California Extreme is an annual pinball and gaming convention/show held in the Bay Area, established by at least the early 2010s. It serves as a major hub for the pinball community, hosting tournaments, early access gameplay opportunities, and attracting both casual and competitive players. The event is closely associated with Bay Area pinball culture and has been featured in pinball documentaries like Flipped.
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Arcade/pinball event in 2015 where Jay Adelson and Ron Richards conceptualized hardware-based solution
Historic pinball tournament event where Dave competed in 2003; featured notable players like Neil Schatz and Keith Elwynn.
Annual arcade and pinball show held in July in Northern California; major collector showcase; attracts rare and prototype games; community gathering for arcade enthusiasts
July 2019 pinball and arcade show in Santa Clara, California; features pinball, arcade games, video games, and pre-video mechanical arcade
Annual gaming convention where Jim Martin played his first pinball tournament
July 2020 pinball event, cancellation status unknown as of May 20, 2020 episode recording
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Annual pinball expo; 2020 event canceled; virtual alternative planned for July 5 with online seminars
Annual West Coast arcade machine show in Santa Clara, CA; major venue for pinball and arcade gaming; features tournaments, seminars, and multiplayer experiences
Arcade/gaming expo in California where Joe Abate displayed his laser disc collection restoration work
Annual arcade and pinball festival that Jeff Rivera attends regularly
July 29-30, Santa Clara CA; vintage arcade and pinball show; convention-style at Hyatt; Spencer attended 2 years prior
Major pinball show in California; growing attendance creating crowding issues; tournament format changed to Bay Bird match-play format
San Jose pinball and arcade show; October 2021; smaller than usual; organized by Mark and TJ
California pinball/arcade show, mixed retro gaming focus, video game integration, one-room venue, beer pricing $14
Gaming event in California where Eric Stone and George competed together; Eric's first pinball tournament experience
Annual pinball and arcade show attended by Ron and Bruce; features rare vintage machines and tournament play; 2016 event had Keith Elwin dominating tournament
Gaming expo/convention in Santa Clara, Bay Area; host mentions planning to attend this weekend
Two years prior, streamer discovered virtual Congo here; tournament venue
Arcade/pinball event where streamer played Godzilla and interacted with community members like Flipstream
Annual arcade/pinball event where Kingpin is available to play
Historical pinball tournament; Jason Lewin was top classics qualifier ~15 years ago
Major pinball event in Bay Area; Xyren plans to compete there; earned 1,238 WPPR
2015 show in San Francisco where Scorebit founders had initial concept conversation
Large arcade/pinball event where paper scoresheet problems inspired D'Angelo to develop tournament management software; annual tradition
Arcade/pinball event where Andre teaches pinball strategy classes
Arcade/pinball event where Manu briefly played Led Zeppelin Pro version and walked away unimpressed
Arcade/retro gaming event where Jon Hey discovered and first played TNA around 2017-2018
Tournament where Manu competed and placed 16th
Pinball event where host played Elvis machine; noted condition was poor
Pinball/arcade tournament featured in Wizard Mode documentary
Large pinball competition venue/event featured in the documentary
Venue where scenes from Pinball Donut Girl were filmed; provided location and pinball machine access
Gaming convention where one scene of Pinball Donut Girl was filmed
Show where Skit-B announced Experts of Dangerous
Arcade/pinball expo in August 2023 where pre-production Venom units likely to appear
Gaming convention where DRI374 conducted interview with Randy Martinez about Masters of the Universe artwork
Pinball/arcade event going remote this year with Zen Studios sponsorship/support
Convention Kyle attended early in his community engagement
Major arcade and pinball gaming convention/expo in California featuring hundreds of playable machines, vendors, and homebrews
Early major tournament; one of founding ~10 annual events in early IFPA era
Arcade/retro gaming event; Carl visited Winchester Mystery House during trip to California Extreme approximately 20 years ago
Tournament Johnny regularly attends with good success
Retro gaming/arcade event where Jay Adelson conceived the idea of adding automatic score capture device to machines.
Major expo event that adopted limited qualifying format alongside Texas Pinball Festival
Pinball tournament with good reputation per Trent
Regional circuit event in Bay Area that draws national-level competition from West Coast
Pinball and gaming conference where Dwight attempted collaborative wizard mode invention for Ghostbusters; audience reception poor, blamed for code delays (humorously).
Major arcade and pinball convention; sometimes conflicts with Pinberg scheduling; recommended as alternative for tournament play
Major Bay Area pinball event that epitomizes pinball culture for Miller; featured in Flipped documentary footage; scheduled same weekend as Pinburg
Annual tournament where DeAngelo began competitive play; inspired development of It Never Drains software to address tournament efficiency issues
Tournament where Bowen serves as organizer while also competing; he finds simultaneous organizer/player role 'very harrowing'
Arcade/gaming event in 2015 where Adelson pivoted Scorbit concept from app to hardware solution
Venue where speaker played Jaws 50th Anniversary before show opened; early access gameplay
Previous tournament where commentator provided Walking Dead finals commentary; location where Zach competed
Major pinball event where Michael previously filmed with camcorder without proper white balance adjustment, resulting in poor video quality
Pinball/arcade event where Ron and Brian introduced Jay to pinball machines
Annual pinball/gaming convention/show. Kyle first attended ~2010-2011, has attended almost every year since, indicating long engagement with community.
Pinball tournament/expo event being covered