Silverball Chronicles: A Pinball History Podcast

Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles or pick up a tee shirt at https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles Segasa or Sega S.A. Sonic (or was it just Sonic?) Pinball was Spain's major contribution to the golden age of pinball. Its products evolved from licensed electro-mechanical arcade designs to original solid-state pinball machines under the "Sonic" brand. Established 1968, Segasa (later Sega S.A. SONIC) initially, imported and distributed American amusement machines before transitioning to local manufacturing due to import restrictions. Production ceased in 1986, marking the end of Spain's efforts for world domination and it's pinball adventure… Sources: SEGA-SONIC, una historia entre el éxito y la nostalgia (Spanish) - Here 1937 Hollywood movie Way Out West. Here Segasa/Sonic Games list. Here and Here Easy Paella Recipe. Here

Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at or pick up a tee shirt at Silverball Swag Check out Flip N Out Pinball for all your pinball needs! Topic begins at 12:28 Episode Summary: Pinball has had a dramatic change since the end of the modern DMD era at Stern. The designers we all know and love from the 80s and 90s have begun to retire, slow down, or leave the industry. A new wave of designers has started to slide in and learn from the masters… The first major new designer to come along was the tournament player Keith Elwin. Some say Keith Elwin is the second coming of our lord and saviour Steve Ritchie. Others say 'in Elwin we trust'… but is that all hype? Has Keith Elwin changed the pinball designer game as much as some believe? Join us this month as we chat about the second coming golden age of pinball, Keith's dominance of tournament pinball, his deep understanding of repair, play, code, and design, his first pin, and his second smash hit follow-up! Sources: Kineticist Keith Elwin Profile Head2Head Pinball Podcast Ep. 45 - Iron Maiden Head2Head Pinball Podcast Ep. 106 - Jurassic Park Just Another Pinball Podcast - Godzilla Flip N Out Podcast with Joel E - Jaws Loser Kid Podcast - King Kong Pinside Keith Elwin Designer Profile

Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at or pick up a tee shirt at Silverball Swag Check out Flip N Out Pinball for all your pinball needs! Topic begins at 7:35 Episode Summary: In the third part of our Pinball Downunder series, we look at Homepin. Homepin was established in 2013 and was born from the hobby business of Mike Kalinowski. It seems like a really smart idea to set up manufacturing in the world's largest manufacturing country, China, but it turns out to be a mixed bag. Ron and Dave play it as straight as the possibility can from a manufacturer who struggled out of the gate, overcame some very difficult situations, knows a theme is a must, understands costs are king, and whose owner went on a podcast charm offensive, which was more offensive than charming for the pinball community. Correction: In a previous version, Taiwan was mentioned as a semi-autonomous state in the same context as Hong Kong. The episode has been edited to have this reference removed to remain politically neutral. You can read more about Taiwan here: https://tinyurl.com/b7x69hbp Sources: HomePin Games List. Here The Aussie Pinball Podcast, Ep 16 – Mike from Homepin YouTube. Mike Kalinowski. Here HomePin Facebook Page. Here

Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles or pick up a t-shirt at https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles Episode Begins at 16:52 Episode Summary: Ron and Dave Return to the Gottliebs, one of the best-known names in pinball. But did you know about Michael Gottlieb and the company he started with his father Alvin? Let's chat about Gottlieb's sale (again), the changes at the company and why they happened, Cheater the Gottlieb delivery driver, how Michael Gottlieb ended up in pinball following his family's exit, his famous pinball last name, Alvin G. & Co, when did Clowns becoming creepy, and finally what he does now! Sources: Expo Speech – Here The Gottlieb Name Change (Mylstar)- Here The Gottlieb's Picture - Here Alvin Gottlieb Obituary – Here AAMA Induction Video - Here Alvin Gottlieb Game List - here Youtube · Pistol Poker Video - here · Richard (Dick) M. Bueschel - The Pinball Historian. Pinball Expo 1985 Seminar. Here TopCast, Ep 13 Michael and Alvin Gottlieb. Pinball News. Expo 2006 Recap. Here.

Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Episode Begins at 10:10 Episode Summary: Join us this month where Dave says 'Swing on Over' like 40 times in the preamble, Ron spoils JJPs next game with the help of Jersey Jack himself, reviews of 70s style, Jack's business building and evolving that business over and over, pinball needing to move to the home consumer market, stripped down Sterns, building a company from scratch, their first game Wizard of Oz and how it changes pinball forever, and the Abass Family. Sources: Jersey Jack Pinball. Here and Here. Jersey Jack Pinball Podcast Ep 1 – Brett Abass 2011, Pinball News. New Pinball Manufacturer. Here 2013, Huffington Post. Jersey Jack Pinball CEO Explains How He's Making The Beloved Arcade Game Cool Again. Here 2013. Pinside. Early Review of Wizard of Oz. Here 2015, Pinball News – Jersey Jack Pinball Gets New Investors. Here 2017, Modern Magazine. Nature and Nurture by Beth Dunlop. Here Brett Abess LinkedIn. Here Jersey Jack Pinball Game List. Here 2013, Slate Magazine. Can This Man Save Pinball? Here