Keith Elwin

"Keith Elwin humble as they come walks into a room and can beat anybody in pinball walks into Stern pinball with a low bomb in a world in which everyone's complaining Stern can't do anything original with design and what does he do? He's going to have back to back best game of the year. It doesn't brag about it. Doesn't beat his chest. No, it's great games."

Keith Elwin is superior to John Popadiuk as a designer

"Keith L. Win is like a new designer in this hobby who's not like been around for 30 years and just doing the same old tricks he's trying to make a name for himself"

Keith Elwin is pushing pinball forward as a designer

"I think even though Stern has a low bomb I think he knows how to design a game that feels very unique very refreshing and understands that you can still make up a pinball machine special unique have a lot of satisfying shots have a lot to shoot at"

Keith Elwin is exceptional at designing unique, refreshing games that feel special despite Stern's budget constraints

"he's also, you know, you'd consider him a fan who made it. Like, you know, he's one of, he's one of the, you know, he's for the people by the people, you know, so he'll be happy. Absolutely. So he would have a game to appease the people who are the biggest critics who are the tournament players and he's one of them."

Franchi believes Keith Elwin has advantages as a fan-turned-designer that help his games get better reception

"Keith once again has I think he's building an army Of people that are just like Keith fanatics He's he's gonna become so popular that he could go right his own salary Somewhere else"

Keith Elwin is building an army of fanatics and could write his own salary

"Stern pinball has probably one of the most valuable people in pinball on their staff. And I think that's incredible because if you think about it, not only does he know how to design a game, he knows how to play pinball so well."

Keith Elwin is incredibly valuable to Stern because he's both the best player and designer

"a game with a designer that I think is the best designer in Pinball right now"

Keith Elwin is the best pinball designer working right now

"I think Keith L. Win is starting to emerge as one of the greatest pinball designers we have going and I think people are excited to see the new blood in pinball"

Keith Elwin is emerging as one of the greatest pinball designers and represents exciting new blood in pinball

"I think this guy is now in my book the most valuable pinball designer in the world... nothing against Steve Ritchie, but I think it's I've said it. I think it's time like Steve kind of retires like he got his shot with black night."

Keith Elwin is now the most valuable pinball designer in the world and Steve Ritchie should retire

"hats off to Keith man Keith Elwin just packed this thing with stuff and so if you can't stand over this game and not walk away being like I want to flip that I think you're crazy I think you're in the wrong hobby"

Keith Elwin deserves credit for packing Jurassic Park with features

"I think Keith needs to be sat down and I think he needs to calm down"

Criticizes Keith Elwin for overcoding games

"The fact that Keith put 22 characters to select from empires of the Caribbean in my book is a fireable offense... Keith needs to get back to understanding the simplicity of what makes pinball really fun"

Keith Elwin putting 22 character selections in Pirates of the Caribbean is a fireable offense - modern Keith is over-produced and overly complex

"This is Keith Elwins game... He designed it it stern bought this game from him That's what you're getting you're not getting a game developed inside stern's factory walls from day one"

Keith Elwin designed Iron Maiden outside Stern, then they bought it

"If you think iron maiden is selling the way it's selling because of iron maiden the band, you're dead wrong... The reason why this game is selling so well is 100% because of the unique and amazing and awesome design that Keith Elwin did"

Iron Maiden's success is due to Keith Elwin's design, not the band's popularity

"I think what's interesting about Keith is he's not just an amazing pinball player. He hasn't just designed a game. He's also working on the rule set of Iron Maiden. Now I don't think there's many people out there that do all of that. He's sort of like this Renaissance pinball designer, player slash, you know, coder in a way."

Keith Elwin's Renaissance approach to pinball design is impressive

"really a pinball machine is just an instrument. It is like a piano. And Elwin sheets is Beethoven sitting at that piano. And he just knows how to make every game as best as that game can be"

Keith Elwin is a genius coder who elevates every game he works on

"First of all, I think it's great. I think it is great whenever more people come into the pinball designing world. I don't think pinball should always be the same few designers doing everything all the time. I think that's why we get a lot of cookie cutter designs when it comes to Stern pinball machines."

Keith Elwin joining Stern is great news for bringing new designers into pinball

"I feel ashamed for them, I feel ashamed for Keith Elwin being up there and having his name associated with this $20,000 machine."

Attacking Stern Pinball for greedy pricing and Keith Elwin for associating with overpriced machine

"They are giving Keith Elwin, Cart launch, to put whatever he wants into this machine. And as I said, this is going to be the Keith Elwin machine that becomes the masterpiece."

Keith Elwin's Godzilla will be his masterpiece with unprecedented mechanisms