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Arcade Trip Part 2: Resistance Is Futile!!

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Matt and Don are still (visiting) the (Richmond Pinball) Collective. Part 2 of 2. Games Discussed: NBA Fastbreak, Gorgar, Wipeout, Blackout, Centaur, Time Fantasy. Contact Us! –> [email protected]...

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Highlights

  • Wipeout (Gottlieb game) at Richmond Pinball Collective had Williams flippers instead of original Gottlieb flippers, making it significantly more playable
  • NBA Fast Break is a George Gomez design with unique gameplay mechanics including passing system, defensive AI goalie, and basketball-themed scoring that makes it accessible to non-pinball players
  • Gorgar (1979) was the first pinball game with speech, using six words rearranged to create different callouts
  • Poor maintenance at older pinball arcades (like Asheville Pinball Museum) with incorrect pitch settings and flipper delays prevented hosts from appreciating pre-System 11 games before visiting Richmond Pinball Collective
  • Richmond Pinball Collective houses games including Gorgar, Centaur, Blackout, Scorpion (super wide body), Wipeout, Time Fantasy, World Cup Soccer, and NBA Fast Break

Notable quotes

“if you put this game in a sports bar or something, which is I'm sure what they were going for probably, you'd probably get a lot of people playing it who weren't necessarily into pinball and it might get them into pinball”
Bash host (discussing NBA Fast Break)
“I feel like pinballs nowadays has become too isolated like you know it's not branching out you kind of already have to have a certain level or base for understanding and it's maybe even intimidating to some people”
Bash host
“It's a little bit more, almost strategic in a way. There's less stuff to do. Right? But you almost have to be more careful with what you do and where you're going to go.”
Bash host (discussing Gorgar gameplay style)
“The whole aesthetic of it, black and white and red, it was just such a cool layout. Yeah, that's always been one of my favorite art packages on the game.”
Bash hosts (discussing Centaur)
“Every single store and shop was like, I want to go there. I want to go there. I want to go there. It was cool. Richmond is awesome.”
Bash host

Entities

  • Blackout· game
  • Centaur· game
  • Gorgar· game
  • NBA Fast Break· game
  • Scorpion· game
  • Time Fantasy· game
  • Wipeout· game
  • World Cup Soccer· game
  • Asheville Pinball Museum· organization
  • Bash Pinball· organization
  • Pepe's (restaurant)· organization
  • Richmond Pinball Collective· organization
  • Chad Kroger· person
  • Dale· person
  • Diane Kroger· person
  • George Gomez· person
  • Sam· person

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