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!”, Lead Game Designer, Elliot Eisman, Lead Software Developer, Elizabeth Gieske, Software Developer, Mike Kyzivat, Game Designer, Jack Danger
AAARPinball has created PinBetween, a site where you make a snap judgement between two random pinball games to play. These pinball “would you rathers” can be from the Dot Matrix Display era on up (1990’s to the present), or you can filter them by era.
As soon as you visit the site, you will see the backglasses of two pinball games. It’s simple, select the one you would rather play. Don’t take too long! You only have about 15 seconds to decide.
Real, physical pinball will make it’s first appearance ON THE MAIN STAGE at the next Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ)!
The full schedule is set to be released on or about May 15th. However we have the confirmation now that pinball, with its real-life level of “RNG”, will get the full spotlight at this year’s charity event.
I had the privilege of playing a live tutorial of Pokémon by Stern Pinball, with Software Developer Tanio Klyce and Game Designer Jack Danger, in front of an audience at Texas Pinball Festival.
While Tanio and Jack were representing Stern, I was an independent representative of … well … myself. So, like the seminar attendees, I wanted to know what updates were being planned for this game.
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.
“My first game” is an experiment where I try to avoid as many spoilers or marketing material as I can, when a manufacturer releases a new pinball game, before I get to play it myself.
Activate Cat Mode on a character by placing this card on top of it. A cat jumps down on top of them to block their vision, mobility, and concentration. The character’s Dexterity, Intelligence and Charisma are all reduced by 25%.
Dan and Arin play “It’s a Pinball Game That Makes You Mad”. One of them gets mad. If you know the YouTube channel Game Grumps, then you already know which one that is. Who is going to tell them that there are a large number of real pinball games that will also make you mad?
The propensity for unfortunate pinball things to happen to The Player immediately or soon after a commentator refers to how well The Player is performing
Pinball Wizards. Is it magic? Is it skill? Is it a mixture of both? How do they pull of those amazing pinball tricks?
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Ryan McQuaid (YouTube: McSquidification) records a submission for the upcoming Summer Games Done Quick speedrunning event.
I hope we see this on the stage at Summer Games Done Quick with Game Designer Scott Danesi “on the couch” for commentary.