I think that Popeye gets a bad rap for the following reasons: 1. It was coming off the huge hits that were Twilight Zone, Indiana Jones, and Star Trek: TNG, so it was going to be a hard act to follow 2. Popeye as an environmentalist? Good idea, but it wasn't executed well 3. It's supposed to be a SuperPin widebody, but it looks more like a narrow body 4. Popeye is basically unknown outside the US; it's the same thing that affected the Judge Dredd pinball game (this was before the Sylvester Stallone movie, the pinball was based on the original 2000AD comics, originated in Britain)
"Unknown outside the US"? Popeye is a huge deal in Japan, at least. Donkey Kong came about because Nintendo were initially unable to get the Popeye license.
Captain Pinball's pinball promo videos are FANTASTIC. I've been to pinball conventions and have never seen them before. I wish I could get them all on DVD - I own 2 Bally pins - Lost World (1978) and X's and O's (1983). Thank you for posting these and please let me know if DVDs are available!
0:47: I'm guessing someone at the promo campaign bureau thought the "Brutus/Bluto" confusion was stupid, so he's like "Fuck it, we're calling him Brutus J. Bluto!"
Did they have to use footage from the 1960s TV series? ***** You know, I think it would've been better if they had a little animation in which Popeye gets a letter from Bally stating that he and his co-stars are starring in the pinball game; "Well, blow me down! We're going to be in a new pinball game!"
They made 4,217 of them so, yes it was available to play for the public at large. ⚪️ P.S. - I’ve never seen one in person and couldn’t tell you where to play one. Sorry.
Popeye Saves the Earth (1994) Voice Cast: Tim Kitzrow as Popeye the Sailor, Bluto and J. Wellington Wimpy (promotion video) Zofia Bel (only woman who worked on the game as mechanic) as Olive Oyl (promotion video) Sources: www.behindthevoiceactors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21084 www.linkedin.com/in/tim-kitzrow-6275073a en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_Saves_the_Earth
"I don't enjoy dumping on others games, but don't try to tell me that Popeye was a good game. If you enjoy playing it, that's certainly your prerogative. Most Williams engineering/management folks don't want to think about Popeye. It was an awful time in Williams history." - Steve Ritchie