Episode 377: Dan Rosenstein
The host of Pinball Innovators & Makers Podcast talks about his passion for the unique designs from the pinball community. Plus, Dan looks forward to big homebrew collection at Pinball Expo in Chicago, and shares tips for getting started.
Kineticist’s take
Homebrew pinball scene discussion: origins, community collaboration, and building custom machines.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Dan Rosenstein, host of the Pinball Innovators and Makers podcast, about the homebrew pinball scene. They discuss the origins of homebrew pinball (~15 years ago), the collaborative and innovation-driven community, strategies for getting started in homebrew projects, and upcoming Expo judging. Dan emphasizes starting with what you know, the distinction between mods and full homebrews, and the value of bringing unfinished projects to shows for community feedback.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Fast Pinball· company
- Marco Pinball· company
- Northwest Pinball Show· event
- Pinball Expo· event
- Pintastic· event
- Texas Pinball Festival (TPF)· event
- Pinball Innovators and Makers Podcast· organization
- Aaron Davis· person
- Dan Rosenstein· person
- Jake Danzig· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jerry Stellenberg· person
- Lin-Manuel· person
- Mark in City· person
- Marty Robbins· person
- Michael Ocean· person
- Mike Pegg· person
- Ryan McQuaid· person
- Scott Denisey· person
- Sean Irby· person
- The Helms· person