The sixth issue of The Ball is Wild 🪩 pinball culture newsletter, published on October 30th, is all about Balloween! The editorial is about vertical pinball stacking, meaning virtual pinball playfields stacked on top of each other. This is a design practice that exists in videogames since the mid 80s and has been revisited a lot of times since.
In addition, this edition dives into spooky pinball designs, both physical and digital. When isn’t it the perfect time to do this if not on Hallo-, I mean Balloween?! There is also a tipp for a great stop-motion pinball art video from 2011 that is definitely worth a rewatch.
IN THIS SIXTH EDITION:
- Editorial: Vertical pinball stacking
- Interview: A conversation with Tom Voros,
developer of Pinball Spire - News from the physical pinball world:
Video recommendations from Pinball Expo - Balloween: Creepy machines
- Balloween: Spooky videoballs
- From the archives: Person Pinball