Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep30 - Kaite Martin and NYC Pinball

▶ Full Dirty Pool Podcast Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS9lWVjGsygallsiz2_TJ_oxIlhl29fLC&si=iLC8oBnZfl_U7pJj We’ve got Kaite Martin joining the Dirty Pool Podcast. You may know her from Scorbit, NYC Pinball, or from helping keep the New York scene visible and active. We’re digging into tournament culture, media coverage, what it takes to grow pinball in a major city, and how newer players find their way into the hobby. We’ll also get into women in pinball, making spaces feel more welcoming, and what still needs work. If you were building a city around pinball culture, what would be the first thing you’d fix? 🔺 Praise the Great Pyramid: 📡 Twitch http://www.twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball 📺 YouTube http://www.youtube.com/@dirtypoolpinball 📷 Instagram http://www.instagram.com/dirtypoolpinball 📘 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/dirtypoolpinball 🔊 Discord – http://discord.gg/ySs5Wjb3Je 00:00:08 - Intro 00:03:25 - Learning pinball at a dive bar 00:04:59 - Buying Paragon and filling apartments 00:07:13 - Fourteen games in a NYC home 00:08:24 - Tenants, tournaments, and noise 00:10:12 - Moving games through tight doors 00:11:52 - New York pinball then and now 00:13:23 - Taking over games at Buttermilk 00:18:19 - Bells and Chimes New York history 00:19:34 - Old operators and location standards 00:22:42 - Hosting a 44 player home tournament 00:25:02 - Future Spa and tough tournament games 00:28:24 - Home tournaments and bad ROI 00:30:30 - Bells finals and accessible venues 00:31:48 - Balancing league and casual settings 00:34:30 - Putting personal games on location 00:36:37 - Home games breaking during tournaments 00:38:18 - Home tournament party stories 00:45:00 - Rotating games at the bar 00:46:18 - Game weights and apartment floors 00:47:31 - Drinking and competitive pinball 00:50:07 - Losing, resetting, and moving on 00:57:10 - Pinball, pets, and community 00:59:05 - Getting more people into pinball 01:01:34 - Fast round begins 01:02:01 - Medieval Madness vs Attack from Mars 01:07:04 - Powerballs and Safe Cracker 01:10:00 - Best bar lineup picks 01:13:18 - Local players worth knowing 01:15:00 - Staying excited about pinball 01:18:35 - Women’s events and local trophies 01:21:58 - Trophy staircase and old house layout 01:22:19 - Recruiting new league players 01:25:00 - Apartment pinball warnings 01:26:10 - Small games and real pinball feel 01:30:00 - Raven, Jetsons, and bad games 01:34:00 - Karl DeAngelo and pinball friendships 01:37:58 - Scorbit at Buttermilk 01:39:25 - Whipped tournament plug 01:40:03 - Wrap up and Great Pyramid #DirtyPoolPinball #Pinball #PinballPodcast #KaiteMartin #Scorbit #NYCPinball #NewYorkPinball #WomenInPinball #ArcadeCulture #PinballCommunity #CompetitivePinball #TournamentPinball #PinballLife #Silverball #ArcadeGames #Podcast #GamingPodcast #PinballStream #ModernPinball #PinballFans #DPP #PinballTalk #Esports #ArcadeScene #Collectors #PinballNews #Flippers #Multiball