The Future's Tilted

Pinball News Website·article·analyzed·Feb 23, 2026

Analysis

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TL;DR

Pinball 2000 documentary 'TILT' nearing release with pre-orders open.

Summary

Greg Maletic's long-delayed documentary about the Pinball 2000 system is nearing release under the revised title 'TILT - The Battle to Save Pinball.' Originally conceived in 2001 and titled 'The Future Of Pinball,' the film documents the history of Williams' P2000 system through interviews with key industry figures including George Gomez. Pre-orders are now available through the film's website at two price tiers ($20.99 and $29.99).

Key Claims

Greg Maletic first conceived the documentary idea in 2001 while working at a software company
high confidence · Direct statement in article about documentary's origin
Williams pinball division closed approximately one month after Greg's visit to the factory to discuss joining the company
high confidence · Chronological narrative in article: 'This was about a month before they closed the pinball division'
George Gomez discouraged Greg from joining Williams at the time, citing poor timing
high confidence · Direct quote paraphrase: 'even the George was telling Greg it wasn't a good time to be thinking of joining the company'
The documentary title was changed from 'The Future Of Pinball' to 'TILT - The Battle to Save Pinball' to appeal to a wider audience
high confidence · Greg Maletic's stated reasoning for title change
The DVD was originally slated for release in March or April 2004 but experienced significant post-production delays
high confidence · Article notes: 'DVD release slated for release in March or April of 2004 but after re-edits and a new sound track it is now almost ready'

Notable Quotes

“This was about a month before they closed the pinball division and even the George was telling Greg it wasn't a good time to be thinking of joining the company.”
Article narrator — Establishes the proximity of George Gomez's discouragement to Williams' pinball division closure and provides context for Greg's pivot to the documentary
“Greg feels the new moniker will appeal to a wider audience and more accurately reflects the film's content.”
Article narrator — Explains the rationale behind the documentary's title change from 'The Future Of Pinball' to 'TILT'

Entities

Greg MaleticpersonGeorge Gomezperson WilliamscompanyTILT - The Battle to Save PinballproductPinball 2000productThe Future Of PinballproductTilt-Movie.comproduct

Signals

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event_signal: Documentary provides archival record and industry perspective on Pinball 2000, a significant chapter in pinball history and the context of Williams' market exit
high · Documentary interviews 'key players in the story of Pinball 2000' and documents what was meant to be 'the saviour of pinball for Williams'
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event_signal: Major documentary about pinball industry history (Pinball 2000 system) nearing release after multi-year post-production delays
high · Article announces 'TILT - The Battle to Save Pinball' is 'almost ready to start shipping' with pre-orders now available

Topics

Pinball 2000 system history and legacyprimaryWilliams pinball division closureprimaryDocumentary production and releaseprimaryIndustry figure interviews (George Gomez)secondaryPinball industry preservation and archivalsecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.75)— The article presents the documentary's completion and imminent release in a favorable light. The tone is informational and celebrates the achievement of bringing this long-delayed project to fruition. The narrative of Greg's persistence and eventual pivot to the documentary despite industry headwinds adds a positive, inspiring quality.

Transcript

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The long awaited documentary on the Pinball 2000 project is about to be released. Greg Maletic first got the idea for a documentary about what should have been the saviour of pinball for Williams back in 2001. He was working at a software company but was looking for a new challenge, had decided to make a movie and this subject fitted the bill perfectly. Another reason for the film's subject was Greg's interest in starting a business taking old pinball games and adding new, more contemporary themes to them. His software developer skills led him to the Pinball 2000 system and he contacted Williams to ask if they were interested in working with him to develop it further. They weren't but Greg persisted and enquired about designing games for the system instead which led to him visiting the Williams factory and talking with George Gomez about perhaps joining Williams. This was about a month before they closed the pinball division and even the George was telling Greg it wasn't a good time to be thinking of joining the company. So instead he turned to the documentary idea. After interviewing the key players in the story of Pinball 2000 he then embarked on the long journey of post-producing the documentary. Called "The Future Of Pinball" the film was promoted to TV companies with a DVD release slated for release in March or April of 2004 but after re-edits and a new sound track it is now almost ready to start shipping. But there is one final change made to the documentary - its title. Gone is "The Future Of Pinball", while in comes "TILT - The Battle to Save Pinball". Greg feels the new moniker will appreal to a wider audience and more accurately reflects the film's content. The new website The film's website also has a new address at www.Tilt-Movie.com and you can now pre-order the DVD of the documentary. There are two flavours - the basic version and the complete version which cost $20.99 and $29.99 respectively - and a movie poster for $29.99. In all cases, pre-ordering through the website saves some or all of the postage costs. Back to the front page