Gary Stern, President of Stern Pinball, Inc., released a statement on Thursday night announcing the release a 20th Anniversary Edition code update for the Data East Star Wars pinball machine, as a tribute to the late game designer/programmer, Neil Falconer. Falconer, aged 63, died earlier this year form injuries sustained in a car accident.
After receiving his Bachelor and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration, Falconer his career designing musical organs for GEM Co., and over the years has worked with some of the biggest company names in the industry, including Bally Corp., Sega, Data East and IGT (International Game Technology). He contributed to many iconic games and machines including Data East's Batman (1991), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1991), Star Wars (1992), Jurassic Park (1993); and Sega's Goldeye (1996), Starship Troopers (1997), Godzilla (1998), Lost in Space (1998), and many more.
His work with pinball has enriched the lives of countless fans both close to home in the States, as well as internationally, and thanks to Chad Hendrickson and others in the pinball community, fans can now enjoy the work he loved all over again with this updated code release. Congratulations to Stern on their decision to approve such a positive and heartfelt undertaking.
To check out a list of all the games Neil Falconer has contributed to,
click here. Or for a full rundown of the code updates, or to download/purchase the new code, head to
Pinballcode.com and follow the links.
