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Ryan Gratzer

personactive5 mentionsFirst seen Oct 21, 2023Last seen Dec 12, 2025

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Ryan Gratzer is a person mentioned in 1 episode(s).

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Claims (11)

  • factualhigh

    Pinball Map was created because Google Maps custom map feature couldn't be searched and was difficult to maintain

    Source: Dirty Pool Pinball Ep22Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep22 - Mapping It Out - Pinball Map with Ryan
  • factualhigh

    Ryan's parents received a brand new Paragon machine as a late wedding gift in 1978-1979

    Source: Dirty Pool Pinball Ep22Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep22 - Mapping It Out - Pinball Map with Ryan
  • factualhigh

    Medieval Madness was the most common machine on Portland locations in the early 2000s before the remake

    Source: Dirty Pool Pinball Ep22Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep22 - Mapping It Out - Pinball Map with Ryan
  • opinionmedium

    Operators prefer replacing older machines (15-20+ years) rather than maintaining them due to increased maintenance burden

Recent Mentions (5)

  • From Pinballmap; co-host of Twippies awards show

    Episode 19: "The TWIPYs are Back & Stern’s Next Game is King Kong?!"Dec 7, 2024
  • Co-creator of Pinball Map (founded 2008), co-host of 'Mappin' Around' podcast

    Episode 3 - Beginner Series - Pinball MapsDec 29, 2024
  • Co-founder of Pinball Map (2008); urban planner; handles design and data management; received community honor award at Expo 2023

    Pinball Map - Pinball Expo 2023 - Pinball NewsOct 21, 2023
  • Committee member for the 2024 Pinball Community Awards from Pinball Map

    The TWIPYs Are Back - Colin Alsheimer – Kineticist and TWIP - Episode 48Dec 6, 2024
  • Co-founder of Pinball Map, urban planner by profession, based in Portland area, lifelong pinball enthusiast since childhood (Paragon machine).

    Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep22 - Mapping It Out - Pinball Map with RyanDec 12, 2025

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Source: Dirty Pool Pinball Ep22Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep22 - Mapping It Out - Pinball Map with Ryan
  • factualhigh

    Scott Gratzer is a professional programmer who selected Ruby on Rails for Pinball Map platform

    Source: Dirty Pool Pinball Ep22Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep22 - Mapping It Out - Pinball Map with Ryan
  • predictionmedium

    Pinball Map will add full global zoom capability in the app next year after backend optimization

    Source: Dirty Pool Pinball Ep22Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep22 - Mapping It Out - Pinball Map with Ryan
  • factualhigh

    Pinball Map generates approximately 8,500 edits per month from users adding/removing/commenting on machines

    Source: Dirty Pool Pinball Ep22Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep22 - Mapping It Out - Pinball Map with Ryan
  • factualhigh

    Volunteer donations fully cover all operating costs of Pinball Map without need for monetization

    Source: Dirty Pool Pinball Ep22Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep22 - Mapping It Out - Pinball Map with Ryan
  • factualhigh

    Stern Pinball uses Pinball Map's API for their official machine locator on their website

    Source: Technical demonstration during presentationPinball Map - Pinball Expo 2023 - Pinball News
  • factualhigh

    Pinball Map transitioned from Ruby on Rails to a more modern framework to better support API development

    Source: Architecture discussion in presentationPinball Map - Pinball Expo 2023 - Pinball News
  • factualhigh

    The Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) does not provide an API and is closed-source, limiting third-party integration

    Source: Direct comparison during presentationPinball Map - Pinball Expo 2023 - Pinball News