Episode 316: Dr. John Cosson
Twitch's Old Host from the Gold Coast. I had to get him back...you'll hear why. Enjoy laughs with Dr. John as he discusses streaming with his daughter Emily, travelling for pinball, Brisbane...
Highlights
- Dr. John has owned approximately 70 different pinball machines over his career
- Brisbane Masters 2021 was impacted by COVID border closures in Queensland, limiting competitors to state residents only
- Emily Cosson (Dr. John's daughter) placed third in the Queensland Women's Championships at Brisbane Masters after not competing for about a year
- Spooky Pinball has significantly improved build quality and connectors to industry standard, moving away from transport issues
- Haggis Pinball's Kelts machine has exceptional build quality, including an undentable acrylic playfield layer
- Dr. John started streaming pinball with daughter Emily 4-5 years ago when she was 14-15 years old, at a time when only 2-3 pinball streaming channels existed
- Haggis Pinball has secured Bally licenses for remake titles including Fathom
- Haggis Pinball has 4+ original games planned after their initial licensed titles
Notable quotes
“The problem with spooky games in the past sometimes was transport, transport with connectors falling off and people getting their games and complaining they didn't work but with everything now up to industry standard with connectors on idcs and all sorts of stuff and molex connectors um they've really stepped up the mark to become a one of the top pinball companies”
“The biggest thing is the socialising and getting together. We're not a big community pinball people. Wherever you travel in the world, especially US, Australia, New Zealand...it's the same people always turning up. And it's like getting together with old friends again.”
“What I love about your quizzes, and I heard them on Slam Tilt...what I like about them is that they're fun for the listener to play along to.”
“Theme for me...There's not so much novelty and variety of shots anymore in pinball. It's how immersive is it for me.”
“I mean, who would have thought of that? We mentioned you talk about Spooky on the Pinball Show as one of the correspondents, but a company that has really started to remind me a lot of Spooky and that upfront, honest approach and here's where we are and they bring you along in the process is right there in Australia with Damien and Haggis.”
Entities
- Haggis Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Brisbane Masters· event
- Indiscs· event
- Alice Cooper· game
- Fathom· game
- Kelts· game
- Emily and Dr. John· media
- Final Round Pinball Podcast· media
- Pinball Profile· media
- Slam Tilt· media
- Bowen Kerins· person
- Charlie Emery· person
- Damien Harton· person
- Dr. John Cosson· person
- Emily Cosson· person
- Eric Stone· person
- Esha Lefkoff· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Netherworld· venue
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