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Brad

person3 mentionsFirst seen Oct 13, 2025Last seen Oct 30, 2025

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Brad is an artist on the Winchester Mystery House pinball machine project from Barrels of Fun. He is credited as a member of the art team with specific responsibility for visual design elements, including the séance room and spirits aesthetic that contribute to the game's haunted theme. His work represents a key contribution to the game's visual identity and overall artistic direction.

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  • factualhigh

    Top Gun Pinball is the first public showing of the game after 6 months of VPX development

    Source: Direct statementHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • factualhigh

    The game was initially shown with whitewood playfield art to test the printing and clear coat production process

    Source: Direct statementHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • factualhigh

    Player response to Top Gun Pinball over the first 36 hours at the festival was uniformly positive

    Source: Direct statementHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • opinionhigh

    Cost and time are significant barriers preventing Brad from immediately starting the next pinball build

Recent Mentions (3)

  • Artist on Winchester project; responsible for séance room and spirits visual design; credited with understanding the haunted aesthetic

    Winchester Mystery House Pinball FeaturetteOct 13, 2025
  • Artwork designer on Winchester; Eric comments on his visual contributions to the game's aesthetic

    Meet The Team... Eric Priepke - Winchester Mystery House - Software Engineering & ProgrammingOct 30, 2025
  • Art team member on Winchester Mystery House

    Exploring the Winchester Mystery House – A Haunted Pinball Machine from Barrels of FunOct 13, 2025

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Source: Direct statementHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • predictionhigh

    Brad plans to build a Hot Rod Pinball next, followed by Fast and Furious Pinball

    Source: Direct statementHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • factualhigh

    Brad has no formal background in CAD, coding, or welding and taught himself through this project

    Source: Direct statementHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • factualhigh

    The game features 10 different punishments in multiball that can be applied when MIGs shoot the player

    Source: Direct statementHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • factualhigh

    Brad used Claude AI as a coding tutor with first-grade level explanations to learn pinball programming

    Source: Direct statementHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • factualhigh

    Top Gun Pinball received consistently positive player feedback during its first 36 hours at Texas Pinball Festival 2026

    Source: Brad's response to Marco's question about player receptionHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • factualhigh

    Brad spent approximately 6 months prototyping Top Gun in VPX before committing to physical construction

    Source: Direct statement in interviewHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • factualhigh

    Brad used Claude AI with natural language prompts to teach himself coding without prior programming experience

    Source: Direct statement in interviewHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • factualhigh

    Brad sourced the blank playfield from Ernie at Trident Pinball and received hardware support from Aaron at Fast Pinball

    Source: Direct statement in interviewHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • predictionhigh

    Brad plans to build a Fast and Furious pinball machine as his next project, with focus on the original 1989 film

    Source: Direct statement in interviewHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • opinionhigh

    Brad's primary motivation for designing Top Gun was as a family bonding experience and tribute to military service

    Source: Multiple statements throughout interviewHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • opinionhigh

    Cost is a significant barrier to Brad's ability to fund multiple homebrew projects

    Source: Direct statement: 'it's not cheap unfortunately'Homebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • factualhigh

    The dual eject mechanic in Top Gun requires players to press both flippers in response to a Goose death-scene fail-state, creating skill-based outcomes

    Source: Detailed mechanical explanation in interviewHomebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • factualhigh

    Brad has no prior experience with CAD, coding, or welding and learned these skills specifically for the Top Gun project

    Source: Direct statement: 'I didn't know how to do anything... no experience with CAD, coding, welding'Homebrew Showcase: Top Gun Pinball at Texas Pinball Festival 2026
  • factualhigh

    The venue operator (Brad) owns approximately 25-30 pinball machines including rare titles

    Source: SDTM hostSDTM Gameplay: Legends Of Valhalla (Riot Pinball 2020)
  • factualhigh

    Brad owns and recently packed away/transported a Road Show pinball machine

    Source: Player introductionDay 3 of TWILIGHT ZONE Battle. Feb '15 - 1 / 2
  • factualhigh

    Twilight Zone machine's scoop was loose and causing erratic ball behavior; tightening resolved the issue

    Source: Stream dialogue during maintenance segmentDay 3 of TWILIGHT ZONE Battle. Feb '15 - 1 / 2
  • factualhigh

    Brad replaced a failed left flipper coil on Roadshow that had internal winding issues

    Source: DeadFlip host observationDay 4 ROAD SHOW Battle!!! She's all patched up! - 1 / 2
  • factualmedium

    Brad previously won a state championship in pinball (referenced as 'State Champion' multiple times)

    Source: DeadFlip host referencesDay 4 ROAD SHOW Battle!!! She's all patched up! - 1 / 2
  • factualhigh

    Brad donated both Roadshow and Harlem Globetrotters machines to DeadFlip

    Source: Jack DangerDay 5 of TWILIGHT ZONE Battle Week!
  • opinionmedium

    X-Files pinball is one of the least-liked pinball machines

    Source: BradDay 5 of TWILIGHT ZONE Battle Week!
  • predictionmedium

    X-Files will be cheaper to purchase than Twilight Zone

    Source: BradDay 5 of TWILIGHT ZONE Battle Week!
  • opinionhigh

    Brad considers Dialed In to have too many simultaneous rule elements and difficulty understanding game complexity

    Source: Brad direct statement: 'There's too much. I don't know.'Day 7 of ROAD SHOW Battle Week!
  • factualhigh

    Road Show machine had flying rocks issue that Brad fixed before the stream

    Source: Brad's maintenance explanation during streamDay 5 of ROAD SHOW Battle Week!
  • factualmedium

    Brad (collector) has approximately three pinball games and is considering acquiring additional machines

    Source: Jack DangerDAY 5 : DARK KNIGHT BATTLE!