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Episode 433: Bird Arzoumanian of Pinball People

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Highlights

  • Pinball People Discord server has almost 2,000 members and was nominated for a Twippy in 2024
  • Bird started playing pinball in 2019 and created the Pinball People Discord in February 2020
  • Washington State has the highest concentration of top 100, 500, and 1000 IFPA-ranked pinball players
  • Bird qualified for Washington State pinball finals in 2025 after focusing on competitive play
  • The IFPA shut down conversation about the OBX incident in their own Discord server
  • Wedgehead arcade in Portland has 18 games, tight tilts, steep setups, lightning flippers, and rotates frequently
  • Medieval Madness is better than Attack from Mars
  • Black Knight: Sword of Rage Pro Edition is one of the best Spike 2 games released

Notable quotes

“It's probably one of my proudest achievements. And I'm biased, but the best place to talk about pinball online.”
Bird Arzoumanian
“People need the space to be able to talk about these things. People need the space to be able to air their frustrations in a respectful way, in a constructive way.”
Bird Arzoumanian
“You're calling somebody's baby ugly.”
Bird Arzoumanian
“Washington State has the highest concentration of like top 100 players, top 500 players and probably top 1000 players.”
Bird Arzoumanian
“If a game is hard, fast, and brutal, I'm going to fall in love with it.”
Bird Arzoumanian
“Medieval Madness was the game that got me into pinball. So it will always have a place in my heart. And it is better than Attack from Mars. And that is a fact, and I'm sorry.”
Bird Arzoumanian
“The tactile and percussive nature... The feelings of the flippers and the pop bumpers and the ball sliding over an orbit or through a wire form, the clunk of the drain... is kind of a satisfying, tactile thing that you can't really get from video games or movies.”
Bird Arzoumanian
“If you've got all three of those qualities [drumming, baseball/timing, math sense], you're probably an excellent pinball player.”
Jeff Teolis

Entities

  • Indisc· event
  • OBX (Outer Banks)· event
  • Washington State Pinball Finals· event
  • Yankpin· event
  • 8-Ball· game
  • Attack from Mars· game
  • Black Knight: Sword of Rage· game
  • Medieval Madness· game
  • Icebox· organization
  • IFPA· organization
  • Pinball People Discord· organization
  • Starfighters Arcade· organization
  • Wedgehead· organization
  • Bird Arzoumanian· person
  • Deadflip· person
  • Jack Danger· person
  • Jeff Teolis· person
  • Max Stewart· person
  • Tater Salad· person

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