EP15 Retro Ralph My Journey Into Pinball
Today on Episode 15 of The Pinball Studio Podcast we welcome Retro Ralph. Known for his popular shows The Flipside Podcast and The Round Table, Ralph joins us to talk about how he first got into pinball and the experiences that helped shape his journey in the hobby. From early memories to growing a respected voice in the community this episode is all about pinball passion and the road that led him here.
Kineticist’s take
Retro Ralph's path from arcade collecting to pinball discovery through Pinball Expo and community mentorship.
Synopsis
Retro Ralph shares his personal journey from arcade enthusiasm in childhood through arcade collecting to eventually discovering pinball at Pinball Expo. His grandfather's influence on arcade gaming, his YouTube arcade content creation career, and meeting Arcade Hollywood and Todd Tucky led him to attend his first Pinball Expo post-COVID. Watching Godzilla pinball and seeing the wizard mode lock inspired him to purchase his first pinball machine (Jurassic Park) within six months.
Entities
- Old Town Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stream International· company
- The Electric Playground· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Bond· game
- Godzilla· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- R360· game
- Dream Machine· location
- Galloping Ghost· location
- Arcade Hollywood (Jeff)· person
- Chad Dakota· person
- Ralph's grandfather· person
- Retro Ralph· person
- Rob Burke· person
- Sterling Martin· person
- Todd Tucky· person