#125 david@pintasticne - The Classic Pinball Podcast
Dave and George welcome David Marston, Executive of Pintastic New England. George has a bunch of stuff including a flipper upgrade. Dave tells another wild repair story about a home edition Star Wars from Stern.
Kineticist’s take
Pintastic 10th anniversary event adds trivia, improved seminars, and peoples choice voting while maintaining multi-faceted show appeal.
Synopsis
David Marston, coordinator of Pintastic (the 10th anniversary edition in April 2025), discusses the show's structure, new features, and programming. Topics include the debut of pinball trivia, improved tournament visibility, new vendor partnerships, an expanded seminar program featuring Stern designers Mark Seiden and Leah Fraske (Avatar), the replacement of Best in Show voting with a People's Choice ballot system (separating homebrew from factory games), and the show's comprehensive offerings across tournaments, vendors, seminars, and entertainment. The conversation also touches on arcade history, vintage pinball operations, and the pinball boom of the 1970s.
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Stern· company
- Turner Pinball· company
- Pintastic New England (Pintastic 10)· event
- Avatar· game
- Critical Mass· game
- New England Pinball League· organization
- Aaron Small· person
- Brian Hawkins· person
- Brian McCauley· person
- Dave· person
- David Marston· person
- Eric Selak· person
- Eric Stone· person
- George· person
- John Manuelian· person
- Leah Fraske· person
- Mark Seiden· person
- Rob Burke· person
- Ryan McQuaid· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Tony Zizek· person
- Fun Spot· venue