Keith Elwin

Keith Elwin
OccupationPinball designer
EmployerStern Pinball
Notable workJurassic Park
Godzilla

Keith Elwin is an American pinball player and game designer, best known for designing Jurassic Park and Godzilla for Stern Pinball.

Born in Carlsbad, California, Elwin began attending pinball tournaments in 1993. He has been ranked No. 1 in the world by the International Flipper Pinball Association, which credits him with 11 victories and 19 top-4 finishes in major pinball championships—both records.

Elwin operated and repaired pinball machines in San Diego and Los Angeles.

In 2015, Elwin designed and built a homebrew pinball machine based on Archer, with a playable whitewood shown in 2016 at the Museum of Pinball. In 2017, Stern Pinball hired him as a game designer, the first of which, Iron Maiden used a layout heavily based on that of Archer. His designs are consistently ranked among the top pinball games of all time, based on the Pinside Top 100.[citation needed]

Elwin was the lead designer on these Stern Pinball games:

Awards and honors

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References

  1. ↑ "Major Championship Records". IFPA.
  2. ↑ Sharpe, Josh (August 8, 2019). "Keith Elwin wins 11th Major Championship! - Keith Elwin wins 11th Major Championship!". IFPA. Archived from the original on February 1, 2026. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ Frye, Andy. "Competitive Pinball Is A Thing. Just Ask The World's Best Players". Archived from the original on 2025-10-21. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  4. ↑ "CARLSBAD: No. 1-ranked pinball player enjoys his time in 'the zone'". San Diego Union-Tribune. June 24, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Elwin, Keith (September 28, 2020). "Stern Pinball's Keith Elwin Creates The Avengers Infinity Quest Pinball Machine!" (Interview). Interviewed by ausretrogamer.
  6. ↑ "Archer Pinball Machine (Elwin, 2015) - Image gallery | Pinside Game Archive". pinside.com.
  7. ↑ "Arcade Expo 2016". Pinball News. January 2016. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  8. 1 2 Berkowitz, Joe (2024-07-06). "Pinball is cool again—and these stunning machines are why". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 2025-11-12. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  9. ↑ "IRON MAIDEN REVEALED". Pinball News. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  10. ↑ Frye, Andy. "Competitive Pinball Is A Thing. Just Ask The World's Best Players". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2025-10-21. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  11. ↑ Harding, Matt (2021-09-14). "Stern Pinball Unleashes New Godzilla Machine". RePlay Magazine. Archived from the original on 2025-09-11. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  12. ↑ Strampe, Louryn (April 15, 2025). "Stern Pinball's Brand-New King Kong Game Is Totally Bananas". Wired. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Award winning play". Pinball News. March 29, 2007. Archived from the original on July 12, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  14. ↑ Harding, Matt (April 11, 2023). "Keith Elwin in U.K. Pinball Hall of Fame". RePlay Magazine. Archived from the original on September 11, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.