# Marino Zaccaria, Co-Founder of Zaccaria Pinball, Has Died

**Source:** Kineticist  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2025-12-01  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.kineticist.com/news/marino-zaccaria-dies

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## Analysis

Kineticist published an obituary notice for Marino Zaccaria, co-founder of Zaccaria Pinball, a historic pinball manufacturer. The article is primarily a byline/author bio for Colin, the chief editor at Kineticist, rather than substantive content about Zaccaria's life or legacy.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Marino Zaccaria, co-founder of Zaccaria Pinball, has died — _Article title; Kineticist publication_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Marino Zaccaria | person | Co-founder of Zaccaria Pinball; deceased |
| Zaccaria Pinball | company | Historic pinball manufacturer; co-founded by Marino Zaccaria |
| Colin | person | Chief pixel pusher at Kineticist; pinball enthusiast and contributor to This Week in Pinball |
| Kineticist | organization | Pinball media outlet; Colin is chief editor |
| This Week in Pinball | organization | Pinball industry newsletter/media; Colin contributes |
| New England Pinball League | organization | Tournament/competitive pinball organization; Colin contributes |
| Pin-Masters of New England | organization | Pinball organization; Colin contributes |
| Joker Poker | game | 1979 classic EM pinball machine; sparked Colin's interest in pinball |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Industry history and legacy, Notable industry figures and their contributions
- **Secondary:** Pinball media and publishing

### Sentiment

**Neutral** (0)

### Signals

- **[historical_signal]** Death of Marino Zaccaria, co-founder of Zaccaria Pinball, a historic manufacturer (confidence: high) — Article title: 'Marino Zaccaria, Co-Founder of Zaccaria Pinball, Has Died'

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## Transcript

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Colin is the chief pixel pusher at Kineticist. He's a lifetime gamer who became enamored with pinball after taking in a family copy of the 1979 classic Joker Poker (the EM version). Since then he's bought, sold and repaired many machines, competed in all kinds of tournaments, and contributes to This Week in Pinball, the New Robert Englunds Pinball League, and Pin-Masters of New Robert Englunds. Previously, Colin spent over a decade working in marketing for agencies and tech startups. He also started and ran a music blog, happy hour website, and wrote a regular craft beer review column for Central Track in Dallas. Once aspired to be an artsy film director.

_(Acquisition: web_scrape, Enrichment: v4)_

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: c90f115b-552d-4b14-9567-22cc091408a5*