# Turner Pinball Reveals the Theme of the Game It is bringing to Texas Pinball Festival

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2023-03-21  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/turner-pinball-reveals-the-theme-of-the-game-it-is-bringing-to-texas-pinball-festival

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## Analysis

Turner Pinball officially announces 'Ninja Eclipse' as the theme for their prototype machine debuting at Texas Pinball Festival. The game was previously shown in early stages on Chris Turner's YouTube channel and will be showcased at the upcoming event.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Turner Pinball is bringing a prototype machine to Texas Pinball Festival — _Official announcement by Turner Pinball via Knapp Arcade article_
- [HIGH] The machine theme is 'Ninja Eclipse' — _Official theme reveal by Turner Pinball_
- [HIGH] The game was in early stages when previously shown on Chris Turner's YouTube channel — _Knapp Arcade reporting on earlier prototype visibility_

### Notable Quotes

> "The theme is..."Ninja Eclipse.""
> — **Knapp Arcade (reporting Turner Pinball announcement)**
> _Official theme reveal_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Turner Pinball | company | Boutique pinball manufacturer revealing prototype machine at Texas Pinball Festival |
| Chris Turner | person | Founder/lead of Turner Pinball, showcases game development on YouTube channel |
| Ninja Eclipse | game | Prototype pinball machine theme revealed by Turner Pinball for Texas Pinball Festival |
| Texas Pinball Festival | event | Upcoming event where Turner Pinball will showcase Ninja Eclipse prototype |
| Knapp Arcade | organization | Media outlet reporting on Turner Pinball announcement |

### Topics

- **Primary:** New game announcements, Turner Pinball as emerging manufacturer, Texas Pinball Festival
- **Secondary:** Prototype development and public showcase

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.75) — Announcement is straightforward and encouraging; Knapp Arcade expresses interest in seeing the development progress ('it will be interesting to see what he and his team put together')

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** Turner Pinball prototype debut scheduled for Texas Pinball Festival (confidence: high) — Machine explicitly stated to be brought to the festival booth this weekend
- **[announcement]** Turner Pinball officially announces Ninja Eclipse as the theme of their upcoming prototype machine for Texas Pinball Festival (confidence: high) — Official theme reveal with accompanying teaser video and playfield photos

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## Transcript

This afternoon Turner Pinball revealed the theme of the prototype pinball machine that the new company is bringing to its booth at this weekend's Texas Pinball Festival. The theme is..."Ninja Eclipse."

The game did not appear to be very far along the last time Chris Turner showed it off on his YouTube channel so it will be interesting to see what he and his team put together for the show.

Below are several pictures of the white wood for the game and the theme teaser video:

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