Keith Elwin
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.
Professional pinball player
Elwin began attending pinball tournaments in 1993 and was formerly ranked the number 1 pinball player.Elwin holds the record of 11 major pinball championships. and the record for most top 4 finishes in major championships with 19.
Pinball designer
In 2015, Elwin designed and built a homebrew pinball machine based on Archer.In 2017, Elwin joined Stern Pinball as a game designer. Elwin’s game designs are consistently ranked as some of the top pinball games of all time based on the Pinside Top 100.
Games
Elwin was the lead designer on the following Stern Pinball games:- Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast
- Jurassic Park
- Avengers: Infinity Quest
- Godzilla
- James Bond 007 60th Anniversary
- Jaws
- ''King Kong: Myth of Terror Island''
Awards and honors
- 2006: Named “World’s Greatest Pinball Player” by the International Flipper Players Association.
- U.K. Pinball Hall of Fame: Inducted 2023