Episode 27 – Podcast Accoutrements

Pinball: Another large pinball section this episode. We cover the just-announced Jetsons Pinball. We wrap up round 1 of the 2017 Modern Era Widebody Tournament and discuss the match-ups in round 2. We discuss the legal happenings around Skit-B and the failed Predator pinball project. We talk about the P3 system going into production. And (finally!) we cover the Attack from Mars Remake that was announced.

Video Games: Discussion revolves mostly around the Evo Championship Series game line-up that was just announced.

Tabletop: The focus is on a new tabletop convention, PAX Unplugged.

Links:
2017 Modern Widebody Tournament-Round 2 Voting: https://goo.gl/forms/UOjCljoy416jpANt2

Kevin Kulek (Skit-B) legal recording when presented to the court by U.S. Marshals (1-20-2017): https://soundcloud.com/user-800669943/1bk2016-21030-20170120-111818

Kevin Kulek (Skit-B) legal recording of hearing where bankruptcy case dismissed (1-27-2017): https://soundcloud.com/user-800669943/1bk2016-21030-20170127-091530

PAX Unplugged
http://unplugged.paxsite.com/

Episode 26 – Newsmageddon

Whoa, there is a lot of news to cover in this episode!

Pinball: The 2017 Modern Widebody Tournament is explained and the first round’s match-ups announced. From there, the guys talk about the Aerosmith reveal and their initial thoughts. Dennis then transitions to Zidware and the legal happenings on the JPOP front. Tony and Dennis then give their impressions of the Batman 66 gameplay shown on the DeadFlip Twitch channel. They spend some time talking about Keith Elwin joining Stern Pinball as a pinball designer, and finally the pinball segment concludes with yet another discussion around American Pinball (this time focusing on their recent social media activity).

Video Games: Most of the discussion centers on the Nintendo Switch, the revealed specifics on what the console is, and thoughts about it as a next step by Nintendo. The guys also spend a bit of time on Scalebound’s cancellation (which sort of spirals into a discussion on exclusives and the state of developing such games).

Tabletop: There is some discussion about Diane Sauer’s Pinball Showdown, a recent Kickstarter of a tabletop game with pinball as a theme. Tony also talks about an app he has started using for tabletop analytics and some of his future plans relating to the hobby.

Links:
2017 Modern Widebody Tournament-Round 1 Voting: https://goo.gl/forms/Y87yxEbIuMD8riDA3

Zidware Research Folder: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByH8OkGICVbWd0FyTWJSS3JJSWM

Jpop Discussion Thread on Pinside (link to starting discussion around the complaint and answer): https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jpop-update-thread%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6mg-raza-and-aiw%e2%80%a6/page/410#post-3525672

Diane Sauer’s Pinball Showdown’s Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1919693711/pinball-showdown?ref=project_share

Episode 25 – Happy 2017!

Episode 25 – Happy 2017!

It’s a new year and time for a new podcast!

In pinball, Dennis and Tony wrap up the 2016 Modern Era Pinball Designer Tournament. They talk about American Pinball and their advertising flyer Dennis received in a Pinball Life order, and then talk about their 2017 pinball hopes.

In video games, Dennis and Tony give some opinions about games they are currently playing (not Overwatch!). And, in an emerging pattern, talk about their hopes for 2017.

Tabletop is all about hope and dreams, and not about currently played games. But rebellions and tabletops are built on hope, so that’s okay.

Links:
Critical Role, Episode 1: https://youtu.be/i-p9lWIhcLQ