Popeye Saves the Earth

Popeye Saves the Earth is a Physical Pinball Table designed by Barry Oursler and themed and illustrated by Python Anghelo, with additional artwork by John Youssi and Pat McMahon. It was released by Williams Electronics under the “Bally” label in 1994.

As is evident from the title, this is a game based on the long-running Popeye comic strip. Popeye’s long-time nemesis Bluto is now a planet-polluting profiteer; his companies’ toxic activities have endangered five species of wildlife, while Bluto himself has kidnapped Olive Oyl, and Swee’pea has gotten lost in a maze of corridors. It therefore falls on Popeye to rescue the endangered animals, find Swee’Pea, defeat the Sea Hag, and demolish Bluto’s cartel of corrupt companies. Only then can Popeye find his spinach and Rescue Olive in a six-ball multiball frenzy.