Line #23 Pinball/Paragon1979


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4	->"Enter the exciting world of Paragon!"
5	-->--''Promotional flyer''
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7	''Paragon'' is a PhysicalPinballTable released by Creator/{{Bally}} in 1979. It was designed by Creator/GregKmiec, and features artwork by Creator/PaulFaris.
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9	The game is set in Paragon, a HeroicFantasy world of muscular {{Barbarian Hero}}es, maidens wearing {{Chainmail Bikini}}s, [[SceneryPorn lush landscapes]], and EverythingTryingToKillYou. In his quest for a high score, the player must scale the Golden Cliffs, ride the Waterfall, and fight through the Valley of Demons to the Treasure Chamber beyond. Climb Paragon Tower to reach the saucer above, but beware of the Beast's Lair, where death is but a hair's breath away.
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11	''Paragon'' is noteworthy for being the first widebody ("[=SuperSize=]") pinball table from Bally. Most pinball enthusiasts, however, remember it for its incredibly rich and intricate art throughout the game; many believe it to be the most beautiful pinball machine ever made. Fortunately, the appeal is more than skin-deep, as players enjoy the game for its fast and challenging layout.
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13	A digital version was once available as part of [=FarSight=] Studios' ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' before their license to all Bally and Williams tables expired on July 1, 2018.
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16	!!The ''Paragon'' pinball demonstrates the following tropes:
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18	* BarbarianHero: The winged man (presumably our hero) attacking the beast on the backglass.
19	* ChainedToARock: The backglass scene shows a rocky canyon where a woman is chained to the spot by a shackle around one ankle.
20	* ClimbingTheCliffsOfInsanity: The Golden Cliffs.
21	* CoolHelmet
22	* CreatorCameo: The barbarian hero and the woman on the backglass are based on artist Paul Faris and his wife.
23	* DiamondsInTheBuff: The captive woman is wearing a bikini, but there's not much of it. Her neck and arms are more covered than the rest of her is.
24	* EverythingTryingToKillYou
25	* GameMod: ''Paragon'' was originally designed for four flippers; however, European tables were modified to only use three flippers, to better appeal to the preferences of Italian players.
26	* GoodWingsEvilWings: Reversed -- the monster has feathery raptor wings, while the hero has batlike wings.
27	* HeroicFantasy
28	* HumanSacrifice: The maiden on the backglass -- and just one of many, if the bones scattered around are any evidence. Perhaps a VirginSacrifice?
29	* HybridMonster: The lion/eagle/lizard griffon hybrid seen on the backglass and the playfield.
30	* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: The Valley of Demons and the Beast's Lair.
31	* InevitableWaterfall
32	* {{Loincloth}}
33	* MixAndMatchCritters: The [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent gryphon monster]] has the front part of a lion, the wings and back legs of an eagle, and a snakelike tail.
34	* NervesOfSteel: The captive woman looks remarkably calm for someone ChainedToARock and staring death in the face.
35	* PlaceOfPower: Paragon Tower.
36	* RatedMForManly: Rugged hero? Shirtless? Attacking a monster single-handed to save a beautiful woman? It qualifies.
37	* SpellingBonus: Spelling P-A-R-A-G-O-N lights the Paragon Tower saucer for a 25,000 point bonus.
38	* SpiritualSuccessor: To Bally's 1977 ''Lost World,'' which depicts the same BarbarianHero, scantily-clad princess, and HeroicFantasy setting. Both feature artwork by Paul Faris.
39	* {{Stripperiffic}}: The princess on the backglass is wearing more jewelry than clothing.
40	* TrueBlueFemininity: The cloth of the warrior maiden's bikini (what there is of it) is blue.
41	* WalkingShirtlessScene: Due to being a WingedHumanoid: The unnamed barbarian hero, probably because a shirt would get in the way of his massive green reptilian wings.

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