Gene X. Hwang interviews PAPA’s Mark Steinman

Mark Steinman, our recently crowned King of Pinball for 2013 took some time out of his busy travel and filming schedule to talk with Gene X Hwang. Joined by Mark’s wife, Anastasia, we get a great sit down moment where the three talk Mark’s award, some of the goals of PAPA, and what’s going on in the pinball scene.

Thanks to Gene, Mark, and Anastasia for their time!

The Pinball Podcast Episode 27 – Looking for Maverick in Alderaan Places

The Pinball Podcast is sponsored by NiftyLED.
The Pinball Podcast is sponsored by NiftyLED.

So yeah, we are now schilling for NiftyLED.com!  Go get some!

Maverick, blah, blah, blah…  Honestly, we were tired and hopped up on medication, so we phoned it in even more than ever.  Is this the beginning of the end of TPP? *cough*

On the upside, Gene X joins us this month with an interview with Molly Atkinson from Pins and Needles in LA.  Stay tuned after our regular ramblings for that interview, and check out his new blog articles on PinballSoul.com.

And Jeff tallied up the winners of our Gods and Kings of Pinball poll…

2013’s Gods of Pinball Voting Results

  1. Steve Ritchie
  2. Farsight Studios
  3. Jersey Jack/Charlie Emery (tied)

2013’s Kings and Queens of Pinball Voting Results

  1. Mark Steinman
  2. Bowen Kerins
  3. Nicole Anne Reik/Nate Shivers (tied)
  • Featured Machine: Star Wars Retrospective
  • Top Five: Licensed Songs in Pins
  • Virtual Pinball: Black Rose hits The Pinball Arcade (except on iOS and PS, so far…)

2013’s Gods and Kings of Pinball

There’s a lot of people who make this hobby amazing. From the people who make the games to members of the community, the list of great men and women is a mile long. We’d like to recognize who our listeners and readers feel deserves to be seen as the best of the best for 2013.

There are two categories to the voting, and we’ll only have a single round of votes. You can vote for up to three people for each list, and we’ll count up the votes and announce the winners during our first show of 2014. Our first category is for the God of Pinball, recognizing 2013’s top person involved in creation of pinball machines or digital pinball games. The second category is for the King of Pinball, where we’ll find who rules within the community. So, without further delay, here are the nominees (you may also do a write-in vote).

The Nominees for 2013’s God of Pinball

  • Steve Ritchie
  • John Borg
  • Joe Balcer
  • Dennis Nordman
  • Greg Freres
  • Lyman Sheats
  • Gary Stern
  • Jersey Jack
  • Charlie Emery
  • Ben Heckendorn
  • Skit B Team
  • Matt Riesterer
  • Heighway Pinball Team
  • Rick Bartlett
  • Zen Pinball
  • FarSight Studios (The Pinball Arcade)
  • Homepin Team
  • Keith Johnson
  • Dirty Donny
  • Your Write-In Vote

The Nominees for 2013’s King of Pinball

  • Lloyd Olson
  • Bowen Kerins
  • Terry Dezwarte
  • Jim McCune
  • Nicole Anne Reik
  • Allen Shope
  • Keith Elwin
  • Gene X. Hwang
  • Christopher Hutchins
  • Josh Blood
  • Nate Shivers
  • Preston and Patrick (Gameroom Junkies)
  • Zach Sharpe
  • Robin (Pinside.com)
  • Tim Arnold
  • Molly Atkinson
  • Bryan Kelly
  • Al Warner and Paul Kiefert
  • Escher Lefkoff
  • Roger Sharpe
  • Mark Steinman
  • Your Write-In Vote

To vote, email us at pinballpodcast [at] gmail dot com with your three picks from EACH category. We’ll be doing a giveaway to go with the voting, and all you need to do to be eligible to win is submit your votes.