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Episode 9: Origin Story and Music Pins

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In episode 9 we catch up with the ongoings of Scott and Josh. We talk about the little news going on in the hobby. Josh reveals what it means to be a LoserKid. Scott and Josh talk about their top 3...

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Highlights

  • Black Knight: Sword of Rage has similar brutality and limitations to original Black Knight games, essentially playing like a two-thirds playfield due to ramps and wire forms above
  • Steve Ritchie posted on Facebook that Black Knight: Sword of Rage should be set at 6.5-7% incline; steeper angles reduce side-to-side action and paradoxically make the game easier
  • Superman 78 and Beetlejuice are projects that Stern passed on and will not be released commercially
  • Lyman Sheets' code work was decisive in reviving Batman 66 and Walking Dead from initial poor reception
  • Walking Dead had poor initial reception but improved significantly after Lyman Sheets' code work
  • Catwoman Batman 66 and Color Premium Munsters are both Premium tier machines, not Limited Edition
  • Adam West's declining health drove Stern's decision to rush Batman 66 release despite incomplete code
  • Cosmic Carnival has changed significantly from Texas Pinball Festival three months prior to this episode

Notable quotes

“my wife had the twins... they were born... on May 6th. And so everything's going great with them.”
Josh Roop
“It's almost like you're dealing with playing a two-thirds playfield because all your shots above that are just either ramps or wire forms”
Scott Larson
“Steve Ritchie came out and was like, you cheaters, stop making the game steeper than seven percent... if you have any steeper than that, you're cheating because it takes away from the side-to-side action”
Josh Roop
“There's no chance [Batman 66 would succeed without Lyman]. That would have been dead in the water... they were able to make a diamond out of coal.”
Scott Larson
“this is a hobby. Like I appreciate the tenacity and the commitment that high level players have... I'm just not really in that phase of life right now”
Josh Roop
“I never thought an Iron Maiden pinball machine would be a good concept. But hey, here we are. It's one of the best games... I just, I guess I don't have my finger on the pulse like Stern does.”
Josh Roop
“Walking Dead was left for dead... after Lyman was able to work his magic – because people always said, oh, well, it doesn't matter what the code says, you can't fix geometry. Well, apparently you can fix something with the code”
Scott Larson
“they were able to lock up their best designer or their best code writer and lock him up until he was able to work on this crazy code... and this crazy expensive game.”
Scott Larson

Entities

  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown· event
  • Batman 66· game
  • Black Knight: Sword of Rage· game
  • Cosmic Carnival· game
  • Iron Maiden· game
  • Munsters· game
  • Walking Dead· game
  • Christopher Franchi· person
  • George Gomez· person
  • Jack Danger· person
  • Jeff Teolis· person
  • Josh Roop· person
  • Lyman Sheets· person
  • Scott Larson· person
  • Steve Ritchie· person

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