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Pinball Spots

by Pinball Spots

Intimate interviews with interesting pinball personalities across New Zealand and abroad.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 28: Earl Quicke

    Talks with Earl Quicke. A New Plymouth based operator, active in the business since 1978.

  2. Episode 27: Robert Port

    Talks with Robert Port. A Dunedin based collector of pinball and arcade nostalgia since the early 1990's.

  3. Episode 26: Gary Walker

    Talks with Gary Walker. Importer of pinball and amusement machines, and owner of many family entertainment centres around NZ.

  4. Episode 25: Mike de Ruyter

    Mike owned Wellington based Spacetec Coin Ltd from 1986 - 2006. He talks about his time in the industry and as the distributor for Williams/Bally pinball machines in the lower North Island of NZ.

  5. Episode 24: Matt Kemp

    Talks with Matt Kemp. Programmer for Spooky pinball, and collector / player.

  6. Episode 23: Danielle Peck

    Danielle has grown up around pinball, and achieved some significant wins at major global tournaments. A strong advocate for women’s pinball, she is always welcoming and encouraging others to get involved.

  7. Episode 22: Kerry Hogan

    Kerry Hogan lives in Auckland, NZ and has been a collector, repairer and restorer of pinballs for some 30 years. Known in the industry as "Tilt" his work is highly regarded by his customers.

  8. Episode 21: Bruce Moran

    Bruce Moran worked as a technician with Wellington operator Thom Houtman, and also had his own interest in pinball and arcade machines.

  9. Episode 20: Tyler Dipper

    Talks with Tyler Dipper. Young competitive pinball player from Hawke's Bay, NZ

  10. Episode 19: David Kilderry

    Talks with David Kilderry. Melbourne based film enthusiast, and pinball and arcade operator

  11. Episode 18: Grant Levey

    Talks with pinball collector and enthusiast Grant Levey. He has created a unique home build machine called Battle Pin.

  12. Episode 17: Gunnar Sylte

    Gunnar chats about his involvement in the Melbourne coin op industry.

  13. Episode 16: John Mason

    John is originally from Auckland NZ, but settled in Melbourne where he became commercially involved in collecting and operating pinball. He talks about his love for the hobby, and his vision for the future.

  14. Episode 15: Hamish Guthrey

    Hamish owns a dedicated pinball arcade space in central Wellington, New Zealand. Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe is intended to be a community pinball space for tournaments, events, as well as casual coin-drop play.

  15. Episode 14: Mike Davidson

    Mike is a collector and enthusiast of not only arcade and pinball, but home console gaming as well. His knowledge of coin-op and gaming history is impressive. A regular host of our annual meet-up event: Pincade.

  16. Episode 13: Phil Hannon

    Phil has been involved with pinball since the late 1970’s and is the go-to-guy in Auckland for servicing and repairs. His favourite games are Wms Space Mission, Bally Eight Ball DeLuxe and of the modern ones: AC/DC. Note: There is so much detail in this interview it is slightly longer than usual....

  17. Episode 12: Phil Ward & Roger Newman

    Phil & Roger have been friends in the pinball industry for many years. Phil as an operator and distributor for Data East and Gottlieb. Roger, initially producing wall mounted “penny games” and then as an importer and distributor of video arcade machines and Williams pinball (1960’s - !991). He…

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  18. Episode 11: Tony & Anna Cross

    Tony & Anna live in West Auckland and have a passion for pinball as well as motor racing. Pinball Spots Podcast - Episode 11: Tony and Anna Cross Pinball Spots / Simon Haxton

  19. Episode 10: John Bell

    John Bell in his movie study. John was a collector of pinballs in the early 1980s before he ventured into film collecting and enthusiast cinema, which led to him opening the Time Cinema in Wellington’s Lyall Bay.

  20. Episode 9: The Burke boys

    Mike Burke in 1998 — This interview was broadcast on Wellington's local TV channel: ONTV in early 1998, and features dedicated pinhead Mikey Burke.

  21. Episode 8: BJ Wilson

    BJ is an avid collector and enthusiast, and program developer for the P3 Pinball Multi-Morphic platform.

  22. Episode 7: Howard & Betty Johnston

    Howard has been involved with jukebox, arcade and pinball operating since 1964, and continues to run machines around Auckland and the North Island into 2020.

  23. Episode 6: Adam & Lynda Corner

    Hawkes Bay’s pinball-loving couple, Adam and Lynda are both collectors. Lynda is also the IFPA coordinator for the region.

  24. Episode 5: Craig Wallace

    A keen player since the early 1990s, and has dominated the leaderboard on any machine at Wellington’s longest running café, Midnight Espresso, since it opened in 1989.

  25. Episode 4: Yee Fong

    A keen collector and organiser of New Zealand’s largest annual pinball festival, Pincade, which has occurred every March since 2008.

  26. Episode 3: Nick Polson

    Nick is a collector and restorer of mostly Williams/Bally 1990s machines, and rounded out with some early and later titles.

  27. Episode 2: Dave Holman

    Dave lives on the Kapiti Coast. He worked with TV repair for much of his earlier life and has since became a repairer, collector and operator of arcade and pinball.

  28. Episode 1: Nick Te Paa

    Nick lives in Christchurch. During the 70s and 80s boom years he worked security at the two main arcades of the time: Wizards and The Doghouse. Nick is an an avid collector and passionate about arcade culture and history.

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Intimate interviews with interesting pinball personalities across New Zealand and abroad.

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