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The Great British Pinball Podcast Episode 9.1

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Send us Fan Mail Episode 9.1 a TPF special, we cover Jaws mods, Princess Bridge, and a ton of other stuff. Paul and Colin join us for a fantastic talk about our beloved pinball.

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Highlights

  • Ghostbusters has a fundamental design flaw with the flipper gap that a central post mod doesn't adequately fix
  • John Trudeau, designer of Ghostbusters pinball, was imprisoned for child pornography and is unlikely to have another Ghostbusters release in the same form
  • The 007 Bond scoop mod sold hundreds of units at approximately £400 each, despite Neil's assessment that it doesn't fundamentally improve the game
  • Multimorphic's engineering is impressive mechanically, particularly the magnet waterfall system, but their games look and feel like virtual cabinets
  • Princess Bride is a well-regarded film with a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score
  • LED GI (General Illumination) mods with colored lighting universally look poor and should be avoided
  • Playfield protectors and hard tops are more trouble than they're worth due to alignment issues and installation problems
  • Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP) does not provide good customer support, making second-hand purchases safer than new

Notable quotes

“Jaws ball swallow: for me, I wouldn't even go near it with a 10-foot barge pole. It's a big no-no for me. Again, fair play to the guy for designing and making it work, but, you know...”
Neil McRae
“Just because you can doesn't mean you should.”
Neil McRae
“I'm pretty glad Multimorphic got that terrible license because it's a terrible license for a terrible manufacturer. It's just what it is. They don't seem to make good titles, and everything just seems across as just a little bit amateur.”
Neil McRae
“What I do like about pinball, unlike the arcade scene, is that modders are pretty much accepted in one form or another... they're celebrated.”
Neil McRae
“Hard tops are junk. I'm sorry. They're okay, but I think the problem is they don't align right. Sometimes they just look a little off.”
Scott Rundell
“I spent 200 quid on it [playfield protector], and I ripped it off. I was like, 'this is rubbish. I don't know why anyone plays with that on.'”
Neil McRae
“I really want to own that game because I think it's a great game... but I know the minute I buy it, I'll get it at home, I'll have some shitshow of a story with it, and I won't get any support, right?”
Neil McRae
“When you look at it through that lens, you know, they've done something that's right. But... I think most of the mods that you get like this... they don't change enough of the game to really make the game change. And all you end up with is a different frustration.”
Neil McRae

Entities

  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Multimorphic· company
  • Stern· company
  • Texas Pinball Festival· event
  • 007 (James Bond)· game
  • Elton John· game
  • Ghostbusters· game
  • Jaws· game
  • Princess Bride· game
  • Quicksilver· game
  • Colin McAlpine· person
  • Davey· person
  • Ernie Hudson· person
  • Jerry· person
  • John Trudeau· person
  • Neil McRae· person
  • Paul M. Fresh· person
  • Scott Rundell· person
  • Seymour Slowcar· person
  • Wallace Shawn· person

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