Hard-hitting, soul-shaking, pinball pontification.
It’s over, and we have a champion for 2014’s Pinball March Madness. Without further delay, I’m happy to announce that the Brian Eddy classic, Attack From Mars has won the competition. A great game by any measure, Attack From Mars now joins previous winners Twilight Zone and Medieval Madness. Thanks for all who voted and submitted brackets. Winners will be announced on the next show!
We’ve arrived at the end, the last two games left standing are ready to duke it out for eternal glory. On one side, we have Attack From Mars, a Brian Eddy classic. On the other side, we have AC/DC, a newer effort from Steve Ritchie. Both games had to step over some tough competition to get here, so this round should be a great way to finish off 2014’s competition.
To vote, email us at pinballpodcast (at) gmail.com or PM Jeff through Pinside (jar155), KLOV (jar155), or RGP (Jeff Rivera).
Attack From Mars vs. AC/DC
For those who entered brackets, winners will be announced after the final round concludes. Voting will end on Friday night at midnight (PST).
We’ve made it to the Final Four, and it’s time to find out which two games will be going to the championship round. In our two match ups, we have Lord of the Rings facing off against Attack From Mars while Monster Bash and AC/DC duke it out in the second match up. Two modern Sterns versus two ’90s games from WIlliams. It doesn’t get much better than this.
To vote, simply email us at pinballpodcast (at) gmail.com or PM Jeff through Pinside (jar155), KLOV (jar155), or RGP (Jeff Rivera). Thanks for voting!
Ah, one more round until we find out who ends up in our Final Four. Monster Bash squeaked by Tron in the last round by a single vote, and Attack From Mars still looks to be unstoppable.
Remember, to vote on the current match ups, you need to email us at pinballpodcast (at) gmail.com or PM Jeff on Pinside (jar155), KLOV (jar155), or through RGP (Jeff Rivera). Voting will remain open in this round until Friday night at midnight PST.
Here is our Elite 8!
Ah, it’s the Sweet Sixteen. We have some fantastic match ups here, including a Star Trek vs. Star Trek showdown. Remember, to enter your votes, you’ll email us at pinballpodcast (at) gmail.com or PM Jeff on Pinside (jar155), KLOV (jar155), or through RGP (Jeff Rivera). Here are the pairings.
The Round of 64 has come to a close and it’s time to enter the second round of voting. Voting will be handled the same way as the last round. You can either email us (pinballpodcast [at] gmail.com), send a PM through forums (jar155 on Pinside and KLOV), or contact Jeff through RGP (Jeff Rivera).
Three of our match ups in the first round came down to a single vote difference with Taxi, Doctor Who, and Revenge From Mars all getting by with no room to spare. Here are the Round of 32 match ups. Voting is now open!
Round 1 voting is now open and we’re taking votes. Below are the match ups for the first round. You can log your votes by emailing us at pinballpodcast [at] gmail.com, sending a private message via Pinside (username jar155), KLOV (username jar155), or through RGP (username Jeff Rivera). You don’t have to have a bracket submitted to vote! Feel free to get friends and family to join in on the voting as well. The more votes we get, the more fun we have. In situations where a game is listed that has multiple varieties (Pro, Premium, LE), base your vote on your favorite version of that game.
Voting this round is open throughout today and tomorrow. The next round will open up on Wednesday. Here are the match ups to vote on:
Good luck to everybody who submitted brackets. Participation is really high this year, so we’re looking forward to see how it all shakes out.
It’s time for Pinball March Madness once more! Last year we gave out some nice prizes for winners in our bracket contest and everybody had a lot of fun with it. Below is the download link for your official 2014 Pinball March Madness bracket. You can edit this using Excel (or OpenOffice which is free), or you can print it from your web browser and fill it out by hand.
CONTEST!
If you want to participate in the contest, you’ll need to either print and fill out your bracket and scan or take a CLEAR photo of it and email it in, or you can edit the file and save a copy of it and send it back. All submissions should be emailed to pinballpodcast [at] gmail.com. You have until Sunday night at 11:59pm PST to get your entries in. Fill your brackets out with your picks to win.
We’ll award the winning bracket with a nice prize, which will be announced later.
VOTING!
Voting will start on next Monday and we’ll start with the round of 64. After voting ends on that round, the next round will begin immediately after. A new round will begin every 3rd day. Votes must be submitted either by email (pinballpodcast [at] gmail.com) or via private message through the Pinside.com or KLOV forums. Send your votes to Jeff (jar155 on Pinside and jar155 on KLOV) and we’ll tally up the totals. Last year we had online polls, but found them to be unreliable, so this should provide more accurate results.
Download link for the bracket: https://thepinballpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/Madness/PinballMarchMadness2014.xls
Good luck, and have fun.
Note: Our 2012 and 2013 winners (Twilight Zone and Medieval Madness) have been excluded from voting. They’re now a part of the winner’s circle, resting from previous battles.
So yeah, we are now schilling for NiftyLED.com! Go get some!
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It’s time for Pinball March Madness again! Last year we gave out some nice prizes for winners in our bracket contest and everybody seemed to have a good time, so it’s back for 2013. Below is the download link for your official 2013 Pinball March Madness bracket. You can edit this using Excel (or OpenOffice which is free), or you can print it from your web browser and fill it out by hand.
CONTEST!
If you want to participate in the contest, you’ll need to either print and fill out your bracket and scan or take a CLEAR photo of it and email it in, or you can edit the file and save a copy of it and send it back. All submissions should be emailed to pinballpodcast [at] gmail.com. You have until Tuesday morning at 10:00am EST to get your entries in. Fill your brackets out with your picks to win.
We’ll award the winning bracket with a nice prize, which will be announced later.
VOTING!
Voting will start on Tuesday and run through the end of the week for the round of 64. After voting ends on that round, the next round will begin. When voting opens, I’ll create a new thread on Pinside, RGP, and KLOV to announce it, and you can discuss your picks there. Last year Twilight Zone was our winner, let’s see if everybody still agrees that it’s the #1 machine or if something else will rise up.
Download link for the bracket: https://www.thepinballpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/Madness/PinballMarchMadness2013.xls
Good luck, and have fun.