And the Jack*Bot slot machine wasn't a huge surprise - it actually made a lot more sense than other #pinball themes repurposed by Williams into gaming devices.

Fish Tales was turned into Reel 'Em In and was a big success. They're still being made by the company that bought Williams' assets:

https://youtu.be/4LvFxzh-PWs

Since Puerto Rico is back in the news, here's a fun piece of #pinball trivia:

Did you know Williams used to own three resorts in San Juan? WMS was trying to become an entertainment conglomerate just like Bally tried back in their heyday. The hotels were spun out in the 1996 restructuring and then Wyndham absorbed them a while later.

One more #pinball and #videogamehistory celebrity that never got a spotlight: Chuck Bleich.

Every WMS pinball circuit design from system 6 to System 11 through WPC and into Pinball 2000. All the classic video and sound boards in Defender, Robotron, Joust...

All Chuck. And now he's at Stern doing MORE hardware.

George Gomez 2024 at the Insert Coin opening next to George Gomez 1982.

"I had these photochromic glasses and the photographer's flash set them off. I really wasn't that cool!"

Sure, George. #videogamehistory