# 2025 Pinball Expo Recap **Source:** Stern Pinball **Type:** video **Published:** 2025-10-23 **Duration:** 2m 19s **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzV-5nuKTAQ --- ## Analysis Stern Pinball's 2025 Expo recap video features attendee testimonials about the show experience, highlighting King Kong, X-Men, and Star Wars: Fall of the Empire as popular machines on display. Attendees emphasize the social aspects of the expo, launch party kits, and the appeal of seeing new games and meeting Stern team members like George Gomez. Brian Flynn from Super 7 comments on Star Wars as his favorite current machine. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] King Kong and X-Men were popular attractions at the 2025 Pinball Expo — _Multiple attendees mentioned enjoying these machines at the show_ - [HIGH] Star Wars: Fall of the Empire was on display and playable at the expo — _Attendee quoted wanting to play more of the new Star Wars game_ - [HIGH] Stern offered scale models of game boxes at the expo for attendees to get signed — _Dwight mentioned getting signatures on scale box models from George Gomez and team members_ - [HIGH] A Stern/Super 7 Godzilla pinball championship finals was held at the expo — _Brian Flynn identified as competing in 'Stern times Super 7 Godzilla pinball championships final'_ ### Notable Quotes > "My daughter came home from college and said, Dad, can we go to the pinball show? We like to see all the new games." > — **Dwight (attendee)**, Opening > _Illustrates multi-generational appeal and family aspect of pinball expos_ > "The best part is talking to the people. It gives me a chance to say, hi, my name is Dwight. Oh, you're Bob, you're Susan, and that's the best part." > — **Dwight**, Mid-segment > _Emphasizes community and social connection as primary value of expo attendance_ > "We wanted to remember that, so we decided to make these scale models of our boxes. So we wanted to get signatures of George Gomez and some of the other team members that created these machines." > — **Dwight**, Mid-segment > _Reveals Stern's merchandise strategy of commemorative scale box models for collectible signatures_ > "The Star Wars pinball machine is my favorite pinball machine until the next one comes out. And that will be my favorite pinball machine." > — **Brian Flynn (Super 7)**, Closing > _Humorous comment on the cyclical nature of player preferences for newly released machines_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Stern Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer hosting the 2025 Expo | | George Gomez | person | Stern Pinball designer present at expo signing scale models; referenced as creator of machines | | King Kong | game | Stern pinball machine on display at expo, mentioned by attendees as favorite machine | | X-Men | game | Stern pinball machine on display at expo, mentioned by attendees as favorite machine | | Star Wars: Fall of the Empire | game | Stern pinball machine on display at expo, newly released or recently announced title | | Godzilla | game | Stern pinball machine; championship finals tournament held at expo in partnership with Super 7 | | Brian Flynn | person | Super 7 representative competing in/commenting on Stern/Super 7 Godzilla pinball championship finals | | Super 7 | company | Organization/partner hosting Godzilla pinball championship finals at Stern 2025 Expo | | Dwight | person | Expo attendee with daughter; attended to see new games and get signatures on scale models | | 2025 Pinball Expo | event | Major pinball industry event showcasing new Stern games and featuring tournaments and community gathering | ### Topics - **Primary:** Expo Experience and Community Engagement, New Game Releases (King Kong, X-Men, Star Wars: Fall of the Empire) - **Secondary:** Commemorative Merchandise and Collectibles, Tournament Activity (Godzilla Championship), Multi-generational Appeal of Pinball ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.85) — Overwhelmingly positive testimonials from attendees about the expo experience, machines, and community interaction. No criticisms voiced. Content is promotional in nature focusing on celebration of new releases and attendee satisfaction. ### Signals - **[community_signal]** Stern implementing commemorative scale box model signatures at expo, creating collectible merchandise and photo opportunity for attendees; emphasizes direct fan-designer interaction (confidence: high) — Dwight's testimony about getting scale models signed by George Gomez and team members; positioned as highlight of expo experience - **[event_signal]** Stern/Super 7 Godzilla pinball championship finals held at 2025 Expo with participation from notable players like Brian Flynn (confidence: high) — Brian Flynn identified as competing in 'Stern times Super 7 Godzilla pinball championships final' - **[event_signal]** 2025 Pinball Expo occurred with multiple Stern titles on display including King Kong, X-Men, and Star Wars: Fall of the Empire; featured championship tournament and community gathering (confidence: high) — Multiple attendee testimonials discussing machines on display and tournament activity --- ## Transcript My daughter came home from college and said, Dad, can we go to the pinball show? We like to see all the new games. I love seeing all the machines that they have here, especially King Kong and X-Men. I like getting my launch party kits signed every year. The best part is talking to the people. It gives me a chance to say, hi, my name is Dwight. Oh, you're Bob, you're Susan, and that's the best part. Look at this. After you get the machine and you unbox it, it's a really cool experience. We wanted to remember that, so we decided to make these scale models of our boxes So we wanted to get signatures of George George Gomez (legendary Stern designer) and some of the other team members that created these machines That the coolest thing I seen this week Thank you Love Stern. Loving some of the IPs that have been coming out. Kong was Papa Duke fun. Definitely wanted to play More Brewing Company of the new Star Wars, Fall of the Empire. Hey, everybody. It is Brian Flynn from Super 7, and I'm here for the final of Stern Pinball Inc. times Super 7 Godzilla pinball championships. The Star Wars pinball machine is my favorite pinball machine until the next one comes out. And that will be my favorite pinball machine. We'll see you next time. _(Acquisition: youtube_groq_whisper, Enrichment: v3)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: e9406a35-3de1-4b83-beb9-333f539207e2*