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Episode 308 - College Only Matters in High School
PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 22 min listen
in which a panel (BCF, HIP, MXL, NGT) discuss location pinball in NYC (and nearby surrounding areas).Ball 1: Local competition results (including Pinball NYC)Ball 2: Jackbar pinball venue reviewBall...
Highlights
- South Slope Pinball League held a pin golf tournament on October 12th with 21 players; Alex Kelly won, Greg Fertel second, Steven Boltz third, Robert Wong fourth.
- Addams Family hole in the SSPL pin golf course had the easiest average strokes at 2.6; Foo Fighters was the toughest at 3.3 strokes (Area 51 multiball/five right ramps).
- Dr. John and Aaron are planning to run the pin golf tournament format maybe twice a year, with one potentially coming in spring 2025.
- NYC Flipper Sport Association defeated Intermission Dolores 11-5 in a team match on October 14th.
- Pinster Six is currently in first place in the NYC Flipper Sport Association league standings as of October 17th, with a record of 5-1.
- Jack Bar has 15 pinball machines in really nice shape, located at 143 Havemeyer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and closes at 4am.
- Godzilla premium at Jack Bar has a special mod with an oversized LCD screen (full height between machine and backglass) that John (owner) got from the designer to test in public.
- As of October 18, 2024, there are 279 pinball machines in New York City at 86 public locations.
- Elton John by Jersey Jack Pinball features tight, butter shots and is mostly rip-orbits and collected shots rather than crazy ramps, making it similar to a good 1990s game.
- Stranger Things at Jack Bar has projection details including animations that display on stand-ups (spelling 'WILL' and 'RUN!' as modes are progressed).
Notable quotes
“I wouldn't say dominated, Benjamin, but thank you for having me, first of all. I really appreciate having the space to speak on the podcast.”
“It's weird how it adds that pressure to it. You know you can do this, but can you do it when it's the only thing you have to do?”
“I mean, I had a shitload of fun. I also was not unhappy about the way the night went, even though like that was the best feeling 15 one loss I can imagine.”
“If the playoffs started today, the top six teams would be... New York City Flipper Sport Association, Balls of Steel, the Lion Persons. One of those teams is 6-0 and the next two are 5-1.”
“Jack Bar is a premier location. It's known far and wide.”
“I think John has done a really good job of having machines that are very attractive to the eye, even if you're not necessarily into pinball when you walk in.”
“Jersey Jack really landed it with having such tight butter shots on everything. It's a fast game, but it's also very controllable.”
“That's the corner in which the usual suspects, the people that are always at the top of the list at Jack Bar, that's their domination corner because these are intensive games and new enough that people don't know all the rule sets yet.”
“When you see a big bank of machines from different eras with different artworks and different styles, that tells you that this is a pinball bar.”
“If it wasn't the first time I touched [Elton John] last night when I played it while warming up, it might have been the second time I might have touched it at Buffalo.”
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Nightlight Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- NYC Flipper Sport Association· organization
- South Slope Pinball League· organization
- Aaron· person
- Alberto Santana· person
- Alex Kelly· person
- Benjamin Furiga· person
- David Patlak· person
- Dr. John· person
- Eric Sweetland· person
- Greg Fertel· person
- Ian Leung· person
- Jeff Anderson· person
- Jonah Shlaes· person
- Madeline Lin· person
- Matthew Grady· person
- Robert Wong· person
- Sean Grant· person
- Steven Boltz· person
- Travis Rosenberg· person
- Zen Zokniak· person
- Jack Bar· venue
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