Python Anghelo
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Python Vladimir Anghelo is an artist best known for his work on video games and pinball machines. Anghelo was born in Transylvania, Romania
, and moved to the United States when he was 17. After studying art and animation both in Romania and the US, he worked as an animator for Disney until 1979 when he moved to Williams Electronics to create the artwork for Joust, taking a 50% pay-cut in the process because he believed that video games had more potential than traditional animation. He continued to work for Williams (and, later, Midway Games
after they merged with Williams) for 15 years until 1994, when his most ambitious project, The Pinball Circus, was shelved. In 1994 he left Williams for Capcom, and designed one game for them entitled Flipper Football. He was in the process of designing his second Capcom game, an "erotic" pinball game entitled Zingy Bingy when Capcom closed down their pinball division.
Currently, Anghelo works at Bay Tek Games.
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, and moved to the United States when he was 17. After studying art and animation both in Romania and the US, he worked as an animator for Disney until 1979 when he moved to Williams Electronics to create the artwork for Joust, taking a 50% pay-cut in the process because he believed that video games had more potential than traditional animation. He continued to work for Williams (and, later, Midway Games
Midway Games
Midway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the...
after they merged with Williams) for 15 years until 1994, when his most ambitious project, The Pinball Circus, was shelved. In 1994 he left Williams for Capcom, and designed one game for them entitled Flipper Football. He was in the process of designing his second Capcom game, an "erotic" pinball game entitled Zingy Bingy when Capcom closed down their pinball division.
Currently, Anghelo works at Bay Tek Games.
Pinball games worked on
- Comet (1985, artwork)
- High SpeedHigh SpeedHigh Speed is a 1986 pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie and released by Williams Electronics. This game was based on Ritchie's real-life police chase inside a 1979 Porsche 928....
(1986, backglass artwork) - Grand Lizard (1986, design and artwork)
- Pin*Bot (1986, concept, design, and artwork)
- Big GunsBig Guns (pinball)Big Guns is a 1987 pinball machine designed by Mark Ritchie and Python Anghelo and released by Williams.The theme associated with this particular machine is that you must rescue your queen from king tyrant and his warlords. The game takes place in space...
(1987, design and artwork) - Cyclone (1988, artwork)
- Taxi (1988, design and artwork)
- Jokerz! (1988, design)
- Police ForcePolice Force (pinball)Police Force is a 1989 Williams pinball machine.-External links:* * *...
(1989, artwork) - Bad CatsBad CatsBad Cats is a pinball machine released in November 1989 by Williams. It was designed by Barry Oursler and Python Anghelo.Anghelo said that he hated working on this game. "Bad Cats was a joke. Bad Cats, and [Bugs Bunny Birthday Ball], are one of my 'yes boy, kiss-ass'... and they're one of my worst...
(1989, artwork) - Bugs Bunny's Birthday Ball (1991, concept and artwork)
- The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot (1991, concept, design, and artwork)
- Fish TalesFish Tales (pinball)Fish Tales is a 1992 pinball game released by Williams. It is one of the top 20 most produced pinball machines of all time, selling more than 13,000 units.-Overview:...
(1992, concept) - Popeye Saves the EarthPopeye Saves the EarthPopeye Saves The Earth is a 1994 widebody pinball game designed by Python Anghelo and Barry Oursler and released by Midway . It is based on the Popeye comic/cartoon characters licensed from King Features Syndicate....
(1994, concept, design and artwork) - The Pinball Circus (1994, design)
- Flipper Football (1996, design)
Video games worked on
- Joust
- BubblesBubbles (video game)Bubbles is an arcade video game developed by Williams Electronics and released in 1982. It is an action game that features two-dimensional graphics. The player uses a joystick to control a bubble in a kitchen sink. The object is to progress through levels by cleaning the sink while avoiding...
- SinistarSinistarSinistar is an arcade game released by Williams in 1982. It belongs to a class of video games from the 1980s called "twitch games". Other "twitch games" include Tempest, Defender, and Robotron: 2084. Sinistar was developed by Sam Dicker, Jack Haeger, Noah Falstein, RJ Mical and Richard Witt...
(sound recordist) - Star RiderStar RiderStar Rider is a laserdisc based arcade video game created by Computer Creations and Williams in 1984. The object of the game is to steer a motorcycle type vehicle in a race around a track in various surrealistic settings. The tracks themselves and the background graphics were actually video played...
(1983, concept, design, and artwork)
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