Episode 428: Pinball in Taiwan
Jake Crimmins is making pinball events a common thing in Taiwan. Hear how Jake is doing everything to help create a scene, plus travelling to the UK Open and Sweden, and who knows where else.
Kineticist’s take
Taiwan pinball scene emerging with 45+ players and workshop tournaments organized by expat Jake Crimmins.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Jake Crimmins, founder of the Taiwan Flipper Pinball Association, about the emerging pinball scene in Taiwan. Jake discusses how he relocated to Taiwan 12 years ago, discovered pinball through a friend's Tales from the Crypt machine in 2016, and has since organized tournaments and built a community workshop with 12 machines. The conversation covers Taiwan's growth from the first tournament in November 2019 to now having 45+ registered players, with aspirations to send competitors to the World Championships.
Entities
- HomePin· company
- Lund· event
- The Beast· event
- UK Open· event
- World Championships· event
- Beatles· game
- Stranger Things· game
- Tales from the Crypt· game
- Japan· location
- Pinball Profile· media
- Heavenly· organization
- IFPA Calendar· organization
- Taiwan Flipper Pinball Association· organization
- Annie· person
- Jack· person
- Jake Crimmins· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Mark· person
- Yoshihiro· person