# Pinball Heroes Re-Visited: Jim Schelberg

**Source:** The Pinball Blog  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2009-03-31  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** http://www.thepinballblog.com/2009/03/pinball-heroes-re-visted-jim-schelberg.html

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## Analysis

The Pinball Blog published a retrospective interview with Jim Schelberg, editor of PinGame Journal, as part of their Pinball Heroes series. The article includes photos from Schelberg's travels to Chicago and the Midwest Gaming Classic. The post is primarily a meta-update noting the delayed publication of accompanying photos rather than substantive new content.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Jim Schelberg is the editor of PinGame Journal — _Direct statement in article by The Pinball Blog_
- [HIGH] Jim Schelberg was traveling to Chicago to meet pinball folk and attend Midwest Gaming Classic — _Interview context described in article_

### Notable Quotes

> "Jim has always been a great help with finding pictures of other Pinball Heroes guests, thanks Jim."
> — **Nick, The Pinball Blog**
> _Acknowledges Schelberg's ongoing contribution to the pinball community media ecosystem_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Jim Schelberg | person | Editor of PinGame Journal; interviewed as part of Pinball Heroes series; community figure involved in pinball media and documentation |
| PinGame Journal | publication | Pinball-focused publication edited by Jim Schelberg |
| The Pinball Blog | publication | Blog running Pinball Heroes interview series |
| Midwest Gaming Classic | event | Gaming event that Jim Schelberg attended |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Pinball community figures and media
- **Secondary:** Pinball events and travel

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.8) — Friendly, appreciative tone toward Jim Schelberg; casual, collegial acknowledgment of shared community participation

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## Transcript

We recently interviewed PinGame Journal editor Jim Schelberg for Pinball Heroes. As with much of the blog writing, the interview was done very much on-the-fly. Jim was interviewed on the 'phone as he headed to Chicago to meet some pinball folk and then was off to the Midwest Gaming Classic, and I was just bumming around like normal. We had hoped to add some pictures to the interview (other than stock pics) but add the schedules of 2 busy guys and these things can take some time. Finally we got our acts together and we've got a few pics of Jim on his pinball travels, so thought I'd share them here rather than update the original interview. Many thanks to Jim for the interview and now for the photos. Jim has always been a great help with finding pictures of other Pinball Heroes guests, thanks Jim. Cheers
Nick
The Pinball Blog
Photos Courtesy Jim Schelberg/PinGame Journal

_(Acquisition: web_scrape, Enrichment: v3)_

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