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Episode 328: The Pinball Profile Top 10 Most Intriguing People of 2021
PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago14 min listen
Highlights
- Wayne Tedder set a Guinness World Record by playing Stern Pinball's The Beatles for 48 straight hours in October 2021 at Player One Amusements in Toronto, raising money for Path of Play.
- The new Pinball Hall of Fame relocated to the Las Vegas Strip across from Mandalay Bay, is 25,000 square feet (double the previous size), and is open seven days a week.
- Mark Mandeltort of Marco Specialties passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 19, 2021.
- Anna Neal won the Stern Heads Up Pinball Invitational in 2021, earning a brand new Avengers Infinity Quest machine.
- Haggis Pinball announced five classic Bally titles to be remade and reworked, with Fathom revisited first with new code released in 2021.
- Spooky Pinball released two titles in 2021 (Halloween and Ultraman), both selling out instantly despite increased production.
- Multimorphic has 14 different games available with user-created games in development; brought on Colin McAlpine and Bowen Kerins as expert player consultants for a new licensed game.
- American Pinball announced the American Dream Contest at Expo for selecting a homebrew designer for full-scale production, with entries including Ryan McQuaid's Sonic the Hedgehog spinball and Zach Fry's poker machine.
Notable quotes
“As we look forward to 2022, there are new pins like Rush, many more to follow, and hopefully we'll be getting back together again soon.”
“It absolutely amazes me the time, the money, and sacrifices that people like Jim Belcido do to give back to our community.”
“If you think of some of the big tournaments we've lost over the years, like Pinburg and the Buffalo Pinball Summer Open, at least Tobias, Christian, and Eric are filling the competitive void in some aspect.”
“The future looks bright for these three companies as they make their niche into the pinball market share.”
“It's people like this that are the future of pinball, and maybe they are the most passionate of all of us. They are the homebrew designers.”
“I have always been amazed at the hours and hours of effort these designers put in, and then to see their end result is fantastic.”
“We might just see similar paths for today's homebrew specialists. Jack Danger got into it with his Deadflip pinball machine. Then the next thing you know, he's made a Jurassic Park pin and now works for Stern.”
“Thank you from everybody listening to Pinball Profile for your care and service to others.”
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Marco Specialties· company
- IFPA Open· event
- Pinball Profile· media
- Pinball Hall of Fame· organization
- Anna Neal· person
- Bowen Kerins· person
- Carlos de la Cerda· person
- Charlie Emery· person
- Christian Holmsten· person
- Damien Harton· person
- Emoto Harney· person
- Eric Thorne· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jerry Stellenberg· person
- Jim Belsito· person
- Mark Mandeltort· person
- Mark Seiden· person
- Ryan McQuaid· person
- Scott Gullix· person
- Tim Arnold· person
- Tobias Wagerman· person
- Walter Day· person
- Wayne Tedder· person
- Zach Fry· person
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