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We Are Pinball #19 "Let's talk D&D!"

PodcastAnalysis updated yesterday1 hr 10 min listenBy WAP
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Let's get in a monster episode of WAP now that we've seen the new Stern Pinball machine Dungeons & Dragons!

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Highlights

  • Dungeons & Dragons pinball has 740 limited edition units, referencing D&D's 1974 Wisconsin origin (7-4 = 740)
  • Brian Eddy designed The Shadow (1994), which was a cheap game nobody wanted with design flaws in magnets and rams
  • Medieval Madness (1997) also sold only 3,000 units like Attack from Mars, and Williams went out of business in 1999
  • Dwight Sullivan coded Pirates of the Caribbean for Stern
  • Vincent Proce, the D&D artwork artist, previously did art for D&D and Magic: The Gathering
  • Michael Dorn voices the dragon in D&D pinball; this was a leak heard a day before official release
  • Kevin Smith and Brendon Small do voice call-outs for D&D; also features Critical Role cast members
  • D&D pinball features three flippers, not a traditional 'fan layout' as some critics claimed
  • Stranger Things pinball code received significant updates post-release that improved player reception
  • The D&D LE includes foil effect art on cabinet and art blades similar to X-X-Men (LE) and Jaws

Notable quotes

“They did it again Donnie they did it again i love stern i love new game launch day from stern it's just it did it they're just so magical”
Host (Sam)
“Brian Eddy this guy he is a legend donnie he's a legend he goes back all the years”
Host (Sam)
“Come here, tasty traveler. I'm proud to fight alongside you. We're being attacked by a gelatinous cube.”
“I mean, this is a pinball guy we we we are nerds we love this this is a fantasy game with freaking dragons and stuff to battle in it”
Host (Sam)
“The best part about Venom was that leveling system and like the unlocks in there and like the first time that pinball felt like you know playing a video game and playing real progression”
Donnie
“You could put this right next to a Stern Pirates of the Caribbean and it would look like it matches like it belongs right”
Donnie
“This one's for stupid nerds. Get stuffed sideways. Where is this coming from? Get fucked.”
Host (Sam)
“Can you imagine your name is Jimmy and you just discovered pinball and you're like 40 years old... because of this guy makes YouTube videos he's the first guy that jumps up”
Host (Sam)
“If you have an artist that comes from the region of the theme right that's used to this lore I think that just makes sense”
Donnie
“This is like a return to form like old school general public capture your attention pinball”
Donnie

Entities

  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Williams· company
  • Attack from Mars· game
  • Dungeons & Dragons· game
  • Jaws· game
  • Medieval Madness· game
  • Metallica Remastered (Premium/LE)· game
  • Pirates of the Caribbean· game
  • Stranger Things· game
  • The Mandalorian· game
  • The Shadow· game
  • Venom· game
  • X-Men· game
  • Critical Role· organization
  • We Are Pinball· organization
  • Brendon Small· person
  • Brian Eddy· person
  • Dwight Sullivan· person
  • George Gomez· person
  • Kevin Smith· person
  • Michael Dorn· person
  • Vincent Proce· person

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