Artist Brian Allen on designing Gritty, remaking Tales of the Arabian Nights and Cirqus Voltaire, hidden Easter eggs, and why AI art is cheating. Paul Melio asks the questions.
Multimorphic founder Gerry Stellenberg on picking licenses nobody predicts, why the P³ screen is just another canvas, and the deals he walked away from. Part three of Paul Melio's licensing series.
Don Berrios keeps a room of pinball behind the collectibles at his Somersworth, NH shop, and talks Sterns, maintenance, and how he got started in pinball.
Tasker Smith took questions from Marc Patenaude and the audience at the Center for the Arts in Natick for the release of Pinball: A Quest for Mastery. Flow states, focus rituals, split flippers, and the 1974 Strato-Flite he brought in for the occasion.
Tasker Smith on the decade he spent writing Pinball: A Quest for Mastery — the sensory deprivation tanks that didn't survive the edit, what his editor changed, and why he says pinball comes down to playing against yourself. The book is out now, and he's on the road with it through August 9.
American Pinball owner J Bryan Vincent on taking AP into licensed games — a candid Hot Wheels post-mortem, remake economics, and the themes he's avoiding. Part two of Paul Melio's licensing series.
Stern's George Gomez on working with licensors — 100% approvals, walked-away deals, and why pinball doesn't fit neatly into anyone's product categories. Paul Melio asks the questions.
LA comedian Matt O'Brien on the pinball obsession that turned into viral videos — and got Stern to loan him a machine. Benjamin Plotkin met him at Walt's Bar to talk comedy, getting hooked on pinball, and the road to "getting good."
Hilton Jones has worn just about every hat in pinball: collector, competitor, and the longest-running operator in Madison, WI. He helped write the rules for Spooky's Evil Dead and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, then built his own arcade game, Aliens of Destruction, which won Best New Arcade Game at Midwest Gaming Classic 2026. Matt Owen talks shop with him about operating, ruleset design, and indie arcade games.
The Windows 3D Space Cadet table that raised a generation is getting a real, physical build — from a maker who'd barely touched a pinball machine before. Chris Krentz talked to CNCDan about printing nearly every part himself, the skepticism his 3D-printed flipper "rubber" drew online, and how his layout stacks up against Deeproot's abandoned Space Cadet prototype.
Meet Sam, the man behind the popular restoration YouTube channel Rush Fan Pinball. Learn about his introduction to pinball, restoration philosophy, and more!
Chatting with the founders of Capital Pinball in Concord, New Hampshire, about starting up a local pinball-focused community space, plus an intro to new contributors, Gerard and Nick from Arcade Hunters.
In the second edition of Nutter's Pinball Restoration Spotlight, Michael talks with Matt (mrm_4) and tours the Pinside threads that made him one of the hobby's most prolific restoration documentarians.
Michael Swanson profiles Leebo's Pinball, a YouTube channel dedicated to teaching pinball restoration one task at a time, from metal polishing and cabinet repainting to wiring repairs and connector upgrades.
Just when it seemed the Harry Potter launch from Jersey Jack Pinball couldn’t get more controversial, on Sunday, a previously unknown pinball enthusiast broke open what could wind up being the biggest pinball scandal of the year.
Fresh off their 2024 TWIPY win for Custom Game of the Year with their work on Happy Gilmore, Brian Soares and Reby Hardy are back with a new custom game just in time for the 2025 edition of Pintastic New England.
Jaden Rich of Louisville, Ohio, has taken the pinball world by storm, earning the prestigious IFPA Rookie of the Year title in his first season of competition. In an exclusive interview, Jaden shares how a birthday tournament with his dad sparked his passion for competitive pinball and more.
Let's go Around the Playfield with Pinball Geoff Harvey. In this conversation, I wanted to learn more about Geoff’s history with pinball, what’s kept him engaged with the hobby for so long, and see if we could get some insight into the state of modern pinball relative to its past.
We got a chance to catch up with Ron Richards, one of the Co-Founders of Scorbit on what the team has been up to over the last year, coming on the heels of a cool new feature release.
When it comes to pinball origin stories, Michael Sandler’s isn’t too dissimilar from others you may have heard before. While he had been exposed to pinball growing up, it wasn’t as big a part of his life until he stumbled upon the Pintastic pinball show in New England several years ago.
Welcome to the 3rd installment our pinball community spotlight series, where we interview the operators, builders, tournament organizers, and business owners that make the pinball world go ‘round.
Welcome to the first of (hopefully many) pinball community spotlights, where we interview the operators, tournament organizers, and business owners that make the pinball world go ‘round. (Originally published on IFPApinball.com in Feb. of 2023)
The new Inclusive GameWerks is making pinball accessible and inclusive for those with disabilities. Their patent-pending inclusive controller for pinball machines is helping create accessible game rooms in CO and across the country.
Welcome to a whirlwind conversation unlike any other: an exclusive, rapid-fire interview with Flippy, the dynamic mascot of the annual Pinball Expo in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Today we’re super excited to bring you a conversation with Bowen Kerins, an accomplished competitive pinball player, rules designer, and advocate for the game.
TWIP got a chance to interview Ben T. Matchstick, one of the founders of the Cardboard Teck Instantute, about how PinBox 3000 got started and the new advancements in the game modules.
