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1[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paul-freres_7712.jpg]]
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3Greg Freres is an artist and graphic designer most reknown for his work in [[PhysicalPinballTables arcade pinball tables]], with over 30 years experience in the industry.
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5After earning a degree in Studio Art in 1976, Freres entered the world of advertising, working as an apprentice for a local advertising company. In addition to learning about how to attract customers, he worked for several months with Kevin O'Connor; when Kevin left for Creator/{{Bally}}, he extended an offer to Greg, who leaped at the opportunity.
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7At Bally, Freres began in 1978 as an art designer. He remained with Bally and Creator/WilliamsElectronics as an artist on various pinballs and video games, later moving up to art manager. He stayed with the company for 21 years until Williams exited the pinball industry; he has since worked as an independent freelance artist and art director, developing artwork for everything from redemption games to microbreweries.
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9In 2009, he teamed up with longtime collaborator Creator/DennisNordman to form [=WhizBang=] Pinball, releasing the boutique game ''[[Pinball/WhoaNellieBigJuicyMelons Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons]]'' in 2011. He joined Creator/SternPinball full time in 2012.
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12!!Greg Freres' artwork can be seen in the following games:
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14* ''Skateball'' (Bally, 1978)
15* ''Pinball/HarlemGlobetrottersOnTour'' (Bally, 1979)
16* ''Rolling Stones'' (Bally, 1980)
17* ''Pinball/{{Fathom}}'' (Bally, 1981)
18* ''Black Pyramid'' (Bally, 1984)
19* ''Lady Luck'' (Bally, 1986)
20* ''Pinball/StrangeScience'' (Bally, 1986)
21* ''Escape from the Lost World'' (Bally, 1988)
22* ''Arch Rivals'' (Bally, 1988)
23* ''Pinball/ElviraAndThePartyMonsters'' (Williams, 1989)
24* ''Pinball/DrDude'' (Williams, 1990)
25* ''VideoGame/SmashTV'' (Williams, 1990)
26* ''Pinball/ThePartyZone'' (Williams, 1991)
27* ''Pinball/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' (Williams, 1993)
28* ''Pinball/NoFearDangerousSports'' (Williams, 1994)
29* ''VideoGame/{{Cruisn}} USA'' (Midway, 1994)
30* ''Pinball/ScaredStiff'' (Williams, 1996)
31* ''Pinball/MedievalMadness'' (Williams, 1997)
32* ''Pinball/RevengeFromMars'' (Williams, 1999)
33* ''Pinball/WhoaNellieBigJuicyMelons'' ([=WhizBang=] Pinball, 2011)
34* ''Pinball/TheWizardOfOz'' (Jersey Jack Pinball, 2013)
35* ''Pinball/{{Mustang|Stern}}'' (Stern Pinball, 2014)
36* ''Pinball/TheWalkingDead'' (Stern Pinball, 2014)
37* ''Pinball/GameOfThrones'' (Stern Pinball, 2015)
38* ''Pinball/ElvirasHouseOfHorrors'' (Stern Pinball, 2019)
39* ''Pinball/LedZeppelin'' (Stern Pinball, 2021)
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