# The Future's Tilted **Source:** Pinball News Website **Type:** article **Published:** 2026-02-23 **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.pinballnews.com/news/dvd.html --- ## Analysis Greg Maletic's long-delayed documentary about the Pinball 2000 system is nearing release under the revised title 'TILT - The Battle to Save Pinball.' Originally conceived in 2001 and titled 'The Future Of Pinball,' the film documents the history of Williams' P2000 system through interviews with key industry figures including George Gomez. Pre-orders are now available through the film's website at two price tiers ($20.99 and $29.99). ### Key Claims - [HIGH] Greg Maletic first conceived the documentary idea in 2001 while working at a software company — _Direct statement in article about documentary's origin_ - [HIGH] Williams pinball division closed approximately one month after Greg's visit to the factory to discuss joining the company — _Chronological narrative in article: 'This was about a month before they closed the pinball division'_ - [HIGH] George Gomez discouraged Greg from joining Williams at the time, citing poor timing — _Direct quote paraphrase: 'even the George was telling Greg it wasn't a good time to be thinking of joining the company'_ - [HIGH] The documentary title was changed from 'The Future Of Pinball' to 'TILT - The Battle to Save Pinball' to appeal to a wider audience — _Greg Maletic's stated reasoning for title change_ - [HIGH] The DVD was originally slated for release in March or April 2004 but experienced significant post-production delays — _Article notes: 'DVD release slated for release in March or April of 2004 but after re-edits and a new sound track it is now almost ready'_ ### Notable Quotes > "This was about a month before they closed the pinball division and even the George was telling Greg it wasn't a good time to be thinking of joining the company." > — **Article narrator** > _Establishes the proximity of George Gomez's discouragement to Williams' pinball division closure and provides context for Greg's pivot to the documentary_ > "Greg feels the new moniker will appeal to a wider audience and more accurately reflects the film's content." > — **Article narrator** > _Explains the rationale behind the documentary's title change from 'The Future Of Pinball' to 'TILT'_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Greg Maletic | person | Documentary filmmaker and software developer who conceived and produced 'TILT - The Battle to Save Pinball' about the Pinball 2000 system | | George Gomez | person | Williams pinball division leader whom Greg Maletic met with to discuss joining the company and who provided interviews for the documentary | | Williams | company | Pinball manufacturer that developed the Pinball 2000 system; Greg approached them about developing the system further and later asked about designing games for it | | TILT - The Battle to Save Pinball | product | Documentary film about the Pinball 2000 project by Williams, available for pre-order in basic ($20.99) and complete ($29.99) versions | | Pinball 2000 | product | Williams pinball system that is the subject of the documentary; featured LCD screens and was intended to revitalize the pinball industry | | The Future Of Pinball | product | Original title of the documentary, later changed to 'TILT - The Battle to Save Pinball' | | Tilt-Movie.com | product | Website for pre-ordering the documentary and related merchandise (movie poster) | ### Topics - **Primary:** Pinball 2000 system history and legacy, Williams pinball division closure, Documentary production and release - **Secondary:** Industry figure interviews (George Gomez), Pinball industry preservation and archival ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.75) — The article presents the documentary's completion and imminent release in a favorable light. The tone is informational and celebrates the achievement of bringing this long-delayed project to fruition. The narrative of Greg's persistence and eventual pivot to the documentary despite industry headwinds adds a positive, inspiring quality. ### Signals - **[event_signal]** Documentary provides archival record and industry perspective on Pinball 2000, a significant chapter in pinball history and the context of Williams' market exit (confidence: high) — Documentary interviews 'key players in the story of Pinball 2000' and documents what was meant to be 'the saviour of pinball for Williams' - **[event_signal]** Major documentary about pinball industry history (Pinball 2000 system) nearing release after multi-year post-production delays (confidence: high) — Article announces 'TILT - The Battle to Save Pinball' is 'almost ready to start shipping' with pre-orders now available --- ## Transcript The long awaited documentary on the Pinball 2000 project is about to be released. Greg Maletic first got the idea for a documentary about what should have been the saviour of pinball for Williams back in 2001. He was working at a software company but was looking for a new challenge, had decided to make a movie and this subject fitted the bill perfectly. Another reason for the film's subject was Greg's interest in starting a business taking old pinball games and adding new, more contemporary themes to them. His software developer skills led him to the Pinball 2000 system and he contacted Williams to ask if they were interested in working with him to develop it further. They weren't but Greg persisted and enquired about designing games for the system instead which led to him visiting the Williams factory and talking with George Gomez about perhaps joining Williams. This was about a month before they closed the pinball division and even the George was telling Greg it wasn't a good time to be thinking of joining the company. So instead he turned to the documentary idea. After interviewing the key players in the story of Pinball 2000 he then embarked on the long journey of post-producing the documentary. Called "The Future Of Pinball" the film was promoted to TV companies with a DVD release slated for release in March or April of 2004 but after re-edits and a new sound track it is now almost ready to start shipping. But there is one final change made to the documentary - its title. Gone is "The Future Of Pinball", while in comes "TILT - The Battle to Save Pinball". Greg feels the new moniker will appreal to a wider audience and more accurately reflects the film's content. The new website The film's website also has a new address at www.Tilt-Movie.com and you can now pre-order the DVD of the documentary. There are two flavours - the basic version and the complete version which cost $20.99 and $29.99 respectively - and a movie poster for $29.99. In all cases, pre-ordering through the website saves some or all of the postage costs. Back to the front page _(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v1)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: b8957cfe-8eda-4fd0-bcc6-8a9e65066f9d*