Roger Sharpe
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Tilt: The Battle to Save Pinball
2006-05-14
Tilt: The Battle to Save Pinball
Overview: THE SITUATION facing the pinball designers at Williams Electronic Games in 1998: come up with something new, or see the world's largest pinball manufacturer be shut down forever. And Williams' designers did come up with something amazing: a brand new kind of pinball machine—"Pinball 2000"—that fused video with classic pinball gameplay, preserving what was great about pinball yet opening up all-ne
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-14
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Special When Lit
2009-10-01
Special When Lit
Overview: What made more money than the entire American movie industry through the 50s and 60s? Pinball. Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon. A product of the mechanical and electrical age, the American invention swept the world and defined cool. Now it is relegated to a nostalgic footnote deserving a better fate. Joining the fans, collectors, designers and champion players from across the globe who share a world many of us didn't know still existed.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-01
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Insert Coin
2020-11-25
Insert Coin
Overview: The oral history of a team of geeks and misfits in the back of a Chicago factory creating the biggest video games of all time. Midway Games pioneered the concept of live-action gaming, kick-starting a new arcade boom and grossing billions of dollars with hits like Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-25
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Shoot Again: The Resurgence of Pinball
2024-02-13
Shoot Again: The Resurgence of Pinball
Overview: In an era of digital, streaming, cloud-based, and electronic entertainment, pinball is a paradox. With most forms of modern entertainment downloadable to the palm of your hand, how does a 300-pound box of wires and lights survive, and continue to thrive?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-02-13
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