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The Great British Pinball Podcast Episode 10

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Send us Fan Mail Scott and Neil talk TPF, Pulp Fiction, Barn finds, second hard market and buying game and the pitfalls, this is part 1 - 10.2 will follow shortly with a full debrief from the Brits...

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Highlights

  • Williams 90s games like Star Trek, Judge Dredd, and Demolition Man are not actually bulletproof and require significantly more maintenance than operator-friendly games like Indy 500 or The Shadow
  • Elvira had design issues in the initial LE release (missing ball guide post on the house, misaligned VARC) that were supposed to be corrected in the Premium version
  • CGC's Pulp Fiction manual is exceptionally detailed and to-scale, comparable to vintage Williams/Bally manuals, making it valuable for both restoration and mod-making
  • CGC's Elves game will be completed before the end of the year, though Neil expressed doubt about UK delivery timing given potential November completion
  • Modern switching power supplies are cheaper and lighter than vintage transformers, though some debate their reliability compared to traditional transformer designs
  • Stern's Pro model pinball machines are significantly more reliable than Premium models, with Premium models requiring occasional tweaking
  • Butch Pealey (formerly at JGP, now works for CGC as 'Boots') is known for creating detailed, professional manuals with proper scaling for mod-makers
  • Attack from Mars was unexpectedly delivered Christmas Eve with no prior notice, arriving with a silver coin door matching 1970s-style aesthetics

Notable quotes

“People say, ah, these Williams games of the 90s, they're bulletproof. Bullshit. It's just nonsense. I've owned them all. And they're all a freaking nightmare.”
Neil McRae
“If you're listening to this and you truly want to learn more about how pinball stuff works, go look at the manuals on CGC's website, chicaogaming.com. They're all there. You could build a game from the manual. There's no question.”
Neil McRae
“I literally got his PayPal account and paid him. And he was like awesome. He said do you want me to take it out. I was like nah leave it. Let people play it.”
Neil McRae
“It's the glory of TPF and actually they kind of screwed me last year because they weren't there.”
Neil McRae
“The manual for Pulp Fiction... it's a really thick A4. It's like an old yellow page. Do you remember? It's a thick book. And if you're watching on YouTube you'll see this, but the detail, that's a lot of detail. Every single component. I don't think I've ever seen a modern pin with that kind of manual.”
Neil McRae

Entities

  • Chicago Gaming Company (CGC)· company
  • Flippin' Out Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • The Pinball Factory (TPF)· event
  • Attack from Mars· game
  • Cactus Canyon· game
  • Cyberpunk· game
  • Elves· game
  • Elvira· game
  • Flash Gordon· game
  • Lethal Weapon· game
  • Pulp Fiction· game
  • Roadshow· game
  • Pinball Republic· organization
  • The Great British Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Butch Pealey· person
  • Craig· person
  • Kyle· person
  • Martin· person
  • Neil McRae· person
  • Paul Boucher· person
  • Scott Rundell· person

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