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Ep 23: Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin

PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago2 hr 14 min listenBy Jeff Teolis & Martin Robbins
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Final Round Pinball Podcast Episode 23: Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin Hosts: Martin Robbins & Jeff Teolis Special Guest: Cryss Stephens First Impressions Of Led Zeppelin Pinball Sponsor Of The Week Martin...

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Highlights

  • Led Zeppelin pinball features three art packages: Pro (Led Zeppelin 3 album), Premium (Led Zeppelin 1/Hindenburg), and LE (Swan Song Icarus symbol)
  • The game contains 10 full songs and the wizard mode requires playing all songs, totaling approximately 50 minutes of music
  • Robert Plant was personally against including 'Stairway to Heaven' in the machine, preferring 'Cashmere' as the defining song
  • Steve Ritchie designed the game with clear shot flow and easily identifiable targets, consistent with his design philosophy
  • Tim Sexton (game designer) described a code system with basic multiballs progressing to complex concert-themed modes
  • Jeff Teolis purchased the LE model sight unseen, his first and only planned LE purchase, specifically for the Led Zeppelin theme
  • Marty Ruffins considers the playfield design 'fucking awful' with excessive openness and minimal detail, comparing it to Star Wars
  • ReplayFX event and Papa Pinball venue closure affected the Pittsburgh competitive pinball community significantly
  • Led Zeppelin changed their name spelling from 'Lead' to 'Led' to prevent North American pronunciation of 'Lead Balloon'
  • The LE model features a motorized toy/magnet feature on the playfield (Electric Magic mode) that Marty views as gimmicky

Notable quotes

“I think it's fucking awful. I just... I'm ridiculously underwhelmed by it.”
Marty Ruffins
“The code is going to make this game shine. I'll tell you that right now. I'll try and give a sort of a medium view of hype because the comparison I'll give it to is Star Wars.”
Jeff Teolis
“If I have to own one LE, this is it. There's never been another brand or theme that has made... This is I want the best that you can possibly put into a machine and for my dream theme.”
Jeff Teolis
“What makes that a great game? It's all about the code. I'll tell you this time and time again.”
Jeff Teolis
“It's licensed. It's definitely Led Zeppelin authentic. But to me, I wanted a little bit more. Well, I was having a conversation today, and I said, yep, I get it's iconic, but stylise it rather than make it look like wallpaper.”
Jeff Teolis
“Robert Plant himself would have said, I don't want that song in. He is adamant about that song is not the defining Led Zeppelin song.”
Jeff Teolis
“You know what? Someday in our lifetime, we'll see a Harry Potter pinball machine, and I'll replay this episode and just take a fucking heaping turd or whatever it is.”
Jeff Teolis
“I'm just not close enough to this band to know what should be in and what should be out. And I'm sort of just echoing all the feedback that I've seen. And really, number one is art, as far as it being, let's say, polarizing or negative. So art's number one, layout's number two, and then song choice is number three.”
Marty Ruffins
“Game of Thrones came out because it was a similar thing where you looked at it and you just went oh my god that looks awful. But then it shoots really well, right?”
Marty Ruffins
“I would also talk with Joe and be like, hey, can you tell Marty I said hi? And he probably never did, so boo on him.”
Chris Stevens

Entities

  • Stern Pinball· company
  • ReplayFX· event
  • Avengers· game
  • Elvira, House of Horrors· game
  • Game of Thrones· game
  • Guns N' Roses· game
  • Led Zeppelin· game
  • Star Wars· game
  • World Poker Tour· game
  • Final Round Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Papa Pinball· organization
  • Swan Song Records· organization
  • The Who· organization
  • Chris Stevens· person
  • Jeff Teolis· person
  • Jeremy Packer· person
  • Jimmy Page· person
  • John Entwistle· person
  • Keith Moon· person
  • Marty Ruffins· person
  • Robert Plant· person
  • Steve Ritchie· person
  • Tim Sexton· person

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