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Jen Ruper – AKA…Pinball Jen - Episode 9

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Send us Fan Mail Jamie sat down virtually with Jen Ruper, otherwise known as Pinball Jen on TikTok and YouTube. They discuss their shared passion for this hobby and content creation, as well as talk...

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Highlights

  • Jen joined TikTok in 2020 and was one of the first people creating pinball content on the platform
  • A video of Jen playing Orbiter One at the VFW got 117,000 views and was her first viral moment
  • The VFW (Vintage Flipper World) in Ann Arbor is open twice a year and sells out every year
  • The Wormhole arcade in Houston has 23 machines available for play, a collection of over 200 total, and is building a museum that will hold approximately 120 machines
  • Jamie is the number two ranked player on Pendigo for I.O. Moon, an obscure Spanish ripoff of 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Jen has been playing competitively for about eight years and got her start through Bells and Chimes in Cleveland
  • Jen was an alternate for Women's World Championship this year and chose not to play despite being the only alternate who showed up
  • Jen creates most of her TikTok content on her phone rather than using professional equipment

Notable quotes

“I was one of the first people on TikTok that were really making pinball content. So there wasn't a lot out there.”
Jen Ruper
“I love teaching. I love instructing. Like, I love helping other people... reach that aha moment”
Jen Ruper
“I've always tried to tell myself, I can't compare myself to anybody else... if four people think my video is funny, that's four people that I reached out to”
Jen Ruper
“The only thing that matters is if you're creating content that you genuinely enjoy and that you yourself would watch”
Jen Ruper
“I do this because it's a release and it's something that I enjoy doing”
Jen Ruper
“If it doesn't bring you joy, don't do it anymore.”
Jamie Birchall
“I don't see you being the type of person that would go to expo with one of these cameras and then like get up on someone and bother them while they're playing”
Jamie Birchall
“I would have felt guilty if somebody didn't show up on time who was a friend of mine... I got their spot because they weren't there on time”
Jen Ruper

Entities

  • Arrowhead Fun· company
  • Electric Bat Arcade· company
  • Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum· company
  • Vintage Flipper World (VFW)· company
  • Wormhole Pinball· company
  • Pinball Expo· event
  • Texas Pinball Festival (TPF)· event
  • Women's World Championship· event
  • Pinball Nerds Podcast· media
  • Bells and Chimes· organization
  • Erin Winnick· person
  • Jamie Birchall· person
  • Jen Ruper (Pinball Jen)· person
  • Tim and John· person
  • Troy· person

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