Don’s Pinball Podcast

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Don's Pinball Podcast #253 LIVE! The Return of the Stern

Stern's market dominance eroding as competitors rise; awaiting 'return of the Stern'

Aug 17

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DPP #252 "A wild week of pinball!"

Spooky gives away Beetlejuice; Don reviews Bon Jovi, Yukon Yeti; Pokémon at Costco; The Big Lebowski concerns.

28 min listen · By Donald Garrison · Aug 12

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Yukon Yeti Live Unboxing!

Time to dig into some Turner Pinball goodness!

Aug 6

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DPP #251 "A Fair and Balanced look at Bon Jovi"

Don reverses negative stance on Bon Jovi pinball after hands-on play at Southern Fried Gaming Expo.

28 min listen · By Donald Garrison · Aug 1

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DPP #250 "Calm Down Everybody!"

Don argues community outrage over Bon Jovi reveal stems from unmet expectations, not bad game design.

23 min listen · By Donald Garrison · Jul 31

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DPP #249 "Is the Barrel only half full now? DCC wins the week!"

Don criticizes Bon Jovi weak theming vs. Dungeon Crawler Carl excellence; signals quality crisis at Barrels of Fun.

38 min listen · By Donald Garrison · Jul 29

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DPP #248 "P3's and BOF Dreams"

Barrels mystery game, Turner production update, Multimorphic DCC/Ender's reveal, and Don's P3 sponsorship.

38 min listen · By Donald Garrison · Jul 26

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DPP #247 "Big Episode! New BOF?!"

Post-vacation pinball roundup: BOF Bon Jovi rumor, Spooky Beetlejuice progress, P3 dual-theme Dungeon Crawler Carl/Ender's Game reveal prep.

37 min listen · By Donald Garrison · Jul 21

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Don’s Pinball Podcast is live!

Don streams from Danish arcade, critiques US pinball pricing economics vs. international rates.

Jul 16

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Don’s Pinball Podcast is live!

Jul 13

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Don’s Pinball Podcast is live!

Don reacts to Dungeon Crawler Carl pinball announcement, critiques P3 platform, shares machine-building learnings.

Jul 7

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Steve Ritchie Interview!

Steve Ritchie details Sonic the Hedgehog pinball design, upper playfield innovation, and technical mechanics.

19 min listen · By Donald Garrison · Jun 28

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DPP# 246 "Sonic time, Cruise time, Multimorphic time"

Don's hands-on Sonic review at JJP HQ; cruise announcement; Multimorphic tease

29 min listen · By Donald Garrison · Jun 28

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Don’s Pinball Podcast is live!

Don plays Sonic the Hedgehog at JJP, meets Steve Ritchie, shares first impressions.

Jun 26

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Don’s Pinball Podcast is live!

Don Pinball livestreams concerns about Sonic embargo and design choices ahead of JJP facility visit.

Jun 24

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ClearPlay from thepinballscientist.com review

Don reviews ClearPlay filter material as affordable glare solution for pinball machines.

Jun 21

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DPP #245 "Monday Fish Fry"

Pokemon topper leak, Tales of Arabian Nights pricing analysis, limited edition strategy debate.

33 min listen · By Donald Garrison · Jun 16

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Don’s Pinball Podcast is live!

Don reviews Pedretti's Tales of Arabian Night conversion, critiques $12k pricing vs. competing titles.

Jun 15

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DPP #244 "Toppers and Museum Field Trips"

Topper design analysis, Spooky factory work, and upcoming game speculations

23 min listen · By Donald Garrison · Jun 9

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Don’s Pinball Podcast is live!

Don praises Sanford Airport for having airside pinball machines.

Jun 2

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"Don's podcast is a must-listen as his enthusiasm for the hobby is downright infectious. plus he does cool things like interviewing manufacturers and going to related industry shows like IAAPA"