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3 | Python Vladimir Anghelo (January 1, 1954 – April 9, 2014) was an artist and game designer best known for his work on PhysicalPinballTables and VideoGames. Born in Transylvania, UsefulNotes/{{Romania}} in 1954, Python showed amazing aptitude for art at a young age, and was enrolled in the Nicolae Tonitza Art School for prodigy children. After his family emigrated to the United States at the age of 17, Python worked as a Creator/{{Disney}} animator until 1979, when he joined Creator/WilliamsElectronics due to the potential of video gaming. |
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5 | At Williams, Python worked on a variety of games, with most of his output in their pinball tables. In 1994, after the cancellation of ''The Pinball Circus'' (an experiment in creating a pinball machine in an arcade video cabinet), Python joined Creator/{{Capcom}} to work in their newfound pinball division. After developing ''Pinball/FlipperFootball'', he left with the dissolution of Capcom Pinball, and would later work at Bay Tek Games. |
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7 | Python described himself as "a wild and crazy guy"; his friends and colleagues describe him as a never-ending font of inspiration, full of energy and original perspectives. In 2010, Python underwent treatment for Stage 4 cancer; though he had apparently made a full recovery, it returned in 2013, requiring additional treatment. He passed away on April 9, 2014. |
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9 | He was featured in a video interview with the Creator/DiscoveryChannel, "Python's World"; it can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up03zouCIvI here]]. His website is at http://pythonanghelo.com |
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12 | !! Python Anghelo's body of works include: |
13 | [[index]] |
14 | * ''Bubbles'' (Williams, 1982) |
15 | * ''VideoGame/{{Joust}}'' (Williams, 1982) |
16 | * ''VideoGame/{{Sinistar}}'' (Williams, 1982) |
17 | * ''Star Rider'' (Williams, 1983) |
18 | * ''Pinball/{{Comet}}'' (Williams, 1986) |
19 | * ''Pinball/HighSpeed'' (Williams, 1986) |
20 | * ''Pinball/PinBot'' (Williams, 1986) |
21 | * ''Pinball/BigGuns'' (Williams, 1987) |
22 | * ''Pinball/{{Cyclone}}'' (Williams, 1988) |
23 | * ''Pinball/{{Taxi}}'' (Williams, 1988) |
24 | * ''Pinball/PoliceForce'' (Williams, 1989) |
25 | * ''Bad Cats'' (Williams, 1989) |
26 | * ''Pinball/{{Hurricane}}'' (Williams, 1991) |
27 | * ''[[Pinball/BugsBunnysBirthdayBall Bugs Bunny's Birthday Ball]]'' (Bally, 1991) |
28 | * ''[[Pinball/TheMachineBrideOfPinBot The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot]]'' (Williams, 1991) |
29 | * ''Pinball/PopeyeSavesTheEarth'' (Bally, 1994) |
30 | * ''The Pinball Circus'' (Midway, 1994; unreleased) |
31 | * ''Pinball/FlipperFootball'' (Capcom, 1996) |
32 | [[/index]] |
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34 | !! Python Anghelo and his works demonstrate the following tropes: |
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36 | * AmusementPark: Python likes amusement parks and carnivals, and several of his games (such as ''Comet, Cyclone,'' and ''Pinball Circus'') use them as settings. |
37 | -->'''Python:''' "To me, a pinball game is like an amusement park where you are the ball." |
38 | * BrutalHonesty: "I’d rather have people hate me for the truth than like me for a lie." |
39 | * CloudCuckoolander: Python can come off like this at times. |
40 | * CreatorKiller: The rumored "Zingy Bingy" project was allegedly this for Python and [[Creator/{{Capcom}} Capcom Pinball]]. According to Creator/MarkRitchie and composer Bryan Hansen, "Zingy Bingy" was a pornographic-themed pinball game; players would use penis-shaped flippers to shoot the pinball into vagina-shaped saucers, while breast bumpers knocked the ball around. |
41 | * DoingItForTheArt: |
42 | -->'''Python:''' "I use my art when I do a pinball game; it’s not just me making money. Or doing a stupid f***ing thing, I have social responsibility." |
43 | * ManChild: Python once described himself as "53 going on 17". |
44 | * TheNicknamer: During productions of both ''Bugs Bunny's Birthday Ball'' and ''The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot'', Python called Creator/JohnTrudeau "Dr. Flash", a nickname that stuck with him for the rest of his career. |
45 | * RidiculousProcrastinator: Python was known within Williams for waiting at least three days before the deadline to get the artwork done. |
46 | * {{Shapeshifting}}: A regular motif in his non-game artwork. |
47 | * ShownTheirWork: In preparation for his work on ''Comet'' (a pinball machine about a roller coaster), Python went to Great America and paid them two thousand dollars to reverse the front seats on a roller coaster, just so he could observe the riders' reactions. |
48 | -->'''Python:''' "...when we went down I see these people screaming like they were getting murdered or having multiple orgasms." |
49 | * SirSwearsALot: Most evident in his audio interviews. |
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