Kevin Martin is a prominent figure in the pinball community with deep ties to PAPA (Professional and Amateur Pinball Association). He worked as a programmer at Data East in the early 1990s and later founded PAPA, where he has been involved in organizing major tournaments like Pinburgh. Martin has contributed to the pinball community through tournament infrastructure, including camera equipment setup, and has been associated with classic pinball machines at regional clubs.
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Kevin Martin lost money personally on PAPA Championship events year after year
Kevin Martin has personally invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into competitive pinball
Kevin Martin's $5,000 donation was instrumental in reaching the Pinball Donut Girl funding goal
Kevin Martin founded pair Networks, Inc in summer 1995
Data East programmer who started same week as Orin Day (December 1993); later founder of Papa Facility; appeared as the drowning character 'Kevin' in Baywatch
Founder of Replay Foundation/ReplayFX; from Pittsburgh; worked at Sega briefly; founded Pair Networks web hosting company; personally loaned $410k+ to Replay Foundation; primary financial backer pumping seven figures into venue
Contributed to game rules on Tommy at Data East
Co-founder/leader of ReplayFX Foundation; signatory on closure announcement
PAPA tournament official who announced playoff brackets
President of PAPA; owns pair Networks, Inc web hosting company; competitive pinball player, tournament organizer, and creator of the Pinball Archive
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The Pinball Archive was conceived over Christmas 1991 and launched in January 1992
Working at Data East/Sega Pinball negatively impacted Kevin Martin's competitive pinball skills because he played with the glass off
Kevin Martin currently runs PAPA
Kevin Martin believes no single pinball game at the facility will be restorable
The PAPA facility had never flooded in 100-plus years prior to Hurricane Ivan
PAPA organization will recover approximately 100 playfields from salvage operations, though they are moldy and warped
The PAPA facility had no flood insurance despite its 100+ year history
President of replay organization; previously ran PAPA World Championships; involved in facilitating PAPA 21 revival
Owner and leader behind PAPA's resurgence; managed facility and tournament operations; oversaw damage assessment and salvage operations
Founder of Pair.com web hosting; organizer of PAPA pinball tournaments
Founder/organizer of PAPA, handles all computerized systems including registration and scoring
PAPA President; credited for tournament organization and facility management
PAPA figure who donated $5,000 to Pinball Donut Girl and earned Executive Producer credit
Current runner of PAPA (Professional and Amateur Pinball Association), acknowledged as world's premier competitive pinball event
Donated PAPA Player #101 for silent auction to benefit the fundraiser
Director of Papa/Replay Foundation since 2004; has personally invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into competitive pinball; led foundation through 100-year flood recovery and recent pandemic closure
President/leader of Replay organization which owns PAPA and Pinnberg; historical PAPA organizer; approved Papa 21 revival concept
Original owner of Replay Foundation collection; made final decision to fold and sell assets
Keith's college friend from Blacksburg, Virginia; attended PAPA Tournament together in 1992; worked at Data East; shaped both their careers in pinball.
Primary organizer/founder who kept Pinburgh afloat for many years and made the difficult decision to close the event
Founder and leader of Replay Foundation and PAPA; built major pinball tournament infrastructure (Pinberg, ReplayFX, PAPA Championships); sustained personal financial losses; rebuilt after 2004 flood destroyed 230 machines.
Director at Papa arcade facility where original Pinberg tournaments were held. Initially resistant to large match-play format, agreed to host after Bowen's repeated pitches.
Original PAPA founder; lent his name and provided support to PAPA 21; Andy notes 'Kevin Martin was nice enough to lend us the name and give us tons of support'
Replay Foundation representative; co-organizer of PAPA 21 revival; helped coordinate restoration of PAPA tournament series.
Pinburgh attendee and long-time tournament participant who discussed timing/scheduling challenges with Jeff Teolis
Programmer on Data East's Who's Tommy; collaborated on rules design with Lyman and Lonnie
Strong Chicago pinball player; originated 'devolved' RGP format in review of Dracula
Programmer hired same day as Orin Day (late November 1993); worked at Data East; later founded PAPA
PAPA founder/Pinburgh organizer; moved to South Carolina and contributed Lord of the Rings and Twilight Zone to Palmetto Pinball Club
PAPA personnel credited with setting up and building tournament camera equipment