
Episode 1: Why do I love Stern Pinball?
In this episode of the Flipside Pinball Podcast, we will discuss why I love Stern Pinball. We will also discuss my take on John Wick and Venom, and I will share a crazy story about one time in Los...
Highlights
- The Flipside Podcast is now the official home on Retro Ralph Live channel
- Stern transitioned from SAM (serviceable architecture) to Spike to make machines more user-friendly for home users and location operators
- Marco (parts distributor in North Carolina) can deliver replacement node boards to Arizona in 2-3 days
- Dutch Pinball recently upgraded their facility to increase production capacity
- Data East made the original Back to the Future pinball game
- Big Lebowski by Dutch Pinball was announced four years prior and games are now being delivered
- John Wick has a multi-ball mode called 'Deconstructed' that locks balls above and dumps them into the red circle club area
- Venom and John Wick are both very fast games that require strong reaction time and ball control
Notable quotes
“Holy crap, was that a lot of money, but the thing is absolutely beautiful.”
“Parts availability has been what's really drawn me to Stern. It's very easy for me to fix them at home.”
“What other company has an app like Insider Connected doing that kind of stuff? None of them do, which shocks me, by the way, because it's so freaking cool.”
“I'm not abandoning arcade gaming. I'm just my interests in hobbies change. They evolve.”
“The cool thing is Insider Connected, I think, is going to be your best friend because they're doing a lot to connect people through that app.”
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Game Room Goodies· company
- Marco· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Back to the Future· game
- Galactic Tank Force· game
- Godzilla· game
- John Wick· game
- Pulp Fiction· game
- Venom· game
- Retro Ralph· person
- Insider Connected· product
- Retro Ralph Live· product
- The Flipside Podcast· product
- Interium· venue
- Player One Arcade· venue
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