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# 132 Top 10 pinballs of the 70’s

PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 13 min listenBy George
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Top 10 Pinballs of the 1970’s. Dave and George share their top choices. Friends of the show chime in with their picks. Lord of the Rings fixes. Generator problems. Funland again....

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Highlights

  • Star Wars: Fall of the Empire is the eighth Star Wars game manufactured in pinball
  • Star Wars: Fall of the Empire received unfavorable critical reception compared to other games
  • Star Wars: Fall of the Empire features a Death Star mechanism with a door that opens to shoot a ball
  • Joker Poker is one of the top three or four system one games
  • Lord of the Rings game Dave is repairing is a Spike platform title
  • John Larry Day had a Genie pinball machine in his college dorm room
  • Kingpin and Pinup (add-a-ball version) are favored games across multiple submitted lists
  • Dave and Buster's stock took a hit after introducing new adult-themed arcade

Notable quotes

“I'm afraid as a newbie, I just don't have the depth of pinball knowledge where I could even name 10 70s machines. However, I'll lend my neophyte perspective on a few of the 1970s machines that I play somewhat regularly.”
Jim Rutherford
“I've always called Paragon American Pinball Pinball trainer for people.”
George
“Star Trek and Supersonic, both are really good if you're drinking beer because you can just wait for that bonus countdown and just drink a beer or two while you're waiting for the thing to finish.”
Grant
“I got a lot of the games that have already been mentioned on his list. Yes. And I think I'll go and I'll leave you for last. How's that? Okay. Because I got kind of a like to hear your comments on my list.”
George
“You two really work off each other well and enjoy the back and forth with the segments. Keep the repair stories coming.”
Mark (listener, Madison Wisconsin)

Entities

  • Bally· company
  • Gottlieb (Alvin)· company
  • Sam Stern· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Williams· company
  • Lord of the Rings· game
  • Star Wars: Fall of the Empire· game
  • Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Clive· person
  • Dave· person
  • Dave Golden· person
  • George· person
  • Grant· person
  • Jeremy Packer· person
  • Jim Rutherford· person
  • John Borg· person
  • John Larry Day· person
  • Mark· person
  • Matt Scott· person
  • Maureen· person
  • MediaBear· person
  • PJ Weyden· person
  • Roger Sharpe· person
  • Tim Sexton· person

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