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Episode - 31. the odessey, or the waybac.
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Episode - 31. the odessey, or the waybac. by The Spinner Is Lit Pinball Podcast
Highlights
- Golden State Pinball Festival 2020 (May) has been canceled due to COVID-19
- Golden State Pinball Festival 2021 is scheduled for May 15-17 in Lodi, California
- Seattle pinball show (Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show) in June 2020 is still scheduled as of May 20, 2020
- California Extreme in July 2020 had not yet been canceled as of May 20, 2020
- The Odyssey arcade in Oroville opened around 1978-1979 during the video arcade boom
- The Odyssey had approximately 25-26 pinball machines from manufacturers including Gottlieb, Williams, Stern, and Valley at its peak
- The Odyssey was sold after approximately 1.5 years to two employees who renamed it Advanced 2001
- Flipper Flapper arcade in Oroville only carried Valley pinball machines, not Gottlieb or Atari games
Notable quotes
“I just got word about 40 minutes ago. Current time is 9.22 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. And that's Friday, May 20th, 2020. So I just got word about 30 minutes ago that the Golden State Pinball Festival coming up in May has been canceled.”
“it's only 420 days until the 2021 golden state pinball festival may 15th through 17th in beautiful sunny low-dive california hallelujah”
“this odyssey place was different and they had of course a ton of video games this place was huge ground up brand new all the games were brand new i mean just out of the box”
“I put four years of college money in that thing easily”
“if I look to my right as I'm sitting at the Kitchen Table Studios, I look out into my game room and see my 1976 Gottlieb Surf Champ, the Holy Grail. Dreams do come true, ladies and gentlemen.”
“When I'm playing, it takes me back to a time when I was young... and possibilities seemed endless. the world was my oyster and everything was good”
“The game was a vehicle to bring us together. It was about fellowship.”
“You know and if you're scratching your head thinking I don't think I'm one yeah, you are guess what you're one of the cool kids You're one of the family too”
Entities
- California Extreme· event
- Golden State Pinball Festival· event
- Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show· event
- The Spinner Is Lit Pinball Podcast· organization
- Al Garber· person
- Barry Orsler· person
- Casey Kasem· person
- Spencer Klingon· person
- Steve Sharlin· person
- Deadflip· person|organization
- Advanced 2001· venue
- Flipper Flapper Fun Company· venue
- The Odyssey· venue
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