Chicago Expo Trip! X-men Impressions, other stuff!
Matt and Don went to Chicago Expo and did all the things!! They also played X-men, Ninja Eclipse, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Looney Tunes and many others. This is a multi-part episode. Games...
Highlights
- X-Men has exceptional shot design with nearly every shot returning to flipper except Sentinel shot
- X-Men Pro version is commendable and doesn't dramatically nerf gameplay despite lower price
- X-Men plays well even with extreme angle settings (fully maxed legs) at Boxcar location
- Alice in Wonderland had flipper issues making shots difficult to hit
- X-Men represents 'the future of pinball' with innovative flow-based design philosophy
- Ninja Eclipse garnered significant sales interest and attention at Expo floor
Notable quotes
“That weird little figure eight shot where you hit that left kind of upper thing and it loops around and comes back. Like the first time I saw that, dude, it felt like magic.”
“I'm seeing the future of pinball with this game... I can see a future with really wacky and zany show like shots that flow.”
“You have to feel it and play it. But nice job, team. Thanks for taking risks. Thanks for having no fear. Thanks for making a radical game.”
“I'm going to go ahead and say give them props because I value originality in games. And I'm kind of tired of licensed themes.”
“It's like Godzilla to me already. Where I don't really play it at the arcade because I know I'm going to own it.”
“My first impression was that this game was striking visually... That weird little figure eight shot... it felt like magic.”
“With the multi-ball with the danger room happening at the same time will break your brain the first few times... but it's so satisfying.”
Entities
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Chicago Expo· event
- Alice in Wonderland· game
- Avatar· game
- Godzilla· game
- Ninja Eclipse· game
- Radical· game
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre· game
- X-Men· game
- Schaumburg· location
- Bash Pinball Podcast· organization
- Boxcar· organization
- Renaissance Hotel· organization
- Weber Grill· organization
- Brooke· person
- Bug· person
- Chris Turner· person
- Christopher Franchi· person
- Ian· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Nudge Magazine· product
- Pin Balm· product
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