Flash is a 1979 pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie and released by Williams. There is no connection between the game and the comics character.

Flash
ManufacturerWilliams
Release dateJanuary 1979
SystemWilliams System 4 & 6
DesignSteve Ritchie
ProgrammingRandy Pfeiffer[1]
ArtworkConstantino Mitchell
MechanicsJohn Jung
SoundRandy Pfeiffer
Production run19,505

Background

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This was Steve Ritchie's first game for Williams after leaving Atari, after he was finished developing the Superman pinball for Atari. This game was known for having the first background sound for a pinball game, as well as the first pinball game to use flash lamps.[2]

Steve Ritchie designed about 90% the game on a cocktail napkin during a flight, while flying from Atari to Williams. The game also broke the factory production record at Williams and is still Ritchie's biggest seller.[3]

References

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  1. ^ FirepowerPinball.com: Interview with Eugene Jarvis. Retrieved on 14 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Williams 'Flash'".
  3. ^ "A Life Well Wasted - Episode Five: Help (t:35:50)" (MP3). ALifeWellWasted.com. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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