The Champion Pub
The Champion Pub is a pinball game released by Williams Electronics Games (under the Bally label) in 1998. The theme of the game revolves around boxing in a 1920s pub.
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| Manufacturer | Williams Electronics Games |
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| Release date | April, 1998 |
| Programming | Dwight Sullivan |
| Artwork | Paul Barker, Linda Doane |
| Sound | Rich Carle |
| Production run | 1,369 |
Description
The objective of The Champion Pub is to train and later to fight in the pub by making the right shots with the ball. Toys on the playfield include for example a punching bag, a boxer figure and a jump rope that consists of a rotating wire that the ball has to jump over by using a button-controlled solenoid. A mini-playfield contains plastic fists instead of flippers.[1][2]
Game features include 4 Multi-ball modes and 15 Jackpot levels, 10 different international opponents and over 300 speech sound effects.[3]
Game quotes
- "Welcome to Champion Pub, kid!"
- "I'm your coach kid so ya better listen up!"
- "I'm O'Brien, and these are me knuckles!"
Cast of Characters
- Kid
- Sir Winston Pounds
- The Master
- Knuckles O'Brien
- Franz von Pain
- Pierre LePunche
- Patrotsky Yirbitov
- Antonio Jaberini
- Steveo
- Armando Santiago
- The Drunk
- Crazy Bob
- The Coach
- The Pub Owner
- Door Prize
- Lite Start Fight
- Six Health
- Three Health
- Lite Poker Night
- Smart Punch
- Lite Extra Ball
- Lite Second Wind
- Cash Fight
- Bonus Multiplier
- Jackpot
- Double Jackpot
- Triple Jackpot
- Quadruple Jackpot
- Quintuple Jackpot
- Sextuple Jackpot
- Septuple Jackpot
- Octuple Jackpot
- Super Jackpot
- Mega Jackpot
- Ultra Jackpot
- Turbo Jackpot
- Maximum Jackpot
- Cow of a Jackpot
- Jackpot Deluxe
- Gut Shot
- Head Shot
- Lite Spittin Gallery
- Speed Bag
- Jump Rope
- Shadow Boxing
- Lite Lock
- Lock Ball
- Victory Lap
- Bar Fly
- New Purse Value
- Jab Combo
- Ultimate Victory
- Multi-Brawl
- Bar Fly Fisticuffs
- Fisticuffs Multiball
- Raid Multiball
- Champion Multiball
- Multiball
- Jackpot Jewel
- Training Jewel
- Video Mode
- Contender Challenge
- Flashing Shots
- Free Game
- Skill Shot
- 5 Million
- Grand Champion
- Pub Champion
- Speed Bag Champion
- Jump Rope Champion
- Everything
Credits
- Champion Pub Design Team: Pete Piotrowski, Dwight Sullivan, Brad Cornell, Rich Carle, Paul Barker, Linda Doane, Adam Rhine
- Voices: Vince Pontarelli as Sir Winston Pounds, Jon Hey as The Master, Scott Stevenson as Knuckles O'Brien, Scott Stevenson as Franz von Pain, Jon Hey as Pierre LePunche, Herman Sanchez as Patrotsky Yirbitov, Rich Carle as Antonio Jaberini, Vince Pontarelli as Steveo, Herman Sanchez as Armando Santiago, Rich Carle as Dan Unda, Scott Stevenson as The Drunk, Jon Hey as Crazy Bob, Greg Freres as The Coach, Rob Berry as the Pub Owner
- Copy Consultant: Scott Adsit
- Special Thanks to: Kevin O'Connor, Margaret Hudson, Pat McMahon, Andy Eloff, Inger Carle, Graham West, Loren Stanton, Howard Thomas, Ben Rodriguez, Butch Ortega, Chuck Bleich, Brian Magruder, Kent Pemberton, Jose Delgado, Jim Shird, Wally Roeder, Mark Johnson, Ted Chmiola, Mike Laporta, Dwen Larson, Hernando Azarcon, Mike Mendes, Al Cardenas, Dale Prasse, Bill Thomson, Phil Kohler, Jerry Bartel, Edwin Toliver, Linda Williams, Loriene Livingston, Fred Flores, Joe Pratt,Juan Abrams, John McCaffer, Elaine Johnson, Karen Trybula
- Extra Special Thanks to: Sue Piotrowski, Anna Sullivan, Liz Cornell, Inger Carle, Traci Barker, Dave Doane, Karen Rhine
Digital versions
The Champion Pub is available as a licensed table of Pinball FX 3 for several platforms. It was formerly available for The Pinball Arcade until license expiration.
References
- "Champion Pub Pinball By Bally at www.pinballrebel.com". pinballrebel.com.
- "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Midway 'The Champion Pub'". ipdb.org.
- "CHAMPION PUB PINBALL". planetarypinball.com.
