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#130 Rant and Roll

PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 17 min listenBy George
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In this episode the boys blow off some steam on a wide variety of topics. Dave talks about how his Eight Ball Deluxe playfield swap. What’s up Doc? Blackwater100.

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Highlights

  • CPR's 8-Ball Deluxe playfield swap had significant manufacturing defects including misaligned light sockets, crooked drop targets, incorrect dimpling, and a metal post positioned too close to inline drops, requiring 38+ hours of corrective work
  • CPR has not fixed these 8-Ball Deluxe playfield alignment issues as of the podcast date, according to the technician Dave consulted
  • King Kong is 'clearly the best' of three recent Stern releases (King Kong, Jaws, Dungeons & Dragons) when compared at an arcade
  • Jaws plays 'tired' and is 'one of the weaker' Stern releases despite strong sales
  • A qualified pinball technician was turned away from service work due to racial discrimination by a Star Wars home edition owner in the Boston area
  • Stern's warranty service sent Joe Shortsleeve to fix an Elvira's House of Horrors issue, but the work created a new problem requiring expert repair
  • Multiple podcasts (4-5) have begun copying The Classic Pinball Podcast's format elements, including unedited show audio and custom game-specific cover art
  • Stern is developing games including Star Wars, Pokemon, and potentially Tony Hawk or other IP

Notable quotes

“So you have Tee'd Off change all those light sockets out... The 555 sockets, they don't fit the holes.”
Dave
“I'm going Tee'd Off go there. According Tee'd Off him, they have not fixed the issue, but I have not bought another 8-Ball Deluxe playfield Tee'd Off know if that's the case or not.”
Dave
“Because he didn't like the color of his skin, you know, I think you're doing a good PSA... word will get around.”
George
“Imitation is a form of artless flattery... All the big boys are starting Tee'd Off take portions of our show.”
George
“Out of the three, King Kong is clearly the best out of the three. Jaws... that was the weakest of the three The Games.”
George
“he takes out a big wad of hundreds... No no the rest is for you. Give me a nice big tip on top of it.”
Dave

Entities

  • CPR (Custom Pinball Restoration)· company
  • Pinned and Pixels· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Twippies Awards· event
  • 8-Ball Deluxe· game
  • Dungeons & Dragons· game
  • Elvira's House of Horrors· game
  • Godzilla· game
  • Jaws· game
  • King Kong· game
  • Medieval Madness· game
  • TNA (Total Nuclear Annihilation)· game
  • Straight Down the Middle: a pinball show· organization
  • This Week in Pinball· organization
  • Dave· person
  • George· person
  • Joe Shortsleeve· person
  • John Papaduke· person
  • Matt Scott· person
  • Paul Daniel Bergvist· person

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