History Creator / PatLawlor

* ''The Adventures of Robby Roto'' (Bally/Midway, 1981)

* ''Pinball/FunHouse'' (Williams, 1990)

* BreakthroughHit: Arguably ''Pinball/FunHouse'', though some players prefer to choose one of Pat Lawlor's earlier games instead.

* DialogDuringGameplay: Whether it's a single DeadpanSnarker (Rudy from ''Pinball/FunHouse''), a pair of characters (Red & Ted from ''[[Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow Road Show]]''), or an entire cast of commentators, expect lots of chatter during a Lawlor pin.

** Thematically-related gimmicks, such as the shaker motor in ''Pinball/{{Earthshaker}}'' that made the entire cabinet shake during the game, and Rudy, the talking doll head in ''Pinball/FunHouse''.

* ''Pinball/RollercoasterTycoon'' (Stern, 2002)

--> [[Pinball/{{The Addams Family}} "Feel the power..."]]
--> [[Pinball/{{The Twilight Zone}} "Never underestimate The Power in The Twilight Zone."]]
--> [[Pinball/{{No Good Gofers}} "I can feel the power!" "That's all those wires down there!"]]

** A "Million Plus" shot that starts at either one or two million points and increases by 1,000,000 each consecutive time it's hit.

** A specific ramp or target that counts how many times it's been hit, with various rewards for hitting milestones and large scoring bonuses for making the shot once the counter's maxed out at 99.

* ''Pinball/{{NASCAR}}'' (Stern, 2004)

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: 2003's ''NASCAR'' was a break from Lawlor's designs, with a more conventional two-flipper "fan layout."

* ''The Adventures of Robbie Roto'' (Bally/Midway, 1981)

--> [[Pinball/{{The Addams Family}} "Feel the power..."]]

** Both "The Twilight Zone" and "The Addams Family" have references to 'greed'.

--> [[Pinball/{{The Twilight Zone}} "Battle the Power!"]]

** Both "The Twilight Zone" and "The Addams Family" have references to 'greed', and with very similar graphics.

* CreatorThumbprint: Nearly all of Pat Lawlor's pins have some reference to "The Power", either as part of a quote or a playfield element.

** Dual inlanes on either side of the playfield.

** Thematically-related gimmicks, such as the shaker motor in ''Pinball/{{Earthshaker}}'' that made the entire cabinet shake during the game.

* ''The Adventures of Robbie Roto'' (Bally, 1981)
* ''Demons and Dragons'' (Bally, 1982; unreleased)
* ''Ten Pin Deluxe'' (Bally, 1984)

* ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily'' (Williams, 1992)
* ''Pinball/TheTwilightZone'' (Williams, 1993)

* ''Pinball/SafeCracker'' (Williams, 1996)

* DialogDuringGameplay: Whether it's a single DeadpanSnarker (Rudy from ''Pinball/FunHouse''), a pair of characters (Red & Ted from ''Red & Ted's Road Show''), or an entire cast of commentators, expect lots of chatter during a Lawlor pin.

A list of Pat Lawlor pinballs reads like a Who's Who of Popular Pinball Machines: ''Pinball/BanzaiRun'', ''Pinball/{{Earthshaker}}'', ''Pinball/{{Whirlwind}},'' ''Pinball/FunHouse'', ''[[Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow Red & Ted's Road Show]]'', and ''Pinball/NoGoodGofers'' for Creator/WilliamsElectronics; ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily'', ''Pinball/TheTwilightZone'', and ''Pinball/SafeCracker'' under the [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics Bally]] label; and (as Pat Lawlor Design) ''Pinball/{{Monopoly}}'', ''Rollercoaster Tycoon'', ''Ripley's Believe it or Not!'', ''Pinball/{{NASCAR}}'', and ''Pinball/FamilyGuy'' for Stern. Lawlor's last PhysicalPinballTable was 2008's ''CSI''. He had previously predicted the complete demise of pinball manufacturing, but in 2014 joined Creator/JerseyJackPinball to work on a new as-yet-unannounced table.

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A list of Pat Lawlor pinballs reads like a Who's Who of Popular Pinball Machines: ''Pinball/BanzaiRun'', ''Pinball/{{Earthshaker}}'', ''Pinball/{{Whirlwind}},'' ''Pinball/FunHouse'', ''[[Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow Red & Ted's Road Show]]'', and ''Pinball/NoGoodGofers'' for Creator/WilliamsElectronics; ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily'', ''Pinball/TheTwilightZone'', and ''Pinball/SafeCracker'' under the [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics Bally]] label; and (as Pat Lawlor Design) ''Pinball/{{Monopoly}}'', ''Rollercoaster Tycoon'', ''Ripley's Believe it or Not!'', ''Pinball/{{NASCAR}}'', and ''Pinball/FamilyGuy'' for Stern. Lawlor's last PhysicalPinballTable was 2008's ''CSI''; he has since predicted the complete demise of pinball manufacturing, but is currently designing a new pinball game for the ''VideoGame/ProPinball'' series of DigitalPinballTables.

A list of Pat Lawlor pinballs reads like a Who's Who of Popular Pinball Machines: ''Pinball/BanzaiRun'', ''Pinball/{{Earthshaker}}'', ''Pinball/{{Whirlwind}},'' ''Pinball/FunHouse'', ''[[Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow Red & Ted's Road Show]]'', and ''Pinball/NoGoodGofers'' for Creator/WilliamsElectronics; ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily'', ''Pinball/TheTwilightZone'', and ''Pinball/SafeCracker'' under the [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics Bally]] label; and (as Pat Lawlor Design) ''Pinball/{{Monopoly}}'', ''Rollercoaster Tycoon'', ''Ripley's Believe it or Not!'', ''NASCAR'', and ''Pinball/FamilyGuy'' for Stern. Lawlor's last PhysicalPinballTable was 2008's ''CSI''; he has since predicted the complete demise of pinball manufacturing, but is currently designing a new pinball game for the ''VideoGame/ProPinball'' series of DigitalPinballTables.

* ''Pinball/{{NASCAR}}'' (''[[MarketBasedTitle Grand Prix]]'' in Europe) (Stern, 2004)
* ''Pinball/FamilyGuy'' and ''Pinball/{{Shrek}}'' (Stern, 2007)

* ''Pinball/FamilyGuy'' (Stern, 2007)
* ''Pinball/{{Shrek}}'' (Stern, 2008)

* ToughActToFollow: After the runaway success of ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily'' and ''Pinball/TheTwilightZone'', Lawlor's subsequent games tended to draw unwarranted criticism from players who felt they don't stand up to those two titles.

A list of Pat Lawlor pinballs reads like a Who's Who of Popular Pinball Machines: ''Pinball/BanzaiRun'', ''Pinball/{{Earthshaker}}'', ''Pinball/{{Whirlwind}},'' ''Pinball/FunHouse'', ''[[Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow Red & Ted's Road Show]]'', and ''Pinball/NoGoodGofers'' for Creator/WilliamsElectronics; ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily'', ''Pinball/TheTwilightZone'', and ''Safecracker'' under the [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics Bally]] label; and (as Pat Lawlor Design) ''Pinball/{{Monopoly}}'', ''Rollercoaster Tycoon'', ''Ripley's Believe it or Not!'', ''NASCAR'', and ''Pinball/FamilyGuy'' for Stern. Lawlor's last PhysicalPinballTable was 2008's ''CSI''; he has since predicted the complete demise of pinball manufacturing, but is currently designing a new pinball game for the ''VideoGame/ProPinball'' series of DigitalPinballTables.

A list of Pat Lawlor pinballs reads like a Who's Who of Popular Pinball Machines: ''Banzai Run'', ''Pinball/{{Earthshaker}}'', ''Pinball/{{Whirlwind}},'' ''Pinball/FunHouse'', ''[[Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow Red & Ted's Road Show]]'', and ''Pinball/NoGoodGofers'' for Creator/WilliamsElectronics; ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily'', ''Pinball/TheTwilightZone'', and ''Safecracker'' under the [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics Bally]] label; and (as Pat Lawlor Design) ''Monopoly,'' ''Rollercoaster Tycoon'', ''Ripley's Believe it or Not!'', ''NASCAR'', and ''Pinball/FamilyGuy'' for Stern. Lawlor's last PhysicalPinballTable was 2008's ''CSI''; he has since predicted the complete demise of pinball manufacturing, but is currently designing a new pinball game for the ''VideoGame/ProPinball'' series of DigitalPinballTables.