Pinball Industry News: October 2019 Re-cap
Martin Ayub (Pinball News) and Jonathan Joosten (Pinball Magazine) discuss the pinball industry news of October 2019, including Pinball Expo, an interview with Rob Berk, an interview with Homepin's Mike Kalinowski on their upcoming China Zombies game, news from Stern Pinball, Jersey Jack Pinball, Spooky Pinball, American Pinball, new games from Quetzal Pinball and Haggis Pinball, and much more.
Kineticist’s take
October 2019 Pinball Expo recap with Super Canasta and Kelts reveals; Stern dominance and venue logistics.
Synopsis
Jonathan Euston and Martin Ayer recap October 2019 pinball news, focusing heavily on the 35th Pinball Expo in Chicago. Key announcements include two new games revealed: Super Canasta by Quetzal Pinball (designed for Spanish manufacturer Bittronic, priced at $5,250) and Kelts by Haggis Pinball. The episode covers Stern's factory tour, the new Stern Pin Lounge venue arrangement, tournament logistics, and Cassandra Peterson appearance for Elvira game promotion. Technical discussions address game design decisions, feature cuts on premium models, and post-Expo interviews.
Entities
- Bittronic· company
- Haggis Pinball· company
- Quetzal Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Among Us· game
- Black Knight· game
- Deadpool· game
- Elvira: House of Horrors· game
- Iron Maiden· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Kelts· game
- Star Wars comic art game· game
- Super Canasta· game
- Tokyo Perfect Drift· game
- Pinball Magazine· organization
- Pinball News· organization
- Antonio Arturo· person
- Cassandra Peterson· person
- Gary Stern· person
- Jonathan Euston· person
- Martin Ayer· person
- Rob Burke· person
- Stern Pin Lounge· venue