Silverball Chronicles Ep 1: Steve Ritchie - Before The Mullet

The Pinball Network

Content provided by thepinballnetwork. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by thepinballnetwork or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

4y ago 1:46:39

MP3•Episode home

Silverball Chronicles with David Dennis and Ron Hallett

Ep. 1 – Steve Ritchie: Before the Mullet

Our topic this week, nicknamed The King of Flow, the bestselling pinball designer of all time, my favorite designer, and the reason why you know or will know what Meniere's Disease is: Steve Ritchie.

This episode reviews the early life of Steve Ritchie until his first break from pinball in 1982 which includes his early life, how he became a designer, his first years in the industry at Atari Pinball, moving to Williams and designing some of the biggest modern sellers and most innovative pinball machine in this history of the hobby.

Sources:

Internet Pinball Database at IPBD.org - https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?searchtype=advanced&ppl=Steve%20Ritchie

Pinside at Pinside.com - https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/steve-ritchie

Wikipedia (Steve Ritchie, Pinball Designer) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ritchie_(pinball_designer)

Old IRC Chat with Steve Ritchie – Matt Walsh - https://web.archive.org/web/20051119090606/http://www.mattwalsh.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/SteveRitchieIRCInterview

Special When Lit Podcast – Ep. 11

TOPcast Ep. 32

573 episodes

#Hobbies #thepinballnetwork #Pinball #Lifestyle #Games and Gambling #Special Guests #Video Games