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Adventures in Pinball - Pinball Show Edition
PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 9 min listen
Let's talk CLEPIN, PGX and Chicago Pinball Expo. Sprinkle in some The Uncanny X-Men and Avatar: The Battle for Pandora talk along the way as well. What's coming, what are we doing, where have we been...
Highlights
- Stern's X-Men clear coat playfield quality has noticeably improved with thicker, nicer finishes
- Hexa Pinball's Space Hunt is now available for play at Pastimes Arcade in Gerard, Ohio
- Avatar LE features UV lighting with CE version getting three color options vs one on LE
- X-Men uses coil-actuated mechs for simplicity: Sentinel finger and hand crash are just single coils
- Avatar LE has potential flipper flow/playfield plastic issues affecting ball routing on certain shots
- PGX Pittsburgh show October 4-6 will feature Avatar, Ninja Eclipse, Ultraman, Jetsons, Punny Factory, Barry's Barbecue Challenge, and Ultraman
- Jersey Jack Avatar CE features hydro-dipped armor so each set is unique
- Stern Venom LE topper faced design complications and required pivot to alternative design
Notable quotes
“whoever out there is refining the QC processes over there at Stern, Pat on the back for you. Kudos, Cookie, or something, because playfields are looking nice”
“I still don't like the flipper feel... The light show is nice... the little play field is kind of fun”
“It might be something if the CE is... I wonder if the CE is going to be the upside-down level”
“oh well you hit this shot on this little ramp on the left hand side that then feeds the ball all the way across the play field up another ramp down a habit trail back over to the danger room it's like you look at it and you think oh there's no way that could work and then you hit the shot it's like holy crap that's amazing”
“if I didn't have witnesses to that, everyone would be throwing around accusations of the glass being off”
“the regulars up there are all spoiled... when's x-men coming when's this coming when's that coming”
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Hexa Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Cleapin· event
- PGX (Pittsburgh Gaming Expo)· event
- Pinbrew Fest· event
- Avatar LE· game
- Space Hunt· game
- X-Men· game
- Compulsive Pinball· organization
- Fresh Pinball Podcast· organization
- Pastimes Arcade· organization
- Quarter Up· organization
- Corbin· person
- Dark Room John· person
- Don· person
- Kyle· person
- Rob Burke· person
- Zach· person
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