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Episode 1: Welcome and The Shaky Start

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Send us Fan Mail Scott and Neil kick the first Great Pinball Podcast off and talk about how they got to this point meandering through many topics, also covering a little on Venom and some rumours and...

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Highlights

  • Scott bought a Star Trek Premium machine that had significant issues (light board problems), which led to him and Neil meeting and Scott becoming deeply involved in pinball restoration and collecting.
  • Neil bought his first pinball machine (Bride of Pinball) from Chris B, which was restored with new displays and speakers.
  • Venom is the latest Stern pinball machine designed by Brian Eddy, featuring a fast lock system and artwork by Zombie Yeti.
  • UK pricing for new pinball machines like Venom is prohibitively high compared to US pricing, which is deterring some buyers.
  • Scott had a JJP Pirates of the Caribbean machine on loan for approximately four months before deciding to return it, despite initially wanting it.
  • Neil runs Pinball Republic, a pinball club in London that hosts events and tournaments.
  • Nuneaton venue is closing at the end of the month, eliminating one location where Neil has played Medieval Madness.
  • There has been a long-standing rumor about a Back to the Future pinball machine, with no official confirmation yet.

Notable quotes

“pinball is probably one of the few people in the world here that probably says, Keith Wellwyn games aren't for me... I don't want to sit in front of a pinball machine, to be honest with you, for an hour flat playing the same game to get to the end of it.”
Scott
“There's so many different pieces to make a pinball thing happen... the best pinball machines is where all those some of the parts all the elements combined they kind of deliver more than them individually.”
Scott
“I definitely spend more time fixing them... my schedule is basically finish work and then start my other job. Yeah. Like, that's what everyone, because everyone just says it's a job these days. It pretty much is.”
Scott
“It's great because you can kind of Google something I got a broken thing and then you find someone who fixed it... the amount of pinball content on YouTube is just insane now.”
Neil
“I play pinball. And it's like, really? What's that? No one wants to talk about golf or tennis. No one wants to talk about pinball. It's great.”
Neil
“I had that game for like four months, and I'll be honest with you, by month two, I was like, it can go now. I don't want it anymore, really... JJP games, they really do need to cut that bit out a little bit, if you ask me.”
Scott
“I'm a bit of a crap player, I'm not going to lie, and I want to be able to reach the wizard mode.”
Scott
“There's a lot of people that seem to, at least from my perspective, coming in this from someone who's only been in the hobby for like three years, how many lives it's touched and how many different people in walks of life that you run into that have a story to tell around it.”
Scott

Entities

  • Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP)· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Southern Pride Gaming· event
  • UK Open· event
  • Medieval Madness· game
  • Monster Bash· game
  • Pirates of the Caribbean· game
  • Star Trek Premium· game
  • Venom· game
  • Great British Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Pinball Heaven· organization
  • Pinball Life· organization
  • Pinball Republic· organization
  • Brian Eddy· person
  • Chris B· person
  • Kaneda· person
  • Keith Wellwyn· person
  • Map Arcade· person
  • Marco· person
  • Michael Mattson· person
  • Neil· person
  • Phil· person
  • Scott· person
  • Steve Ritchie· person
  • Zombie Yeti· person

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