EP09 Joshua Yates My Journey Into Pinball
Episode 9 – Josh Yates (GhostCity Pinball) In this episode of The Pinball Studio Podcast, Sterling sits down with Josh Yates, the owner of GhostCity Pinball out of Savannah, Georgia. Josh shares how he first discovered pinball, the journey that pulled him deeper into the hobby, and how that passion evolved into becoming a collector, competitive player, and a operator. Tune in to hear his story, the road that shaped GhostCity Pinball, and the experiences he’s gained along the way.
Kineticist’s take
Josh Yates shares his pinball origin story, restoration journey, and recent road trip visiting arcades across America.
Synopsis
Joshua Yates of Go City Pinball discusses his journey into pinball from arcade gaming in the 1980s through becoming a collector, competitive player, and operator in Savannah, Georgia. He shares his early pinball memories (Black Hole at a water park, Star Trek at Georgia Tech), his transition from buying and restoring project games to running a small pinball route with three machines (Jurassic Park, Godzilla, Deadpool), and his recent cross-country camper van road trip visiting pinball venues for an article in Nudge Magazine that culminated at Texas Pinball Festival.
Entities
- Go City Pinball· company
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Black Hole· game
- Deadpool· game
- Godzilla· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Star Trek: The Next Generation· game
- Star Wars· game
- Terminator 2· game
- The Addams Family· game
- Theatre of Magic· game
- Georgia Tech· organization
- Nudge Magazine· organization
- Al Newman· person
- Cody Miller· person
- Joshua Yates· person
- Marcos· person
- Neil· person
- Sterling Plays Pinball· person
- Will· person
- Cactus Jacks· venue
- Emoto's Place· venue
- Game Galaxy· venue
- Two Tides· venue