
The Spinner Is Lit - Episode 50 Wow, 50
Spencer and family take a trip to the mall of America and SS billards to meet Lloyd Olsen. Dan and mark are winning big on the local tournament scene. and other cool and neat-o stuff.
Highlights
- James Bond pinball by Stern dropping Tuesday (presumably Sept 13, 2022)
- James Bond game is rumored to feature Sean Connery-era films
- Designer originally Steve Ritchie; now Gomez has taken over and redesigned from scratch
- Stern has not released a new game since January (Rush)
- Deadpool had a katana shot that frequently fails as the main shot
- Press Start Reno Tuesday pinball nights fill to 27-28 players by 6:30pm
- Weird Al (Multimorphic) expected October/November at Press Start
- Sean Connery Bond films include six titles (Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice, etc.)
- Black Hole has the most plays of any game at Press Start
- Nugget arcade in Sparks getting 10 pinball machines from Roger Brown
Notable quotes
“I'm a thousand percent surprised that it's not Daniel Craig. Like the Daniel Craig movies, I mean, I know that they just put a bow on that part of the franchise with his last movie, but his movies were so successful and he's so recognized in the role of James Bond.”
“I really think, you know, when they have that nostalgic music and maybe they'll have music from the different Bond movies...it definitely will sound like it's going to be fun to shoot and it'll be a fun experience.”
“If the main shot on your game doesn't work, that should not be the main shot on your game.”
“Steve's not at Stern anymore. And I think that a lot of people, by the end, they were kind of tired of the Steve Ritchie act at Stern.”
“It's kind of funny because there's no really any leaks, which is kind of fun in a way, because it's like we're waiting until Tuesday is the official reveal.”
“I love what gomez did with deadpool with that one shot you know with the katana shot and I don't know what he's going to do with this straight garbage man it is the worst thing about that game”
“Going back into the classroom was definitely a culture shock...it definitely stressed me out big time.”
“We don't have any new games except we did get a Scared Stiff added to the collection. And it's a nice one...it didn't have the classic weak flippers where you go up the ramp and if you don't make it it goes straight down the middle”
“Could you picture if that game was called Grand Theft Auto? We wouldn't even be having Weird Al yet because they'd probably be still running those.”
“And what I did is I played pinball arcade on my iPad, and I had it displayed on the projector. And when I drained the ball, they had to write the score down on their whiteboards, and then they had to write in expanded form.”
Entities
- Batman 66· game
- Black Hole· game
- Deadpool· game
- Godzilla· game
- James Bond (Stern)· game
- Rush· game
- Scared Stiff· game
- Star Trek· game
- The Heist· game
- Weird Al· game
- Christopher Franchi· person
- Dan· person
- Gomez· person
- Greg· person
- Mark· person
- Rick Bartlett· person
- Roger Brown· person
- Spencer· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Lemon Valley Elementary School· venue
- Nugget Casino (Sparks)· venue
- Playfield 76· venue
- Press Start Reno· venue
- South 40· venue
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