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Sneak Preview of Transformers Pinball Topper & Other Cool Stuff From the Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show

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Weekend Update! So much pinball and arcade stuff happened this weekend that I had to get the ball rollin' with some articles. The first will talk ab...

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Highlights

  • Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye had a 16-month design cycle starting in January 2025
  • The game went through three to three-and-a-half whitewoods (playtest iterations) before completion
  • Designer Elliot Eismin and lead coder Elizabeth Gieske began researching the Transformers theme in October 2024 by watching Seasons 1 and 2 of the show
  • Stern revealed a prototype Transformers topper featuring the upper torso of Optimus Prime with a moving head and voice callouts from Peter Cullen
  • The game was playable by the public at the Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show

Notable quotes

“Not only was the game there for the public to play, but the design team gave a presentation on the making of the game.”
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“Design for the new Transformers pin too a whopping 16 months, starting in January 2025.”
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“Elliott and Elizabeth actually started researching the game's theme back in October 2024 by watching Seasons 1 and 2 of the show and researching the theme.”
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Entities

  • Knapp Arcade· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show· event
  • Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye· game
  • Elizabeth Gieske· person
  • Elliot Eismin· person
  • Jerry Thompson· person
  • Mike Kyzivat· person
  • Peter Cullen· person
  • Rob Blakeman· person
  • Tom Kyzivat· person
  • GeekGamerTV· person|content_creator

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