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#108 Pintastic 2023 debrief - The Classic Pinball Podcast

PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago3 hr 11 min listenBy George
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The guys do an impromptu recording in the media room at Pintastic and you never know who will show up. TANKS for the memories. Interview with Brian Hawkins on his award winning em Wizard. Winners, we...

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Highlights

  • Pulp Fiction has excessive lag between players during bonus counting, making transitions slow and confusing
  • Jersey Jack flipper design is overly 'swishy and squishy' compared to other manufacturers
  • Galactic Tank Force uses stand-up targets instead of drop targets for one of its banks, which George dislikes
  • The Team 1 to Wizard conversion was officially approved by Gottlieb with copyright registered in 2021
  • Ken Head commissioned 25 conversion kits, with Wade Krause handling the artwork, and Ken personally built conversions for customers who couldn't do playfield swaps
  • The original 1971 Valley Wizard was only sold in Italy and had a poor-quality playfield
  • Split Second (Stern 1981) won the early 1980s category at Pintastic, despite George's reservations about the overall quality of entries
  • Press was not allowed in Extra Ball Lounge at Pintastic initially, though the speaker was eventually admitted

Notable quotes

“If you really want to go out and play all the newest games... come to Pintastic. I stood there and played like four or five games in a row.”
George
“Whoever comes up with a mod to make those flippers less swishy and squishy, you'll make a lot of money.”
George
“It's like, the ball ends, the bonus counts up. This thing's like... one of those deals where you're waiting for it to count up all the bonus and stuff?”
George
“So he had 25 kits that he was going to sell... and like half the people bought his kits, and the other ones were like, I love this, but I can't do playfield swap.”
Brian Hawkins
“When someone does it right, it feels like a factory finish where you don't feel any paint edge. And you did that in yours.”
George

Entities

  • Gottlieb· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Stern· company
  • Valley· company
  • Pintastic 2023· event
  • Silver Ball Rumble· event
  • Galactic Tank Force· game
  • Godfather· game
  • James Bond· game
  • Pulp Fiction· game
  • Venom· game
  • Brian Hawkins· person
  • Dave· person
  • Dave Marston· person
  • Dave Matrano· person
  • Eric Stern· person
  • Gabe· person
  • George· person
  • Jim Swain· person
  • John Day· person
  • Ken Head· person
  • Steve Young· person
  • Wade Krause· person
  • Extra Ball Lounge· venue

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