History Pinball / Superman

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: During development of the game, Steve Ritchie and Eugene Jarvis figured out how to use a guitar echo chamber with the game to make a continuous background sound that intensified with the game action. For some reason, Atari management nixed the idea; Ritchie ended up using it on his next pinball, the top-selling ''Pinball/{{Flash}}'' from rival Creator/WilliamsElectronics.

->"The World's Most Powerful Pinball!"

''Superman'' is an [[PhysicalPinballTable arcade pinball game]] designed by Creator/SteveRitchie, with artwork by George Opperman and programmed by Creator/EugeneJarvis. It was released by {{Atari}} in 1979.

Among Atari's meager pinball catalog, ''Superman'' is the one that has best stood the test of time, and is still enjoyed by players today for its fast, straightforward action and balanced gameplay. A ''Superman'' pinball is part of the memorabilia collection at the offices of DCComics.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: During development of the game, Steve Ritchie and Eugene Jarvis figured out how to use a guitar echo chamber with the game to make a continuous background sound that intensified with the game action. For some reason, Atari management nixed the idea; Ritchie ended up using it on his next pinball, the top-selling ''Flash'' from rival Creator/WilliamsElectronics.

As with other {{Pinball}} games of TheSeventies, ''Superman'' has a series of objectives but no overarching plot or objective beyond a high score. Light the top rollovers to raise the bonus multiplier, then hit the Metropolis dropdown targets to enable various bonuses. Shoot through the Fortress of Solitude or Luthor's Lair to return to the top of the board, and spell SUPERMAN to get extra points and light the Special.

[[caption-width-right:350:Let's not joke about "balls of steel", okay?]]

As with other {{Pinball}} games of the time, ''Superman'' has a series of objectives but no overarching plot or objective beyond a high score. Light the top rollovers to raise the bonus multiplier, then hit the Metropolis dropdown targets to enable various bonuses. Shoot through the Fortress of Solitude or Luthor's Lair to return to the top of the board, and spell SUPERMAN to get extra points and light the Special.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: During development of the game, Steve Ritchie and Eugene Jarvis figured out how to use a guitar echo chamber with the game to make a continuous background sound that intensified with the game action. For some reason, Atari management nixed the idea; Ritchie ended up using it on his next pinball, the top-selling ''Flash'' from Creator/WilliamsElectronics.

A ''Superman'' pinball is part of the memorabilia collection at the offices of DCComics.

''Superman'' is an [[PhysicalPinballTable arcade pinball game]] designed by Creator/SteveRitchie, with artwork by George Opperman and programming by Creator/EugeneJarvis. It was released by {{Atari}} in 1979, and is one of the earliest "widebody" pinballs.

* BaldOfEvil: Luthor.

As with other {{Pinball}} games of the time, ''Superman'' has a series of objectives, but no real overall plot. Light the top rollovers to raise the bonus multiplier, then hit the Metropolis dropdown targets to enable various bonuses. Shoot through the Fortress of Solitude or Luthor's Lair to return to the top of the board, and spell SUPERMAN to get extra points and light the special.

[[caption-width-right:350:Let's not joke about "balls of steel", okay?]

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: During development of the game, Steve Ritchie and Eugene Jarvis figured out how to use a guitar echo chamber with the game to make a continuous background sound that intensified with the game action. For some reason, Atari management nixed the idea; Ritchie ended up using it on his next pinball, the top-selling ''Flash'' from Creator/WilliamsElectrtonics.

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