Homebrew Showcase: Star Fox Pinball at Pinball Expo 2026
Summary
Homebrew developer Sean shows his Star Fox pinball prototype built in Visual Pinball, targeting a playable machine by next Expo.
Marco Pinball interviews Sean, a homebrew developer at Pinball Expo 2026 (the transcript says 'PinDevCon 2023 Homebrew Village' at one point), who is building a Star Fox themed pinball machine. The design centers on a split upper/lower playfield with a dangerous upper level, prototyped in Visual Pinball over roughly 6 months and about 10-11 iterations, with a SolidWorks rebuild for physical printing. Sean's stated next goal is a functioning machine with inserts, art, light shows and rules by the next Expo.
Sean Brennan prototyped his Star Fox homebrew pinball machine in Visual Pinball, then rebuilt it in SolidWorks. At PINDEVCON 2026 inside Pinball Expo 2026, Sean walks us through the split playfield and his plans for it before it flips. Want to build your own game?
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