DPP #234 "Dispatch from TPF 2026"
Its a rundown of everything from the Texas Pinball Festival 2026 SO FAR!Going back to the show but here's a quick half-time report! Yukon Yeti is fun, Houdini looks great, Beetlejuice is unstoppable, and people are enjoying Pokemon. Homebrew rules!!!JJP/BOF still basking in the glow of Harry Potter and Winchester.
Kineticist’s take
Texas Pinball Festival 2026 dispatch: Yukon Yeti dominates, American Pinball pivots to remakes, homebrew innovation, Hexa customs delay.
Synopsis
Don reports from Texas Pinball Festival 2026 (day 1.5) with coverage of major announcements including Turner Pinball release, American Pinball and Cirqus Voltaire remasters, open-source homebrew Bootleggers, Spooky's Beetlejuice booth presence, Stern's Pokémon machines, and Three Musketeers stuck in customs. Don purchased Yukon Yeti and provides detailed gameplay impressions across multiple manufacturers.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Hexa Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Mad Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Turner Pinball· company
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Beetlejuice· game
- Bootleggers· game
- Drained· game
- Pokémon· game
- Three Musketeers· game
- Yukon Yeti· game
- Back Alley Matt· person
- Brian Vincent· person
- Christopher Turner· person
- Dennis Norman· person
- Don· person
- Retro Ralph· person