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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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