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Bowen Kerins - Episode 43

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Send us Fan Mail Episode 43 – Bowen Kerins sits down virtually with Jamie and Donovan and they discuss how Bowen’s amazing World Championship win at just 18, PAPA pinball, working with Barrels of...

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Highlights

  • Bowen won the PAPA World Championship at age 18 in his third tournament ever (1994), initially unaware he had qualified for the semifinals
  • The first Papa Tutorial video was Family Guy, filmed in Pittsburgh using a new camera rig system developed for Papa 13 finals
  • Bowen has made approximately 100+ Papa Tutorial videos on YouTube over many years
  • Barrels of Fun's first game rollout (Labyrinth) has the best build quality of any first game from a new company in 20 years
  • Bowen has won 4 out of 6 24-hour battle tournaments he has attended, with every finish in the top 4

Notable quotes

“I won the world championship as a freaking 18 year old in my third ever tournament”
Bowen Kerins
“The video has to be entertaining from go. It's not entertaining the first two minutes on YouTube. You're out of there.”
Bowen Kerins
“I'd like to see a better played Labyrinth than this one right here because the minute a code comes they update it they do everything. It's just gorgeous.”
Bowen Kerins
“Your energy is your currency in a 24-hour battle, and you're not going to get more energy.”
Bowen Kerins
“The people who deserve the biggest credit for Labyrinth are the people building the machines because this game could be great in every other way, but if the build quality doesn't hold up, there's no way that Labyrinth sells what it does.”
Bowen Kerins

Entities

  • Barrels of Fun· company
  • Spooky Pinball· company
  • PAPA World Championship 1994· event
  • Alice Cooper· game
  • Final Resistance· game
  • Labyrinth· game
  • Rick and Morty· game
  • TNA (Total Nonstop Action Wrestling)· game
  • Toy Story 5· game
  • Papa· organization
  • Bowen Kerins· person
  • Brian Savage· person
  • David Van Ness· person
  • Donovan Wade· person
  • Eric Kripke· person
  • Jamie Burchill· person
  • Lyman Sheets· person

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