Episode 302: Matthias Theißen, Twitch’s “pinballboy”
We head to West Germany to talk with streamer "pinballboy". Matthias shares how we connected during an ICR match, plus he talks about his love for connecting to people, repair tips, how Theatre of Magic got it all started.
Kineticist’s take
Interview with German streamer Matthias Theißen on pinball streaming, content creation, and community engagement.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Matthias Theißen ("pinballboy"), a German Twitch streamer and pinball content creator who produces gameplay streams, technical guides, and pin golf challenges from his home setup of 16 machines. Discussion covers streaming logistics, his entry into pinball via Theater of Magic, online competitive formats like ICR challenges, modding culture, and Germany's pinball landscape relative to the Netherlands and North America.
Entities
- KMS· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- IFPA 17· event
- IFPA 18· event
- AC/DC· game
- Batman 66· game
- Fishtails· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Medusa· game
- The Hobbit· game
- Theater of Magic· game
- Theater of Magic· game
- Wizard of Oz· game
- Pinball Boy· media
- Pinball Profile· media
- Flippermarkt· organization
- Albert Medallion· person
- Gary Stern· person
- Gerhard· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Ken Walker· person
- Matthias Theißen· person
- Dutch Pinball Museum· venue