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PinballOZwide Podcast - Episode 6 The TAZPIN Experience
PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 1 min listen
What a month ohhh.... what a month we both had! A huge shout out and thanks to Paul from Pinball Sales, George from the Melbourne Pinball Expo, Justin & Frank from the...
Highlights
- Harry Potter is the fastest Jersey Jack Pinball game they've played
- TASPIN featured 78 machines from collectors, capped at 170 attendees per session
- TASPIN raised $17,500 for Launceston General Hospital charity (2025), building on $4,229 (2022), $8,000 (2023), $12,500 (2024)
- Harry Potter CE prototype/display unit showed no glaring quality issues
- Pinnifest is Newcastle-based, scheduled for 20-21 September, tickets on sale 5 September
- TASPIN previously held at Italian club, first year at Country Club of Tasmania
- One collector has 18 Zachariah machines and brought two to TASPIN, switching one for Earth, Wind and Fire
- Harry Potter upper playfield awards bonus toward end-of-ball/end-of-game scoring
Notable quotes
“You step in front of that machine you want to play, you want to play, you just want to play.”
“It was a fast, fast game. Like, this is the fastest Jersey Jack game I've ever played.”
“Papa Duke fucking good. Really well run.”
“You walk away with friendships.”
“The memory of that weekend, not just playing pinball, but what happened afterwards and drinking with mates and just shit-talking and being dills and whatever else was going on, that'll remain forever.”
“So anyone in Melbourne, Sydney, anywhere in Australia, get your ass to Tazpin. Seriously, get your ass to Tazpin.”
“From now on, don't follow me ever again.”
Entities
- AMD· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Pinball House· company
- Retro City· company
- Melbourne Pinball Expo· event
- Pinnifest· event
- TASPIN· event
- Harry Potter· game
- Launceston General Hospital Kids Auxiliary Awards· organization
- Tassie Pinball Mafia· organization
- Axel· person
- Brett Emerson· person
- George· person
- Jared· person
- Matt (Barnyard Matt)· person
- Michael (AMD)· person
- Nathan· person
- Paul· person
- Mr Pinball Australia· person/brand
- Pinball Sales Australia· venue
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