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#28 You’re Out! - The Classic Pinball Podcast

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago38 min listenBy George
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Tournament party at Dave’s. First up Twilight Zone. Brink of elimination for Dave on Flight 2000. George and John talk Xenon. New guy Mike talks about all his cheap games. Recording quality again?...

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Highlights

  • Dave has been working on Twilight Zone restoration for an extended period and recently fixed the clock mechanism
  • Flight 2000 has been modified with three Powerballs instead of standard balls to increase game speed
  • Bruce is relocating to Arizona and this tournament is a send-off party for him
  • Eric Stone finished third at the 2024 IFPA National Championship in California and qualified for Pin Masters Denver finals, making top 24 out of 138 players
  • Escher Lefkoff won Pin Masters Denver 2024, followed by Bowen Currens in second place
  • The podcast uses Anchor software which lacks individual microphone gain controls, causing audio quality issues when remote guests participate
  • Mike owns 13.5 pinball games all purchased for less than the cost of a topper ($750)
  • John (Johnny Pinball) won the three-strike tournament, followed by Bruce in second place
  • Paragon requires mastery of tap-pass techniques and timing when NOT to flip rather than when to flip
  • The podcast has audience reach across approximately 20 countries including non-English speaking nations

Notable quotes

“It's kind of like Jean-Luc Picard, you know, suggestions... but you're still king, so you make the decision.”
Dave
“You son of a bitch... (about Twilight Zone) That's the most mild insult I've ever heard you say.”
Bruce (cursing at game); George (responding)
“It's missing the precursor... It should go boom.”
Dave
“This is like coming to the best arcade you could ever come to. Because his games are always playing right. They're beautiful.”
George (about Chris's game maintenance)
“On Paragon, it's all about when not to flip. You're not flipping when you're flipping on Paragon... As Yoda says, you must unlearn what you have learned.”
Chris/John
“I pray for this anxiety, man... It's all skill, my friend. And skill, in Jesus' name, your skill should do it.”
Eric Stone; Dave
“PinballDoctor.com. You can say it three more times. PinballDoctor.com. All spelled out.”
Dave
“Don't be last. Don't get eaten by the bear. It sucks if you get trapped in the cliff.”
Bruce (about Paragon rules)

Entities

  • IFPA National Championship· event
  • Pin Masters Denver 2024· event
  • 8-Ball Deluxe· game
  • Flight 2000· game
  • Kingpin· game
  • Paragon· game
  • Twilight Zone· game
  • Xenon· game
  • The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Bowen Currens· person
  • Bruce· person
  • Chris· person
  • Dave· person
  • Eric Stone· person
  • Escher Lefkoff· person
  • George· person
  • Joel· person
  • John· person
  • Keith Ellman· person
  • Mike· person
  • PJ· person
  • Ray Davidson· person
  • Robert Gagno· person
  • Sue Handy· person

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