Tee'd Off
Tee'd Off is a pinball machine designed by Ray Tanzer and Jon Norris and released by Gottlieb in May 1993.
Manufacturer | Gottlieb |
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Release date | May 1993 |
System | Gottlieb System 3 |
Design | Ray Tanzer, Jon Norris |
Programming | Eugene Geer, Scott Slomiany |
Artwork | Constantino Mitchell, David Moore, Jeanine Mitchell |
Music | Dave Zabriskie |
Sound | Craig Beierwaltes |
Production run | 3,500 |
Description
The table is often compared to No Good Gofers by Williams and features a Caddyshack type theme.[1] An animatronic gopher named Gunther[2] shrug shoulders in sync with voice during game play and sometimes during attract mode at the top of the backbox and mocks the player.[3]
The game has a hole in one shot at the top,[4] a roulette wheel toy,[1] 3 flippers, 1 pop bumper, 2 vertical upkickers, 3 slingshots, 2 kick-out holes, 2 bullseye targets, 1 four-bank drop target, 1 captive ball and 1 captive ball spinner below center of playfield.[3]
The main objective of the table is to complete all 9 holes in right order.[2] The game includes a pitch and putt mini playfield and mini-games like find-the-gopher.[5] After all holes are lit an award is given depending on how many times all holes have been completed. The game has 5 modes that are started by shooting the volcano when lit. Completing all modes lights the big score target.[6]
Design team
- Concept: Ed Krynski
- Producer: Norm Avelar
- Graphics: Richard Browne
- Programming: Eugene Geer, Scott Slomiany
- Game Design: Jon Norris, Ray Tanzer
- Software: Rand Paulin
- Mechanics: Ed Krynski
- Artwork: Constantino Mitchell, David Moore, Jeanine Mitchell
- Animation: Ed Krynski, Rand Paulin, Adrian Carmack
- Music: Dave Zabriskie
- Sound: Craig Beierwaltes
Game quotes
- "Looks like you need some serious help."
- "TEMPER TEMPER! IS THAT A RANGE BALL YOU'RE USING!?"
- "Did anybody teach you how to play this game?"
- "I CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE!!!"
- "Hey, you got your eyes open or what?"
- "Where do you think the old gopher might be hiding today?"
Digital versions
Tee'd Off is a playable licensed table in The Pinball Arcade for several platforms and also included in the Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection.
References
- "Tee'd Off Pinball By Gottlieb of 1993 at www.pinballrebel.com". www.pinballrebel.com.
- "Tee'd off , Pinball by Premier Technology (1993)".
- "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Premier 'Tee'd Off'". www.ipdb.org.
- "Tee'd off".
- "New Page 1".
- "Teed off pinball by Gottlieb - the Coin Drops Here". Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2013-11-16.