George is a multifaceted figure in the pinball industry with roles spanning mechanical engineering, game design, and content creation. Evidence suggests he may be associated with Stern Pinball as a designer/representative involved in major game projects (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Pokémon), while also appearing to host or participate in pinball streaming/podcast content. The entity lacks clear identity consolidation across mentions, with significant role fragmentation making authoritative biographical claims difficult.
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Melbourne Pinball Expo 2026 will be held November 13-15 at Matthew Flinders Hotel
The pre-tournament will feature approximately 50 machines and target 60-70-100 players
Eric from JJP expressed interest in returning to Melbourne Pinball Expo 2026 after positive 2025 experience
Streamer known for unpredictable game opinions; attending Expo on Sunday; concerned about seeing Harry Potter before arrival
Audience member who asked about commercial production and IP ownership
Host running the Death Lab fantasy RPG battle simulator
Referenced in humorous aside about losers having fans
Referenced in game callout 'George, George, George of the jungle' during gameplay
Created artwork for Stern's new factory; was expected to attend the expo at 4:30 PM
Host of Dirtypool Pinball channel
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Medieval Madness is being remade and generating community excitement.
George scored 28 million points on Medieval Madness in a three-ball game at Altered Suds brewery.
Tim Sexton was born in the early 1990s and does not understand what the Six Million Dollar Man show was
Nick Stein is an exceptional tap-pass player who could rank top 10 in major pinball tournaments if he traveled
The Dick White Axl Rose Game Show in York had minimal security and allowed unpaying visitors to browse games
Harry Williams did not perform well as a pinball manufacturer in the 1970s
Paragon functions as a 'pinball trainer' for developing player skills
Tim Sexton recently left Stern Pinball to join Tilt Amusements
Dave adopted a no-edit podcast policy before another unnamed podcast did, and they subsequently copied this approach
King Kong is the best of three recent Stern releases (King Kong, Jaws, Dungeons & Dragons)
Jaws plays 'tired' and is one of the weaker Stern releases despite strong sales
Multiple larger pinball podcasts have copied The Classic Pinball Podcast's format elements including unedited audio and custom game cover art
Stern is developing Pokemon and possibly Star Wars pinball games
It has rained continuously from Houston to Presque Isle, Maine for weeks, limiting outdoor activities.
Pinfest is scheduled for the first Saturday of May, which falls on Kentucky Derby Day
King Kong had only one machine available at Straight Down the Middle show
George waited an hour to play King Kong at the show
Firepower is a better game than Blackout
Pinfest is primarily for dealers and people looking to wheel and deal, with mostly mediocre machines
Don Owen's Jumping Jack restoration with Wade Cross playfield sold for $1,800
Space Odyssey (Williams, circa 1974-75) sold approximately 15,000 copies
You can get a solid state pinball game for under $2,000 that plays reasonably well if you can work on it
The premium package pass at Tentastic provides one-hour early access to free play area (10 a.m. vs 11 a.m.) with significantly fewer players, enabling multiple plays of each machine
Battle Stations is likely to become a commercially available pinball game
Modern pinball games contain excessive delay-of-game elements that negatively impact player experience
Scott Morash is the main pinball repair technician in Maine
Tentastic's Tycoon room features unique games including Portal with restricted 40-minute play windows on Saturday
Poshmark's shipping label creation does not guarantee shipment and cancellation policies are inflexible
Constantino Mitchell LED glass 4447 replacements are 3-6x brighter than incandescent equivalents with proper color matching for Bally/Stern Space Station lighting
Bridge rectifiers manufactured in Mexico during the early 1980s are now failing systematically across System 80 and Williams games
David Humphrey offered free board reprogramming service for a non-functional NNWC System 80 board
Classic Pinball Podcast episode 115 (Pintastic coverage) achieved 762% above average streaming performance in 2024
Miriam's Buck Rogers machine was originally given away due to the owner finding the back glass artwork misogynistic
George scored 130+ million points on Avatar at White Rose show on his first play without knowing the ruleset
George owns three Embryon machines.
The Jaws homebrew at PinFest was based on Valley Knight Rider, not Valley Silverball Mania
Cliff Albert purchased the Knight Rider homebrew Jaws machine at PinFest
Wooden legs on pinball machines stopped being used around 1951-1952
Jay Richards restored the Counterforce on display at PinFest, priced at $3,950
Keith Elwin episode will soon become the #1 most popular Classic Pinball Podcast episode
Getting over 100,000 on Jaws homebrew is doing very well for the game
Playfield restoration costs $1,100+ plus all the work and time
George has not watched Straight Outta Compton
Elton John features 13,000 to 136,000 RGB LEDs (exact number uncertain)
A fire drill evacuation occurred at Pintastic 24 on Friday at 10:07 a.m. lasting 15-20 minutes
Labyrinth's premium model features non-functional decorative elements
James Bond Anniversary pinball costs $20,000 or more
George ordered 10 combo boards from Andrew for multiple thousands of dollars
George confused Nick Baldridge with the Roanoke Pinball Museum curator in a previous episode
George successfully set up seven of eight transported machines with minimal issues
Steve Young reports that pinball parts sales are down and other technicians report reduced service calls
Economic pressures are affecting pinball market participation (eating vs. playing pinball, heating homes vs. entertainment)
Bally machines use inferior quality fuse holders that should be replaced with newer springy versions as standard maintenance
Experimental repairs should only be attempted on cheap machines ($100-$400 range), not valuable machines like Centaur ($10,000+ value)
Clover Food Lab operated Twilight Zone and Medieval Madness at 50-cent per-play pricing with 24/7 uptime, leading to frequent maintenance needs
Weather in George's region has been unusually warm (70°F and 50-60°F days in mid-to-late November)
Moving pinball machines 500 miles in a U-Haul will likely cause physical damage due to road potholes and truck bouncing.
George relocated from New Hampshire to Virginia with professional movers and buddy Jack's assistance.
Pulp Fiction has excessive lag between players during bonus counting that makes it feel like the game might be broken
Jersey Jack flippers are overly 'swishy and squishy' compared to other manufacturers
Galactic Tank Force uses stand-up targets instead of drop targets, which is a design weakness
Split Second (Stern 1981) won the early 1980s tournament category despite weak competition
Pintastic 2023 is an ideal venue for playing newly-released pinball games with minimal wait times during off-peak hours
High-quality cabinet restoration requires paint work with no detectable edge transitions, achieved through clear coating and sanding
Post-Labor Day timing and Sturbridge-Marlborough venue location are deterring NY/PA vendors and players from attending Pintastic 2023
Stern released new color variants and backglass options for Jurassic Park after announcing it as a 500-unit limited edition
George is considering attending an alternative pinball show near Allentown next April instead of Pintastic due to proximity and scheduling conflict
Galactic Tank Force 2 is being heavily showcased at Pintastic 2023, creating perception the show is primarily a 'GTF show'
The Foundry trick is disabled in competition play mode but remains available in casual play
The game multiplier sequence is 2x, 3x, and 6x (when all three are collected)
No code update has addressed the Foundry trick exploit yet
The Boba Fett target allows players to change which multiball is lit
The Razorcrest multiball is weak/subpar compared to other multiball options
The double tap mechanic on Foundry requires very precise, rapid button presses
George will participate in a Flippin' Out Pinball Podcast YouTube vodcast tomorrow with Frisco Pinball and Joel to discuss Venom
Spawn would be an amazing pinball license but is unlikely given it's Image Comics not Marvel/Disney
George ordered a Venom Limited Edition pinball machine
George may prefer the Venom Premium Edition artwork over Limited Edition
Jurassic Park is superior to Godzilla as a pinball game
Extra Paul (aka Bumper Nugget Queen, Dark Lady QBL) learned LOTR 2003 rules specifically for this stream by doing a deep dive research session
Jersey Jack machines are uncommon in tournament play in Denver; Wizard and The Hobbit are the standard rotation games
Keith Hurd designed the tilt carryover default setting on Jersey Jack machines to give skilled players limited risk windows
Death saves feel like cheating in pinball mechanics
George lost approximately $2,000 on an Ultraman pinball machine and has heard reports of others losing $4,000-5,000 on the same machine
Spooky Pinball machines have depreciated significantly due to unfulfilled promises of software improvements that would make them more enjoyable to play
Dory Kevin Hill is a camping tournament held in September in Colorado mountains with approximately 60 pinball machines across three days (Friday tournament, Saturday pin golf qualifying, Sunday main tournament)
George will not reinvest in Spooky Pinball products until the company demonstrates a successful machine launch with good software that holds its value
George's current pinball collection consists of Foo Fighters (Stern), Star Wars The Mandalorian, and The Walking Dead
George has James Cameron's Avatar (Limited Edition) on order and plans to purchase a fourth machine after selling a rental
Twitch API changes are forcing pinball streamers to perform massive technical updates to maintain their streaming infrastructure
George's child Zoe is experiencing passive-aggressive social conflict on Messenger with a friend
George took a month-long break from pinball to focus on family, relationship, fitness, and personal development
Foo Fighters (Stern Premium) has a Los Angeles mode as the first available mode option
The Mandalorian has an algorithmic system that makes extra balls harder to earn if you get them too frequently early in a session
Rush Stern pinball is a great game worthy of repurchasing despite recently selling it
The Mandalorian topper is cool but not worth owning
Stern Insider has or planned to have physical reward/swag for player achievements
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles requires shot recalibration which affects The Mandalorian play transition
George is developing a full C# application for Twitch streamer bot to enable custom XP and viewer progression systems
Jackson Jackson Gee is creating custom art/design for George's upcoming merchandise T-shirt line
Rush (Stern LE) has superior ruleset depth compared to Jurassic Park
Colorado's pinball secondary market has 40+ machines for sale with drastic price reductions
Rush's year progression doubles when you score 100M+ in each mode
Star Wars Pinball Pro version is superior to Premium version for playability and shot routing
Foo Fighters and Pulp Fiction were the two best game discoveries at Texas Pinball Festival
George sold TMNT, S.T.A.R.S., TNA, and Rush (all LE) within a few days in Colorado's saturated market
Pulp Fiction is one of George's favorite films of all time
George is selling his Rush Limited Edition machine
Foo Fighters pinball will arrive in April
Pulp Fiction pinball won't arrive until end of year
Quentin Tarantino was personally involved in Pulp Fiction pinball production
Jurassic Park is George's all-time favorite pinball machine
George had a negative experience acquiring Ultraman early in its release cycle
The only reason George is selling Rush is because he's not a big Rush fan
George is attending Texas Pinball Festival this weekend
George is relocating from New Hampshire to Virginia (Fairfax County area) in September 2024 or later
George's routing revenue split on Star Wars The Mandalorian is $30-40 per week
George skipped Teal Pinball Festival due to Jack White secret concert in Aspen with 400-person capacity
George considers Star Wars The Mandalorian underrated, especially the Premium Edition
George prefers classic Avengers over the newer Avengers game due to complexity and layout
Rush represents George's maximum acceptable rules complexity for enjoyable pinball gameplay
Godzilla is currently one of Stern's best-selling games
Keith Elwin designed a single-level pinball machine priced at $18,000
George dislikes city-based service work and prefers suburban clients due to logistical challenges
Coindoor skins from Marco have increased in price from under $50 to $100
NVIDIA noise suppression RTX Voice download is approximately 250 megabytes
Don't Panic Flip streams on Twitch Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10 p.m. to midnight Mountain Time
Hardware accelerated GPU scheduling in Windows 11 must be disabled to prevent OBS crashes when using NVIDIA noise suppression
NVIDIA noise suppression filter can be adjusted from 0% to 100% removal intensity
Harlem Globetrotters is the Classic Pinball Podcast's most popular episode by a significant margin.
The horror-themed pinball list (ranked 11-1) was compiled from an unknown internet source with no clear criteria or publication date
The James Bond Collector's Edition will sell for $30,000+ on secondary market on first listing
Stargazer is the best classic Stern game, with Flight 2000, Quicksilver, and Nineball as the next tier
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory version 2 ruleset is significantly better and more fun than the base version
Kyle from IE Pinball sold/got rid of his Willy Wonka machine due to it being too easy
Data East made a Simpsons pinball machine with alphanumeric display
Last Action Hero is a Data East pinball machine
Most people won't reach Monster Zero on Godzilla but can reach deep gameplay in Toy Story
Iron Battle series featuring George (GPS virtual) competing against real pinball players is coming soon with matches against David Dennis, Manu, Marty, and Kevin Hill
Guardians of the Galaxy Pro has repetitive gameplay structure that can feel like 'rinse and repeat'
Manu has been playing a lot of pinball recently
George has installed Retrofitted on this Jurassic Park PRO machine
The four-part skill shot on Jurassic Park PRO has only been hit successfully once by George in his experience
The right post on the right ramp breaks from repetitive impacts and must be replaced with factory components
The left ramp shot is inconsistently hittable on Jurassic Park PRO
Virus Attack is George's favorite mode on Jurassic Park PRO because it has six shots and is manageable
George achieved approximately 1.8-3 billion points on Jurassic Park PRO in a previous session
George defeated Joel Engelbert in head-to-head competition on Iron Pinball podcast episode two of season two
George borrowed/temp-traded Godzilla LE from someone (possibly Man Kathy Adams close Barnyard) in exchange for Iron Maiden temporarily
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a very well-balanced pinball game with great shot design
George is not interested in Toy Story as a pinball theme
Rush (Stern) on Escher is configured at approximately 7.5-7.6 difficulty
This is George's first time playing Rush since Cygnus was released
Guitar Hero 3 and other Guitar Hero titles stopped being updated/supported by Activision
MCR's album 'Welcome to the Black Parade' is considered near-perfect by George
Someone purchased the rights to the Raza game at a public auction of company assets with intent to release it.
Tim Allen's involvement with Toy Story pinball is a strategic move in response to Disney's direction changes and represents his 'revenge' against Disney.
Toy Story pinball is primarily designed for children rather than adult enthusiasts and had strong child player engagement at Pintastic 22.
Eric Stone lost in the Pintastic 22 tournament finals primarily because he was unable to select his preferred games and was forced into undesirable second-choice selections.
Steve Ritchie and Todd Tuckey recognized George at Pintastic 22, indicating his recognition in the pinball community.
Benny Bloomstein placed in the finals of Pintastic 22 tournament at age 21 and subsequently purchased an Iron Maiden machine.
Tom Graff's TMNT Premium Edition diverter broke three times
TMNT game plays really well despite having unbalanced character rules
Dwight Sullivan knows how to make enjoyable mini wizard modes
George ran a 5:52 mile during CrossFit training
I made a bad prediction in 2019 that Stern would start remanufacturing one classic game per year
The Classic Pinball Podcast will never accept advertising or sponsorship due to their critical approach
Chris Franchi will not attend Pintastic 2022 because organizers rejected his artwork as not PC enough
Star Trek (LE) Stern is my favorite game that I can always go back to and am happy to play
New in-box premium Rush Stern costs approximately $16,000
Ghostbusters was my first pinball table purchase
I have reached End of the Line wizard mode in Metallica Master of Puppets twice
Toy Story is close to being released by Stern and should be available soon
StreamerBot UI needs significant revision for usability despite having capable underlying functionality
Jurassic Park is not as good as Star Trek (LE)
Hiring someone from the homebrew space is usually a good sign for a manufacturer
George is playing pinball for the first time during this stream
Tournament directors should enable the coin door ball safe feature on machines
Guardians of the Galaxy (Stern) Pro is prepped and ready to be played this evening
Joe Hills is the single most active person George follows on Twitter
Schools in George's area received minimal notice of closure due to local election
Empress Gin changes from indigo to fuchsia when mixed with tonic water
Godzilla (Stern) is running code version .93
Godzilla LE playfield is slippery with less texture than Premium/Pro editions
Stern Pinball has two types of ball save mechanisms (real and fake ball save)
Iron Maiden's ball save strobes if it's a fake ball save, flashes if real
Walking Dead pinball was released in 2014 or 2015
Gary Stern requires games be beatable without using the upper flipper
George will not invest in pinball machines from manufacturers without strong historical success
George achieved 62,936,080 points on TMNT pinball
George reached TMNT wizard mode this evening
George previously achieved 61 million points on TMNT
George's daughter Zoe prefers TNA as her go-to pinball game over other machines in the home
Save Xandar is a difficult-to-reach wizard mode on GOTG Pro that George has struggled to complete
The Guardians of the Galaxy Pro machine being played is borrowed from Joe Hills, not owned by George
George previously had extensive miniature painting hobby with specialized equipment for Dungeons & Dragons
George's daughter Zoe has not seen the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, which affects her interest in playing the pinball machine
I moved up to second in the world
Kaylee used the magnetic glove exploit at Johnny Pinball tournament to come back from last place
The magnetic glove exploit hasn't been written down in IFPA rules yet, so tournament directors can allow or disallow it at their discretion
Save Xandar is the best mode on Guardians of the Galaxy for points, with personal best of approximately 30 billion
Gilbert Gottfried won the room performing The Aristocrats joke a few weeks after 9-11 when people were afraid to laugh
If you finish every mode on Guardians of the Galaxy on the first try, Immolation Initiative/Save Xandar is the same difficulty as the mini wizard mode
The magnetic glove on Johnny Pinball doesn't always work and frequently malfunctions during gameplay
Groot multiball shots become permanently available for the rest of the multiball once their corresponding mode is completed
Sony ZV-1 cannot reliably output 60fps via HDMI without quality degradation
Sony A6500 motorized zoom lens resets position every time camera powers off/on
George Dickel distillery is designed to operate without electricity if necessary
Kyle recently achieved Twitch partnership status
High-quality candy corn costs approximately $4 per bag compared to $2 for lower quality
Close Encounters new plastic sets cost approximately $80
Pinfest Allentown is the 10th annual Pinball Wizards convention dating to 2003
Tournament had 114 players at $100 entry fee playing 20-game bank with 12-game Friday requirement
Backhand Pinball Twitch broadcast of tournament had 3,000+ views by the morning after
Williams OXO back door has no current aftermarket reproduction available
Bally manufactured 14,000 units of Evel Knievel
The Classic Pinball Podcast prioritizes entertainment over accuracy, functioning like CliffsNotes for pinball
Jurassic Park Pro is one of Stern's better recent releases that doesn't feel like you're missing much without the Premium edition
The left outlane on this specific Jurassic Park machine is particularly punishing and difficult
George sometimes regrets not purchasing the Premium edition of Jurassic Park for the T-Rex mechanized feature
George's streaming laptop, cameras, and Edelkrone motorized mount were stolen from his car during Texas Pinball Festival weekend
Insurance company appears unlikely to cover the stolen camera and streaming equipment
George had an amazing time at Texas Pinball Festival this weekend
George currently owns at least 8 pinball machines including TNA, Stranger Things, Star Trek, Star Wars The Mandalorian, Godzilla Spooky Pinball, Ultra Man, and Stern Stars
Pinball connects people across different communities even when they don't realize it initially
Four bottles of tequila were consumed by George and Alan over two days at Texas Pinball Festival
George is planning to attend Pinball Expo and We Are Pinball events
George has purchased Ghostbusters three times and considered purchasing a fourth
Multimorphic's Heist and Weird Out games had no lines at Pinbrew Fest; players could walk up and play freely
Modern tournament pinball formats cater to players who study rulesets and watch tutorial videos, disadvantaging casual players
GOTG Pro has one of the most colorful playfields in modern pinball
Escher achieved 50 million points on a single shot in GOTG Pro one-handed
George will drive to Texas/San Francisco Wednesday evening and arrive Thursday around noon
George will potentially bring GOTG Pro to TPF if the wizard mode is beaten
Don't Panic Flip channel has reached 492+ subscribers
Fliptronic is interested in purchasing GOTG Pro if brought to TPF
Rush is definitely one of the longer playing games
I cracked a billion for the first time on a test game of Rush
I only played Rush for roughly six minutes in the two and a half hours I played with Escher
Holding the center shot in multiball provides extra ball, while tapping has a different function
Learning about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Premium Edition mechanic changed the way I play that game
Twitch deprecated legacy APIs that controlled streaming light automation
25% of women in the United Kingdom in 1811 were named Mary
That was like the most nonchalant Wizard mode I think I've ever done
Normally I freak out when completing wizard mode
Dave Brennan (American Pinball service manager) applied clear coat to playfields using a roller method with a self-leveling product, emphasizing preparation and post-application polishing.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles features eight episodes that are initiated by hitting left ramp, right ramp, and under the bus in the back
Donatello's unique ability is a starting multiball because of his technological abilities
John Borg puts a small metal piece between the two inlanes which often causes bounces to go down the left outlane
The pinball hall in Vegas is Tim's collection and includes games he previously had on location
Chattanooga has a pinball history museum within walking distance of a brewery with all-day wristbands available
Rush LE scoop is more powerful than Pro/Premium models due to higher playfield pitch
Code version 0.88 had audio dropout bugs fixed in 0.89
Rush LE playfield pitch is set to extreme angle (approximately 8 degrees)
Don't Panic Flip owns multiple Stern pinball machines including Iron Maiden, Jurassic Park, and Total Nuclear Annihilation
Iron Maiden Premium Edition and Elite are definitively the way to go for this game
The Pro edition mode start doesn't grab the ball reliably; it comes backwards down the orbit half the time
The orb on Premium edition doesn't work every time, even on direct hits, because it's too sensitive or affected by bumpers
The knocker volume bug affecting Iron Maiden also appears on Lord of the Rings and Ripley's Believe It or Not
The 'Iron Maiden transfer' two-stage flipper feed technique was first discovered on Iron Maiden
Jurassic Park's right upper flipper post vibrates loose from the shaker motor and requires aftermarket replacement locking mechanism
Play With Madness multiball is exclusive to Premium Edition and includes directional arrow mechanics
Two Minutes to Midnight mode scoring is based on prior mode performance and solenoid shard multipliers reach values like 600 million+
George is planning to acquire Guardians of the Galaxy machine in early March
George's daughter achieved high score entry on Godzilla at Cider Cane arcade
Match play tournament format is more interactive and social than card/timed format
Card/timed format tournaments charge more money for higher qualification chances
Stern Star Trek is one of the more beautiful pinball tables available
The Pro Vault Edition of Star Trek Vengeance has one flipper in the upper area
Premium and Elite versions of Star Trek Vengeance have two flippers in the upper area
The warp ramp extra ball on Star Trek Vengeance defaults to auto-calculating and reached 9.4-9.5 on this game instance
Not using the upper flipper adds consistency to gameplay on Star Trek Vengeance
Iron Maiden plays really well and has good flow, especially compared to George's previous experience with the game
George hit 750 million points on Iron Maiden and lit Number of the Beast in an earlier game session
Matt Kathy Adams is currently in possession of George's Godzilla machine as part of a temporary trade
George is considering selling machines to fund a Multimorphic P3 purchase when a new model is announced
Jurassic Park is the reference standard for pinball 'flow' in George's evaluation framework
Iron Maiden's ramps are easier to hit consistently than George remembers from previous experience with the machine
Bally Speakeasy was produced in approximately 3,000 units, maybe fewer
Only two pinball games were made with flyaway targets: Speakeasy and Grand Slam
A four-player version of Speakeasy was manufactured and distributed to Australia and other overseas territories
George sold this specific Speakeasy playfield for $100 approximately 15+ years ago
This Speakeasy is George's fastest flip ever—acquired and pre-sold within approximately 1.5 weeks
Speakeasy's fiberglass playfield does not wear out like traditional playfields
George does not personally favor flyaway target mechanics, considering them gimmicky
The customer's husband is a heart surgeon working long medical facility hours
New back glass variants exist or are being developed for Funhouse
I saw the Rolling Stones four times: 1975 Tour of the Americas, 1981 at JFK Stadium Philadelphia, 1994 Schaefer Stadium Foxborough, and December 1994 Montreal Olympic Stadium
George purchased Ultraman for $9,500 total ($9,000 + $500 shipping) and sold it for $8,000
George has won Pinball Expo twice, holding off on claiming first prize until Godzilla was released
The bumper skill shot is currently active on locks in Godzilla beta code when it shouldn't be
Ultraman value will likely recover within a year if code quality improves significantly
The scoop shot on Jurassic Park is in a weird/difficult location
Asher will visit to play Godzilla LE the next night
Godzilla has destruction jackpot multiplier mechanics
The scoop on Godzilla is exceptionally difficult to hit and can require 16+ consecutive attempts
Stream had to reset objectives because they were configured from a previous Escher team battle and were too difficult
Eugene Jarvis handled sound and software design for Firepower and was nicknamed 'Cookie Jarvis'
George would play 5-10 games per night if he owned this Firepower
Mushroom targets are rare in pinball game design and George wants to understand why they aren't more common
Fireball Arcade Classic's lack of outlane ball return and wide outlanes require drop-catch ball control technique to play effectively
The 1985 Bally cabinet used particleboard with vinyl trim in arcade style under Midway ownership, different from earlier wood cabinets
George's son achieved a 4.4 million high score on Fireball Arcade Classic that has never been beaten, including by skilled player Jeff after 150+ attempts
George started with one pinball machine (Fireball Arcade Classic) and has expanded to 12-13 games, attributing this to collecting becoming 'a disease'
The original Tron film (1982) used audio sampled from Atari's Missile Command in the life cycle arena sequence
Tron Legacy was originally disappointing to George but became beloved after replaying the pinball game and rewatching the film
Disney understands Tron as a hidden gem franchise and is strategically waiting for the right story, people, and technology for future projects
George put a transistor in backwards on a Bobby Orr Power Play display board, causing further display failures
The new TNA firmware version appears to have removed score display from the LCD, possibly because ScoreBit integration is now handling score display
George received three new Stern Insider Connected kits and installed one on Jurassic Park
George tested positive for COVID on Saturday and is on day four of recovery
Tron was released in either 2011 or 2013
Light Cycle mode costs $22,000 and is not great
George will battle Pez Jeff Johnson on Tron tomorrow
George's prescription is negative 8.5 and negative 8.7 (severe myopia)
The ice cream challenge originated from a competitive match against Tim Reel when George was 9 years old
Manu's 'there's the rug' moment during Jurassic Park moderation became a meme
Three multiballs in CSI (Centrifuge, Skull, Microscope) were each designed by different people (Lyman, Lottie, Keeper)
George has a Multimorphic P3 2022 pinball machine on preorder
George's memory can retain about three items before forgetting, or roughly 30 seconds of conversation
George uses Logitech C920 player camera for streaming and prefers it over C922
George plans to bring pinball equipment to Texas Pinball Festival
Finishing T-Rex paddock adds 12 seconds to every mode for the rest of the game
Zach Sharpe has superior flipper discipline compared to most players, learned from watching him play at Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown
George only plays Jurassic Park to reach Escape Nublar wizard mode, not for points
George had access to Elvis arcade machines at Lions arcade between ages 5-11
George is considering attending Texas Pinball Festival instead of Pinball Expo
TNA is the only game George has kept across approximately 40 machines over five years of collecting
Penn Stadium Extremes provide complete RGB color control and brightness adjustment
George has achieved approximately 29-30 warp ramps in a single Star Trek game
Escher's Star Trek warp ramp record is significantly higher than George's, making George unlikely to win the planned competition
Matt Scott can potentially integrate Penn Stadium Extremes with Roboctopus or similar streaming automation
Tron's Gem shot can only be hit from the upper flipper
Quora and Light Cycle modes on Tron can be comboed together
Disc Multiball is the only multiball on Tron that can be played by itself
Don't Panic Flip has 1900 followers and will give away a translight at 2000 followers
Hackers (1995 hacker movie) got George into computers and software development
Star Trek (Stern) LE is George's favorite pinball machine of all time
George drove to Texas to acquire a Tron pinball machine
George's new house will have space for approximately 8 pinball machines on a wall
Star Trek LE extra ball mechanism is set to 'auto' and requires substantial warp ramp completion
Tron is easy to follow in terms of rules and visual communication compared to other pinball machines
Stern pinball machines are very fast compared to other manufacturers like JJP
George prefers Tron over Meteor, Stargazer, and Quicksilver for home play
George is lactose intolerant but can tolerate blue cheese
This Jurassic Park Pro was the personal machine of one of the original founders of Pinball Refinery
The powder coat finish on this machine is exceptionally high quality and covers multiple cabinet elements including legs, hinges, rails, and buttons
Insider Connected and Movie Code are not yet compatible in the same ROM for Jurassic Park
Escher will demonstrate advanced Jurassic Park code on stream the following Thursday
Base Jurassic Park Pro rates as an 8/10, but heavily modded versions rate 10-11/10 due to cosmetic and functional upgrades
George uses multiple SD cards to preserve original code versions when testing new ROM variants to avoid overwriting
The machine has a tilt bob and is currently perfectly level at seven degrees
Advanced collectors prefer Ghostbusters as a theme over Jurassic Park for pinball machine content
George would sell Tron and Godzilla LE to acquire a Harry Potter pinball 40th anniversary edition
Jurassic Park Home Edition will arrive at George's location tomorrow
George has at least one Tilt-Bob installed in his machine collection
Godzilla is the best new game George played at Pintastic out of nine titles tried
Pintastic is becoming one of the major East Coast pinball shows because it offers both classic and latest games
Pinnovators has a deal with Stern to integrate audio control into all newer Stern games
Mandalorian's impossible mode prevents trap shots by auto-dropping the ball after 1.5 seconds
Loser Kid Podcast is approaching 100,000 listens
Sweden is the fourth largest listener country for Classic Pinball Podcast (after US, Canada, Australia)
George finished #5 on the Godzilla SAM Stern Insider Connected leaderboard at Pinball Expo
Pinball Expo was George's best attended expo to date
The majority of people at Pinball Expo asked about George's streaming equipment rather than the pinball games
George plans to focus exclusively on District 82 tournaments going forward
The Edelkrone motorized camera system can interpolate between multiple preset positions for dynamic streaming shots
Matt Frank's artwork on Ultraman is on par with Jeremy Packer as best in modern pinball
Ball search mechanism on Ultraman is outdated
Ultraman brand has been experiencing significant pop culture growth and momentum
I use a two-month barometer for game rotation decisions—if I feel forced to play before two months, I trade it; if it still feels fresh after two months, I keep it longer
Tron was George's worst offender game that he removed due to irritation; Ghostbusters has been owned twice but not missed since second removal
George has Guns N' Roses (JJP) available locally for $7,500 and has been listed for 3-4 weeks on Craigslist without selling
GNR is the worst-selling JJP pin with much lower secondary market value than other JJP releases
George has not beaten Reactor 9 on TNA; came close in previous stream but didn't achieve the win
George plans to have Extra Paul upgrade his S.T.A.R.S. playfield and improve his play on that game, which is currently his main break game
Godzilla LE has hard crashed at least twice, with one crash erasing all previous game scores
Godzilla LE playfield has excessive shot complexity with unclear routing in multiple areas
Premium Edition of Godzilla LE features two upper flippers similar to Banzai Run design
The Limited Edition includes ultra-clear glass as a distinguishing feature vs other tiers
George has Tron and Multimorphic P3 machines on order with estimated arrival in some number of months
Godzilla LE code needs help and is experiencing stability issues that require potential reapplication of updates
Star Wars and Stranger Things machines at George's location are sold and physically departing
The game's geometry and ball routing creates unpredictable angles and circular paths on certain shots
George prefers to commentate on tournament battles rather than actively participate in them
George uses a 'pin guy' app for leveling but finds iPhone camera misalignment problematic
Finding the right balance of intoxication (buzzed state) is important for optimal pinball performance
Waiting until February 2026 for game delivery 'sucks' for pinball machine ordering
George is not a huge fan of Hot Wheels game
Dual-stream technology delivers 1080p 60fps video with synchronized audio across multiple physical locations
Raw episode footage was accidentally released prematurely to approximately 13 listeners
Dale Jr.'s podcast has poor viewership performance
Jurassic Park home edition pinball machine costs $6,700 and has particle board playfield
Modern tournament games have excessive play duration making scheduling difficult for organized tournaments
Escher Lefkoff won an Expo American Pinball tournament by defeating winner's bracket finalist Zach McCarthy despite later bracket placement
All four Expo tournament finalists were under 20 years old and played only modern games
Pintastic implements a points-based reward system that is overly complex for average attendees
Q by Sturgeon is extremely rare with only six machines manufactured
Pinball skill development requires three core components: accuracy, recovery, and knowledge of rules
George will not be streaming Monday or Tuesday next week due to Pinball Expo attendance
Godzilla machine is expected to be delivered while George is at Pinball Expo
The middle ramp shot is the core mechanic for lighting Razor Crest multiballs and related hurry-ups on Mandalorian Pro
Encounters should be prioritized as the hardest objective to complete first on Mandalorian Pro
The complete three mini-wizard-modes goal is difficult to achieve and George has failed multiple times
Joe Hills does professional streaming work including paper crafting content
George moved to Fort Collins in 2000 to attend Colorado State University
Insider Connected is technically a progressive web app (PWA) rather than a native mobile app
The Premium Edition of Mandalorian has an up-scoop with a diverter mechanism that makes Ambush mode harder than the Pro version
Stormtroopers were intentionally missing in A New Hope to allow character escapes
Looping the center ramp on Mandalorian consistently generates around 150 million points per loop using catch-shoot technique
Fliptronic installed and tested Mandalorian which George observed taking three hours and appearing difficult
Deadpool's Pin Masters competitive record score was 92 million approximately 1.5 years ago
Mystique mode provides better points than Juggernaut when played as a second mode
Kevin Harvick is the only driver from the original NASCAR still actively racing
Secondary market pricing for Dale Jr. home-use machines averages around $2,900 or higher
Dale Jr. is a home-use only machine, not designed for commercial location play
Black Knight 2000 production was 5,700 units, down from 15,000 for original Black Knight
Stern pre-sells games faster than manufacturing can keep pace; Ultraman and Halloween sold out before public viewing
Williams pinball games are generally lower-tier compared to Bally and Stern in terms of George's familiarity and interest
Fathom 2.0 remasters have not begun shipping as of late August 2022, despite earlier announcements.
Guns N' Roses is Stern's best pinball game to date based on overall experience.
July scheduling for Allentown PinFest negatively impacted attendance compared to traditional early May timing due to summer vacation competition.
George placed 13th out of approximately 50-100 competitors in the Allentown high-score tournament despite not winning prize money.
Silverball Mania gameplay is dominated by horseshoe target hitting; without it, there is minimal strategic depth
Silverball Mania is not one of George's favorite Bally games and is not worth collecting
I want to continue the podcast because there's tons of games coming through the shop that we have a backlog of
The Allentown show is going to be partied like it's 2019 and gigantic
Stern games from the early 2000s used the Sam Whitestar board system, which was reliable
Original Fathom pinball machines currently cost $3,000-$3,500 as the baseline
Evil Knievel at Captain's Auctions sold for $3,400 hammer + $460 buyer's premium (~$3,860 total)
Circus Voltaire at Captain's Auctions sold for $7,900 hammer + $1,200 buyer's premium (~$9,100 total)
Susan Ciani provided voice work for Xenon pinball machine and is featured in 'Sisters with Transistors' documentary
If Stern ceased production, pinball prices would inflate even further due to concentrated demand on fewer available games
Current pinball market represents a seller's advantage; any decent solid-state machine generates profit
The Amazing Spider-Man's multiplier advancement mechanic is not adequately explained in YouTube guides or the instruction card
Arduino-based sound board mods for games like Trident allow toggle-switching between original and modern call-outs
Bally chose to feature Bobby Orr in a Blackhawks uniform (rather than his famous Bruins tenure) partly because Bally was Chicago-based
Bobby Orr Power Play was the second pinball machine to feature a pop-up post in the middle of the playfield
Over 13,000 Bobby Orr Power Play machines were manufactured
A Centaur machine was converted into a working cocktail table by an unknown collector.
Keith Elwin's next game will feature a flipper with a novel 'twist' mechanism, possibly a fourth flipper or rotating variant.
Lucky Leo's arcade in Seaside Heights opened in 1955 and was shut down in 1956 by state authorities over unlicensed gambling devices.
Led Zeppelin pinball's Facebook reveal was poorly executed due to excessive explanation drowning out game audio and visuals.
Cirqus Voltaire was produced in approximately 2,700 units
Four Cirqus Voltaire machines were listed for sale on Pinside at prices ranging from $6,750 to $12,500
Linda Deal was the backglass artist for Cirqus Voltaire and depicted herself as the ringmaster character
Adam Lefkoff scored approximately $125 million on a single ball in a Colorado Pinball Collective Cirqus Voltaire video
Cirqus Voltaire's thematic design was influenced by the Carnival Evil video game's dark amusement park aesthetic
Freeplay Arcade in Worcester, Massachusetts is currently closed but soon to reopen
The Jurassic Park code update was executed excellently and significantly improved the game
Stern intentionally allowed fan code mods for Jurassic Park to save money on movie licensing
The Jurassic Park artwork is satisfactory but not exceptional
Sony A6000 camera with kit lens on movie mode at low ISO provides excellent playfield streaming quality
Guns N' Roses pinball has an amazing light show worth installing ultimate code for
George achieved 4:03 completion time on Escape Nublar during this stream session
Pin Clash Challenge allows unlimited attempts with deadline around the 13th
DMCA muting occurs more rarely for streamers who talk over loud background music with voice volume higher than the music
Mashup music tracks are harder for automated DMCA detection systems to identify compared to original songs
TMNT Pro pinball feels significantly better once the player gets into a groove with the game, but feels awful if that groove is never achieved
Post-transfers from left to right flipper are difficult on TMNT Pro, similar to Jurassic Park
George has been muted only twice in approximately 20-30 recent streams (streaming 3-4 times per week) despite consistent use of loud background music
Playboy machines sold for $1,650 brand new in 1979, equivalent to approximately $6,000–$7,000 in modern dollars
A new old stock populated Playboy playfield was purchased for $100 in the 1980s and later sold for $2,000+ approximately 10–15 years ago
CPR produces alternative Playboy backglass and playfield bundles with risqué artwork for $2,500
Playboy targets cannot be reproduced due to licensed image rights held by Planetary Pinball
Playboy should be set up and played as a three-ball game rather than five-ball
The Playboy game was primarily designed based on its artwork and brand appeal rather than gameplay depth
A Facebook Marketplace Playboy with autographed backglass was overpriced at $5,000 with signatures valued at $1,000+ each
Clear-coat playfield protector makes the Playboy ball significantly faster and more slippery, affecting gameplay difficulty
In the 1987-1988 period, George's bar arcade generated nearly full coin boxes of quarters weekly from Black Knight
Desk Camera is an inexpensive software solution enabling low-latency, high-quality dual-stream pinball broadcasts
No current software solution exists to automatically handle latency synchronization for multi-camera pinball streams
George acquired his Xenon approximately 10 years ago for $300 from Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
George played competitive pinball against Keith Elwin on Black Knight at California Extreme in 2003.
Pinball category averages 33 concurrent viewers on Twitch compared to Heroes of the Storm averaging 2,958 concurrent viewers
The top 10 fastest-growing pinball streamers have 1,264% lower follower growth rates than the top 10 fastest-growing Heroes of the Storm streamers
There are approximately 6,000 active Heroes of the Storm streamers versus 101 pinball streamers who produced content in the past 14 days
The most successful pinball streamer has 25,580 followers, gained 13 followers in past 2 weeks, averages 120 viewers, peaked at 170 viewers
The most successful Heroes of the Storm streamer has 430,000 followers, gained 514 followers in past 2 weeks, averages 2,343 viewers, peaked at 4,297 viewers
Streaming quality and personality matter more for follower growth than streaming duration; someone with entertainment value streaming one hour beats someone streaming 10 hours with no engagement
Data shows pinball does not support monetary success or rapid follower growth, but there are non-monetary reasons to stream pinball
Jurassic Park incorporated spinner mechanics derived from Nine Ball
Hot Hand machines selling for $1,500 are overpriced at approximately $1,000 actual value due to playfield planking and backglass issues
Joe Lemire and his roommate Nick jointly own approximately 28 pinball machines (21 set up, 7 ready to go)
One of the big manufacturers is going to come out with a Jaws pinball machine
Stern Split Second's software was never finished
Green Bay Packers owns the 'Titletown' trademark
Dave and George drove approximately 1,000 miles during the New York trip
Classic Pinball Podcast has been running for at least 10-15 years
Hot Hand is a tournament-playable pinball game
Magna-Slings on Ghostbusters Premium feature ghost cackling audio cues that play when the ball is grabbed and thrown
Storage Facility multiball can be lit by hitting the captive ball twice, through pop bumper random awards, or via Tobin's Spirit Guide after collecting 20 ghosts
Ghostbusters Pro can be played without Magna-Slings if the player prefers to remove this feature
George previously completed Storage Facility speedrun in approximately 50 seconds
Tournament play with Magna-Slings can be frustrating due to inconsistent/unexpected game reactions
Camera shutter speed set to 300 (implied: 1/300) creates insufficient light requiring ISO compensation that degrades image quality
I have nine different challenges tomorrow up against Zach Sharpe McCarthy
Mechanical engineer/designer (likely George Apidone or similar); solved AT-AT head pivot design challenge with Disney requirement
Designer who contributed additional features to Pokémon Pinball after Jack's initial layout (likely George Gomez/Stern representative)
Collaborator on T-Rex mech prototyping and ball-eating feature development
Mentioned as leading efforts alongside Seth Davis in digital/streaming initiatives at Stern
Stern representative who insisted on T-Rex inclusion and rejected initial T-Rex design iterations as insufficient
Stern employee who recruited Chuck Ernst by proposing LCD screen integration for pinball machines
Game tester for American Pinball with several years industry experience
Appears to be industry figure who has seen Pokemon game in person; Kaneda mentions enjoying time with him