EP12 Robert Terry My Journey Into Pinball
Episode 12 of The Pinball Studio Podcast features Robert Terry sharing his journey into pinball. From discovering the hobby to where it has taken him today, Robert walks us through the experiences and moments that shaped his passion for the game.
Kineticist’s take
Professor Robert Terry recounts his generational pinball journey from arcade nostalgia to machine ownership and academic interest.
Synopsis
Robert Terry, a Georgia Southern professor and pinball enthusiast, shares his journey into pinball spanning from childhood arcade visits in the 1980s through grad school discoveries in Louisville, culminating in his purchase of a Grand Lizard machine around 2010-2012. The episode traces his nostalgic Gen X entry into the hobby, his father's hidden passion for pinball (particularly Pinbot), virtual pinball experiences, and his emerging academic interest in pinball as both hobby and scholarly pursuit.
Entities
- Special When Lit· event
- Tilt· event
- Grand Lizard· game
- Pinbot· game
- Revenge from Mars· game
- Tommy· game
- Aladdin's Castle· organization
- Carmine's Pizza· organization
- University of Louisville· organization
- Zanzibar· organization
- Jason Cosman· person
- Joe Kaminkow· person
- Robert Terry· person
- Sterling Martin· person
- Steve Richie· person