History Creator / JohnTrudeau

* TheMockbuster: Invoked by Premier management, who copied popular movies and television shows of the time and applied them to their games. Notable examples from Trudeau include ''Pinball/HollywoodHeat'' (a riff on ''Series/MiamiVice''), ''Gold Wings'' (''Film/TopGun''), and ''Deadly Weapon'' (''Film/LethalWeapon'').

* ''Ghostbusters'' (Stern, 2016)

* ''Pinball/WrestlemaniaPinball'' (Stern, 2015)

In 2008, John Trudeau became the inaugural inductee into the UK Pinball Hall of Fame. He worked with pinball startup Heighway Pinball in the UK on a new game design, and was hired by Creator/SternPinball in 2013.

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* ''Pinball/BlackRose'' (Williams, 1992)
* ''[[Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'' (Williams, 1992)
* ''Pinball/JudgeDredd'' (Williams, 1993)

* ''Pinball/BlackRose'' (Bally, 1992)
* ''[[Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'' (Bally, 1992)
* ''Pinball/JudgeDredd'' (Bally, 1993)

* TheMockbuster: Invoked by Premier management, who copied popular movies and television shows of the time and applied them to their games. Notable examples from Trudeau include ''Pinball/HollywoodHeat'' (a riff on ''Series/MiamiVice'') and ''Deadly Weapon'' (''Film/LethalWeapon'').

* ''[[Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon Creature From the Black Lagoon]]'' (Bally, 1992)

Wishing to continue designing pinballs, Trudeau joined Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1981. There he rapidly developed many designs, whereupon Gottlieb management would then pick and choose which ones would go into production. After the video-game shakedown of TheEighties, the pinball division was reformed as Premier Technology, and John Trudeau ended up as the only remaining designer. He eventually rebuilt Premier's design division, but left the company in 1990 for Creator/WilliamsElectronics. The slower pace and creator-oriented atmosphere at Williams allowed Trudeau's work to flourish even further, attracting more fans with a variety of layout designs.

* GameplayRoulette: Among pinball designers, Trudeau's tables stand out for not reusing similar motifs; his fans often cite the wide variety of gameplay in his designs as part of his appeal.

* RuleOfFun: Trudeau cites this as his primary design ethos.

* [[CoversAlwaysLie Themes Always Lie]]: John Trudeau's tables from Premier are often overlooked by many players, due to their generic themes or [[TheMockbuster Mockbuster]] designs. Those who actually play the games are often surprised to discover a great table underneath the silly theme.

* TheMockbuster: Invoked by Premier management, who copied popular movies and television shows of the time and applied them to their games. Notable examples from Trudeau include ''Hollywood Heat'' (a riff on ''Series/MiamiVice'') and ''Deadly Weapon'' (''Film/LethalWeapon'').

* TheMockbuster: Invoked by Premier management, who used Trudeau's games to copy popular movies and television shows of the time. Notable examples include ''Hollywood Heat'' (a riff on ''Series/MiamiVice'') and ''Deadly Weapon'' (''Film/LethalWeapon'').

* ''Silver Slugger'' (Premier, 1990)

* TheMockbuster: Invoked by Mylstar management, who used Trudeau's games to copy popular movies and television shows of the time. Notable examples include ''Hollywood Heat'' (a copy of Series/MiamiVice'') and ''Gold Wings'' (a copy of ''Film/TopGun'').

* [[CoversAlwaysLie Themes Always Lie]]: John Trudeau's tables from Mylstar are often overlooked by many players, due to their generic themes or [[TheMockbuster Mockbuster]] designs. Those who actually play the games are often surprised to discover a great table underneath the silly theme.

* ''Rocky'' (Gottlieb, 1982)

* ''Q*bert's Quest'' (Gottlieb, 1983)
* ''Jacks to Open'' (Mylstar, 1984)
* ''Chicago Cubs "Triple Play"'' (Premier, 1985)
* ''Hollywood Heat'' (Premier, 1986)
* ''Gold Wings'' (Premier, 1986)
* ''Monte Carlo'' (Premier, 1987)
* ''Victory'' (Premier, 1987)
* ''TX-Sector'' (Premier, 1988)

* ''Black Rose'' (Bally, 1992)

* ''Judge Dredd'' (Bally, 1993)
* ''The Flintstones'' (Williams, 1994)
* ''Congo'' (Williams, 1995)

!! John Trudeau's works demonstrate the following tropes:

* GameplayRoulette: Among pinball designers, Trudeau's tables stand out for not reusing similar motifs; his fans often cite his wide variety of designs as part of his appeal.

* GameplayRoulette: Among pinball designers, Trudeau's tables stand out for not reusing similar design motifs; his fans often cite his wide variety of designs as part of his appeal.
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John Trudeau is a veteran {{pinball}} engineer, artist, and designer who has been in the field for over thirty years. He is affectionately known by pinball fans as "Dr. Flash", a nickname first given to him by fellow pinball designer Creator/PythonAnghelo.

* ''Black Rose'' (Midway, 1992)
* ''[[Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon Creature From the Black Lagoon]]'' (Midway, 1992)
* ''Judge Dredd'' (Midway, 1993)

Wishing to continue designing pinballs, Trudeau joined Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1981. There he rapidly developed many designs, whereupon Gottlieb management would then pick and choose which ones would go into production. After the video-game shakedown of TheEighties, the pinball division was reformed as Premier Technology, and John Trudeau ended up as the only remaining designer. He eventually rebuilt Premier's design division, but left the company in 1990 for Creator/WilliamsElectronics.

Wishing to continue designing pinballs, Trudeau joined Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1981. There he rapidly developed many designs, whereupon Gottlieb management would then pick and choose which ones would go into production. After the video-game shakedown of TheEighties, the pinball division was reformed as Premier Technology, and John Trudeau ended up as the only remaining designer. He eventually rebuilt Premiere's design division, but left the company in 1990 for Creator/WilliamsElectronics.

Wishing to continue designing pinballs, Trudeau joined Creator/{{Gottlieb}} in 1981. There he rapidly developed many designs, which Gottlieb management would then pick and choose which ones would go into production. After the video-game shakedown of TheEighties, the pinball division was reformed as Premier Technology, and John Trudeau ended up as the only remaining designer. He eventually rebuilt Premiere's design division, but left the company in 1990 for Creator/WilliamsElectronics.