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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Ep 60: We'll Be Nice

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Hosts: Joel Engelberth and Travis Murie We are back… kind of. Unfortunately Tom is super busy and wasn't able to record with us but Travis and Joel sat down and talked some pinball. Travis shared...

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Highlights

  • D&D pinball is selling exceptionally well with LEs flying off the shelf, exceeding hosts' expectations for the theme
  • Voice callouts in D&D were instrumental in driving sales, addressing complaints from Foo Fighters about missing callouts
  • Evil Dead features double/dual shooter lanes in a wide body cabinet, creating unusual geometry that feels non-standard
  • D&D's dungeon scoop magnet is underutilized mechanically but highly satisfying when needed in progression sequences
  • Evil Dead is the most ambitious Spooky production to date with extensive mechanic implementation
  • D&D's gelatinous cube magnet is difficult to track visually during right orbit shots due to size obstruction
  • Spooky's Bug confirmed Evil Dead flipper magnet lock design was pre-existing before Jaws fliplock mechanic released
  • D&D theme resonates particularly with Critical Role fan base due to Matt Mercer's DM involvement and recognizable voice talent

Notable quotes

“I think it just felt strange to me because it was a wide body right but some of the geometry didn't feel like wide body geometry so I had to wrap my brain around that”
Travis
“This machine, if you love mechs, if that's your jam, you will find mechs galore. Mechs all over.”
Travis
“I think one of those situations where, you know, Kevin Smith is in it. Like, hey, do you have any interest? And they hear like D&D, they're like, I'm in.”
Joel
“The underrated mech, in my opinion, is actually the dungeon scoop popping out of the playfield... it's not a gimme. It can be a challenging shot.”
Joel
“I'm going with the Pro. I think it's just fine enough right there... But I think if you do love the Dragon Mech and you want to see it do more than just go up and down, if you want to see it go left or right then yeah by all means the Premium and LE will definitely be your jam”
Travis
“LEs are just flying off the shelf. And I mean, people are responding to it well. And I honestly, I mean, you and I talked about this off podcast. I didn't know where this theme was going to land.”
Travis
“There are certain modes, like the Tiniest Dice utilizes it. But when you're doing a dungeon... those dungeons have levels. So to get down to the next level, the scoop pops up. And it's a tough shot. So it's like a reward.”
Joel
“If you haven't got a chance to play it yet... any ball that's coming around that right orbit. At least from my vantage point, I have a hard time picking up the ball in time for the upper flipper shot.”
Joel

Entities

  • Spooky Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Flip for the Cure· event
  • Pinball at the Beach· event
  • Dungeons & Dragons· game
  • Evil Dead· game
  • Foo Fighters· game
  • Jaws 50th Anniversary· game
  • Shadow· game
  • Triple Drain Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Brian Eddy· person
  • Brian Eddy (industry professional)· person
  • Bug· person
  • Christopher Franchi· person
  • Eric Minyer· person
  • Gerard Way· person
  • Joel· person
  • Keith· person
  • Kerry Hardy· person
  • Kevin Smith· person
  • Matt Mercer· person
  • Tom· person
  • Travis· person

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