Episode 120 - Video Game Themes
Pinball: The guys do a re-cap on feedback Tony received regarding books that would make for good pinball machines. They then do a joint exercise of trying to come up with unique video game concepts...
Highlights
- Lovecraft/cosmic horror themes would work well for pinball machines
- Doom could work as a fast-paced, hurry-up heavy pinball game with a metal soundtrack superior to Black Knight
- Diablo 2 would be the best game to base a Diablo pinball on, with Baal as the final boss/wizard mode
- Simulation games like SimCity would be difficult to adapt to pinball without the P3 platform
- A 4X-style pinball game with progressive unlocking of playfield shots based on exploration/expansion mechanics would be feasible and novel
- Hollow Knight and Ori and the Blind Forest would work well as pinball themes due to strong visual aesthetics and no voice acting requirements
- A shmup-inspired pinball game using pachinko balls as 'enemy fire' would be mechanically feasible
- Guitar Hero/Rock Band style rhythm pinball would not work due to timing requirements incompatible with pinball mechanics
Notable quotes
“There's only one rule that I have. You cannot suggest Satisfactory or I will drive out there and slap the taste out of your mouth.”
“I'm trying to reach for some unusual stuff that you don't normally – you know, everyone hears about Mario and Halo and all that. I'm trying to come up with some other stuff.”
“I think that would be really... Actually, that's my favorite idea so far. I think that would be just because it's so different for pinball.”
“It would be loud as hell, though. Oh, man, would it? You thought people complained about dimpling now.”
“We just need the plate that points it to move... Yeah. Well, we know from TNA that they can fire really fast.”
Entities
- Black Knight· game
- Castlevania· game
- Coffee Talk· game
- Diablo 2· game
- Doom· game
- Flash Gordon· game
- Hollow Knight· game
- Horizon Zero Dawn· game
- Ori and the Blind Forest· game
- Red Alert 3· game
- Satisfactory· game
- Shantae: Half-Genie Hero· game
- Super Puzzle Fighter· game
- Tales from the Crypt· game
- Tetris· game
- Titanfall 2· game
- Eclectic Gamers Podcast· organization
- Roanoke Pinball Museum· organization
- Dennis· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Tony· person
- Zach Minney· person
- Multimorphic P3· product
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