{"id":7499,"date":"2016-04-04T17:37:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T16:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=7499"},"modified":"2017-08-27T13:39:43","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T12:39:43","slug":"texas-pinball-festival-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2016\/04\/04\/texas-pinball-festival-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"TEXAS PINBALL FESTIVAL 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s March, and that means it’s time for the annual Texas Pinball Festival which returns to its home since 2014, the Embassy Suites hotel in Frisco, around 30 minutes by car from DFW airport.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Embassy Suites hotel in Frisco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The show is in the conference centre which is right at the back of the hotel. The best way to access the show is through the rear doors, which brings you to the Business Center which acts as the show’s registration desk.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The show registration desk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Opposite the Business Center is the entrance to the Frisco Grand Ballroom, which hosts the Texas Pinball Festival.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The main entrance to the show (picture: Gary Flower)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We are here for the entire duration of the show, from the set-up on Thursday to the closing ceremony on Sunday afternoon. As we arrived, games were being unloaded and placed in position in the hall.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The (almost) empty hall (picture: Gary Flower)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Games were unloaded and brought into the hall through the loading bay at the back.<\/p>\n

\"More<\/a>
More games arrive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A staging area allowed games to be unloaded quickly, so vans can be removed and the next vehicles take their place.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The staging area where games can be placed before moving to their final destination<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"More<\/a>
More games in the staging area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A near-constant stream of vehicles turned up on Thursday, and pretty soon piles of machines and boxes were dotted around the hall. Here are some of them.<\/p>\n

\"Spooky<\/a>
Spooky Pinball have their Rob Zombie games here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"CoinTaker<\/a>
CoinTaker have a stack of Heighway Pinball’s Full Throttles for sale, with two of them expected to be available to play<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marco<\/a>
Marco Specialties have a number of Stern Pinball titles here, including two Ghostbusters Pro games (picture: Gary Flower)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"VP<\/a>
VP Cabs have some custom game titles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Curtain<\/a>
Curtain frames are built to help divide up the hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"More<\/a>
More machines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"As<\/a>
As the day progresses, machines are starting to be set up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The trophies in the tournament area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"This<\/a>
This mystery display-only machine will be unveiled later on Friday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Friday morning the set-up continued ahead of the 5pm opening.<\/p>\n

\"More<\/a>
More machines arrive at the staging area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spooky Pinball had their Rob Zombie Spookshow International<\/em> set up, along with America’s Most Haunted<\/em> and the cabinet and translite from their upcoming Domino’s Pizza<\/em> game.<\/p>\n

\"Part<\/a>
Part of the Spooky Pinball stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The Domino’s Pizza cabinet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over on the other side of the hall, ColorDMD were showing their new colour LED display, which replaces the over-size LCD panel they are currently using.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A ColorDMD colour LED display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A little later, a colour LED display was fitted into a game where the size of the LCD panel had previously made it impractical – Cirqus Voltaire<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Cirqus<\/a>
Cirqus Voltaire with a colour LED display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The ColorDMD LED display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The display is not available to buy yet, so this was more of a proof-of-concept.<\/p>\n

CoinTaker also had a customised game; in this case it was a Stern Kiss<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"CoinTaker's<\/a>
CoinTaker’s Kiss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"CoinTaker's<\/a>
CoinTaker’s Kiss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over on the Marco Specialties stand, the two Ghostbusters<\/em> had received some last-minute improvements, with a whole new ramp assembly and different flipper coils.<\/p>\n

The new ramp adds a clear plastic shield to prevent the ball flying off – not something we have experienced but something the slightly weaker new flipper coils should also help prevent.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The original ramp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The new ramp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the Dutch Pinball stand, the production sample The Big Lebowski<\/em> machines were getting a lot of attention.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Dutch Pinball stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Elsewhere in the hall, some machine donors still had some work to get their games ready for the opening, while others were ready to go by lunchtime.<\/p>\n

\"Still<\/a>
Still work to do<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Good<\/a>
Good to go<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"It's<\/a>
It’s almost a clich\u00e9, but a fun one nonetheless<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A nice collection of home model pinballs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The main row of machines is ready<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over in the tournament area, qualifying for the main event of the weekend, the Texas Wizards Tournament, began on Friday morning and remained busy throughout the afternoon.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The tournament area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Players<\/a>
Players in the Texas Wizards Tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Players<\/a>
Players in the Texas Wizards Tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Current<\/a>
Current standings were available on monitors, a projector screen and online<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Outside the main hall in the Bass School room, Rob Anthony was back with his Pinball Classics <\/a>stand, selling parts, mods, clothing, books, and making board repairs.<\/p>\n

\"Rob<\/a>
Rob Anthony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The show opened to the public at 5pm on Friday. In total, 326 machines were available to play in the free play area, with another 12 in the historical exhibit and 14 in the tournament area for an overall total of 352 machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Fleet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Century Special<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pennant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Play Ball!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Play-Boy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rainbo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Screwy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spot Ball<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
World’s Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Tournament Machines<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Atlantis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Campus Queen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cleopatra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Demolition Man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dracula, Bram Stoker’s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fireball!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frontier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Game of Thrones Pro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nitro Groundshaker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spider-Man<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star Trek Pro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Terminator 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whirlwind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The first of the show’s seminars began at 6pm on Friday.<\/p>\n

We were hoping the seminars would be streamed live, so we didn’t have our usualy recording equipment with us and unfortunately the system we tried to record with didn’t give us a satisfactory result – something we didn’t discover until after the Friday’s seminars were over. So we don’t have recordings for the first three seminars, but we do have all of Saturday’s seminars for you to stream or download.<\/p>\n

6pm: Jonathan Joosten & Martin Ayub – So You Think You Know Pinball?<\/u><\/p>\n

Pinball Magazine editor, Jonathan Joosten, and Pinball News editor, Martin Ayub, hosted this pinball quiz where audience members picked the correct answer to questions about pinball by moving to the left or right half of the seminar room.<\/p>\n

\"Martin<\/a>
Martin Ayub and Jonathan Joosten (picture: Jim Schelberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Those who were correct moved on to the next round. As the number of people remaining was whittled down, the eventual winner of the round won a pile of prizes donated by vendors and manufacturers.<\/p>\n

7pm: Andrew Heighway – Heighway Pinball<\/u><\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/a>
Andrew Heighway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andrew updated everyone with the developments taking place at the Heighway Pinball factory in south Wales and introduced David Thiel as the newest team member, working on the music and sounds for their upcoming Alien Pinball<\/em> game.<\/p>\n

Andrew showed a gameplay video for Alien Pinball, described the toys in the game, and showed a model of the Xenomorph head.<\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/a>
Andrew with the Xenomorph head<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


\n8pm: Steve Ritchie- Stern Pinball<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

\"Steve<\/a>
Steve Ritchie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Steve showed a slideshow of images he took at the Stern Pinball factory, which included many of the people working there and shots of his recent Game of Thrones<\/em> game in production.<\/p>\n

He also told stories about his years in the business and took questions from the audience.<\/p>\n

\"It<\/a>
It was a packed house for Steve’s seminar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the end, Steve accepted an award from Pinball News editor, Martin Ayub, on behalf of readers who voted his Game of Thrones<\/em> machine the Game of the Year for 2015.<\/p>\n

\"Steve<\/a>
Steve accepts the award for Game of the Year 2015 from Martin Ayub (picture: Jim Schelberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The trophy (picture: Jim Schelberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Audio\"<\/a><\/td>\nYou can watch a video of some of Steve’s talk on Stern Pinball’s Facebook page<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

9pm: Coast 2 Coast Pinball Podcast Live – George Gomez<\/u><\/p>\n

The final seminar of the evening was a Coast 2 Coast pinball podcast with Nate Shivers who was interviewing George Gomez.<\/p>\n

\"George<\/a>
George Gomez with Nate Shivers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

George spoke about his current role within Stern Pinball and how the market for games has changed since he designed his first game for Williams back in 1994.<\/p>\n

\"George<\/a>
George talks about the current market for pinball games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Audio\"<\/a><\/td>\nYou can hear Nate’s interview with George on the Coast 2 Coast podcast website<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Saturday began with the swap meet which, as usual, was held in the parking lot just outside the hotel’s rear entrance.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The swap meet in the hotel’s parking lot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There was a good turn-out of both buyers and sellers, with plenty of project games and assorted used parts available.<\/p>\n

\"Complete<\/a>
Complete games for sale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"It<\/a>
It was a cold morning, but it was warmer in the sunshine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Many<\/a>
Many used parts were for sale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"What<\/a>
What to do when the key doesn’t fit the lock?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unfortunately, there were not enough working games in the show hall for an attempt to beat the existing world record for the most people playing pinball simultaneously, so the show hall opened at 9am instead, an hour earlier than planned.<\/p>\n

\"Guests<\/a>
Guests registering for the show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Entry to the show cost $25 for adults for the Friday session, $35 for Saturday, and $20 for Sunday. Entry for kids aged 5 to 12 cost $10 less than the adult price, while a three day pass was also available at $60 for adults or $35 for kids.<\/p>\n

\"Show<\/a>
Show entry prices<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next to the entry desk was a Safecracker<\/em> filled with special TPF commemorative tokens. As a result there was a constant queue of people waiting to play and hoping to win one of these tokens.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The line for the Safecracker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Safecracker<\/em> was one of an arrangement of top-quality machines.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The machines near the entry desk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The mystery machine behind the chain was revealed to be a highly-modded Creature from the Black Lagoon<\/em> from Pinball Side Mirrors.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Creature was for display only<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two more customised games – A Kiss<\/em> and a The Walking Dead<\/em> – were at the Kimballs Pinballs and Mezel Mods<\/a> stands.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Kimballs Pinballs stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The Mezel Mods stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Opposite these two stands was Spooky Pinball’s<\/a> display, which included two Rob Zombie’s Spookshow International games – one playable, the other for display only.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Spooky Pinball stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"They<\/a>
They had two Rob Zombie games, along with America’s Most Haunted and a Dominos Pinball cabinet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Naturally, most interest was in the Rob Zombie’s Spookshow International<\/em> game.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Rob Zombie’s Spookshow International display model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Playfield<\/a>
Playfield detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Playfield<\/a>
Playfield detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Playfield<\/a>
Playfield detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Playfield<\/a>
Playfield detail Click to expan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can see a little of the game play in this short video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n