I racked up 105 consecutive wins in a single Mortal Kombat 2 session before willingly losing

I helped establish the QA department at Midway Games

I worked at Midway Games from 1994 to 2001 and tested Mortal Kombat 1, 2, 3, and Revolution X

The original Mortal Kombat development team consisted of fewer than 10 people

Modern console Mortal Kombat games have 400-500 person development teams plus outsourcers

I have seen Skinny Puppy live 24 times and photographed them 6-7 times

Mike Vinikour is the only person in the pinball or video game industry who creates rule sets without being a coder

Gary Stern is the true savior of pinball who kept the company alive through multiple industry extinction-level downturns, not Roger Sharp

Lonnie Moore appeared in his first-ever public panel with MXV at Expo 2023 despite his career-long preference for avoiding public appearances

Spectre weapon perks are coming to Bond in the next update, hopefully soon, with add-a-ball perk allowing once-per-ball resurrection of multiball

Eight-Ball Beyond is an impressive homebrew with complete art, LCD integration, full rule set, and custom RGB-lit pool ball targets that impressed a normally cynical observer

Bond Premium and LE will receive exclusive features like Jetpack and Bird One Lock that Pro models will never receive, and these will not be added virtually to Pro versions

MXV survived three major industry downturns during his almost 30-year career at Stern and predecessors

Pinball Expo will reach its 40th anniversary next year and Rob Burke proposed expanding to Wednesday-Saturday format to prevent panel scheduling conflicts

MXV invented the swipe-a-ball mechanic for Stranger Things Premium/LE and is reusing it for Bond Premium/LE with physical ball lock implementation

Homebrew pinball community is consistently improving year-over-year in quality and design sophistication

Stern's current industry position and modern pinball revival would not exist without Gary Stern's decision to keep the company alive through near-extinction periods

Spectre weapon perks for Bond are coming 'super soon, hopefully the next update'

Each Spectre weapon perk will provide a lasting effect for the rest of the game, including an add-a-ball perk for multiballs

Swipe-a-ball mechanic was invented by Vinikour on Stranger Things

Bond Premium and LE will have swipe-a-ball and future features (Jetpack, Bird One Lock) that Pro will never receive

Gary Stern is 'the true man who saved pinball' deserving movie and book status, more than Roger Sharp

Stern Pinball nearly didn't survive the 2008 financial crisis

Perils of Fun debuted Labyrinth at Expo 2023 without prior announcement, as a new startup approach

Vinikour has survived three industry downturns in his almost 30-year career

Martini shot on Bond awards smart missiles and escalating points (1-10 million) when shot repeatedly

Mike Vinikour defeated Tim Sexton in the undercard Deadpool tournament match in best of 3

Mike Vinikour will appear at the Stern booth at ZapCon in Mesa, Arizona to challenge players for prizes

Mike Vinikour accepted the award on behalf of the Stern Pinball team