Episode 255: Loserkid Pinball Podcast
Scott and Josh talk about their great podcast, life in Utah, plus a deep discussion on bidets, merchandise. And we'll answer the most important question, "Who is the better Loserkid?"
Highlights
- Loser Kid Podcast launched in January 2019 and has been running successfully for over a year
- Keith Elwin said 'Laundry Day' would be the next game/his third title for Stern, causing it to trend on Twitter
- Scott works at a hospital and participates in annual charity surgical missions to Guatemala (cleft lip/palate repairs, Microtia surgeries)
- Josh runs a heating/air conditioning company that donated services for a wheelchair-accessible room renovation
- DeepRoot has developers and talent but hasn't put anything physically out for public trial besides a test run of Raza
- Salt Lake Area Pinballers (SLAP) grew from 10 participants two years ago to 40 at their last event, with 150 participants at Salt Lake Gaming Con
- Loser Kid merchandise is one of the most visible branded products in the pinball community
- Texas Pinball Festival 2020 was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns
Notable quotes
“We just came out of the gates running, and we weren't too worried about the product. And so we just wanted to do something fun.”
“He is a fantastic man. He's very charitable, and he does a lot behind the scenes...Scott does so much behind the scenes. It's unbelievable.”
“It just makes it more fun in life when you focus on the positive, I feel.”
“We're very positive guys, and I'm just excited for more pinball always, because that means that there's room for it to grow here, and we always want growth in pinball.”
“For him to bring the passion and to really want to elevate and change the game. The last time we saw this was with Jersey Jack trying to change the game with Wizard of Oz.”
“I didn't want to make anything that people weren't going to wear...If you get the $5 throwaway T-shirt, you're not going to wear it again.”
“He's done things that no one else has done. He's put up his own money. He took J-Pop from the scrap heap and actually paid J-Pop's debts.”
Entities
- DeepRoot· company
- J-Pop· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Texas Pinball Festival (TPF)· event
- Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· media
- Pinball Profile· media
- IFPA· organization
- Salt Lake Area Pinballers (SLAP)· organization
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Robert Mueller· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Tilt Forums· platform
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