Episode 307: Travis Murie, MarvLoco
The Oklahoma state champion and YouTuber discusses current games, buying confidence, and the hobby in general. He also talks about what he misses the most during the pandemic. One of the good guys...
Highlights
- Travis Murray is a two-time state champion in Oklahoma
- District 82 in Wisconsin features over 100 games split 50% classics and 50% moderns, all tournament-ready
- Led Zeppelin LE plays significantly better than it initially appears; code quality is excellent with strong multiplier mechanics
- Guns N' Roses has a design-code disconnect that creates imbalance, particularly with excessive multiball situations
- The upper right flipper shot to the ramp habitrail on Led Zeppelin is one of the hardest shots in pinball
Notable quotes
“I always thought you had pre-recorded that intro, but he's doing it live, ladies and gentlemen. That is amazing. Bill O'Reilly taught me best. We'll do it live!”
“I have to take a step back and just take this all in...it's just something that you have to experience for yourself...I hope the people of Wisconsin that go to District 82 realize how lucky they are”
“It almost feels like a Michael Bay movie to where it's awesome the first chance you get it. It's pretty good the second time you do it. But then once you get to the third, fourth and fifth viewing, it's kind of like, OK, I need a break”
“The best thing that I can say about it that I'm happy with Guns N' Roses is the fact that my kids enjoy playing it...So it will have a place in our game room for a long time to come for that very reason”
“I miss seeing the people in person. I mean, it's one thing to talk like we are over Skype or over text message. It's a whole other thing to be able just to sit down and have a beer face to face.”
Entities
- MarvLoco· content_creator/brand
- Freeplay Florida· event
- Space City Open· event
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Lethal Weapon 3· game
- Pirates of the Caribbean· game
- IFPA· organization
- District 82· organization/venue
- Charlie Emery· person
- Eric Thorne· person
- Holly Koskinen· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Joshua Sharp· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Luke Nahorniak· person
- Monica Murray· person
- Tom Graff· person
- Travis Murray· person
- Pinball Profile· podcast
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