EP16 Eric Edwards My Journey Into Pinball
Episode 16 of The Pinball Studio Podcast features Eric Edwards from Radioactive Pinball Arcade. We talk about how he got into the pinball hobby, the journey of building his arcade, and mix in some relaxed, casual pinball conversation along the way.
Kineticist’s take
Radioactive Pinball owner Eric Edwards discusses venue ops, game acquisition strategy, and recent Spooky/Stern releases.
Synopsis
Eric Edwards, owner of Radioactive Pinball Arcade in Aiken, South Carolina, discusses his pinball journey, venue operations, game acquisitions, and preferences. He shares insights on Stern's slower Pokemon release schedule, Spooky Pinball quality improvements and customer service, venue-specific challenges like game spacing and audio setup, and his experience building a location-based arcade after discovering pinball just 4.5 years ago.
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball at the Beach· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Beetlejuice· game
- Evil Dead· game
- Foo Fighters· game
- Halloween· game
- Harry Potter· game
- James Bond 007· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Looney Tunes· game
- Pokemon· game
- Predator· game
- Scooby-Doo· game
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre· game
- X-Men· game
- Pinball Palace· organization
- Radioactive Pinball· organization
- Eric Edwards· person
- Sterling Martin· person
- The Pinball Palace· person