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Episode 108 - Hammer Time Reforged

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago1 hr 6 min listenBy Dennis Kriesel & Tony Kurkowski
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Pinball: The pinball segment focuses on discussing Haggis Pinball's new approach to playfield design and the first gameplay of Spooky Pinball's Rick and Morty game. Video Games: In video games the...

Highlights

  • Haggis Pinball hybrid playfield has endured 750,000+ plays with no visible wear in testing
  • Haggis beating Deep Root Pinball to market with playfield innovation has stolen Deep Root Pinball thunder
  • Modern pinball players have been rolling balls on polyurethane/acrylic clear coats rather than wood for years, not directly on wood
  • Loser Kid Pinball Podcast expressed skepticism about acrylic playfield surfaces affecting ball physics
  • Rick and Morty pinball has upper flipper shot execution concerns due to ball momentum/speed issues
  • Night Rider had some plastic playfield versions, tested as a cost experiment but abandoned due to expense

Notable quotes

The result of that is a new hybrid playfield comprised of a layer of birch plywood, a layer of specially coated acrylic, and a digitally printed cast substrate that is chemically and mechanically bonded to create a pinball playfield that will not dimple and not pool.
Haggis Pinball
Haggis Pinball to come out and drop this and drop this video before Deep Root Pinball been able to do anything is huge.
Tony
The only people who can tell you that they can tell the difference are lying. There is a difference. But we're not playing on sandpaper.
Dennis
You all listening right now you're not good enough to know the difference. That's what we're saying.
Tony
The only way Deep Root could get something back is if they can do a full power slam and there's nothing... They could hope, but it doesn't matter. This was still first.
Tony
I think this puts them on the radar as being innovative in a hobby that is desperately looking for innovation while also expressing constant concerns about all innovation.
Dennis
The left bumper is even more awesome than... [paused]. Overall, it looks fairly challenging. The middle shots seem to be the safe shots. And it's the pop bumper that seems to put you in a lot of danger.
Dennis

Entities

  • Deep Root Pinball· company
  • Haggis Pinball· company
  • Celts· game
  • Night Rider· game
  • Rick and Morty· game
  • Space Gambler· game
  • Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· media
  • Pinball News· media
  • This Week in Pinball· media
  • Roanoke Pinball Museum· organization
  • Charlie· person
  • Dennis· person
  • Eric Prepkey· person
  • Tony· person

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