Marino Zaccaria, Co-Founder of Zaccaria Pinball, Has Died

Kineticist·article·analyzed·Dec 1, 2025

Analysis

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TL;DR

Marino Zaccaria, Zaccaria Pinball co-founder, has died.

Summary

Kineticist published an obituary notice for Marino Zaccaria, co-founder of Zaccaria Pinball, a historic pinball manufacturer. The article is primarily a byline/author bio for Colin, the chief editor at Kineticist, rather than substantive content about Zaccaria's life or legacy.

Key Claims

Marino Zaccaria, co-founder of Zaccaria Pinball, has died
high confidence · Article title; Kineticist publication

Entities

Marino ZaccariapersonZaccaria PinballcompanyColinperson Kineticistorganization This Week in Pinballorganization New England Pinball LeagueorganizationPin-Masters of New EnglandorganizationJoker Pokergame

Signals

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historical_signal: Death of Marino Zaccaria, co-founder of Zaccaria Pinball, a historic manufacturer
high · Article title: 'Marino Zaccaria, Co-Founder of Zaccaria Pinball, Has Died'

Topics

Industry history and legacyprimaryNotable industry figures and their contributionsprimaryPinball media and publishingsecondary

Sentiment

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Transcript

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Like what you're reading? Get pinball news, analysis, and deep dives delivered to your inbox. Get pinball news, analysis, and deep dives delivered to your inbox. Colin is the chief pixel pusher at Kineticist. He's a lifetime gamer who became enamored with pinball after taking in a family copy of the 1979 classic Joker Poker (the EM version). Since then he's bought, sold and repaired many machines, competed in all kinds of tournaments, and contributes to This Week in Pinball, the New Robert Englunds Pinball League, and Pin-Masters of New Robert Englunds. Previously, Colin spent over a decade working in marketing for agencies and tech startups. He also started and ran a music blog, happy hour website, and wrote a regular craft beer review column for Central Track in Dallas. Once aspired to be an artsy film director.