Twippies (This Week in Pinball Awards) is an annual community-driven pinball industry awards show that recognizes achievements across game design, artwork, sound, layout/code, and media categories. Originally organized by Jeff Patterson and later managed by Colin of Kineticist, the awards have evolved from comprehensive multi-page category structures to simplified game-focused formats. The event has faced significant credibility challenges, including voting methodology controversies, participation collapse (from 3,000-6,000 votes historically to ~260-700 in recent years), management changes, and content creator toxicity issues that led to category cancellations and reinstatements.
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Avatar won best art package award at Twippies 2024; Uncanny X-Men won top innovation award for Danger Room feature.
Pinball Map won the Twippies Best Pinball App award in 2021 and the category was discontinued for 2022 and 2023
The Twippies content creator awards experienced a dramatic decline in participation with only 477 combined votes for top 13 creators
Annual pinball industry awards; results discussed extensively in episode
Annual content creator awards presented by This Week in Pinball, live ceremony cancelled due to community threats and toxicity.
Annual This Week in Pinball awards; referenced for game of the year categories; Evil Dead and Harry Potter noted as top contenders for 2024
Annual pinball industry awards presented by This Week in Pinball, voting starts January 3, ceremony in February at Wormhole Houston.
Annual pinball industry awards show; described as providing relief and entertainment during difficult period
Annual pinball community awards show with voting eligibility controversies; categories include Game of the Year, Best Rules (Lyman F. Sheets Jr. Award), Best Animations, Best Sound.
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The Twippies have experienced governance issues requiring community reset and refocus in 2023
Twippies 2024 will not have a live stream and will be recorded at Texas Pinball Festival
Coin Op Carnival lost to Pinball Magazine's newsletter in Twippies voting despite Pinball Magazine not having an issue that year
Jeff may not be involved with the Twippies/This Week in Pinball Awards this year for the first time
Twippies awards show is moving from basement broadcast to live event at Texas Pinball Festival with expected red carpet/dress-up format
The Twippies awards have grown from an initially dismissed joke to something that manufacturers and content creators actively compete for and take seriously.
Community awards/event; host poses question about who will host in 2020
Annual pinball industry awards; Pinball Map won 2021 award for best pinball app in Texas; category discontinued after 2021
Pinball community awards for 2023; Don involved in best theme category; video encapsulation project in progress
Pinball awards/voting event; pre-voting occurring now; results announced Jan 1st; ceremony to be held live at TPF (The Pinball Fandom)
Annual pinball industry awards presented by This Week in Pinball; 2025 edition featured experimental format with comedy sketches, interviews, and vignettes
Awards ceremony at Pinball Expo; Kaneda involved in voting/shorts selection; annual tradition with controversy around voting legitimacy
Annual pinball award show; format recently changed with Jeff Patterson stepping aside; hosted by Jeff Teolis (or to be determined); last show was 'so bad' that Kaneda questions attending next year; no hype in community; Kaneda advocates for return to Greg/Zach hosting model
Annual pinball community awards show; Kaneda campaigning for 6th consecutive win in favorite pinball podcaster category
Annual pinball industry awards; Thunderbirds, Supreme, and Homepins scored poorly; Iron Maiden, Pirates of the Caribbean, Deadpool, Alice Cooper performed well; Game of the Year decision anticipated to favor Iron Maiden
Annual pinball community awards show; voting is public-based; Kaneda won six consecutive years before losing this year by 0.1% margin; Kaneda previously had issues with the event and is now de-emphasizing its importance
Pinball community awards show; historically broadcast from basement, now moving to live event at Texas Pinball Festival; Scott won Best Sound & Call Outs and Best Light Show last year, nominated for Game of the Year
Awards ceremony at TPF; recognizes Game of the Year, Best Sound, and other categories; Kent and Bill presenting an award but unsure which one
This Week in Pinball annual awards, nomination season starting with Game of the Year contenders
Industry awards show referenced as cautionary tale; creators (Dennis and Greg) discuss legacy issues and potential reinvention; topic of controversy regarding voting credibility
Pinball community awards; voting announced as active during this episode (voting at twippies.com).
Annual pinball industry awards ceremony held at TPF; Kaneda won for sixth consecutive year in podcast category
Pinball awards/community event; hosts watched it while in Wyoming; treated as community fun rather than serious competition
Pinball community awards/recognition event; host claims intent to take over coverage
Annual pinball competition/community event held in Houston; 2024 edition was reboot at Wormhole; featured awards for innovation and art; planned for return in 2025.
Annual pinball community awards presented by This Week in Pinball, now hosted by Todd Tuckey (newly announced)
Annual awards for pinball locations worldwide; Pinball Palace placed second multiple times
Annual pinball industry awards; Kaneda mentions voting for favorite podcaster and content creator categories
Pinball awards event happening 'this weekend'; Kaneda claims to have won best podcast 6 years in a row; planning Facebook Live watch party with audience
Awards event hosted at Wormhole, attended by Retro Ralph, Jamie, Aaron, and Ian; community celebration
Annual pinball industry awards show, pre-voting happening during podcast recording
Annual pinball industry awards; Next Level won 'best pinball location' category for 4+ years running
Industry event Don attended ~2-2.5 weeks before this podcast; toured Barrels of Fun warehouse; requires NDAs for unreleased game viewing
Pinball community award show in Texas; only pinball awards ceremony; Kaneda plans to attend and hopes to wear cargo shorts
Annual pinball industry awards; Josh and Scott co-hosted a bit for the event; awards include Rookie of the Year and other categories
Annual pinball awards event; host expects Rush to win most awards; scheduled for Saturday night (date not specified); host describes less hype than previous year
This Week in Pinball year-end awards; awards ceremony scheduled for live Friday, January 19th; hosted by Zach and Greg from Straight Down the Middle
Annual pinball industry awards ceremony organized by TWIP; subject of host selection announcement
Pinball content creator awards; Kaneda criticizes declining participation and viewership; he received 664 votes last year
Annual pinball industry awards held in Texas (2025); hosted by Jamie Birchall, Aaron Winnick, Retro Ralph, and others; experienced Comcast outage forcing hotspot backup; featured categories including Best Podcast, Best Magazine, Location Awards; controversially designed with weighted voting system.
Award ceremony where Retro Ralph won breakout creator of the year; venue for Barrels of Fun factory tour
Annual pinball community awards with pre-voting phase open; podcast category includes multiple nominees with ranking/point system
Annual pinball industry awards based on fan voting; 2021 results discussed extensively in this episode
Annual pinball industry awards; Kaneda mentions competing them in Texas soon
Community awards voting event for pinball podcasts and streaming content, source of recent community drama and criticism
Annual pinball industry awards; People's Choice Awards positioned as alternative/complement
Community awards event for pinball content/personalities; Kaneda's Podcast is nominated for 'favorite pinball podcast' category
Pinball podcast awards; Kaneda's Pinball Podcast won 5 times.
Annual pinball awards show; hosting duties transferring from Zach Meny and Greg Bone; selection process underway; tension around Stern dominance in awards voting; Drew, Ian joking about hosting applications
Annual pinball industry awards that Drew and Scott are voting on, mentioned as a yearly tradition
Annual pinball industry awards; voting period actively underway; Poor Man's Pinball nominated for podcasting category
Pinball industry awards that recognized Guns N' Roses as Game of the Year in 2020
Annual pinball industry awards; Don't Panic Flip host is a runner-up in Best Streamer category
Annual end-of-year pinball industry awards presented by TWIP, voting begins December with live award show in January.
Annual pinball industry awards show voted on by the community; 2020 edition featured Guns N' Roses' dominant sweep
Referenced as separate awards; Emoto edited Twippy awards the previous year; Carrie mentions being aware of various opinions about pinball awards generally
Annual pinball industry awards ceremony; significant production effort; 2026 edition will have a new host
2021 awards ceremony; annual pinball industry awards recognizing content creators and community contributions
This Week in Pinball Awards; 2024 ceremony where Guns N' Roses dominated; host questions relevance to broader market
Pinball community awards/voting results; host plans deep analysis of industry implications in Episode 50
Pinball industry awards ceremony occurring this weekend; host nominated for YouTube category; uncertain about placement
Annual people's choice awards for pinball; removed eight media/content creator categories (streamer, podcast, YouTube, website) for 2023 voting citing Promoter database logistical issues
Major pinball content creator awards; 2024 ceremony cancelled; new content creator category added; voting now open
Annual pinball industry awards with eligibility rules for remakes being contested
Annual community awards for pinball games and industry contributions; 2020 edition featured prerecorded ceremony aired as YouTube Premiere
Awards given by This Week in Pinball for pinball machines, content, tournaments, and community; voted at start of 2019, announced live at Texas Pinball Festival late March 2019.
Annual pinball industry awards; happening in March 2022 at Texas Pinball Festival; anticipated Godzilla will dominate
Annual pinball industry awards held by This Week in Pinball; 2021 iteration released detailed voting breakdowns for first time
Existing People's Choice Awards run by Jeff; Pinball Industry Awards designed as separate critics' choice alternative, not replacement
Annual pinball industry awards; returning after year(s) absence; ballot opened today per episode
Annual pinball community awards voting; ranked podcasts, content creators, and industry figures; recent results discussed; voting occurs annually
This Week in Pinball annual awards; 2024 format changes include no live stream, recording at Texas Pinball Festival, VOD release later
Annual pinball awards voted by community; Godzilla dominated 2023 ceremony.
This Week in Pinball Awards; Dennis mentions Jeff may not be involved this year (first time), awards planning involves panel of people
Community awards for pinball games and content; voting conducted at twippies.com; judges various categories including Best Animations and Sound/Music
Annual pinball industry awards organized by This Week in Pinball and Kineticist; Electric Bat Cast won Best Location Southwest and Podcast of the Year
Pinball awards ceremony hosted by Bash; Josh and Jamie both hosted in 2023; video version re-uploaded through Zencaster platform caused copyright issues.
Annual pinball community awards; Franchi redesigned artwork with new colorway, removed comb-shaped background element
Pinball podcast awards competition; The Super Awesome Pinball Show mentioned as potential nominee
Pinball community awards voting; The Super Awesome Pinball Show ranked #4 despite hiatus
Pinball community awards show hosted by Kineticist (Jeff Patterson) with Carrie and Emoto; streamed during COVID-19 lockdown
Annual pinball community award voting; JAWS predicted as strong contender
Pinball community awards; multiple categories including Game of the Year, Best Podcast, Best Video Creator, Innovation of the Year, LCD
Annual pinball community awards; February 22 ceremony at Wormhole Pinball in Houston; Retro Ralph co-hosting; Don purchased ticket for $40
End-of-February award event; Barrels of Fun hosting factory tour/meet-and-greet
Annual pinball awards ceremony; moving to February 2025; hosting at Wormhole in Houston; Don attending for first time
Community awards event; originally to be hosted by Greg Bone and Zach Menne; both stepping down; now operating under Jeff's leadership with new hosting arrangements.
Annual pinball community awards; Jaws dominated 2024 results; X-Men won Innovation category
Awards ceremony at TPF with after-party featuring various pinball games
Pinball industry awards; host congratulates recent winners and organizers
Pinball streaming/content awards; eliminated content creator category then reinstated as unified category after feedback
Annual pinball industry awards (This Week in Pinball Awards); mainstream competitor to D-Genies; voting recently closed; focuses on industry professionals rather than media
Community voting awards; discussed in context of AI art controversy and potential winners
Pinball fan awards show presented by Jamie/Retro Ralph; hosts clarify they support the event despite not covering it
Annual pinball industry awards; 2026 edition premiering February 7th at 7 PM EST on YouTube with new format; budget crisis discussed; donating 10% of fundraising to Strong National Museum of Play
Annual pinball industry awards; Rachel and Kale have won most awards for podcasting as a team
Pinball awards ceremony; voting currently open; Kaneda questions momentum and suggests Pinball at the Beach as better venue
This Week in Pinball's annual awards; Kaneda dismisses voting starting Monday as having minimal engagement; describes awards as 'dead'
Annual This Week in Pinball community awards; overlapping with Kaneda's awards timing; some games ineligible for Twippies but eligible for Kudos
Annual pinball industry awards show being hosted by Kaneda; scheduled for tonight
Pinball community awards; voting underway; Evil Dead art package ineligibility criticized by Kaneda
Award show; Kaneda lost to Kale/Rachel due to weighted voting system changes; potentially returning with new format
Award event that published images of the game reveal
Annual pinball media awards driving competition and conflict between content creators; cited as motivation for TPN's creation to reduce inter-media competition.
People's Choice pinball awards show; removed then reinstated Content Creators Awards; cancelled live presentation at Texas Pinball Festival; award show drama overshadowed industry news
Annual pinball industry awards hosted by Kineticist; both Zach and Dennis requesting removal from media categories ballot due to toxicity
Annual pinball industry awards run by This Week in Pinball; voting opened January 1st; subject of critique by hosts
Pinball industry awards show featuring celebrity announcers including Elijah Wood and Weasley twins; Zach and Greg Bone won Best YouTube Content Provider; teased potential Back to the Future announcement
Existing annual pinball community awards run by This Week in Pinball based on public voting; the Pinball Industry Awards designed to complement rather than replace
Annual pinball industry awards; Godzilla predicted to dominate 2021 categories; potential competition from Halloween and Metallica
Community People's Choice Award for pinball content; Triple Drain nominated for podcast, Flippin' Out for streaming, Fox City Pinball for streaming.
Annual pinball community awards voting; Triple Drain placed 7th in podcast category
Pinball community awards event where Albert will sit next to Retro Ralph; Christopher Franchi won and famously smashed his award.
Annual pinball awards event hosted by Wormhole Pinball; first iteration occurred recently with significant technical challenges; planning for 2026 expansion
Annual pinball community awards; cancelled content creator categories, disappointing community content creators
Community voting awards for pinball content; voting currently open; Zach's homebrew eligible for best homebrew category
Annual pinball industry awards; Guns N' Roses won seven awards including Game of the Year; mentioned in context of consumer validation and sales influence
Annual pinball community awards show where Macho made notable appearance and performance
Annual community voting awards for pinball players; Neil and Tom are finalists in best player of the year category
Texas Pinball Festival fan-voted awards created by Jeff Patterson for This Week in Pinball; Zach discusses their importance for team morale vs. sales metrics
Community awards ceremony celebrating pinball culture across different categories, held during TPF
Annual pinball industry awards; Silver Ball Chronicles received nomination/second place finish
Tournament/award show hosted at Wormhole; relocating due to internet outage issues; Don has nonrefundable deposit for new venue; continuing under rebranding
Annual pinball community awards operated by Kineticist/Colin. Kaneda documents collapse in participation: 2025 GOTY (Harry Potter) received ~260 votes vs. 3,000-5,000 in prior years. Kaneda declares awards destroyed/credibility lost.
Annual community awards for pinball games; 2024/2025 winners include Harry Potter (Best Game), Kong (Best Layout/Code), Evil Dead (Best Sound), Franchi (Best Artwork)
Annual pinball industry awards ceremony; 2025 edition scheduled for February in Houston at Wormhole Pinball; Erika helping secure sponsorships
Industry-oriented awards run by Colin/Kineticist; described as 'black tie industry event'; Roundtable Awards explicitly positioned not to compete with but to complement
Annual pinball industry awards; subject of controversy regarding toxicity in media/content creator category; hosts call for elimination of streamer award
2019 pinball industry awards ceremony held virtually due to pandemic; Black Knight Sword of Rage featured prominently in results
Annual pinball awards; 2025 edition had format changes; Stern won 66% of awards; Labyrinth won multiple despite being new company
Annual pinball industry awards; 2026 iteration held on Valentine's Day via new YouTube channel with new format; received significantly lower viewership than prior years
Pinball awards simplified in 2026 to 7 game-focused categories; previously had 5-6 pages of categories including locations and podcasts; organized by Colin of Kineticist
Annual pinball industry awards; voting closes Feb 20; premiere broadcast Feb 7 at 7 PM ET on YouTube with $285,000+ production budget
Pinball awards event organized by Ralph; caused significant stress and sleep deprivation; internet redundancy issues occurred
Annual pinball awards show celebrating entire hobby; simplified this year to commercial game awards only; previously hosted at Wormhole Pinball Houston
Annual pinball industry awards; Electric Bat won first place for reliability and entertainment value
This Week in Pinball awards voting; Orbital Albert participates and discusses voting process
Pinball industry awards ceremony scheduled for March 27th; being heavily promoted across podcast episode
Pinball podcast awards criticized by Kaneda for voting methodology and lack of transparency
Pinball industry awards; Canada announces he will no longer participate, citing compromised integrity and questionable voting results
Annual pinball awards; Kaneda comments on awards structure, eligibility decisions, and voting process
Pinball community awards; described as 'dead' after new management; voting participation collapsed (6,000 votes when Kaneda was nominee vs. ~700 now); Kaneda Podcast has more listeners than Twippies gets votes
End-of-year pinball community awards. Allegedly corrupted by Colin and no longer relevant.
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