Steven talks about Deeproot Pinball’s unreleased Space Cadet-inspired project designed by Barry Oursler, shares the story behind designing Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge as a tribute to the late Barry Oursler, and breaks down his math-brained, come-from-behind win on Twilight Zone at District 82.
We also get into diversity in competitive pinball, women in the scene with Bells and Chimes, and the story behind Steven’s t-shirt.
Stern Media Day is in Optimus Prime’s rear view mirror. Here is what Players though of it:
Featuring: Grownup Adjacent, Retro Ralph, COOLTOY, Andrew Retro Gamer, Vic VP, “Chad the Bird!”, Dirty Pool Pinball, James Fremont, Lead Game Designer, Elliot Eisman, Lead Software Developer, Elizabeth Gieske, Software Developer, Mike Kyzivat, Game Designer, Jack Danger (Pokémon, Uncanny X-Men, Foo Fighters)
IFPA Pin-Masters – a tradition unlike any other. This year, the tradition was held at ORD Pinball near Chicago, Illinois. A site where many pinball Players, including State Pinball Champions, dared to navigate the most sensitive slingshots known to mankind and the toughest PinGolf target scores.
As Roger was making quick work of the electromechanical game Wild Card, it malfunctioned. That gave us the opportunity to have a conversation with him about Pin-Masters and competitive pinball in general while the game was being repaired.
Grownup Adjacent Pinball Livestream interviews Jake Danzig of Killdozer Studios about his game, Monster League Hockey. The game was shown at Texas Pinball Festival 2026.
After the festival, Jake Danzig provided an update on progress with the game, what was learned and potential shipping timelines.
Hear about Jason’s pinball journey starting at a young age in the Jersey Pinball Association (shout-out!), and what it took to become the top-ranked Player. How much does he practice? What does he know about the rules of the games? How does he balance school life and pinball life … and more.
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And perhaps the most important question, does he like Raven?
Tilt Trek visits the showroom of recently minted Stern Dealer / Distributor, Lock Is Lit Pinball, to discuss the process of becoming one. Learn what he needed to do to get started and a few numbers you need to have handled to get it done. That’s right … a couple of real-world numbers are used in this conversation.
(Who’s that guy on the far right side?!)
See what happened at the event and how the game was revealed to us. Scan the differences among the trim levels of the Pro, Premium, and Limited Editions. (Insert Pokémon pun here.)
NPR presents a 24-minute feature on the Cincinnati Pinball scene. Includes comments from multiple Players and an interview session.
Hey, look! It’s another great pinball feature as now PBS Wisconsin gets the memo about how great pinball is. They spotlight Ladies Flip Wisconsin and Diamond Plate Arcade located near the City of De Pere.
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This time is Business Insider who offers their perspective on the story. It’s not just a passing special interest feature at the end of a newscast.
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IE Pinball continues with gameplay of updated code for Dune, the August 13th version. Many additions and fixes, including a new wizard mode: Fall of Sietch Tabr. — Gonzo’s Pinball Flipperama interviews David van Es about the NEW, new Dune update that occurred on August 29th.
“What’s even more impressive is that a startup like Barrels of Fun got a shot at rendering the “Dune” film franchise as a pinball game even before the first Labyrinth table had been assembled.”
