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Episode 254: Ian Harrower, Gammagoat
PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago31 min listen
You know him on Twitch as Gammagoat, and you see him at tourneys playing or commentating. Now hear how Ian got there.
Highlights
- Heist is Multimorphic's best P3 game to date, superior to Lexi Lightspeed in playability
- P3 has unique mechanics unavailable on other platforms (e.g., P3 pass, polycarbonate flex)
- Big Buck Hunter's Open Season is possibly the hardest wizard mode in pinball alongside Valinor and Super Duper Awesome Simpsons
- Harrower came to pinball late (post-university, ~2014), transitioning from juggling hobby
- Bar leagues can benefit from allowing coaching without compromising competitive integrity
Notable quotes
“It's mechanically really pinball. It's much better than the pinball arcade or Zen or those type of virtual pinballs.”
“I just like to point out things that other people are thinking already themselves, are feeling, and I want to acknowledge those thoughts. I want to acknowledge those feelings.”
“When I started playing pinball, it gave me that same reward, that same feeling that I got [from juggling]... this feels like juggling, but there's also like bells and whistles and points, and you can compete.”
“Open season is possibly the hardest wizard mode to get to in all of pinball... you need to get through all of those bonus rounds and all of those birds. And that's just really hard.”
“I don't really feel like it mattered at the end of the day. You know, it's not going to make a big difference. People still have to execute.”
Entities
- Multimorphic· company
- NYC Pinball Championships· event
- Big Buck Hunter· game
- Ghostbusters· game
- Heist· game
- Iron Maiden· game
- Lexi Lightspeed· game
- Monsters Bash· game
- Spider-Man· game
- City Pinball· organization
- Pin-Up Arcade Bar· organization
- Tri-City Pinball League· organization
- Bowen Kerins· person
- Ian Harrower· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
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