Williams' Crazy Story Pt 1

TCW Podcast Episode 059 - Williams' Crazy Story Part one of a look at the history of Williams Manufacturing Company.  Starting with Harry Williams' monumental contributions to the pinball industry with the creation of the tilt mechanism and later on adding electromechanical elements to the machines.  We cover the sordid history of the company as it changes hands multiple times, and the pinball/video games that made them a valuable asset to be traded around.  We continue with looking at the designers responsible for some of the major hits Williams had in both pinball and video.  Finally we note how because they invested in the development of pinball during the rise of video before the crash this uniquely helped them weather the crash by being able to rely on pinball for revenue. All American Baseball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4nOA2S2KTw Flash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWUERAj0ROo Firepower: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBJNag4OmrY Gorgar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vylGtiR0HVA Defender Cabinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZiUH41fZ2c Defender Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gss3lxeqCok Stargate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i20vwYTf6mI Robotron 2084: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOVA2Axxfdk Joust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWoiLNri0OM Space Shuttle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZx9-S5SGxU High Speed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoSDLKe1dQo   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love  Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/