Homebrew Showcase: Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball Pinball at Pinball Expo 2026
Summary
Sonic Spinball homebrew creator Ryan announces Flipper Forge startup and revives a shelved redesign of the game.
Ryan, creator of the homebrew Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball pinball, discusses the game's COVID-era origins, his departure from American Pinball, and his new startup Flipper Forge with co-designer Tim Hansen. He reveals a third design iteration of the game shelved since 2022, with plans to bring it back into development, and previews a new double-tails ramp at Pinball Expo 2026. The segment also mentions Ryan and Bree's roles at Flipper Forge and that Bree previously worked QA at American Pinball.
Ryan McQuaid's Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball homebrew pinball machine runs on a speed bar fed by spinners, and it started as a COVID basement project. At PINDEVCON 2026 inside Pinball Expo 2026, Ryan and Bree walk us through the rules, the loop and what's next. Want to build your own game?
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