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The Spinner Is Lit - Episode 44 Remembering Friends
PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago1 hr 27 min listen
We remember friends who have passed on. we talk about rush, the new Quetzel pinball basketball pin, and upcoming shows.
Highlights
- Todd Destafani was a key component of the Sacramento pinball group early on and brought rare/oddball games to Pinagogo
- Al Chayak (Pinnaholic) was responsible for reviving location pinball in New York when pinball was dying there
- Mark Mendeltort (Fred Marco) founded Iron Man Levels Arcade and was a pioneer in replacement pinball parts including manual stops and reproduction parts
- Quetzal Pinball is a Spanish company that released Super Hoop as their third title, following Captain Nemo (2015, ~20 units) and Tokyo Perfect Drift
- Golden State Pinball Festival is returning after hiatus since 2019, scheduled for May 13-15, 2022 at Lodi Great Festival Fairgrounds
- Rush (Stern) features music curated in collaboration with Ed Robertson from Barenaked Ladies and matches 15 songs from top 20 candidates
- Press Start arcade in Paul Reno area opened around New Year's Eve (late 2021/early 2022) with family-friendly hours before 7 PM and a separate bar
- Sleic is a Spanish company with a game called Io Moon based on 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Brian Eddy designed both Attack from Mars and Medieval Madness, which are foundational for casual-to-competitive rule design balance
- Texas Pinball Festival was canceled 9 days before it was scheduled to occur due to COVID-19 pandemic onset in March 2020
Notable quotes
“If you ever went to Pinagogo and played a really oddball or rare game, there's a good chance that it was there because Todd brought it.”
“Medieval Madness is Attack from Mars turned up to 11. It's the masterpiece of Harry Williams Pinball.”
“You could think of me as the Limited Edition newsman of pinball journalism, man.”
“Somebody crossed the pond doing something with pinball, you know, without making a big noise, you know, beating their chest and saying, look how cool we are.”
“Golden State is where you get to play all the games that you don't play at any other shows.”
“If you like video games or if you like pinball, I mean, it is heaven.”
“Shows are back, ladies and gentlemen. Alright, in spite of the zombie apocalypse and the end of the world.”
Entities
- Quetzal Pinball· company
- Sleic· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Golden State Pinball Festival· event
- Al Chayak· person
- Brian· person
- Brian Eddy· person
- Dan· person
- Ed Robertson· person
- Jason· person
- Jeremy Packer· person
- John Borg· person
- Kyle Weathers· person
- Lloyd Olson· person
- Lynn Shep· person
- Mark Mendeltort· person
- Mark the Engineer· person
- Paul Reno· person
- Rob Burke· person
- Spencer· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Tim Sexton· person
- Todd Destafani· person
- Press Start· venue
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