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Keith Elwin is an American pinball designer, best known for designing Jurassic Park and Godzilla for Stern Pinball. Born in Carlsbad, California, Elwin was a professional pinball player prior to joining Stern Pinball as a designer and was ranked as one of the top pinball players in the world.[1]

Professional pinball player

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Elwin began attending pinball tournaments in 1993 and was formerly ranked the number 1 pinball player.[2] Elwin holds the record of 11 major pinball championships.[3] and the record for most top 4 finishes in major championships with 19.[4]

Pinball designer

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In 2015, Elwin designed and built a homebrew pinball machine based on Archer.[5]

In 2017, Elwin joined Stern Pinball as a game designer.[6] Elwin’s game designs are consistently ranked as some of the top pinball games of all time based on the Pinside Top 100.

Games

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Elwin was the lead designer on the following Stern Pinball games:

  • Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast (2018)
  • Jurassic Park (2019)
  • Avengers: Infinity Quest (2020)[7]
  • Godzilla (2021)
  • James Bond 007 60th Anniversary (2022)
  • Jaws (2024)
  • King Kong: Myth of Terror Island (2025)[8]

Awards and honors

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  • 2006: Named “World’s Greatest Pinball Player” by the International Flipper Players Assocation.[9]
  • U.K. Pinball Hall of Fame: Inducted 2023[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Frye, Andy. "Competitive Pinball Is A Thing. Just Ask The World's Best Players".
  2. ^ "CARLSBAD: No. 1-ranked pinball player enjoys his time in 'the zone'". June 24, 2012.
  3. ^ "Keith Elwin wins 11th Major Championship! - Keith Elwin wins 11th Major Championship!".
  4. ^ "Major Championship Records".
  5. ^ "Archer Pinball Machine (Elwin, 2015) - Image gallery | Pinside Game Archive". pinside.com.
  6. ^ "Keith Elwin announces he will be working for Stern Pinball!". January 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "Keith Elwin: Avengers Infinity Quest Pinball | AUSRETROGAMER". ausretrogamer.com. September 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Strampe, Louryn. "Stern Pinball's Brand-New King Kong Game Is Totally Bananas" – via www.wired.com.
  9. ^ "Pinball News - First and Free". www.pinballnews.com.
  10. ^ Harding, Matt (April 11, 2023). "Keith Elwin in U.K. Pinball Hall of Fame – RePlay Magazine".