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Eclectic Gamers Podcast

Episode 214 - The Princess Drive

PodcastBy Dennis Kriesel & Tony Kurkowski

Eclectic Gamers Podcast

1 hr 5 min

Summary

Jaws shark toy debate reveals pinball design principles; The Princess Bride P3 module announced.

Eclectic Gamers Podcast hosts Tony and Dennis discuss listener emails about game design philosophy, focusing on Jaws pinball and whether the shark toy should eat the ball. They explore the broader principle that good pinball design depends on geometry and rules rather than obvious toys. They also cover Haggis Pinball recapitalization challenges and the reveal of Multimorphic P3's The Princess Bride module with three pricing tiers and modular options.

From the creator

Pinball: We go over some listener emails but spend most of our time talking about The Princess Bride for the P3. Video Games: We go over the games Balatro and Pacific Drive, talk about more video game layoffs, talk about Rockstar returning employees to the office, discuss another Nintendo lawsuit, talk about a studio breaking away from Activision, and talk about the hit game Palworld.

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