Ep 40: Overboard
Final Round Pinball Podcast Episode 40: Overboard Hosts: Jeff Teolis & Martin Robbins Special Guest: Keith Elwin Keith Elwin joins us and accepts Martin’s fate as we talk about: – Remembering Pinburgh – Keith’s mindset in tournaments – The stages of making a pinball machine – Following up his first 3 games and looking back … Continue reading Final Round Pinball Podcast Ep 40: Overboard →
Kineticist’s take
Keith Elwin discusses Stern's leadership changes and his design philosophy in wake of Steve Ritchie departure.
Synopsis
Keith Elwin, Stern Pinball designer, joins Final Round Podcast to discuss the recent departure of Steve Ritchie from Stern and its implications for the manufacturer's design pipeline. The conversation covers Keith's three released games (Iron Maiden, Avengers, Jurassic Park), his design philosophy emphasizing integrated layout-rules-theme development, tournament formats and competitive play, and production processes at Stern. The hosts and Keith reflect on the loss of Pinburgh and its impact on the competitive community.
Entities
- Haggis Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinburgh· event
- Avengers· game
- Iron Maiden· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Kelter· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Final Round Pinball Podcast· media
- IFPA· organization
- Borg· person
- Carl D'Angelo· person
- Eddie· person
- George· person
- Gomez· person
- Harrison· person
- Jack Tadman· person
- Jim Balsita· person
- Jim Del Cito· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Marty Robbins· person
- Raymond Davidson· person
- Rick Nagel· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Cabin Fever· venue