The Pinball Compendium: 1982 to Present

Zusammenfassung Eagerly anticipated! this update of the highly regarded third book from pinball author Michael Shalhoub includes over 900 color photos and covers the most recent period in pinball history! from 1982 through 2011. Each chapter is devoted to a specific year and features descriptions! release dates! and historical background on the games released that year from manufacturers Gottlieb! Williams! Bally! Data East! Stern! Sega! and others. Current values are listed for each machine shown in the book. Interspersed with the games are stories and interviews with many of the legendary designers and artists who created them. Readers will gain fascinating insight into the planning that went into the games! how the designers and artists got their start in the industry! behind-the-scenes tales of life in the pinball world! and more. "Michael Shalhoub's Pinball Compendium is a great documentary of our business!" says designer Steve Ritchie of the second book in the trilogy. Along with its two companion volumes (the first covering the 1930s-1960s and the second covering 1970-1981)! this book is a must-have for all who love the sights and sounds of the world's great pinball machines. Informationen zum Autor A resident of Sydney! Australia! Michael Shalhoub has been fascinated with pinball machines since childhood and has over four hundred in his collection. He previously wrote The Pinball Compendium: 1930s-1960s and The Pinball Compendium: 1970s-1981 for Schiffer Publishing. Klappentext Eagerly anticipated! this update of the highly regarded third book from pinball author Michael Shalhoub includes over 900 color photos and covers the most recent period in pinball history! from 1982 through 2011. Each chapter is devoted to a specific year and features descriptions! release dates! and historical background on the games released that year from manufacturers Gottlieb! Williams! Bally! Data East! Stern! Sega! and others. Current values are listed for each machine shown in the book. Interspersed with the games are stories and interviews with many of the legendary designers and artists who created them. Readers will gain fascinating insight into the planning that went into the games! how the designers and artists got their start in the industry! behind-the-scenes tales of life in the pinball world! and more. Michael Shalhoubs Pinball Compendium is a great documentary of our business! says designer Steve Ritchie of the second book in the trilogy. Along with its two companion volumes (the first covering the 1930s-1960s and the second covering 1970-1981)! this book is a must-have for all who love the sights and sounds of the worlds great pinball machines. ...

Autorentext

Michael Shalhoub has over 400 pinball machines in his collection. He is the author of four volumes on pinball machines from the 1930s through today.

Klappentext

Eagerly anticipated, this update of the highly regarded third book from pinball author Michael Shalhoub includes over 900 color photos and covers the most recent period in pinball history, from 1982 through 2011. Each chapter is devoted to a specific year and features descriptions, release dates, and historical background on the games released that year from manufacturers Gottlieb, Williams, Bally, Data East, Stern, Sega, and others. Current values are listed for each machine shown in the book. Interspersed with the games are stories and interviews with many of the legendary designers and artists who created them. Readers will gain fascinating insight into the planning that went into the games, how the designers and artists got their start in the industry, behind-the-scenes tales of life in the pinball world, and more. Michael Shalhoubs Pinball Compendium is a great documentary of our business, says designer Steve Ritchie of the second book in the trilogy. Along with its two companion volumes (the first covering the 1930s-1960s and the second covering 1970-1981), this book is a must-have for all who love the sights and sounds of the worlds great pinball machines.