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Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show
Perry Rodgers and Walter Day after Rodgers set new world record on Popeye at 2010 NW Pinball & Arcade Show
StatusActive
GenreGaming
VenueGreater Tacoma Convention Center
Location(s)Tacoma, Washington
CountryUSA
Inaugurated2008
Attendance3,000
Organized byNorthwest Pinball and Arcade Show
Websitehttp://www.nwpinballshow.com

The Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show is an annual pinball and arcade game festival held in Tacoma, Washington, United States.

The Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show draws between 3,000 collectors and fans each June to the Seattle area. The festival began as a small annual event held by Washington pinball collectors, but in 2008 became a full-fledged regional convention featuring hundreds of pinball machines, arcade games, electro-mechanical games, speakers, vendors and tournaments. In 2013 the show expanded in size, prompting a move from the Seattle Center to the Greater Tacoma Convention Center.

2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show was cancelled. The decision to cancel the show came two months before it was originally scheduled. The action was specifically taken "in the interest of public health safety.”[1]

2019

The 12th annual Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show took place at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center from May 31, 2019 – June 2, 2019. There were over 400 playable machines.[2]

2018

The 11th annual Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show took place at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center from June 8–10, 2018. There were over 400 games that were free to play. Seminars were held by Dave Okert, Victor Tan, and others.[3]

2017

The 10th annual Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show took place at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center from June 9–11, 2017. There were 218 playable machines, 192 of them being free to play on the show floor. Several seminars were held, given by Mark Ritchie, John Youssi, Greg Freres, and others.[4]

2016

The 9th annual Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show took place at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center from June 3–5, 2016. There were 215 playable pinball machines, 185 of them being free to play on the show floor. Several seminars were held, given by Nolan Bushnell, David Theil, and others.[5]

2015

The 8th annual Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show took place at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center from June 5–7, 2015.

2014

The 7th annual Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show took place at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center from June 6–8, 2014.

2013

The 6th annual Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show took place at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center from June 7–9, 2013. The new venue was larger and accommodated more games, more vendors, more exhibits and more people. Pinball designer and artist

PIN•BOT, Taxi (pinball), Cyclone, Bad Cats, Fish Tales, The Machine: Bride of Pin-Bot, Police Force (pinball), High Speed and Comet. Kevin Kulek and Aaron Klumpp of Skit B Pinball brought out their new Predator pinball machine to talk about it, both it and their one of a kind Duck Hunt pinball machine were available to play throughout the weekend on the show floor. Gerry Stellenberg, owner of Multimorphic, spoke about the new P3 Pinball and P-ROC. Pinball artist Kevin O'Connor designed the 2013 show poster and spoke about his experience in the industry, O'Connor's game credits include Monster Bash, Kiss, Creature From The Black Lagoon and many more. Jersey Jack Pinball's Butch Peel did a seminar on the "Making The Wizard Of Oz Pinball" and brought a finished The Wizard of Oz (pinball) for everyone to play during the show. Longtime Washington State game operator Bill Masterman spoke about operating games on location and arcade high score sensations Todd Rogers and Steve Wiebe
, star of "The King Of Kong" movie, also spoke. There was a premiere for the movie "The Space Invaders: In Search of Lost Time" with a Q&A with director Jeff Von Ward and locals Aaron Davis and Barry Shilmover gave a talk on "Turning Your Pinball Design Ideas Into A Real Machine!" and their new pinball company Skillshot. Gary Stern, owner and president of Stern Pinball gave a seminar and drew the winning raffle ticket at the end in which someone took home a new X-Men Pro pinball game. For the first year NW Pinball and Arcade Show trophies were presented and the show awarded a number of scholarships to local college students going into game design related fields.

2012

The 5th annual Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show drew 3,000 visitors to the Seattle Center from June 8–10, 2012. The show featured "Jersey Jack" Guarnieri speaking about the making The Wizard Of Oz Pinball, as well as the first public peak at a prototype of the game. Gary Stern of Stern Pinball talked about his history in the pinball industry. UK pinball author Gary Flower talked about his history with pinball. Rich Lint from This Old Game did a talk about replacing the artwork on arcade and pinball machines. Pinball designer Steve Ritchie (AC/DC, Spider-Man, Terminator 2, Black Knight, High Speed, Star Trek: The Next Generation) talked about his experience in pinball design. Pinball artist Doug Watson (Attack From Mars, Indiana Jones, The Shadow, Terminator 2, F-14, Black Knight 2000) spoke about his experiences as a pinball artist. John Popadiuk (Circus Voltaire, World Cup Soccer '94, Tales Of The Arabian Nights, Theatre Of Magic) spoke about his history with pinball design. Eugene Jarvis, video game and pinball designer and programmer (Robotron: 2084, Defender, Firepower, Narc, Smash TV, Gorgar, Cruis'n) gave a talk about his experience and history in the industry. Rick Bartlett, owner Planetary Pinball talked about new pinball parts. Lindsey Rupertus spoke on the basics of solid state pinball repair methodology. Twin Galaxies was on hand to judge world record high score attempts and presented their Trading Card Expo. There were also panel discussions on game collecting and repair seminars. The NW Pinball and Arcade Show Pinball Tournament drew top players from around the world and the Seattle Pinball Museum put on a series for more casual, fun and family oriented pinball tournaments throughout the weekend. One lucky winner per day won a pinball or arcade game, prizes this year included a Wizard of Oz, Centipede, Galaga and Terminator 2 pinball machine. There is a great recap of the 2012 show with photos on Pinball News.

2011

The 4th annual Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show took place at the Seattle Center from June 3–5, 2011. Guest speakers included: pinball artwork designer John Youssi (

Family Guy, Pirates of the Caribbean
). The show also featured world record attempts and the IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association) sanctioned "Northwest Pinball Championships" tournament, drawing top pinball competitors from around the world.


2010

The 3rd annual Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show took place at the Seattle Center from June 11–13, 2010 and featured 260 pinball and arcade games. Guest speakers included

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
, pinball and arcade designer
Congo). Show featured IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association) sanctioned "Northwest Pinball Championships," drawing top pinball competitors from around the world.[6]

Nine world record high scores were set at the 2010 show:

Video arcade games:

  • Lunar Lander – 1,705 by Dan Whitmarsh
  • Mario Bros. – 418,870 by John Bartkiw and Ross Benziger (No POW Challenge, 2-Player Team, Twin Galaxies Tournament Settings)
  • Metal Slug X – 1,286,660 by Jordan Vick
  • Popeye – 1,238,110 by Perry Rodgers
  • Punch-Out!! – 18,999,970 by Sean Sandnes

Pinball games -

  • 24 – 94,596,880 by Zach Sharpe
  • Centigrade 37 – 371,850 by Keith Elwin
  • Firepower – 1,154,600 by Keith Elwin
  • Four Million BC – 37,900 by Neil Shatz

2009

The 2nd annual show at the Seattle Center was held June 12–14, 2009.

high score holders.[9]

Seventeen world record high scores were set at the 2009 show:

Video arcade games:

  • Kicker – 1,958,000 by Chris Mansfield (Twin Galaxies Extreme Settings)
  • Vs. Excitebike – 3,205,205 by Jesse Corrington

Pinball games:

  • 2001 – 12,617 by Shane Pace
  • 4 Square – 6,591 by Logan Johnson
  • Bank-A-Ball – 1,673 by Brian Cady
  • Big Casino – 1,993 by Warren Eng
  • Domino – 7,910 by Rick Espe
  • Flip-A-Card – 8,933 by Warren Eng
  • Flying Carpet – 8,437 by Steve Fein
  • Grand Prix – 1,060,300 by Eden Stamm
  • Jacks Open – 209,180 by Zach Sharpe
  • Joust – 79,432 by Tim Hansen
  • King Kool – 102,610 by Trevor McDonald
  • King Pin – 81,040 by Steve Fein
  • Shrek – 53,204,390 by Neil Shatz
  • Sky-Line – 1,295 by Shirley Cady
  • Theatre of Magic – 7,323,064,830 by Neil Shatz

2008

The show's first year at the Seattle Center was held June 6–8, 2008, featured 125 games, and drew 1200 attendees.

Family Guy, Pirates of the Caribbean
).

References

  1. ^ "2020 Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show Update". Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Northwest Pinball & Arcade Show". Welcome to Pinball News - First & Free. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. ^ "NORTHWEST PINBALL & ARCADE SHOW 2018: SATURDAY". Welcome to Pinball News - First & Free. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. ^ "NORTHWEST PINBALL & ARCADE SHOW 2017". Welcome to Pinball News - First & Free. 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. ^ "NORTHWEST PINBALL & ARCADE SHOW 2016". Welcome to Pinball News - First & Free. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  6. ^ Schelberg, Jim (May 2010). PinGame Journal (141): 4–7. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ Mayfield, Travis (2009-06-12). "Game show brings back arcade glory days". KOMO-TV/Fisher Communications. Archived from the original on 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  8. ^ Levin, Hannah (2009-06-10). "Northwest Pinball and Arcade". Seattle Weekly/Village Voice Media.
  9. ^ "Twin Galaxies Attends NW Pinball and Arcade Show". Twin Galaxies. 2009-06-02.
  10. ^ Halligan, Dan (2008-06-15). "Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show 2008". Pinball News.
  11. ^ Machkovech, Sam (2008-06-09). "Dungeons & Pinball". The Stranger.
  12. ^ Donte (2008-06-09). "We Went: Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show". Seattlest/Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2010-02-19.

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