The Spinner is Lit - Episode 8: The Lady Has Skills
Juniper Neff joins us to share her journey into pinball from her perspective as a teenager. We discuss Star Wars game play and get to know Spencer a little bit more!
Kineticist’s take
Young pinball enthusiast Juniper Neff shares her repair journey; hosts analyze Whirlwind and Stern's Star Wars.
Synopsis
Spencer Klingin and Seth Holder host Juniper Neff, a 15-year-old pinball enthusiast and repair hobbyist, who discusses her five-year journey in pinball, her restoration work on machines like the Stern Stingray, and her school project presentation featuring a pinball machine. The episode then pivots to deep analysis of two games: Whirlwind (Williams System 11) and the upcoming Stern Star Wars machine, with hosts debating gameplay balance, shot difficulty, and long-term appeal.
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Williams Manufacturing· company
- Pinagogo· event
- Black Hole· game
- Ghostbusters· game
- Grand Lizard· game
- High Speed· game
- Northstar· game
- Pinbot· game
- Stern Star Wars· game
- Stern Stingray· game
- Swords of Fury· game
- Theater of Magic· game
- Whirlwind· game
- Charlie· person
- Chris· person
- Deadflip· person
- Josh Sharp· person
- Juniper Neff· person
- Juniper's Dad· person
- Mo· person
- Practical Steve· person
- Seth Holder· person
- Spencer Klingin· person
- Steve Ritchie· person