Python Anghelo
Python Anghelo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Python Anghelo Python Vladimir Anghel |
| Occupation | Graphic artist |
Python Vladimir Anghelo (January 1, 1954 – April 9, 2014) was a
Career
After studying art and animation in Romania and the US, he worked as an animator for
He continued to work for Williams (and, later,
In April of 1994, Anghelo released his first project with Capcom; Goofy Hoops. While sold under the Romstar name, a co-financier of Capcom Coin-Op, it used Capcom's hardware. He then designed Flipper Football, his first pinball machine with Capcom. He was in the process of designing the erotic pinball game Zingy Bingy, when Capcom closed its pinball division. After pinball, Anghelo worked for several companies including Bay Tek Games to design novelty games such as Chameleon Paradize.[3]
Many fundraisers were started to pay medical bills from cancer. Anghelo died on April 9, 2014.[1]
Pinball
- Comet (1985, artwork)
- High Speed (1986, backglass artwork)
- Grand Lizard (1986, design and artwork)
- Pin*Bot(1986, concept, design, and artwork)
- Big Guns (1987, design and artwork)
- Cyclone(1988, artwork)
- Taxi (1988, design and artwork)
- Jokerz! (1988, design)
- Police Force (1989, artwork)
- Bad Cats (1989, artwork)
- Bugs Bunny's Birthday Ball (1991, concept and artwork)
- The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot(1991, concept and design)
- Hurricane (1991, artwork)
- Fish Tales (1992, concept)
- Popeye Saves the Earth (1994, concept, design and artwork)
- The Pinball Circus(1994, design)
- Goofy Hoops (1994, artwork)
- Flipper Football (1996, design)[4]
- Zingy Bingy (1997, design, unreleased)[5]
Video games
- Joust (cabinet art, sprite art, animations)
- Bubbles (co-designer, cabinet art)
- Sinistar (sound engineer)[6]
- Star Rider (co-designer, concept, and artwork)[7]
- Mystic Marathon (enemy designer)[8]
References
- ^ a b Farokhmanesh, Meghan (April 9, 2014). "Joust artist and Williams pinball machine designer Python Anghelo has died". Polygon. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ a b "Python Anghelo – Legendary Pinball & Arcade Designer".
- ^ "The Internet Pinball Machine Database". Ipdb.org. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
- ^ "Pinside". Pinside.com. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ^ "Python Anghelo". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
- ^ "Mystic Marathon". Nantucket E-books. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "Mystic Marathon". KLOV. Retrieved 2016-10-23.