Eagerlyanticipated,thisupdateofthehighlyregardedthirdbookfrompinballauthorMichaelShalhoubincludesover900colorphotosandcoversthemostrecentperiodinpinballhistory,from1982through2011.Eachchapterisdevotedtoaspecificyearandfeaturesdescriptions,releasedates,andhistoricalbackgroundonthegamesreleasedthatyearfrommanufacturersGottlieb,Williams,Bally,DataEast,Stern,Sega,andothers.Currentvaluesarelistedforeachmachineshowninthebook.Interspersedwiththegamesarestoriesandinterviewswithmanyofthelegendarydesignersandartistswhocreatedthem.Readerswillgainfascinatinginsightintotheplanningthatwentintothegames,howthedesignersandartistsgottheirstartintheindustry,behind-the-scenestalesoflifeinthepinballworld,andmore.“MichaelShalhoub’sPinballCompendiumisagreatdocumentaryofourbusiness,“saysdesignerSteveRitchieofthesecondbookinthetrilogy.Alongwithitstwocompanionvolumes(thefirstcoveringthe1930s-1960sandthesecondcovering1970-1981),thisbookisamust-haveforallwholovethesightsandsoundsoftheworld’sgreatpinballmachines.
