Episode 302: Matthias Theißen, Twitch’s “pinballboy”
We head to West Germany to talk with streamer "pinballboy". Matthias shares how we connected during an ICR match, plus he talks about his love for connecting to people, repair tips, how Theatre of...
Highlights
- Matthias has produced approximately 100 quick guide videos across old and new pinball machines
- Theater of Magic was the pinball machine that got Matthias into the hobby and where he first reached wizard mode
- Stern pinball machines in Germany are distributed through KMS company with proper licensing permissions
- Germany lacks arcade locations with quarter-fed games compared to the Netherlands
- Pinball machines were leaving German bars in the 1990s
- IFPA 18 tournament is scheduled to happen in Germany (next year from interview date)
- Matthias streams Led Zeppelin pinball Pro version and plans to stream the Limited Edition version
- Theater of Magic's left orbit strategy can be mitigated through rule changes at different venues
Notable quotes
“It's just about fun and meeting people, talk to them like we did. And it's a great place to be there. People forget that it was fun that got us interested in pinball in the first place.”
“I really learned with the inserts and how I do the shots how a pinball machine really works. I mean, it's 25 years ago. I mean, back in my days.”
“even if I don't have met these persons in real life, I still feel very connected, and, yeah, it feels like friendship.”
“I mean, if you have lit speaker panels and you want to try to put them into your stern pinball machine that's just four screws and then you're done with it, that's more my level.”
“Sometimes it really depends on the community, because, I mean, of course, I do a little test. I record 10 minutes and I listen to it.”
“the great sights you should be drinking is more the question that you should ask.”
Entities
- KMS· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- IFPA 17· event
- IFPA 18· event
- AC/DC· game
- Batman 66· game
- Fishtails· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Medusa· game
- The Hobbit· game
- Theater of Magic· game
- Theater of Magic· game
- Wizard of Oz· game
- Pinball Boy· media
- Pinball Profile· media
- Flippermarkt· organization
- Albert Medallion· person
- Gary Stern· person
- Gerhard· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Ken Walker· person
- Matthias Theißen· person
- Dutch Pinball Museum· venue
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