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Deep Dive: The Walking Dead PREVIEW
PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago5 min listen
Enjoy a sneak peek of 'Deep Dive: The Walking Dead'! Pinball Party Deep Dive - where Jason and Zach talk...
Highlights
- The Walking Dead was released in 2014 and designed by John Borg, Lyman Sheets, Kevin O'Connor, and Greg Freres
- The Walking Dead is from the middle of Stern's strong output period alongside X-Men, Metallica, and Star Trek, with some underperformers like Mustang and Avengers
- SAM system had been around since approximately 2006, and Spike arrived shortly after Walking Dead with WWE
- Premium Edition includes upgrades like well magnet, bicycle ramp lift, crossbow swing, and RGB lighting inserts
- The Gilligan's Island playfield lighting is the most significant difference between trim levels, with Premium having red/green/white and Standard having all white
- Many people modify the Standard Edition lighting, and it's not even considered a notable mod to enjoy the game
- Some players are polarized between Standard and Premium editions, with debate over whether the bicycle ramp lift smoothness is desirable
Notable quotes
“It is from a different era, right? So it's a Sam Stern game...this is when Sam Stern is starting to hit their stride in the SAM system which had been around since around 2006”
“The biggest difference between these two is a landslide. Take all those other things away...the RGB and not the RGB, the actual Gilligan's Island, which when we talked about Star Wars in the past, really well coded Gilligan's Island is a huge part of a game as big of a difference as I think music is.”
“So I drink a half a pot of coffee and I have kind of an energy drink. So, but, but I mean, I was being honest. I have a strong caffeine tolerance.”
“Well, for those paying attention to our stimulants, I have not yet tried the Ritalin. Maybe next episode.”
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Avengers· game
- Metallica· game
- Mustang· game
- Star Trek· game
- Star Wars· game
- The Walking Dead· game
- WWE· game
- X-Men· game
- Pinball Party Podcast· organization
- Greg Freres· person
- John Borg· person
- Jon· person
- Kevin O'Connor· person
- Lyman Sheets· person
- Zach Sharpe· person
- SAM· product
- Spike· product
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