• Stern Orbitor one. Toughest game ever?!?!

    From Ivan DeWolf@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 16 15:09:49 2021
    not sure if I can post here.
    The 2 designers were Art Meyers and Dixie Reinhart. My dad was distantly involved, and set them up with the gig. Art was a sculptor tthat specialized in bronze wildlife sculptures, and Dixie was an engineer that worked on the gloves thet went on the
    spaceuit that went to the moon, and also "flexor" brand ski gloves, and was a professional clown, and a very odd and interesting genius. https://www.aspentimes.com/news/dixie-rinehart/

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  • From John Robertson@21:1/5 to Ivan DeWolf on Thu Sep 16 16:18:09 2021
    On 2021/09/16 3:09 p.m., Ivan DeWolf wrote:

    not sure if I can post here.
    The 2 designers were Art Meyers and Dixie Reinhart. My dad was distantly involved, and set them up with the gig. Art was a sculptor tthat specialized in bronze wildlife sculptures, and Dixie was an engineer that worked on the gloves thet went on the
    spaceuit that went to the moon, and also "flexor" brand ski gloves, and was a professional clown, and a very odd and interesting genius. https://www.aspentimes.com/news/dixie-rinehart/


    Hi Ivan,

    Thanks for the history! Dixie sounds like a heck of a guy to know - did
    you personally, or just hear through your dad?

    You might want to send this info to ipdb.org for more history for that
    most unusual game.

    Thanks,

    John :-#)#

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  • From Don O Team EM!@21:1/5 to John Robertson on Fri Sep 17 19:12:19 2021
    On Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 7:18:24 PM UTC-4, John Robertson wrote:
    On 2021/09/16 3:09 p.m., Ivan DeWolf wrote:

    not sure if I can post here.
    The 2 designers were Art Meyers and Dixie Reinhart. My dad was distantly involved, and set them up with the gig. Art was a sculptor tthat specialized in bronze wildlife sculptures, and Dixie was an engineer that worked on the gloves thet went on the
    spaceuit that went to the moon, and also "flexor" brand ski gloves, and was a professional clown, and a very odd and interesting genius. https://www.aspentimes.com/news/dixie-rinehart/

    Hi Ivan,

    Thanks for the history! Dixie sounds like a heck of a guy to know - did
    you personally, or just hear through your dad?

    You might want to send this info to ipdb.org for more history for that
    most unusual game.

    Thanks,

    John :-#)#

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    MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
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    "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."
    I think it's right up there with Chicago Coin's Hi-Score Pool as one of the dopiest ideas ever in the history of pinball. Why play it with so many other great options out there... makes no sense whatsoever.

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  • From seymour.shabow@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 18 14:41:39 2021
    Don O Team EM! wrote:
    I think it's right up there with Chicago Coin's Hi-Score Pool as one
    of the dopiest ideas ever in the history of pinball. Why play it
    with so many other great options out there... makes no sense
    whatsoever.

    O1 isn't great but it's definitely way better than the piece of shit
    that is Hiscore pool....

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