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<blockquote data-quote="mmmagnetic" data-source="post: 9893" data-attributes="member: 558"><p>So I was watching a TZ video the other day, now that it´s definitely coming, and suddenly between the music and sound effects I heard the voice from Whirlwind "Return to your homes!". Just a few days before that I noticed that the shrunken head in RBION says "I feel like a million!" just like in Funhouse.</p><p></p><p>That got me thinking about these little cross-references in pinball. I`m really into Lawlor tables right now, and it´s no secret that he has a very memorable way of designing his tables - some say a little too much. I once spend some time playing some of his tables, trying to pay attention to the scoop-hole jingles in Funhouse, Whirlwind and RBION. Other elements like the bumpers grouped around loops or the sideways "horizontal" flippers are other trademark elements as well.</p><p></p><p>Other examples would be the back-and-forth between the Bride and Pinbot, referencing the first entry in the series, or just design quirks like Steve Ritchies "flow" or John Popadiuks big central toys you have to shoot (the Ringmaster in CV, the trunk in TOM, the genie and the lamp in ToTAN). </p><p></p><p>So, yeah, I wanted to have a little discussion about little "easter eggs", styles or references like that, as I´m very new to the genre and love little tidbits like that <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mmmagnetic, post: 9893, member: 558"] So I was watching a TZ video the other day, now that it´s definitely coming, and suddenly between the music and sound effects I heard the voice from Whirlwind "Return to your homes!". Just a few days before that I noticed that the shrunken head in RBION says "I feel like a million!" just like in Funhouse. That got me thinking about these little cross-references in pinball. I`m really into Lawlor tables right now, and it´s no secret that he has a very memorable way of designing his tables - some say a little too much. I once spend some time playing some of his tables, trying to pay attention to the scoop-hole jingles in Funhouse, Whirlwind and RBION. Other elements like the bumpers grouped around loops or the sideways "horizontal" flippers are other trademark elements as well. Other examples would be the back-and-forth between the Bride and Pinbot, referencing the first entry in the series, or just design quirks like Steve Ritchies "flow" or John Popadiuks big central toys you have to shoot (the Ringmaster in CV, the trunk in TOM, the genie and the lamp in ToTAN). So, yeah, I wanted to have a little discussion about little "easter eggs", styles or references like that, as I´m very new to the genre and love little tidbits like that :D [/QUOTE]
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