# Golden State Pinball Festival 2026 walkthrough!

**Source:** DRI374  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2026-05-16  
**Duration:** 9m 35s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNWHIsKFlXw

---

## Analysis

A walkthrough of Golden State Pinball Festival 2026 showcasing various pinball machines across multiple rooms, including classic EM games, modern Stern and Jersey Jack titles, homebrew machines, and games for sale. The speaker notes the absence of rumored new manufacturer machines and comments on specific games, pricing, and venue conditions.

### Key Claims

- [MEDIUM] There were rumors about a new manufacturer's pinball machine at the event, but the speaker did not observe any machines matching those rumors — _Speaker during event walkthrough: 'So far I haven't seen anything that resembles a new manufacturer's pinball machine that the rumors said we were going to have.'_
- [HIGH] The venue was extremely hot — _Speaker during walkthrough: 'And it's hot as hell in here, so bring your cool clothes.'_
- [HIGH] A John Mulaney Matrix machine was present with a new backglass — _Speaker observation: 'Somebody brought the John Mulaney Matrix. Got a new Back Glass. It's Pretty sweet.'_

### Notable Quotes

> "So far I haven't seen anything that resembles a new manufacturer's pinball machine that the rumors said we were going to have."
> — **Unknown (video narrator)**, Near end of walkthrough
> _Indicates pre-event speculation about new manufacturer presence that did not materialize_

> "And it's hot as hell in here, so bring your cool clothes."
> — **Unknown (video narrator)**, Mid-walkthrough
> _Practical venue feedback for attendees; suggests potential venue infrastructure concerns_

> "I'm I'm tempted. Tempted. I want to build a street level Avatar."
> — **Unknown (video narrator)**, During sales section walkthrough
> _Indicates interest in specific machines available for purchase; potential collector interest signal_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Golden State Pinball Festival | event | 2026 edition; multi-room pinball festival with classic EM games, modern machines, homebrew, and sales area |
| Stern Pinball | company | Multiple modern games present (John Wick, Walking Dead, Mando, Elvis, RoboCop); merchandise available |
| Jersey Jack Pinball | company | Multiple games present at festival, including Pokemon machines |
| John Mulaney Matrix | game | Modified machine with new backglass present at festival, being raffled or displayed |
| Foo Foo Fighters Pro | game | Game being raffled at the festival |
| Halloween | game | Game being raffled at the festival |
| Dark Ales | game | Game present at festival; speaker noted wanting to check it out later |
| Blackwater 100 | game | Game present at festival in extensive row of machines |
| RoboCop | game | Stern game available for purchase; priced at $6,000 |
| Avatar | game | Game available for purchase; speaker considering 'street level' version |
| Dialed In | game | Game with special show pricing available at festival |
| Transformers Pro | game | Game available for sale at festival |
| Walking Dead | game | Recent Stern release present at festival in play room |
| John Wick | game | Both versions (presumably Pro and Premium/LE) present with leaderboard integration |
| Mando | game | Stern game present in play room area |
| Rush | game | Game present in play room area |
| Beetlejuice | game | Multiple machines present at festival |
| Star Wars | game | Multiple Star Wars machines present; one appears to be homebrew or modified original |
| Pokemon | game | Jersey Jack games present in abundance; all appeared to be sold out |
| Ghostbusters | game | Game mentioned as present at festival |
| Medieval Madness Crazy Edition | game | Specialty/modified edition present at festival; speaker interested in playing |
| Merlin | game | Classic game present at festival; speaker wanted to get play time |
| Alice | game | Game present at festival; speaker wanted to get play time |
| Elvis | game | Stern game available at festival; described as 'good old Sterns' |

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** Golden State Pinball Festival 2026 featured diverse lineup: EM classics, modern Stern and Jersey Jack machines, homebrew/modified games, and commercial sale inventory. Multiple rooms with different themes (EM hang-out, modern play room, sales area). (confidence: high) — Detailed walkthrough of multiple rooms with specific machine inventory across classic and modern titles
- **[rumor_hype]** Pre-event rumors circulated about new manufacturer machines at GSP 2026, but speaker observed none of the expected machines. This represents failed speculation or delayed announcements. (confidence: medium) — Speaker statement: 'So far I haven't seen anything that resembles a new manufacturer's pinball machine that the rumors said we were going to have.'
- **[market_signal]** Secondary market machines present with varying price points: RoboCop at $6,000, Avatar available, Dialed In at special show pricing. Indicates active resale market at festival. (confidence: high) — Specific pricing mentioned for RoboCop ($6,000) and speaker noting 'for sale' items throughout walkthrough
- **[product_strategy]** Jersey Jack Pokemon machines noted as being in abundance but all appeared sold out, suggesting strong demand and limited availability. (confidence: medium) — Speaker observation: 'We got Pokemon in abundance. They all seem sold.'
- **[venue_signal]** Festival venue experienced severe heat conditions, creating discomfort for attendees. Speaker explicitly warned future attendees to bring cool clothes. (confidence: high) — Speaker: 'And it's hot as hell in here, so bring your cool clothes.'
- **[collector_signal]** Speaker expressed interest in acquiring specific machines (Avatar street level, RoboCop evaluation), indicating active collector interest and potential acquisition signals. (confidence: medium) — Speaker statements about wanting RoboCop evaluation and Avatar purchase; consideration of Medieval Madness Crazy Edition
- **[content_signal]** Video walkthrough being produced for channel, suggesting pinball content creator capturing event coverage for audience consumption. (confidence: high) — Speaker references: 'What a stuff. To get on the channel here.' and 'let's let's play the six grand RoboCop and see if that's something to add to the collection.'
- **[competitive_signal]** Connected leaderboard technology noted on John Wick machines, indicating digital integration at event machines. (confidence: high) — Speaker observation: 'They got an insider connected leaderboard.'

---

## Transcript

All right, folks. We just got to Golden State Pinball Festival. I'm currently in this small kind of EM older older games hang out. Um But, it a little bit of walk around here and uh see what what we got here. Oh, we got an Electra. Superman is down. We got some really cool wood rails here as well. Some got flippers. Oh, they all got flippers. Somebody brought the John Mulaney Matrix. Got a new Back Glass. It's Pretty sweet. These are the games that are being raffled. Got a Foo Foo Fighters Pro and a Halloween. Hot Hot Bongo, Dark Ales. This we want to kind of check out later. A really cool Homebrew. I don't know what kind of Star Wars that is. I think I've seen this before in the Pro room. Yeah, it looks looks like an original game. Do do Don't Push Jeopardy. All right, let's uh go to the other place. I'm going to wipe you out here. And it's hot as hell in here, so bring your cool clothes. We got some Stern merch. That's cool. odds. Got a bunch of Jersey Jack games. We got Pokemon in abundance. They all seem sold. And then we have the regular kind of Stern stuff. Here we have the Beetlejuices. That's a Star Wars and here we coming with some quality games. Right, that needs some work. We've got both John Wicks. They got an insider connected leaderboard. Got a new Walking Dead, then a Rush and a Mando. Play room got a nice setup here, which is quite a loose sight. Little flippers. Yeah, so I guess this is part of I don't know whose lineup this is. So games for sale here. Which is cool. There's some good old Sterns Elvis, that's cool. Uh we got an Alice. See if you can get some time on that. Definitely want to play some Merlin. With the Medieval Madness. Crazy edition. Oh, we got a Yukon Yeti. What a stuff. To get on the channel here. We got a real Transformers Pro. Looks pretty nice. For sale. Uh here we got endless row of games. Oh, they did bring the Blackwater. 100. Pretty nice lineup here. RoboCop. A six grand RoboCop. Yeah, let's let's play the six grand RoboCop and see if that's something to add to the collection. I think Ghostbusters. So far I haven't seen anything that resembles resembles a new manufacturer's pinball machine that the rumors said we were going to have. All right, for sale 4200. Oh, man, I really want to I'm I'm tempted. Tempted. I want to build a street level Avatar. Special show pricing on the Dialed In. It's nice.

_(Acquisition: youtube_auto_sub, Enrichment: v5)_

---

*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-06-06 | Item ID: 2da8c8f7-78fb-4f41-a277-4c022de8ecfe*