Benjamin Plotkin grew up flipping pins in bowling alleys in the 1970s…then he got distracted by the video game boom of the 1980s. Completing his "prodigal son" arc post-pandemic, he has returned to the hobby with a passion and focus that, frankly, scares him just a little bit. Benjamin plays in multiple leagues and weekly tournaments in and around Los Angeles and enjoys keeping his pinball machines – including a well-loved Stern Electronics Stars – up and running. He keeps himself in quarters leading a team of student software developers at a state university, and in a past life, he was a music journalist, writing and editing for a number of trade publications. Someday he's going to get the band back together, too.
(Photo Credit Melody Kohagura)
