Brian Eddy

Brian R. Eddy is a programmer and designer working for Midway Games, who designed several of the most popular and influential pinball machines of the 1990s, including "Attack From Mars" and "Medieval Madness" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFq2s8HuCHg] . He was also the programmer on several other influential machines, including "FunHouse", ', and ' [http://ipdb.org/search.pl?ppl=brian+eddy&searchtype=advanced] .

After the closure of Midway's pinball division in 1999, Eddy moved to Midway's video game division, and has since worked on "", and several games in the "Mortal Kombat" franchise. [http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,84359/]

Eddy's pinball machines consistently rank in the top 10 of both popularity [http://ipdb.org/] and in the highest price paid for a pinball machine [http://www.pinpedia.com/statistics] .

When pinball designer Steve Ritchie was asked about the design similarities between his "Spider-Man" pinball machine and Eddy's "Attack From Mars", Ritchie admitted that he had designed "Spider-Man"'s playfield as an homage to Brian Eddy, and specifically to "Attack From Mars" [http://www.marvin3m.com/topcast/showget.php?id=32] .

Games

* "Diner" (effects)
* "Pool Shark" (effects)
* "FunHouse" (effects)
* "" (software)
* "Black Rose" (software)
* "" (concept, software)
* "The Shadow" (design, software)
* "Attack From Mars" (design)
* "Medieval Madness" (design)

External links

* [http://www.maddes.net/pinball/brian_eddy_200401.htm Maddes.net: Interview with Brian Eddy, January 2004]