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Episode 11: The Classic Pinball Podcast - Road Trip to deliver a 1984 Eight Ball Deluxe

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago1 hr 11 min listenBy George
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The guys take a road trip to deliver a 1984 Bally Eight Ball Deluxe to one of Dave’s new customers. We use the time to talk about the game and a bunch of other pinball and non pinball topics. George...

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Highlights

  • The 1984 Eight Ball Deluxe has approximately 1,500 units produced, making it smaller production than other versions
  • The 1981 Eight Ball Deluxe features artwork of a sinister cowboy with a pool cue, while the 1984 version shows the same cowboy smiling with a wedding ring
  • Midway took over Valley (Williams) and began using video game-style cabinets with heavier trim edges for their pinball games
  • The 1980s Midway pinball cabinets used coarse-grade MDF wood that was not amenable to direct paint application, requiring white substrate stickers that were then painted
  • There is no current market for reproduction decals/side art for 1980s Midway pinball games like Eight Ball Deluxe, Fireball Classic, and Kings of Steel
  • The Space City Tournament in Houston has 204 tournament slots with 52 people playing in four rounds
  • George is planning to participate in his first-ever tournament at the Space City Tournament in Houston at the end of November
  • Pinball Life supplies replacement side rails for vintage pinball machines
  • Deadpool (by Stern) includes a sound package featuring throwback sounds from Williams video games from the early 1980s
  • The original 1984 Eight Ball Deluxe being delivered came from The Complete Game Store in Waltham

Notable quotes

“The 81 version head has the sinister cowboy. He's holding the pool cue, looking down, and kind of looks sinister. The 84 version has the same cowboy, but now he's got a smile on his face...He was a grumpy cowboy on the prowl, and now he turned into a married cowboy, and he's got a happy life in 84.”
George
“I don't really care. The only time I care is if they bought a game, then I want to hear what they bought and why they bought it.”
George
“I do best when I walk up to a game cold, don't know what to do, I kick ass doing that because there's no expectation.”
Dave
“We've told you we're not professionals, and if you don't like it, don't listen. Turn the channel. That's it.”
George
“His number one is to be entertaining. Now, I think we have some entertainment value.”
George
“I would never bring my Stargazer to a show unless I have, like, velvet ropes around it.”
George
“As long as you keep that strip hot, it'll just come right off. The issue is afterwards trying to get all the glue off, but I'd rather play with that than lose artwork.”
George
“I like to rent some kind of exotic car not just your usual Yugo. I like to fly.”
George

Entities

  • Pinball Life· company
  • Stern· company
  • Space City Tournament· event
  • Centaur· game
  • Deadpool· game
  • Dino Disco· game
  • Eight Ball Deluxe· game
  • Fireball Classic· game
  • Flash Gordon· game
  • Kings of Steel· game
  • Xenon· game
  • The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
  • The Complete Game Store· organization
  • Bill Davis· person
  • Canada· person
  • Dave· person
  • George· person
  • Jack· person
  • John Toth· person
  • Tony Zizek· person

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