Nick is a competitive pinball player and co-founder of Buffalo Pinball, a streaming channel and podcast (BDYETP) launched around 2020 with Kevin Manning/Manny. Based in the Buffalo, New York area with connections to Louisiana and Cleveland, he is an active tournament competitor who has participated in IFPA events and championships. He co-hosts the Buffalo Pinball podcast, collects approximately 19 pinball machines, and contributes to the broader pinball community through gameplay demonstrations, tournament play, and content creation.
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Dune reveal was rushed to get ahead of King Kong sales; website reveal had images on top of images and other issues.
King Kong plays faster than recent Keith Elwin games like Godzilla, with quicker multiball sequences and fewer artificial delays.
Godzilla is unsuitable for tournament play because games last ~1 hour even with top players and difficulty nerfs.
Co-creator with Kevin Manning of Buffalo Pinball streaming channel concept
Co-host of Buffalo Pinball (BDYETP) podcast; collecting 19 pinball machines; planning to continue podcast with guest hosts on quarterly schedule
Competitive player in Viking match against Scott
Pinball friend from Cleveland, Ohio area; contributed call-outs for Contra Special Force
Tournament player, practicing Volley strategy during match
Player in Concord Champ '25 semifinals Game 3/4; appears to fall behind in scoring
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Dune pricing at $11,600 is too expensive compared to Stern Premium at $9,600, especially for a non-Stern/non-JJP manufacturer.
Community is experiencing 'Zombie Yeti fatigue' due to consistent art style saturation across multiple Stern games.
King Kong Premium Edition features a more dangerous gong shot than Pro version
Nick is a tournament player known for smooth-feeling shots, particularly on Teed Off
Nick's strength is in analytical coaching rather than personal execution on pinball machines
Nick and Manny made a 16-hour round trip to North Dakota to acquire their Nintendo Red 10 as an anniversary gift
Nintendo Red 10 has two monitors and can play two different games simultaneously with swappable ROM boards
Nick's daughter Sophia collaborated on Silver Falls and was a primary influence on the Sims-inspired design
Nick is launching a quarterly newsletter sharing exclusive behind-the-scenes game development content
The wizard mode (job scene) is the only multiball mode in Silver Falls and requires completing 40 shots in randomized pairs
Silver Falls features between 24 and 30 playable character types with customizable skin tones and voice options
Scott Denise II composed chill-hop music for Silver Falls, a departure from his typical hard-edge techno style used in Total Nuclear Annihilation and Rick and Morty
Silver Falls is inspired by The Sims video game, featuring home furnishing mechanics across six rooms
The kitchen timed mode in Silver Falls is among the hardest scenes and involves a sequence of four shots to extinguish an oven fire
Beta tester Kevin from Buffalo Pinball suggested the combo system feature during Silver Falls development
Pin bucks in Silver Falls serve dual functionality as both score and in-game currency for purchasing furniture
Ghostbusters Pro has a scene-start mechanic that can be activated by highlighting any scene-eligible shot
Nick defeated Travis 4-3 in a best-of-seven match on Paragon.
Owl Eyes is a cherry quarterpound from Good River Beer
Nick has been watching Mr. Glass recently and believes it's M. Night Shyamalan's best film despite low Rotten Tomatoes rating
Williams EM games have weaker artwork and sound than Gottlieb, with 'clankity' chimes
Bally's Wizard in 1975 marked the transition point where Bally took over market dominance from Gottlieb
Gottlieb machines are more mechanically fussy and require more maintenance than Bally and Williams
Freedom middle pop prototype has only approximately 100 units in existence
Over 5,000 standard Freedom machines were manufactured
Fireball (Bally 1972) is the most recognizable EM pinball game and was featured in Playboy magazine for mainstream exposure
Nick wants an Aerosmith Pro for his birthday on May 26th
Nick was the top qualifier at the recent tournament
Three sound chips on 8-Ball Deluxe exhibit bit rot
A custom sound board exists allowing owners to play custom music on vintage pinball machines instead of factory ROM music
Spike board architecture uses LAN cables to network distributed daughter boards throughout the machine
Nick acquired his Twilight Zone machine for $38-42 and it has appreciated in value since
Nick owns a Whirlwind pinball machine located in Michigan
Nick achieved $3.5 billion score on World Cup Soccer '94 in a single game
Nick (regular co-host) is unavailable due to skiing trip and approaching the show from a different pinball perspective than Jack Danger
Nick (regular DeadFlip participant) was absent during Day 4 and 'vanished'
Nick has a more controlled, deliberate play style compared to Jack's more aggressive on-the-fly approach
Nick achieved at least one billion-point score during Road Show Battle Week
The Walking Dead bumper feed creates approximately 50-50 drain probability to flippers
The Walking Dead has louie toy accuracy of approximately 70-80% when properly shot
Nick performed maintenance/repair work on the AC/DC Premium machine during the event
Nick purchased Stern AC/DC (Premium) as his first new backbox game because of the rules complexity, not the theme
Nick finished around 60th overall at the recent Pinball Expo tournament
First player in four-player Medusa match
Co-founder of Buffalo Pinball with Kevin Manny; met in 2011-2012 through Facebook group when he purchased AC/DC pinball; manages IFPA-related league operations
Louisiana-based defending TPF champion (won first year); married to Ariel; attended Houston Expo
One of four players in the gameplay demonstration
Described as tournament player; appears with Brian in gameplay demonstration
Electric Playground team member continuing development of company's control system