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Christopher Franchi is a pinball artist who has created artwork for machines such as Batman ’66, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Beatles, and The Munsters.
I grew up in Metro Detroit, playing hockey with my older brother since I was 5 years old. Every ice rink warming room had 2-3 pins. I’d always play pinball while my brother was on the ice. My favorite was Captain Fantastic. Still looking for a nice one for my home.
The first game I bought was the Data East Batman ‘89, back in 2000.
I’d have to say being given the gift of becoming a part of this wonderful hobby the day I was asked to do the art for Batman ‘66.
Favorite would have to be Batman ‘66 for sentimental reasons and Lyman’s rad code! Least favorite, and I wanted to like it so much, because I was going to buy one until I played it… Houdini. Just brutal! Friggin’ drain monster. Pissed me off so bad I swore never to play it again.
I have many, but at the top of the list is either The Monster Cereals (Count Chocula, Franken Berry, etc) or Pee Wee Herman.
Putting my Beatles pin directly under the fire suppression water pipe in my office. If you didn’t hear, the pipe froze during the Winter Vortex and burst, dumping gallons of ice cold water over the pin, and yes… it killed it.
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Still chugging along. Slightly more popular but nothing ground breaking. I also see a handful of start-ups lost, as well as a few new hopefuls popping up.
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