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Episode 94 - Drama
PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago1 hr 41 min listenBy Dennis Kriesel & Tony Kurkowski
This episode feels like almost pure drama. It isn't (there is 20 Questions, hands-on Wonka discussion, Stern's Jurassic Park gameplay talk), but it mostly is. Pinball drama. Video game drama. Drama....
Highlights
- Jurassic Park from Stern has voice call-outs that are over-the-top and hammy, but animations look good and the dinosaur mechanic is customizable
- Willy Wonka from Jersey Jack is JJP's second-best game gameplay-wise and is fighting for first position with Dialed In
- Willy Wonka has weak art package compared to Black Knight, Jurassic Park, and Munsters, with heavy reliance on light show to hide inferior artwork
- Willy Wonka has a GI (general illumination) problem making it difficult to see the ball in low-light situations
- Willy Wonka sometimes shoots ball into outlane instead of shooter lane when locking with gobstopper, which software handles but is still a design flaw
- Pinball community is experiencing unprecedented concentration of drama in a tight timeframe, with 48-hour news cycles being displaced by new drama constantly
- A mean-spirited meme about a pinball programmer/rules developer generated 100+ comments debating appropriateness, with friends of the programmer attacking the meme poster
- Pinball community is increasingly organized into tribal fanbases: Stern loyalists vs JJP fans vs Dutch Pinball advocates, with overly enthusiastic team allegiances
Notable quotes
“Before we go into things, just to make sure people know that my personal subjective opinions are wrong, they have not been sent to or passed the Zach Minney of Straight Down the Middle, a pinball show, or This Week in Pinball podcast's test.”
“Is there like a post-Pembroke depression that people go into? Have we seen something like this in the past? I can't recall. I don't remember having this much drama locked into such a tight, small time period.”
“If this drama was a topping, it would be sausage. It's that thick.”
“you picked the wrong hobby because this hobby is full of drama. I get it and I don't get it at the same time... if you're commentating on this hobby, this is part of it. So there ain't no escape.”
“I think having a microphone means I'm supposed to criticize things. That's my interpretation. I'm not here to shill.”
“But you don't need to go out there and be like [attacking the person]. That's not the right way to be constructive.”
“It was the meme itself that I think caused any of the drama. All of the drama came from everybody because it's gotten very noticeable in the pinball hobby that people have teams and people are very much overly enthusiastic about their team.”
“We see it everywhere. There's the people who love JJP and hate Stern. The people who love Stern and hate JJP. The people who think that Dutch pinball is the greatest thing ever.”
Entities
- Deadflip· company
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pembroke· event
- Black Knight: Sword of Rage· game
- Dialed In· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Munsters· game
- Roadshow· game
- Willy Wonka· game
- 403 Club· organization
- Pinside· organization
- Dennis· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Jack Danger· person
- John Borg· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Pat Lawlor· person
- Tony· person
- Zach Minney· person
- Trial by Trolley· product
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