lets talk pinball 5/30/26

Walt critiques Transformers code, celebrates Elwin's design philosophy, and considers designing his own pinball machines.

Synopsis

Walt Wood discusses Transformers pinball's underwhelming code design compared to Keith Elwin games, reflects on meeting Elwin at the 2014 IFPA State Tournament in Colorado, shares personal anecdotes about his competitive pinball journey, and expresses interest in designing his own pinball machine or learning CAD design rather than waiting for manufacturers to release quality games.

Entities

• Spooky Pinball· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Attack from Mars· game
• Bram Stoker's Dracula· game
• Champion Pub· game
• Doctor Who· game
• Grateful Dead· game
• Indiana Jones (wide)· game
• John Wick· game
• King Kong· game
• Lethal Weapon 3· game
• Medieval Madness· game
• Star Wars· game
• Terminator 2· game
• The Goonies· game
• Transformers· game
• IFPA· organization
• Adam Leoff· person
• Donovan Stepp· person
• Josh Sharpe· person
• Keith Elwin· person
• Walt Wood· person
• Zach Sharpe· person
• NAP· product
• VPX· product