Tee'd Off

Tee'd Off is a pinball machine designed by Ray Tanzer and Jon Norris and released by Gottlieb in May 1993.

Tee'd Off
ManufacturerGottlieb
Release dateMay 1993
SystemGottlieb System 3
DesignRay Tanzer, Jon Norris
ProgrammingEugene Geer, Scott Slomiany
ArtworkConstantino Mitchell, David Moore, Jeanine Mitchell
MusicDave Zabriskie
SoundCraig Beierwaltes
Production run3,500

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.

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gollark: In fact, it's... entirely current ones in every biome?
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References
  1. http://www.pinballrebel.com/game/pins/teed_off/teed_off_pinball.htm
  2. http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=teed-off-model-736&page=detail&id=5601
  3. http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2508
  4. http://planetninepinball.com/id81.html
  5. http://www.pinballclinic.com/gamepages/TeedOff.htm
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2013-11-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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