Episode 86 – Wonka Reality

Pinball: This guys discuss Jersey Jack Pinball’s reveal of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, followed by their hands-on experience with the Pro model of Stern Pinball’s Black Knight: Sword of Rage. They wrap up the news with a brief discussion on the Beetlejuice backglass art that was revealed and Dennis’ article with This Week in Pinball regarding the IFPA’s $1 fee.

Video Games: Discussion covers the rumor of a smaller Nintendo Switch coming out soon, positive review-bombing for Assassin’s Creed: Unity, Gamestop’s new guarantee program, and EA’s Jedi Fallen Order.

Episode Links:
This Week in Pinball’s deep dive on Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory-deep-dive-overview-rules-features-images-more/

Deadflip archived footage of Black Knight: Sword of Rage gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyPG3357htE

Article on impact of IFPA’s $1 fee: https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/after-the-dollar-a-review-of-the-ifpas-endorsement-fee-by-dennis-kriesel

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Episode 85 – Sword of Lexan

Pinball: The guys discuss the release of the detailed TWIPY information, and then focus their time on Stern Pinball’s Black Knight: Sword of Rage. They also play 20 Questions.

Video Games: Multiple items regarding Zaccaria Pinball are discussed (their recent Xbox One release, their upcoming PS4 release, and the Starter Pack being available for PC players via Steam). Then coverage of the continuing saga between the Epic Games Store and Steam. After that, the dismal state of GameStop is reviewed, along with some recent layoffs at EA. The video game segment is closed out with a discussion of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass and the combination with Xbox Live Gold subscriptions.

Episode Links:
TWIPY results: https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/the-twipys-pinball-awards-recap-results-details-behind-the-scenes/

Black Knight: Sword of Rage deep dive with This Week in Pinball: https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/black-knight-sword-of-rage-deep-dive-in-depth-overview-of-the-machine/

Zaccaria Pinball Starter Pack on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/7514/Zaccaria_Pinball__Starter_Pack/

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