Steve Kirk is a person mentioned in 1 episode(s).
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Steve Kirk was frustrated that Stern released Nine Ball without completing it due to cash flow pressures.
Steve Kirk placed sequential design numbers (SK1-SK13) on backglass of games he designed
Steve Kirk only worked in pinball design for approximately one year
Steve Kirk designed only three games that came to commercial fruition for Stern: Stars (SK-1), Nineball (SK-3), and Meteor (SK-5)
Designer of Nine Ball, was frustrated that Stern released game incomplete without adequate cash flow, interviewed about design constraints.
Designer of Nineball (SK-3), Stars (SK-1), Meteor (SK-5); founder and president of Pinball Association of America; known for wide flipper design and 'Kirk Post' mechanism
Designer of Stern Stars and other classic pinball games, known for center post geometry enabling 'Kirk pass' technique
Pinball designer, created Meteor, Stars, and other solid state games
Major collector who later became a designer for Stern, co-author of pinball book
Designer who redesigned Flight 2000 as GammaTron conversion with custom SK-numbered board system
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Steve Kirk founded and served as president of the Pinball Association of America and organized major tournaments since the 1970s
A decent V-Pin costs approximately $4,000 to build
A fully-featured V-Pin with most bells and whistles costs $5,500
Creative people in the pinball industry are structurally prevented from implementing their ideas by upper management that doesn't play games on location
Historic pinball designer; namesake for the Kirk post mechanic on X-Men; known for designing Meteor and other games with difficult playfield design
Pinball designer of Swords of Fury (System 11); previously designed Stars, Meteor, and Nineball; noted as talented but difficult to work with.
One of the players in the multi-player Batman '66 session
Chat participant who contributes observations about chat engagement at scale and streaming preparation (mentions beer checklist)
Guest co-host on Mystery Pinball Theater 3000 stream; V-Pin builder and software developer; owns mister arcade systems
Pinball player with pinball name 'KGB'; plays multiple rounds at Outer Orbit
Game designer who worked with Gary Stern on conversion kit for Bally games (Gametron, narrow-body Flight 2000 variant)
Famous naturalist and TV presenter; died September 19, 2006, after being struck by stingray barb; was the subject of The Pinball Factory's first game project
Australian wildlife expert and TV personality; game licensed to his Australia Zoo and Animal Planet series
Naturalist and conservationist; death in September 2006 halted The Pinball Factory's Crocodile Hunter game development
Pinball designer; designed Swords of Fury for Williams, brief tenure in industry
Industry figure who predicted home pinball market would be key to hobby longevity
Gamatron co-designer; placed personal design number (SK prefix) on backglass of games he designed; SK1-SK13 sequence tracked
Co-designer of Gamatron; known for preference for placing posts between flippers, resulting in term 'Kirk post' in pinball terminology
Prolific pinball designer (200+ machines including Meteor, Scars, Singalong); the Kirk Post on pinball machines named after him
Prolific Stern Pinball designer from early era; adopted 'Kirk' surname inspired by Captain Kirk; lived in car with double-digit number of cats; designed multiple games including Flight 2000
Deceased designer of Stars pinball; referenced as genius now recognized by modern community
Co-founder of Pinstar with Gary Stern; game designer who created Stars and Meteor Nine Ball for Stern Electronics. Described as 'great game designer' and 'unusual individual.'
Contractor designer for Stern; designed Stars, Meteor, and Nine Ball; worked from home on EEPROM basis
Pinball designer credited on Gamitron; worked on refining Flight 2000 into Gamitron layout
Pinball designer who lobbied manufacturers to innovate; discussed networked gaming concepts with Gottlieb; quoted critiquing management's disconnect from arcade play
Designer of Swords of Fury (1988) alongside Tony Kramer