EP17 Brian Cosner My Journey Into Pinball
Episode 17 – Brian Cosner - River City Arcade On this week’s episode of The Pinball Studio Podcast, Sterling sits down with Brian Cosner, owner of River City Arcade. We dive into how a simple passion for pinball grew into something much bigger, eventually becoming a arcade. Brian shares his journey, the challenges of making the leap, and what it really takes to turn a hobby into a thriving arcade.
Kineticist’s take
River City Arcade owner Brian Cosner shares his arcade journey and operator perspective on pinball market.
Synopsis
Brian Cosner, owner of River City Arcade in Virginia, discusses his journey from collecting arcade games to pinball, his current arcade business focused on families and kids, and his perspectives on pinball themes, licensing challenges, and operator concerns. The conversation covers pinball pricing, the Pokemon machine launch, routing machines, and his experiences meeting industry figures at expos and events.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Chicago Gaming· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Play Mechanics· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Halo Pinball· game
- John Wick Pinball· game
- Pokemon Pinball· game
- Star Wars Episode I Pinball 2000· game
- Wizard of Oz Pinball· game
- River City Arcade· organization
- Special When Lit Podcast· organization
- Brian Cosner· person
- Ken Cromwell· person
- Sterling Martin· person