Shane Black is a prominent pinball community personality and operator involved in multiple aspects of the pinball ecosystem. He co-hosts Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama, operates Maple Pinball arcade venue in Ontario where he hosts tournaments, and is actively involved in pinball restoration work including the Radical restoration project. He maintains connections across the pinball community, including relationships with arcade operators and homebrew game developers, and has demonstrated expertise in playfield restoration and machine maintenance.
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The Deadpool launch party event had 70 attendees
Artist/designer credited with monochrome visual design of Godzilla 70th Anniversary edition
Industry figure; mentioned as colleague/peer in podcast context; unclear if filmmaker or community member
Color/paint scheme used on playfield elements (dots, outlanes); also referenced as historical premium cabinet finish option
Mentioned as part of producer community/network
Co-host of launch party; recognized as regular organizer of pinball launch parties; mentioned as running events frequently with high attendance (70 people at this event)
Venue operator/host of the launch tournament at A Stogie; tournament named after him
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Pinball artist/designer; associated with Stern's Knight-themed game teaser
Referenced in teaser; unclear if related to pinball game design or incidental reference
Manufacturer of t-molding and related cosmetic components used in the restoration
Superchat donor acknowledged by George during gameplay with $4.6 billion score callout
Credited for various quality touches on the machine (leg levelers, keychain design, polish)
Paint color/finish used on cabinet legs; used to identify which legs belong to which machines
Referenced as original artist for classic Centaur playfield; Don uses his name as shorthand for the original non-colorized art style he preferred
Referenced in context of a Shane Black head design being assembled at Spooky Pinball
Classic pinball designer of original Centaur (1980s); referenced as legacy designer
Has a topper for Labyrinth; had it when game was at Van Eyes
Operator of Maple Pinball arcade venue in Ontario, tournament host, emphasized importance of being credited in content
Co-host/personality on tour; expresses pinball preference over arcade games; participates in Mike Tyson Duchess boxer game
Next in workflow for Radical restoration; will handle playfield, ramps, plastics, and top-side parts after Kevin's cabinet work
Co-host on Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama; appears throughout unboxing and gameplay
Associated with Ace Gogi; credited by David Vaness for tipping him off to Carl D'Angelo's whitewood project work
From Ace Gogi; mentioned as person David Van Ness observed working on whitewood game, one of the signals that led to Carl recruitment
Friend at Ace location who informed David about Carl's homebrew work
Operator at Tilt arcade with early Labyrinth machine that has proven reliable