Episode 369: Eight Ball Beyond
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Sean Irby has given us a homebrew that takes the Eight Ball series of pinball machines to the next level. Eight Ball Beyond is delighting those who get to flip it in the NorthWest...and soon at Expo this fall in Chicago. Hear Sean talk about creating Eight Ball Beyond.
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TL;DR
Sean Irby discusses designing homebrew 8-Ball Beyond with innovative mechanics and upcoming Expo debut.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Sean Irby about his homebrew pinball machine 8-Ball Beyond, a four-year project inspired by classic 8-Ball games. The conversation covers Sean's design journey, technical innovations including custom clear ball targets and multi-ball trick shots, player feedback from location testing, and plans to debut the machine at Pinball Expo Chicago in October.
Entities
- Pinball Expo Chicago· event
- 8-Ball Beyond· game
- Metroid pinball· game
- Atta Ball· organization
- FAST Pinball Slack· organization
- Multimorphic Slack· organization
- Trident Pinball Discord· organization
- Ashley Weaver· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Scott Denise· person
- Scott Gullick· person
- Sean Irby· person
- Blender· product
- Fusion 360· product
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