To help people with the Pinside threaded Custom Builds check out the below selection for your voting assistance.

The now 5 history of pinside thread custom builds thread can be found here.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/homebrew-pinball-games-released-2016-to-current

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( 6 Games )

1. Airplane!
Boardset - custom
Original Theme
kaboom , Australia
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/flying-high-airplane

2. Ash vs Evil Dead
Boardset -
Retheme - Diner
docquest , USA
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/ash-vs-evil-dead-retheme-project-from-diners-to-deadites

3. Good vs Evil
Boardset - FAST
Original Theme - Head 2 Head
jabdoa , Europe
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/head2head-custom-pinball-machine-good-vs-evil#post-4681289

4. Hot Rod
Boardset - OPP (open pinball project) boards.
Retheme - Mustang
jwilson , Canada
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/gottlieb-hot-rod-a-tribute-to-classic-em-pinball

5. Kill Bill
Boardset - ?
Retheme - World Cup Soccer (with some changes)
team of 4 guys, 4 x Kill Bills made and art by steigerpijp , The Netherlands
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/kill-bill

6. Polynesia
EM System
Retheme - Student Prince
hardsuit , USA
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/new-tiki-themed-wooden-pop-bumper-caps/page/3#post-4274100

With the custom list, once the artwork, programming, sounds and dots etc are mainly done I record the build as mostly completed. Nightmare is a super cool pin but I classified it as a 2017 pinball, just like how Batman66 comes out in a particular year but takes 2 years for the coding etc to be fully completed - had to draw the line somewhere....

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( 9 Games )

1. Despicable Me Pinball Madness
Boardset - P-ROC
Original Theme
pinballrockstar / The Pinball Amigos , The Netherlands
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/we-are-building-a-minions-pinball-updates-every-friday/page/84

2. Doom
Boardset - P3-ROC
Original Theme
bonnevil69 , USA
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/doom-custom-pinball-machine/page/7

3. GTA Vice City
Boardset - ?
Retheme - Hollywood Heat
ibarakuro / France
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/gta-vice-city-sys80b-gottlieb-pinball-mods

4. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Boardset - Homebrew KE V.2, (quad) computer
Original Theme
kaboom , Australia
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/page/8

5. The Nightmare Before Christmas
Boardset - FAST
Original Theme
MarkInc , Canada
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-nightmare-before-christmas/page/21

6. Queen
Boardset - P3-ROC
Retheme - Flash
topmoose , USA
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/flash-retheme-project/page/7

7. Star Wars Death Star One
Boardset - Data East Boardset + Autoplay video player
Original Remake Theme
pinballwil , The Netherlands
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/wa-pinball-next-project-40-year-anniversary/page/2

8. Total Nuclear Annihilation
Boardset - P3-ROC
Original Theme
thenotrashcougar / Scott Danesi , USA
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/total-annihilation-production

9. Trilogy Brewing Co. x 2
Boardset -
Retheme - Flight 2000 (x2)
trilogybeer , USA
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pics-trilogy-brewing-co-pinball/page/14#post-3797640

yeah and then there is the guys that wanted a list to include programming rewrites like Cactus Canyon etc.

With my thread I captured just rethemes and full custom builds that had a thread showing there development / journey. Apart from playfield design, there is so much work in the art, music, sounds, programming, dots / screen work so reckon it is a good fit on one thread and just helps people find a build thread alot quicker. The builds list if it is a re-theme or full custom so it covers the range I feel.

I like what they did with Tokyo Drift and hats off to them but I think they fall into a manufacture category and not a homebrew at all as the opening thread is stating the cost to purchase. Up to Jeff why it isn't in the manufacture list.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/tokyo-perfect-drift#post-4726869

The reason it isn't in the homebrew list thread that I maintain is that thread captures build logs as inspiration for others to build a game with only 2 games that went into a production status way down the line - Archer > Iron Maiden and TNA > TNA production. Since there opening post just states they are producing it doesn't fit a homebrew in my opinion for my thread. As for Jeff's Twipy vote, if you want to vote as a homebrew, nothing stopping you as there isn't a list of games to select from. My only small issue with the homebrew pole is that it is very open and don't recall it stating for the year of 2018 so people could vote for other games in as well. I just provided the list on page 1 with links to the builds to help people, that otherwise many would not even know what is out there, and what was made / completed in 2018.

wow, never was a fan of Franchi's behaviour on various previous podcasts, but man he is a sore loser

Zombi Yeti is a much better person and artist, hats off to you ZY