Texas Pinball Festival (TPF) is an annual pinball industry event held in Frisco, Texas, serving as a major venue for game reveals, tournaments, and community gatherings. The event functions as a showcase platform for established manufacturers (Spooky, American Pinball, Stern, Hexa) and homebrew creators, attracting podcasters, players, and industry figures. TPF has evolved into a significant calendar event competing with similar gatherings like Pinball on the Beach, with notable activity around game debuts, public playtesting, and awards recognition.
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Pinball show referenced throughout; multiple games on display including Beetlejuice, Pokemon, Yukon Yeti
Major pinball show where Whitewater 2 will be debuted; Chris Turner cannot attend due to Japan vacation
Tournament/exhibition event where Ralph will play Yukon Yeti, happening soon after podcast recording
Upcoming pinball event mentioned where Pokémon and other games will be available
Event where Beetlejuice will be playable
Pinball show event in UK; Evil Dead was on floor for four days; Harry Potter was demoed
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Pinball tournament/convention; Turner Pinball showed Ninja Eclipse at TPF 2023 (early prototype) and TPF current year (standard cabinet, successful reception)
Pinball event both hosts attending; referenced as timeframe for various discussions
Pinball convention/expo; Pin Lights Pro and Pin Grips launching/debuting there; Brad Robach's first official booth appearance
Industry tradeshow where manufacturers collaborate and display games; hosts Twippies awards
Pinball event referenced in context where Macho shirts could be worn
Event where Scooby-Doo will be playable; Kaneda expects public play opportunity
Convention/show where GTF was displayed and demonstrated. Abbreviated reference, likely 'Texas Pinball Festival' or similar regional event.
The Pinball Factory or similar event; venue where Weird Al pinball will debut publicly; Jeff Teolis attending, Marty not attending in 2022
Pinball event George is attending, driving Wednesday night, potentially bringing GOTG Pro if wizard mode is beaten
Texas Pinball Festival, major tournament event postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19
Major pinball expo in Texas (March 2024); expected to feature multiple new game reveals including Scooby-Doo, Pulp Fiction, Godfather, Jersey Jack title, Stern title, American Pinball, and mystery surprise game
Pinball event (likely Texas Pinball Festival); host plans to watch livestreams and content from; host hired a 'pin turn' intern to help attend
Pinball event (Texas Pinball Festival implied) where Evil Dead generated significant buzz; venue where Bug and Luke from Spooky sold merchandise
Major pinball event featured in calendar dates
The Pinball Fraternity; major pinball community gathering/competition event
Pinball event where TOTAN 2.0 kit unboxing was conducted (likely The Pinball Fest or similar regional tournament)
Tournament or expo where Haggis Pinball was planning to debut finished Celts game before COVID-19 shutdown
Tournament/event that Hardy attended and became sick from (got 'major crud on Sunday')
Tournament or expo venue where host played Alien Pinball multiple times and came away unimpressed
Pinball event in March 2024 where Cary Hardy first saw Ninja Eclipse in earlier homebrew development stage
Texas Pinball Festival; both hosts planning to attend; Dennis plans to record podcast episode there
Pinball tournament event; ranked among top events alongside Pinball Expo
Pinball expo/tournament where Galactic Tank Force was publicly played, revealing target bracket weakness
Pinball tournament/expo where Final Resistance debuts; Multimorphic's home show; expected to have multiple Final Resistance machines in playable state
Texas Pinball Festival; earlier release window that Barrels and American Pinball games missed
Major pinball tournament; mentioned alongside Space City Open as featured on Wormhole streams
Texas Pinball Festival; show venue where games are displayed and demo units may be available for sale
The Pinball Makers Forum or similar event; Portal launched right before TPF; Chicago audience hasn't seen Portal in person yet as of episode record.
Major pinball tournament event; Wormhole Pinball providing commentary coverage with newly upgraded streaming infrastructure
Texas Pinball Festival; major industry event where Silver first encountered Multimorphic in 2012; hosting Princess Bride world debut; Buffalo Pinball planning livestream coverage.
Major pinball show/tournament that cancelled; refunds offered as rollover credit to 2021; selling merchandise as collector's items
Texas Pinball Festival; host mentions playing Sega Star Wars at TPF 'pretty recently'
Texas Pinball Festival; Don hopes Turner brings strong game; Portal called 'game of the show'
Texas Pinball Festival; venue where Kyle debuted Friday the 13th; location where Kyle drew initial Big Trouble in Little China cocktail napkin sketch
Texas Pinball Festival where Mad Max was showcased and received feedback leading to difficulty rebalancing
Texas Pinball Festival where Moran purchased his Trident starter kit two years prior to Turbo Time development
Event where Evil Dead was played publicly, contributing to sellout demand
Texas Pinball Festival in March (Frisco); mentioned as venue for Hexa's Three Musketeers game reveal and future announcements
Texas Pinball Festival; six months post-Expo; potential venue for Hexa's second game reveal/launch; Spooky new game expected by then
Texas Pinball Festival; positioned as better for playing maximum number of games vs Pinball at the Beach
Texas Pinball Festival; mentioned as comparison event to Pinball on the Beach
Texas Pinball Festival; venue where Ryan played Cosmic Carnival and Kingpin; major show for game testing
Texas Pinball Festival; major annual show where Haggis decided not to debut Wraith
Texas Pinball Festival; referenced as venue for reveals; unlikely Barrels of Fun reveal without prior creator invites
Texas Pinball Festival, venue where Van Es met Charlie (Spooky contact) and began Rob Zombie involvement
Texas Pinball Festival; rumored venue for American Pinball new game reveal (March 2026)
Texas Pinball Festival mentioned regarding voting for 'best dressed' and Kaneda's awards consideration; enthusiasm concerns noted
Texas Pinball Festival; location where hosts played Big Lebowski; hosted podcaster panel