The Complicated Legacy of John Trudeau

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The pinball industry is like a mirror to society. Pinball is not immune to scandal or terrible people. Case in point, John Trudeau. One of pinballs most creative and wacky designers, but also the worst person in pinball. Can you separate the art from the artist or should you?

Join us this month as we review how John was introduced to pinball, his early career, working at the shoe string budget years of Gottlieb and then the boom in Williams. We also review why John is a considered a piece of garbage and how he destroyed the legacy of his games.

Sources:

Topcast Podcast

- Ep 10 – John Trudeau

- Ep 17 – Roger Sharpe

- Ep 37 – Joe Kaminkow

TNT Amusements Youtube

- Caribbean Cruise. Here

Pinball News. John Trudeau Charges. Here