Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Ep 50: TPF, MGC, & Travis Is Old Now?
Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 50: TPF, MGC, & Travis Is Old Now? Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, & Travis Murie Texas Pinball Festival was awesome! Travis and Joel recap all the games they...
Highlights
- Elton John is Jersey Jack's best pinball game in Tom's opinion
- Elton John has strong gameplay but suffers from polarizing theme that prevents purchase intent despite positive player experience
- Pinball enthusiasts increasingly base purchase decisions on resale value concerns rather than enjoyment
- TPF had a better vibe than previous years with less crowding and better layout
- Elton John's flippers felt snappier and more like Stern than typical Jersey Jack spongy flippers
Notable quotes
“I've said it before, Elton John is one of the games that I genuinely miss. I miss having. My kids miss me having it.”
“there's a lot of people out there that are missing out on unique opportunities to play a game over the fear of dropping, what, $2,000, $3,000, $4,000, $5,000”
“If that layout was Led Zeppelin... it would be a much different story. But there is no staircase in the game, Travis.”
“There's not too many other things in life outside of, I don't know, maybe our mortgage or something that we will spend an obscene amount of money on something with hopes that we're going to get a return back on it as something that we will actively use in our daily life.”
“multiple people reminded Travis that Barry Alster did not design Taxi, and I am so grateful for that.”
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Chicago Pinball Expo· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Elton John· game
- Foo Fighters· game
- James Bond· game
- Jaws· game
- Joel· person
- Ron Hallett· person
- Tom· person
- Travis· person
- Heart 8· place
- Lumberjack Johnny's· place
- Wormhole Pinball· place
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