The latest Hall of Fame inductees are traditionally announced at the UK’s national pinball show. In 2008 and 2009 that was the UK Pinball Show organised by Nick Bennett. In 2010 Andrew Heighway took the reins with the UK Pinball Party which continued until 2015. After a hiatus for two years, Phillip Murphy launched the UK Pinfest show in 2018 which continues to this day, with the induction presentations resuming in 2022. Here are all the inductees to the Pinball News Hall of Fame, also incorporating those inducted under its original name of the UK Pinball Group Hall of Fame: 2022 The Hall of Fame returns to the UK’s national pinball show. UK Pinfest is held at the Mercure Daventry Court and the induction ceremony took place in the main hall on Sunday 28th August, 2022. Northern Lights PinballTeam who support numerous shows, introduce many new players and raise huge sums for charity. Paul BrockFounder and host of the hugely popular Pinball Info website and community discussion forum. Lyman F. Sheats Jr.Ace rules programmer and designer who developed and coded many of today’s most popular titles. 2015 For the eighth year of inductions to the UK Pinball Group Hall of Fame, the ceremony continued as part of the UK Pinball Party’s awards dinner as it moved to the Heighway Pinball factory in Merthyr Tydfil on Saturday 22nd August, 2015. Joe BalcerPopular game designer at Stern Pinball and now leading the design of Jersey Jack Pinball’s first title. Matt VincePinball collector and founder of the London Pinball game operation business. Josh SharpeWorld-class pinball player and founder of the IFPA to promote competitive pinball worldwide. 2014 The seventh year of inductions to the UK Pinball Group Hall of Fame was held at the Daventry Court Hotel as part of the UK Pinball Party’s awards dinner on Saturday 30th August, 2014. Barry OurslerFamous Williams pinball designer of games including the Pinbot and the Comet/Cyclone/Hurricane series. Dave WillcoxFounder of the Pinball Daze parts business and operator around his native South Wales. Mike Pacak & Rob BerkOrganisers of the annual Pinball Expo in Chicago which was about to celebrate its 30th show. 2013 The sixth year of inductions to the UK Pinball Group Hall of Fame continued to be held as part of the UK Pinball Party’s awards dinner at the Daventry Court Hotel on Saturday 10th August, 2013. George GomezA famous pinball designer in his own rights but now heading up the game design team at Stern Pinball. Phil PalmerFounder of the Pinball Heaven games, repairs and parts supply business. Dave RolfePopular collector of early solid-state games and organiser of the Welsh Classic Pinball Open. 2012 For the fifth year of inductions to the UK Pinball Group Hall of Fame we were once again part of the UK Pinball Party’s awards dinner which was hosted at the same location but the newly-renamed Daventry Court Hotel on Saturday 18th August, 2012. Mark RitchieFamed pinball designer and more recently head of development for Big Buck Hunter at Play Mechanix. Andrew HeighwayFounder of Heighway Pinball and organiser of the UK Pinball Party shows. Steve KordekLegendary game designer for Williams who recently passed at the age of 101. 2011 The fourth year of inductions to the UK Pinball Group Hall of Fame again took place as part of the UK Pinball Party’s awards dinner which was hosted at the Barcelo Daventry Hotel on Saturday 13th August, 2011. Jack GuarnieriFounder of Jersey Jack Pinball and Pinball Sales, manufacturer of popular feature-packed games. Will BarberOrganiser of the South Coast Slam charity pinball show on England’s south coast. Jay StaffordCo-founder of the hugely popular Internet Pinball Database and pinball historian. 2010 For the third year of inductees to the UK Pinball Group Hall of Fame, the presentation took place as part of the newly-founded UK Pinball Party’s awards dinner at the Barcelo Daventry Hotel on Saturday 14th August, 2010. Dennis NordmanFamed pinball designer with a long career creating popular and humorous titles. Mark SquiresPinball restorer, organiser of the Swavesey Pinball Weekend and sponsor of the UK Pinball Show. Gary SternFounder of Data East Pinball, Sega Pinball and Stern Pinball with a lifetime in the business 2009 The second group of inductees to the UK Pinball Group Hall of Fame were announced during the UK Pinball Show 2009 awards dinner which was held at the Marriott Northampton on Saturday 25th July, 2009. Steve RitchieLegendary pinball designer with a string of hit titles from his five decades in the industry. Nick BennettFounder of Pinballers Anonymous and organiser of the UK Pinball Show. Gary FlowerPinball historian and co-author of the famous pinball book The Lure of the Silver Ball. 2008 The first three members of the UK Pinball Group Hall of Fame were inducted during the UK Pinball Show’s awards dinner which was held at the Kettering Park Hotel & Spa on Saturday 30th August, 2008. John TrudeauPinball designer who has enjoyed a long history in the business during which he has created many popular classic and innovative designs. Martin AyubEditor of Pinball News and owner of the UK Pinball Group who travels the world to report and compete in tournaments. Andy NetherwoodOwner of the Pinball Mania parts and game repair business who also works as show tech to keep all the games running. Back to the Pinball News Hall of Fame
