possibly the first example of adaptive music? wikipedia says frogger, which came out a year later, heh. suzanne cianni is the sound designer. she was a synthesizer pioneer, specializing in buchla designed synthesizers, which were built for experimentation and sound design rather than noodling over prog-rock. such a cool game. thanks for getting so in-depth!

@LyonsArcade

5 жыл бұрын

No problem John, see you on the next video :)

@kd5txo

Жыл бұрын

Here is a little more info about Suzanne and her work with the Bally Co on Xenon kzread.info/dash/bejne/pGZsy4-kY9CyY9I.html

That is one of the coolest playfields I've seen. So much colour and light. The sound/ voice is good for 1980, but definitely would have been on the more risque side of the line.

@LyonsArcade

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah they really went over the top on it, great artwork and crazy vocals!

@EsotericArctos

4 жыл бұрын

@@LyonsArcade The only issue is the technology limited the number of sounds played at one time. That was the only real distraction to the whole experience

@silverballsanctum3298

3 жыл бұрын

@@EsotericArctos Agree, i was just thinking that after hearing it then saw this post. The background music is interrupted it seems like EVERY time ANYTHING is hit or rolled over, even the bumpers and side kickers! Then it takes a full second or more for the background music to come back on.

Back in the day, I played the heck out of Xenon in the arcades.

@apexyum5365

2 жыл бұрын

Idem.

I first played this game in 1982 (was 9 years old) and it was fun to play and I also earned multi-ball the first time I ever played it.

@LyonsArcade

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul W you were a much better player than me then, lol. I'm still not that good!

@DrTotz

6 жыл бұрын

I suspect the machine you played on had setting where you didn't lose your Xs' when you dropped either. So many machines had a default setting that made it more user friendly. In all honesty, the game is more fun and rewarding when the settings are set to be more challenging. ^_^

Had a chance to play this multiple times for free at a game exhibit in an art museum. Had a blast! Fun game!

My first pinball machine ❤ I bought it 1992 with Centauer.....sweet memories. Thank you to sharing this video.

@LyonsArcade

3 жыл бұрын

Both fantastic games! Thanks for watching!

The very first time I saw this game was at a bowling alley called Stardust Bowl. I was with my brother and his dad. I think I've played that game. I've played some pinball as a kid in the early 80's. Here's a funny story that happened at the bowling alley one time. My brother once pulled the plug on a Dragon's Lair game. It wasn't a pinball machine but a video game. It was a different type a video game though. My brother's younger than me. I had no clue why he unplugged that game.

@LyonsArcade

4 жыл бұрын

That's a funny story, did anybody freak out about it being unplugged??? Me and my brother used to go to the mall and play the arcade games, good times. Thank you for watching Jimmy, glad you enjoyed the video!

@jimmymelendez1836

3 жыл бұрын

@@LyonsArcade Not that I know of. The place is now a storage unit that holds people's personnel belongings. The building wasn't demolished though.

I can't help but wonder about Xenon's "story", if it even has one, considering all the characters on the board. My guess is that Xenon isn't a person, but maybe some kind of process that turns the two people into those cyborg aliens. The image on the upper left of the board appears to be them mid-transformation. The dude looks like he's screaming in pain further up on the left.

@LyonsArcade

7 жыл бұрын

Good theory... we should ask the people that designed it, I believe they're still around and talking about it.

@johngenther6689

2 жыл бұрын

Main board for Gina

@apexyum5365

2 жыл бұрын

Deve ter uma história interessante.... Mas se não tiver um plot vamos criar um.... Essa máquina merece! É a melhor máquina já criada joguei muito ela em minha adolescência!

Just got 3mil on this in TPA..this game usually kicks my ass but I feel 3mil is pretty good

@LyonsArcade

7 жыл бұрын

I agree, it's good, watch my video and you'll see how bad I am at it :)

Awesome machine

@LyonsArcade

3 жыл бұрын

One of the coolest!

Oops you got the partially edited chip...NO good launch noise..lol

Loved this machine. They had one in the game room of my college union.

@LyonsArcade

3 жыл бұрын

It's really something special, nothing quite like it.

@LyonsArcade

3 жыл бұрын

It's really something special, nothing quite like it.

@apexyum5365

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah! The best machine all time!

Restoring one of these now. Trying to figure out how to hook up that tube light. That xenon looks amazing, hope to get mine there.

très beau xenon ;) très belle customisation avec l'un des plus beau flipper au monde....BRAVO

@LyonsArcade

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We thought it turned out pretty nice :) It's a very fun game, love the voice on it.

@xenor4603

8 жыл бұрын

slt joe's :),j'ai mis des vidéo sur youtube : xenon custom 2016 mon xenon avec leds,laser,stroboscope et fumée....

Bonjour, Quand ferez vous une vidéo sur le flipper qui s'appellai " LE CENTAUR"?. Il étais de Bally et je l'adorai. Cordialement

@LyonsArcade

4 жыл бұрын

Je n'en ai pas encore trouvé un à réparer, mais je finirai par en trouver un! Je vous remercie!

@lubulumeng4062

4 жыл бұрын

@@LyonsArcade Merci, c'était un super flipper, le son, les effets lumineux et le multiboules du tonnerre à 8 en même temps, je crois... On ne savais plus où donner de la tête. Enfin, c'est mon flipper préféré et le COUNTDOWN en 2ème position. Cordialement. 😉

Suzanne Ciani Creates The Soundtrack For A Pinball Machine

One of the most beautiful classic pinball machines. This one and and Centaur are my favorites, however Centaur have better gameplay imo. Equal cool speech.

Wasn't there a version that had a side drop back to the launcher?

Sank many-a-coin into that machine as a kid but never got to multiball. We just didn't have a clue...

Hmmmm...is that playfield original or is this a repro? The numbers on the tube shot ring look like a different font. If it is original it looks pretty good and the colors are still very nice. I was very fortunate that someone put the mylar down early on my table.

@LyonsArcade

6 жыл бұрын

It's an overlay. We bought this game off a gentleman who had already installed the overlay, and in my opinion he didn't do a great job with it, a lot of the inserts don't line up right. I'm not a perfectionist or anything but it was wayyyy off if you look close. We did one a few years ago with an overlay and while the things never line up perfect you can get it pretty close. They play great like that, and to be honest you probably don't even need to wax it! Yes, the fonts are all kind of off a bit but it's better than how worn these things usually get. Nothing like a Mylar original like yours though, that's cool they saved it!

@DrTotz

6 жыл бұрын

Lol. I guess I wouldn't have even noticed if I didn't play mine too much. ^_^ Still cool that it looks as vibrant as it does though. The first Xenon I played was at Funspot in NH. Theirs is really worn out where you can't even see her face on the playfield. ~_~ I remember when I went to pick mine up I was like...oh...that's what was supposed to be there.

@LyonsArcade

6 жыл бұрын

The artwork on these is some of the craziest in pinball!

@davidj5378

4 жыл бұрын

@@LyonsArcade where did you purchase the tube / LED light? Also the ramp?

@apexyum5365

2 жыл бұрын

@@LyonsArcade agreed!

"Exit 1"..."Exit 2"...👍

Here it comes Joe

Hola,,tengo un xenon con falla ( enciende pero no parte , los display del cabezal no enciende ) favor indicar que puedo hacer para reparar. gracias.-

X-Rated sound effects ha : )

@LyonsArcade

8 жыл бұрын

+Rodney Norwood Pretty crazy, right?

@RodneyNorwood

8 жыл бұрын

Yea : ) You always have unique and classic koo games, I watch every video you post. Keep up the good work man.

I had this machine. It burned inside due to a burned up solenoid. I put the cabinet on the curb for trash day. I went back to get the back box to put on the curb and the cabinet - burned as it was - was already gone. I still have the back box glass. Boo.