Episode 323: Koi Morris
This pinball legend from New York discusses the early PAPA Championships in NYC, seeing the newest games at Broadway Arcade and more. We shared a chat at Expo and talked about the evolution of pinball machines and competitions in the last 30+ years.
Kineticist’s take
Pinball Profile interviews veteran 50-year-old player Koy Morris on career, history, and evolution of the game.
Synopsis
Jeff Tillis interviews Koy Morris, a veteran pinball player celebrating his 50th birthday, at Pinball Expo Chicago. They discuss Morris's entry into pinball at age 12 with Eight Ball Deluxe, his experience at Steve Epstein's Broadway Arcade as a test location, early championships (PAPA 3 onwards), the evolution of tournament formats from group play to ticket systems, and his appearance in the documentary 'Special Unlit.'
Entities
- Broadway Arcade· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Addams Family· game
- Attack from Mars· game
- C-Ray· game
- Cactus Canyon· game
- Eight Ball Deluxe· game
- Godzilla· game
- Kiss· game
- Star Wars Trilogy· game
- Theater of Magic· game
- Twilight Zone· game
- Xenon· game
- PAPA· organization
- Pinball Profile· organization
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Jeff Tillis· person
- Koy Morris· person
- Steve Epstein· person
- Special Unlit· product