WMS License Speculation Time
BlahCade Podcast
1 hr 12 min
Summary
Zen's Williams license sparks forum debates over physics tuning and prompts speculation on Farsight's missteps.
Chris Friebus and Jared Morgan discuss Zen Studios' acquisition of the Williams pinball license, which generated massive forum activity. They analyze community reactions across different platforms (Facebook, Steam, Pinside, Digital Pinball Fans Forum) and criticize Zen's recent physics tuning decisions that soften tilt mechanics in response to keyboard player feedback. They also critique Farsight's Stern Table Pack 3 release (Big Buck Hunter and Whoa Nelly), particularly the poor visual quality of Whoa Nelly, and speculate about what led to Farsight losing the Williams license to Zen.
In this podcast, we'll dive into some speculation about how the evolution of the Williams and Bally licence properties changed hands over time. We're also going to focus in on some evidence-backed timings that are critical in understanding how the changeover between Farsight and Zen may have happened.There's also coverage of the FX3 Williams Pinball public beta to go through, including some opinions about how the DNA of the Alpha is being diluted in the Beta. Also, a big welcome to all our new listeners. It's great to have you along for the ride during this exciting time in digital pinball.See for full details about the show.
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