as just employment
Modern pinball games are predominantly done with licensed IP rather than original themes
Embryon's title was originally 'Clone' before being changed, though the exact timing and reason is unclear
Electra featured the first three-level playfield in pinball games
Black Knight was Ramunni's first art work on a pinball game at Williams, created using silkscreen technique.
Digital artwork production for modern pinball games means future collectors will have no physical originals to purchase
Paul Ferris pioneered four-color process printing in pinball and taught Ramunni acrylic painting techniques while designing Embryon.