Homebrew Showcase: Asteroids Pinball at Pinball Expo 2026
Summary
Indiana CAD teacher Bill brings a first homebrew pinball, 'Asteroids', to Expo 2026, built on a repurposed cabinet.
Marco Pinball's Expo 2026 homebrew showcase features Bill, an Indiana high school CAD teacher, presenting a first-time homebrew pinball project called Asteroids built on a repurposed cabinet after a planned WPC cabinet order fell through. The game was built over roughly a few months after receiving an Eli Lilly creativity grant, is in an early state with working flippers and scoring but no lights, music, ramps, or final art, and was inspired by Expo seminars encouraging attendees to build their own games.
An Indiana high school CAD teacher, a creativity grant and a cabinet that never arrived: Bill Guinee's Asteroids homebrew pinball machine flipped just days before Pinball Expo 2026. At PINDEVCON 2026, Bill explains how he built it and why anyone can make a game. Want to build your own game?
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