Shoot Again: Twilight Zone Pinball

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Here's a wide shot of my Twilight Zone.

This game was designed by Pat Lawlor following the success of his previous game The Addams Family. The Addams Family was the best-selling pinball machine of all time, and it made Pat Lawlor a rockstar in the industry. For his next game, he was allowed a much higher budget and much more creative freedom. Lawlor took advantage of this, and created Twilight Zone, a game with magnet flippers (in addition to four actual flippers), a working analog clock, a gumball machine, and a ceramic pinball called The Powerball. Unfortunately, it wasn't a huge commercial success in 1993 because the game was perceived as too complex, and with so many assemblies, it had a heavy maintenance cost. Many pinball nerds like myself know it to be a masterpiece.

Shot with a Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 on a Sony a7II.

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