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Episode 294: The Pinball Profile Top 10 Most Intriguing People of 2020
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Highlights
- Keith Elwin took a $15,000 pay cut when Pinberg was announced as cancelled in 2020
- American Pinball's Hot Wheels was their best game to date in 2020
- Jersey Jack Pinball's Guns N' Roses had instant demand for all three models better than anticipated
- Stern Pinball 2020 releases (TMNT, Avengers Infinity Quest, Led Zeppelin) represent the best year for pinball companies in Jeff's five years of Pinball Profile
- Raymond Davidson, the number one player in the world, joined Stern Pinball in 2020 as a coder
- Eric Stone won six of the ten IFPA-sanctioned events he played in 2020 and was named 2020 IFPA Player of the Year
- Steve Epstein, owner of Broadway Arcade, passed away in June 2020 at age 71
- The Replay Foundation lost significant revenue when ReplayFX and Pinberg were cancelled in 2020, potentially ending the organization
Notable quotes
“It's the best year for pinball companies in my now fifth year of doing pinball profile. That's good news for us, the fans.”
“There is no designer more in demand than Keith. When Pin Clash developed and they asked players what common games they could play on, it was Jurassic Park number one and Iron Maiden number two, and no other machine was even close.”
“The sky is the limit for Escher, and what makes this fun to watch is he is equally a mature young gentleman as he is a world-class player.”
“I've really been invigorated by all the great positive things that are just seem to be engrossing themselves and getting themselves into pinball again. I think it's a world of openings that's just going to blossom.”
“Ask yourself how many people would continue to do this for the benefit of others. Not many, I'm guessing. But Kevin did it, year after year.”
“Every machine was submerged, at least up to the back glass. 230 machines were lost. Most people would call it a day right there. Not Kevin. Less than three months after the flood, Kevin announced that the next Papa Championship would be in eight months time.”
“This stream is a gift to anyone who knows someone with terminal cancer because it shows how to live life to the fullest, no matter how much time we have on this earth.”
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- InDisc· event
- Pin Clash· event
- Virtual Expo· event
- IFPA Women's Advisory Board· organization
- Pinball Super Friends· organization
- Project Pinball· organization
- Replay Foundation· organization
- Carl D'Angelo· person
- Eric Meunier· person
- Eric Stone· person
- Escher Lefkoff· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Ken Cromwell· person
- Kevin Martin· person
- Laura Fraley· person
- Norma Jennings· person
- Raymond Davidson· person
- Steve Epstein· person
- Suron Roi· person
- Zombie Yeti· person
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