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The Great British Pinball Podcast Episode 9.2

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Send us Fan Mail Following on from Part 1 the guys start off talking about buying games unseen - Thanks to Paul and Colin for joining us!

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Highlights

  • Dutch Pinball is likely to announce Back to the Future at Chicago rather than TPF because Chicago is more industry-focused while TPF is more for players and hobbyists
  • Pulp Fiction is standing out compared to Jaws because of its unique design decisions: retro theme, ditched screen, no ramps, and distinct artistic direction
  • Labyrinth was kept secret during development and launched as a surprise
  • Deep Root was described as a 'Ponzi scheme' in reference to their troubled history
  • Spooky brings failed production units (backbox artwork) to TPF to sell cheaply (~$200)
  • Stern sent full replacement cabinets to Bond Premium owners after damage issues, including fully assembled decals
  • Texas Pinball Festival is more socially focused than Chicago Pinball Expo, making it better for meeting community members
  • Godzilla is Colin's favorite pinball machine of all time
  • UK pinball community (Paul, Colin, and mod creators like the armor powder-coating guy) has put the UK on the international pinball map
  • Tarantino was involved in the design of Pulp Fiction pinball

Notable quotes

“I guarantee every person in this view right now is going to buy Back to the Future. Exactly. Actually, I'm not. You will. No, I'm not. You will. Because it's been built by people with two left hands.”
Colin and Paul (debate)
“They've just done such a great job of...the fact that Tarantino's been involved in the design of the game clearly shows. And when they've had access to all those assets...they've done the trim and just the little details has kind of put it almost in a league of its own.”
Neil
“I love the artwork on the side of a cabinet. I love it. I just think for me, if the artwork doesn't look good, both on the outside and inside of the game, that does affect my buying choice.”
Paul
“Godzilla is my favourite pin of all time. I think they broke the mould when they made that thing.”
Colin
“Pinball is art, right? I love looking at...people spend more than a pinball machine on a piece of art to hang on the wall. And to me, I love looking at the art of pinball.”
Scott
“The thing is, I used to hassle Randy at Call of D&D. I said, Randy, I'm bringing these back because your distributor just doesn't have enough of them. It's demand rather than the price.”
Colin
“You do not want to make your wife a pinball mule. The pain that I got after that, never again.”
Paul
“There's no one making cabinets [in the UK]. That is the biggest, I think, heinous crime we've got in our country.”
Colin
“It was sacrilegious by the way that you threw that bloody James Bond cabinet in the skip. I was most upset.”
Colin
“The UK is on the map for pinball because of the work that you guys, Stumbler and a few other folks that are making stuff here.”
Neil

Entities

  • Barrels of Fun / Deep Root Pinball· company
  • Dutch Pinball· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Spooky Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Chicago Pinball Expo· event
  • Texas Pinball Festival· event
  • Back to the Future· game
  • Bond 60 / Bond Premium· game
  • Cactus Canyon· game
  • Godzilla· game
  • Pulp Fiction· game
  • Colin· person
  • Davey· person
  • David Fix· person
  • JJ Babich· person
  • Mike Parkins· person
  • Mike Vinicore· person
  • Neil McRae· person
  • Paul· person
  • Phil Palmer· person
  • Randy· person
  • Scott Rundell· person
  • Tarantino· person
  • Tony Malloy· person
  • Wayne· person
  • Zombie Yeti· person

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