History Pinball / Xenon

A digital version of Xenon is available on Videogame/ThePinballArcade.

On January 13th, 2015, it was announced that a digital version of Xenon will be added to Videogame/ThePinballArcade.

** WordOfGod is that ''Xenon'' was originally intended as a single-ball game centered on the plastic transport tube. Bally management decided to add a female voice after [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics Williams']] ''Pinball/{{Gorgar}}'' and Creator/{{Stern}}'s ''Flight 2000'' arrived with simple MachineMonotone voices.

** WordOfGod is that ''Xenon'' was originally intended as a single-ball game centered on the plastic transport tube. Bally management decided to add a female voice after [[Creator/WilliamsElectronics Williams']] ''Pinball/{{Gorgar}}'' debuted with a simple MachineMonotone voice.

* {{Flight}}: The backglass and playfield show people flying around, just because.

''Xenon'' is an [[PhysicalPinballTable arcade pinball game]] released by Creator/{{Bally}} in 1980. It was designed by Creator/GregKmiec with art by Paul Faris, and electronic musician Suzanne Ciani provided the voice and music.

The game itself centers around Xenon, the supercomputer at the heart of a futuristic society. Build up the Mota Special and the Bonus multiplier, then spell XENON to advance the Super Bonus. When you've collected three X's from the top saucer, shoot through the tube to interface with Xenon and start multiball for double points.

''Xenon'' is an [[PhysicalPinballTable arcade pinball game]] released by Creator/{{Bally}} in 1980. It was designed by Greg Kmiec with art by Paul Faris, and electronic musician Suzanne Ciani provided the voice and music.

''OMNI Magazine'' did a short documentary on the creation of the game's audio effects; it can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC8O5HPvfsg here.]]

''OMNI Magazine'' did a short documentary on the creation of the game; it can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC8O5HPvfsg here.]]

* TronLines: Although predating the ''Film/{{Tron}}'' movie itself, ''Xenon'' is an UrExample of the style, with heavy use of blue plastics and lights. Some collectors modify their tables with blue [=LEDs=] to further emphasize the effect.

* TronLines: Although predating the ''TRON'' movie itself, ''Xenon'' is an UrExample of the style, with heavy use of blue plastics and lights. Some collectors modify their tables with blue [=LEDs=] to further emphasize the effect.
* TubeTravel: A clear plastic tube takes pinballs across the playfield.

''Xenon'' has the distinction of being Bally's first solid-state pinball game with multiball. And although it was not the first talking pinball ever, ''Xenon'' was also Bally's first game with speech, using Ciani's digitized and processed voice instead of the MachineMonotone of earlier games. The attractive science-fiction artwork, suggestive sounds, and uncomplicated rules made it one of Bally's best-selling games of the year. Even today, it is widely regarded as an iconic classic by pinball enthusiasts.

* Sdrawkcab Name: The Mota Special.

* FunWithAcronyms: The tube transport system is named '''K'''inetic '''M'''olecular '''I'''ntegrated '''E'''volution '''C'''ylinder (KMIEC), named after designer Greg Kmiec.

''Xenon'' is a [[PhysicalPinballTable arcade pinball game]] released by Creator/{{Bally}} in 1980. It was designed by Greg Kmiec with art by Paul Faris, and electronic musician Suzanne Ciani provided the voice and music.

* MaleGaze[=/=]VictoryPose: A woman on the playfield is standing in front of Xenon, her back to the viewer and her clenched fists raised in the air.

Enter Xenon

Though it was not the first talking pinball ever, ''Xenon'' was Bally's first pinball with speech, using Ciani's digitized and processed voice instead of the MachineMonotone of earlier games. ''OMNI Magazine'' did a short documentary on the creation of the game; it can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC8O5HPvfsg here.]]

The attractive science-fiction artwork, suggestive sounds, and uncomplicated rules made it one of Bally's best-selling games of the year. Even today, it is widely regarded as an iconic classic by pinball enthusiasts.

The game itself centers around Xenon, a female supercomputer at the heart of a futuristic society. Build up the Mota Special and the Bonus multiplier, then spell XENON to advance the Super Bonus. When you've collected three X's from the top saucer, shoot through the tube to interface with Xenon and start multiball for double points.

The attractive science-fiction artwork, suggestive sounds, and uncomplicated rules made it one of Bally's best-selling games of the year. Even today, it is widely regarded as an iconic classic by many pinball enthusiasts.

* TubeTravel: A large clear plastic tube takes pinballs across the playfield.

* BrainComputerInterface: The playfield shows two red-skinned humanoids using jacks in their head to interface with Xenon.

''Xenon'' is a [[PhysicalPinballTable arcade pinball game]] released by Creator/{{Bally}} in 1980. It was designed by Greg Kmiec with art by Paul Faris, and electronic musician Suzanne Ciani provided the voice and the music for the game.

Though it was not the first talking pinball ever, ''Xenon'' was Bally's first pinball with speech, with Ciani's digitized voice instead of the MachineMonotone of earlier games. ''OMNI Magazine'' did a short documentary on the creation of the game; it can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC8O5HPvfsg here.]]

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