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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 65 - Strong takes on Harry Potter!!!

PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 48 min listen
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Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie We are back with another action packed episode where we tackle many of life's tough questions like: Does Tom like his Kong Pro? Does he regret not...

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Highlights

  • King Kong is 'the best game Stern has done since Jaws'
  • Harry Potter's layout is 'their most enjoyable shooting game' at Jersey Jack
  • Easy mode on Harry Potter automatically lights Explore Hogwarts multiball instead of requiring three shots
  • Harry Potter's ball feeds on far left/right lanes create challenging, fast feeds to flippers with no wire form safety
  • Jack Guarneri (Jersey Jack founder) messaged Triple Drain to clear Harry Potter discussion
  • NYC Events mode in King Kong is 'a placeholder' with minimal point rewards despite 5+ minutes of gameplay
  • King Kong's gong and spider mech present aftermarket opportunity for modders
  • Virtual locks are standard tournament setting for King Kong due to mechanical lock issues
  • Joel's wife played Harry Potter multiple times unprompted, marking first Stern game she independently played
  • Insider Connect leaderboard system motivated location play; Joel got on boards at Belgium arcade on Jaws, Godzilla (4th place), Turtles, X-Men, Metallica, Stranger Things, Jurassic Park

Notable quotes

“I really don't [feel like I'm missing anything with Pro]. I mean, it would have been cool to have the gong and the King Kong in the back, like swinging his arms and flicking me off and hitting the glass. But I just go pro on this one.”
Tom Cox
“This is the best game Stern has done since Jaws.”
Tom Cox
“I personally find it to be their most enjoyable shooting game. Some of the decisions Eric's made in this game, there are some very fun shots.”
Joel
“See, this is all you need. You just need to get a good theme.”
Joel's wife
“There's too much stuff. There's too much going on. What am I supposed to do?”
Jared (via Joel's report)
“Your strategy is just to play the game? Yeah. I want to get through the game. I want to see the game.”
Joel
“If you have a wife and you're trying to figure out the end to have pinball in your house or to enjoy a hobby together, buy her a game that she likes. That's the easiest way.”
Travis
“I'm glad you like [King Kong], I mean, it shoots amazing like I said I think it's an awesome game yeah um I'm glad I got it uh I think I'll definitely keep it for a long time so I'm looking forward to some code updates”
Tom Cox
“I have one strategy, which I have not seen anybody do, and I'm not going to share that here because I need to use that at some launch parties.”
Joel
“The layout is also very challenging, and I'm okay with that, but that is something that ate Jared alive Wednesday night when he played.”
Joel

Entities

  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Harry Potter Pinball· game
  • Jurassic Park 30th· game
  • King Kong Pinball· game
  • Comic Sans Brussels· organization
  • Triple Drain Podcast· organization
  • Andy Bagwell· person
  • Buck Rogers· person
  • Eric (Designer)· person
  • Jack Guarneri· person
  • Jared· person
  • Joel· person
  • Keith Elwin· person
  • Neil· person
  • Retro Ralph· person
  • Tom Cox· person
  • Travis· person
  • Zach McCarthy· person
  • Insider Connect· product

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