EP18 Imoto Harney My Journey Into Pinball
The Pinball Studio Podcast
1 hr 6 min
Summary
Emoto Harney on TPF prep, homebrew growth, and building pinball community infrastructure.
Emoto Harney (Captain Crazy's Paradise arcade operator and Marco Pinball marketing director) discusses her journey from arcade enthusiast to pinball community organizer. The episode covers her preparation for Texas Pinball Festival 2026, including a record 16 homebrew games in a dedicated Pin Dev Con experience, TPF Tech Day (a Marco-sponsored repair workshop), and collaborations with pinball content creators for live streaming. Harney shares her transition from indie filmmaker to arcade promoter, her passion for supporting the homebrew community, and Marco Pinball mission to maintain a comprehensive parts database and keep pinball machines operational.
Episode 18 of The Pinball Studio Podcast features Imoto Harney. We dive into the upcoming Texas Pinball Festival, talk about her involvement with the show, and how she discovered the crazy hobby of pinball. Also, I apologize in advance for a few audio level issues as I was having some trouble with the recording software during this episode.
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