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We’re Still Standing with John… Not Elton, the other one. BonusX!!

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Don is a sap and he has a cold, or possibly rabies. Then Matt says some things, followed by Don saying some other things. In total, many things are said. Some might say that ALL the things are said....

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Highlights

  • John Wick has flippers tilted downward at Boxcar location, making middle shots notably harder
  • Left-to-right leveling was off at Boxcar John Wick, causing pop bumper shots to drain center instead of feeding left flipper
  • John Wick is one of the most exciting Stern games in a while and marks a positive direction for the company
  • John Wick has three multiballs, including one helicopter-related multiball
  • John Wick's middle ramp is significantly harder to hit than comparable shots on other games
  • John Wick playfield design shows George Gomez's influence through ramp triangle aesthetic similar to Johnny Mnemonic
  • Monster Bash at Raleigh Boxcar location has a scoop tilted so far it shoots down the middle every time
  • John Wick is harder and less forgiving than recent Stern games like Jaws, Venom, and Godzilla

Notable quotes

“They heard nothing. They heard nothing. And they played one game and they were done because it's a terrible experience.”
Don (Bash host)
“We're saps. We're saps... all we require is a polo with the logo. Stern logo... and a hat with the logo... and we will personally bend the rules. We will level those games.”
Bash hosts
“I don't wake up at 3 a.m. and I'm like, I gotta go play. And that's kind of how I feel about John Wick. I'm thinking about it right now. I kind of want to go play right now.”
Bash host
“This is the most exciting game for me from Stern in a while. Yeah. Right? And I'm hopeful for the future of what's coming because this is exactly the way that I want it to go.”
Bash host
“It's funny because just looking at a picture of a play field, it's really, really almost useless. The pictures make it look kind of cheap. The colors don't even look right, you know?”
Bash host
“I got a lot of Johnny Mnemonic vibes from that game... I mean, obviously, apart from Keanu, just the aesthetics are not that different.”
Bash host
“There's nothing that makes you just like, oh, that shot. They're all fun shots... Every shot in a game and there's like a bunch. This has like 10 main shots or something. They all feel satisfying.”
Bash host
“Mr. Eisman really nailed the layout just in terms of cramming a lot of shots into this type of layout. Like a fan layout. It's tight but I feel like everything's hittable and fun to shoot.”
Bash host

Entities

  • Chicago Gaming· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Deadpool· game
  • Foo Fighters· game
  • Godzilla· game
  • Iron Maiden· game
  • Jaws 50th Anniversary· game
  • John Wick· game
  • Johnny Mnemonic· game
  • Monster Bash· game
  • Rush· game
  • Stranger Things· game
  • Venom· game
  • Bash Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Boxcar· organization
  • Don· person
  • Elliot Eisman· person
  • George Gomez· person

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