Andrew Highway is a serial entrepreneur in the pinball industry with a controversial track record. He founded Heighway Pinball and created the original Alien Pinball project, hiring artist Brian Allen for limited edition artwork. However, the company failed shortly after, leaving artists unpaid. Highway has also been associated with other ventures including Deeproot, and is known for simultaneously running multiple businesses while seeking investor funding for unrelated products like Ice Splosion slushie machines.
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Named by Kaneda as another charlatan in pinball industry alongside Robert Mueller and Damien Harton
Founder of Highway Pinball who exited after company was bought by private investors; company subsequently collapsed
Designer whose games have been produced by Pinball Brothers; their upcoming post-Queen game is their first non-Highway original
Designer of Queen for American Pinball; also designed Full Throttle and Alien
Designer/figure previously involved with Pinball Brothers (Queen, Alien Pinball); no longer involved with ABBA
Designer of Alien for Pinball Brothers 12-13 years ago; Pinball Brothers' only independently successful design
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Pinball Brothers representative who previously stated Ripley likeness was unavailable for Alien
Creator of Pony Factory and Pinball Brothers co-founder; criticized for not licensing Ripley in Alien Pinball
Referenced as source of 'mistakes' at Pinball Brothers that founders have been 'making up for' (context unclear; may be misspoken name or internal reference).
Pinball company decision-maker; mentioned as having received messages from Kaneda about survival pressures and game design choices
Founder of Highway Pinball who posted on RGP forum denying rumors of company instability and employee losses
Founder of Highway Pinball; failed boutique manufacturer Kaneda called out for Predator game scam 10 years ago; company collapsed after selling pre-orders for Alien without capacity; symbol of failed business model
Industry figure; quoted regarding Alien Pinball playable character (Ripley); used as historical parallel to Jaws Brody issue
Designer overseeing Highway Pinball; provided input on Pinball Brothers' Aliens and Queen games; not involved in upcoming Pinball Brothers title
Designer whose games (Alien, Queen) were produced by Pinball Brothers; Kaneda questions company's future original design direction
Original designer of games now handled by Pinball Brothers; Kaneda notes Alien's legacy is tainted by comparisons
Founder of Highway Pinball (defunct); cited as cautionary tale for having refundable deposits; company collapsed despite/because of policy
Referenced critically as operator who produced fake stage production videos while factory sat idle; contrasted with legitimate operators
Founder of Highway Pinball; hired Brian Allen to create the limited edition Alien backglass; company went bankrupt two weeks after Allen completed the work
Failed pinball entrepreneur; founder of Heighway Pinball/Alien Pinball; Kaneda references as parallel case of customer fraud and unpaid artists
Founder/operator of Highway Pinball; likely being removed from leadership but may retain equity
Founder/former CEO of Highway Pinball; ousted by original investors in takeover; disputed anonymized ex-employee claims in Pinball News interview; accused of wasteful spending and poor business decisions
Associated with Highway Pinball; receiving majority of online blame for company collapse per forum discussion
Pinball designer/builder mentioned in context of Texas Pinball Festival, associated with early Alien machine prototypes
Mentioned jokingly as another struggling manufacturer founder; referenced regarding potential yacht/hydrofoil purchases
Founder/former operator of Highway Pinball who left June 2017; subject of exclusive Pinball News interview addressing company collapse; received 250+ downvote post on Pinside; acknowledged failings in liquidation situation
Founder of Highway Pinball; company backed by investors who later founded Pinball Brothers; company acquired in takeover
Founder of Heighway Pinball; declined interview with Teolis but provided statement to Martin at Pinball News; left company before final collapse as Pinball Brothers took over
Founder of Heighway Pinball/Alien Project; contracted Thiel in October 2015 for sound design after previous sound designer had done minimal work.
Founder of Heighway Pinball; hired Brian Allen to create Alien Pinball limited edition backglass; company failed shortly after, leaving many artists unpaid
Deeproot founder; blamed Kaneda for company collapse and refunds; ran multiple businesses simultaneously
Original Alien Pinball creator whose project failed; subsequently recovered by Pinball Brothers/Progetti Gaming
Serial entrepreneur; developing Ice Splosion (slushie machine); seeking investors at CES 2026; Kaneda characterizes as serial failure with history of misleading pinball community