Category: Podcasts

The Pinball Podcast Episode 20 – FS RARE Maverick Contact for ~~Price L@@K!~~

Episode 20 is here, and even though it’s a light news month, we still have plenty of great stuff to talk about in regards to pinball. I want to make a jungle pun in honor of Congo being our featured machine, but I got nothing. Enjoy the show!

  • Featured Machine: Congo
  • Top Five: Favorite Multilevel/Miniplayfield games
  • Virtual Pinball: Champion Pub and Whirlwind are coming to The Pinball Arcade.  ‘Pinball Rocks’ relaunches on iOS.  ‘Pinball Heroes’ coming to Vita.
  • Product Review: AC/DC Total Protection Kit from Pin-Protection

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The Pinball Podcast Episode 19 – Taking it Up (or down?) to a New Level

Jeff and I meet up for the first time in years, and bore our listeners with a recap of events.

  • Featured Machine: Mata Hari
  • Top Five: Favorite Multilevel/Miniplayfield games
  • Virtual Pinball: Centaur and Pin*Bot are coming to The Pinball Arcade.  Farfalla for Zaccaria Pinball hits iOS.
  • Product Review: anyPin NVRAM

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The Pinball Podcast Episode 18 – An End to the Madness

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Pinball March Madness is just about over and now Jeff can finally get some rest. Thank you everyone for participating!

CORRECTION:  On the show, I incorrectly recommended using an emory board to clean contacts.  Joe Zenkus caught the mistake though and said not to use it!  He’s right!  Use FLEXSTONE.  I swear I use flexstone, and just called it the wrong thing because I have a limited vocabulary.  I swear. *cough*  400 grit sandpaper is also acceptable. – Don

MORE CORRECTIONS: 

  • Mike Goss pointed out that Checkpoint was the first game that allowed you to select your music.  We weren’t disputing this, but it may have come out that way.
  • Rob C felt that we were overlooking the Stern Premium model.  We will probably talk about this again, but we were more going to the point of ditching the Pro model, keeping the Premium and LE.
  • Zaccaria made a railroad themed game called ‘Locomotion’, not ‘Locomotive’.
  • Featured Machine: Whitewater
  • Top Five: Favorite Mindless Fun Pins
  • Virtual Pinball: Whitewater and Space Shuttle join Cactus Canyon and Central Park on The Pinball Arcade.  Zaccaria Pinball hits iOS.

The Pinball Podcast Episode 17 – White Spiders or GTFO!

Episode 17 is here, and we’re ready to kick of Pinball March Madness. Brackets are available now, so get your entries in by Tuesday morning. Voting will begin on Tuesday after the deadline. Here are the notes for the rest of the show.

  • Louisville Arcade Expo  – March 8-10 – arcaderx.com
  • Texas Pinball Festival – Dallas – March 15-17 – texaspinball.com
  • Midwest Gaming Classic – Brookfield, WI – March 23-24 midwestgamingclassic.com
  • Michigan Pinball Expo – Rochester – April 4-7 – mipinball.com
  • Featured Machine/Top Five: Ritchie Brothers
  • Virtual Pinball: Dr. Dude and Firepower hit The Pinball Arcade, Star Wars Pinball debuts on Zen platforms

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The Pinball Podcast Episode 16 – The One Where We Don’t Mention Maverick

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It’s been a longer layoff than normal, but we’re back with episode 16. This month we spend more time on listener feedback, comments, and questions, and we think it made for a great show. Here are the show notes:

  • What we’ve been doing in pinball

  • The PIN at CES

  • Code updates for X-Men out, Transformers supposedly still coming

  • Spooky Pinball is gearing up to produce games? ‘Pinball Zombies from Beyond the Grave’

  • Stern’s re-run of Tron teased

  • ColorDMD releases for Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Leaks confirm that Stern is developing Star Trek

  • rancegt’s pins graded by price and rating: Value for Money, Grade 4, Grade 3
  • Feb 22-24 – Rose City Pinball in Portland AND Florida Arcade & Pinball Expo
  • Feb 28 – March 2 – Ohio Pinball Show
  • Featured Five – Hardest Fixes in Pinball
  • Featured Machine – Revenge From Mars
  • Featured Virtual – Attack From Mars and Genie on The Pinball Arcade, Momonga on iOS, Star Wars coming to Zen Pinball
  • Product Review – Rottendog White Star Board
  • Listener Feedback
  • Listener Q&A

Near the end of the show, we ran into some technical problems that cut recording off a bit. Luckily we were wrapping up, but in case you’re wondering what happened, now you know. Thanks for listening, and make sure to catch up with us on Facebook, Twitter, or by emailing us.

The Pinball Podcast Episode 15 – Naughty and Nice in Pinball

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Episode 15 to close out 2012!  Now with 10% less horrible Thanksgiving-themed pop songs!

Thanks for listening, everybody. Remember to chime in on our Facebook page, shoot us a mention on Twitter, or drop us an email at pinballpodcast [at] gmail.com.

The Pinball Podcast Episode 14 – Thankful for Stuff and Things

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Episode 14 is upon us, and it’s our most rambling show yet!  Side note: we have not figured out how to reply to messages sent via this site.  So, we’re not trying to be rude by not replying, we’ll figure it out eventually.

We both made big lists of our favorite backglass art, here’s a list of links so you can view them for yourselves.
Don’s favorites:

Thanks for listening, everybody. Remember to chime in on our Facebook page, shoot us a mention on Twitter, or drop us an email at pinballpodcast [at] gmail.com.

The Pinball Podcast Episode 13 – One Year of Exceptional Mediocrity

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The top five tools segment was suggested by Mike Goss, but we forgot to give him credit on the show!  Thanks, Mike!  And thanks to everyone for listening!  See you in a month!

The Pinball Podcast Episode 12 – There Are Some Jerks Out There That Don’t Play Pinball

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Episode 12 show notes (for posterity).

Thanks for listening!  More pinball talk to come (at some point) every month!

 

The Pinball Podcast Episode 11 – The One That Should Have Got Away

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Episode 11 was marred by production issues and drowsy hosts, but it’s free, right?

Thanks for listening, everybody. Remember to chime in on our Facebook page, shoot us a mention on Twitter, or drop us an email at pinballpodcast [at] gmail.com.