Orbitor-1 and the Space Beyond
A full Pinball at the Beach recap is featured within. Let's talk Stern Electronics Orbitor-1 and space themes in pinball. Beware of furnace blowers folks!
Kineticist’s take
Fresh Pinball explores Orbiter One's innovative 1982 design and rare prototype discoveries at Pinball at the Beach.
Synopsis
Fresh A Pinball Podcast hosts discuss their experience at Pinball at the Beach event in St. Petersburg, Florida, with a deep dive into Stern Electronics' Orbiter One (1982), a rare and innovative game featuring a textured 3D playfield and magnetic spinners. The episode includes discussion of designer Dixie Reinhardt patents including NASA Apollo space gloves, discovery of prototype Polaroids inside an Orbiter One machine, and updates on machines in Corbin's collection including newly acquired Popeye Saves the Earth.
Entities
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern-Sebring· company
- April 7, 2022· event
- Pinball at the Beach· event
- Clone· game
- Evil Dead· game
- Joust· game
- Labyrinth (JJP)· game
- Popeye Saves the Earth· game
- Stern Dungeons and Dragons Pro· game
- Stern Electronics Orbiter One· game
- Fresh Pinball Podcast· organization
- RetroBitch.com· organization
- Art Myers· person
- Corbin· person
- Dixie Reinhardt· person
- Jason from Look for the Cure· person
- Keith Nesbitt (Nezzy's Prince)· person
- Kyle· person
- One-Up Bar collector· person
- Zach Angeli· person
- Sweets and Geeks· venue
- Timber Beast Axe Throwing· venue
- VFW· venue