Pin-A-Go-Go Listener Report

TPP listener Dan Fenton attended Pin-A-Go-Go this past weekend and offered the following minireview of the show.

I was there the whole weekend and load in day as well for setup.  I think the last count was around 236 games.  It was two huge halls and a smaller EM room.  The only time the lines were long were for WOZ and Metallica no more than 6 people deep.  There were multiple “A” list titles…  2 MM, 2 MB, 3 AFM, 4 Wh20, 4 ToM, 3 AC/DC, 3 Tron’s so you get the idea.  There wasnt a CV or the p2k games but that was about it.  There was a good Doug Watson collection set up in the back where he was there signing.  I finally got to play a TS.  Jersey Jack was there.  I brought my JD that had the sigma display in it and DW.  Sold the DW and took home an amazing ToM.  What an amazing weekend.  Cheers, Dan

Thanks for the review, Dan!  Jeff and I both hope to check it out someday!

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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Pinball March Madness 2013

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.

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.

Two charts, one truth

So I have family in town right now and we’re supposed have a pinball party tonight. Yesterday I had issues with Lord of the Rings, The Simpsons Pinball Party, White Water, Attack From Mars, and Twilight Zone. Yeah, they came in a big fat cluster. As I worked on what I could (I’m shorthanded on some parts for some repairs), I got to thinking back, and I realized…

Both of these happen. Every time.

PinballVisitors PinballBuyers–Jeff

 

 

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!