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Silverball Chronicles with David and Ron Episode 25: Playing Catch Up – Gottlieb's System 80 Visit Our Silverball Swag Store https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles Topic Starts at 6:25 Episode Summary The late 70s were a boom for pinball manufacturing. Bally and Williams had transitioned to Solid State early and evolved their platform, but Gottlieb struggled to keep up. However, by early 1980 Gottlieb knew they needed a new solution and were preparing their System 80 platform. System 80 was a big leap forward and it was much more flexible and modular. Was Gottlieb back?! Join us this month as we talk about one of their most requested topics, Spider-Man's art, early code issues, Dave makes a Rotor Target sound, Ed Krynski's designs, Flipper-Counting all episode long, Gordon Morrison's Art, Dave's love for all things James Bond (even bad pinball machines), Black Hole, amazing patents, Haunted House, System 80a, the spiral of the industry in 1983-84. … Sources: Pinside at Pinside.com Wikipedia. Gottlieb. Here Kriesel, Dennis. This Week in Pinball. The Dawn of the Solid-State Era. Here Kriesel, Dennis. This Week In Pinball. Mylstar Electronics: Gottlieb's Forgotten Year. Here Gottlieb Developments. Here IPDB. - System 80 Pins. Here - System 80A Pins. Here PinWiki - System 80 Repair Guide. Here TOPCast Pinball Show: - #10 John Trudeau. - #34 John Osborne. - #55 Jon Norris. Gordon Morison. Here. Here.
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Silverball Chronicles with Ron and David Episode 20: Pinball Is Dying - Part 2: Bally/Williams Visit Our Silverball Swag Store https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles Episode Summary The 90s saw the biggest leap in pinball mechanics and technology that the hobby had ever seen. The Dot Matrix Display and how Bally/Williams leveraged it, made the pins from the previous decade look like a horse and buggy. The purchase of Bally by Williams created a competitive shark tank, forcing designers and engineers to continuously one-up each other. But as the 90's marched on, the industry contracted. Designers exited or moved on to other areas, junior designers took their place and built some of the best machines Bally/Williams had produce, but sadly the sales numbers didn't reflect that. Ron and Dave chat all about the final years of Bally/Williams including Adam Rhine's Dot Animation, Congo's amazing shot layout, J-Pop, Attack From Mars, Dave saying 'spider' correctly after listening while editing, George Gomez giving a poetic definition of ‘Flow', Chicago Gaming Company Remakes, and can the magic of Bally/Williams be replicated? Sources: Pinside at Pinside.com WMS- IGT Settlement Agreement. Here. This Week In Pinball – George Gomez, Armed and Dangerous. Here. TOPCast Pinball Show: #10 John Trudeau. #63 Keith Johnson. #40 George Gomez. #28 Adam Rhine Shalhoub, Michael (2004). The Pinball Compendium: 1982 to Present. Schiffer Publishing, Lt. Here
Silverball Chronicle with Ron and David Episode 19: 80s Cheese Done Right - Gottlieb 80b Visit Our Silverball Swag Store https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles Episode Summary The early 1980s were a boon for pinball manufacturing. Bally and Williams had transitioned to Solid State early and evolved their platform. Gottlieb struggled with System 1, and as soon as they found their stride with the new System 80 board set, pinball was dying in the early 80s. By the mid-80s pinball was clawing its way back, but Gottlieb never regained it's industry dominance, however it did give them more creative freedom. Join Ron and the better co-host Dave as they talk photo translites, horrible synth music, Jon Norris' 8-Ball Deluxe, releasing games at warp-speed, shallow code, ripping off established licenses, Don Johnson jackets, and which System 80b games are the most underrated. Sources: Pinside at Pinside.com Wikipedia. Gottlieb. Here Kriesel, Dennis. This Week in Pinball. The Dawn of the Solid-State Era. Here Kriesel, Dennis. This Week In Pinball. Mylstar Electronics: Gottlieb's Forgotten Year. Here Gottlieb Developments. Here IPDB. System 80b Game List. Here PinWiki - System 80 Repair Guide. Here TOPCast Pinball Show: #10 John Trudeau #34 John Osborne #55 Jon Norris Shalhoub, Michael (2004). The Pinball compendium: 1982 to Present. Schiffer Publishing, Lt. Here
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Our Previous episodes have all been from the early solid-state era. The last 70's and early 80's was where the industry went though some of its largest shifts, we call that ‘disruption' now-a-days. The exit of electro-mechanical pinball and the entrance of solid-state was a watershed moment in the hobby. Some companies excelled in the new market and some fell almost immediately. Gottlieb well… they became zombies, just refusing to die and walking on and on and on… hanging in there… Somehow… Today we're going to review their final years of Gottlieb in the System 3 era. As always we love to hear from you and we can always be reached at silverballchronicles@gmail.com Sources: Dennis Kriesel's Street Level Pinball Machines Article from Pinball News. Here Eclectic Gamers Podcast #47. Here Internet Pinball Database. Here Jon Norris IPDB. Here Pinside at pinside.com Gottlieb Developments. Here Wikipedia: Here Interview with Jon Norris. Here. Here. Jon Norris Article. Here Pinball News. Smoked Out. Norris Leaves Stern. Here This Week in Pinball. Around the Playfield with Jon Norris. Here Norris Pinball Website. Here TOPCast Pinball Show: #10 John Trudeau. Here #55 Jon Norris. Here Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 2 (1934-1936). Bueschel, Richard M. Silverball Amusements. Shalhoub, Michael (2004). The Pinball compendium: 1982 to Present. Schiffer Publishing, Lt. Here
Pinball: The guys start with Dirty Donny joining up with Suncoast Pinball, John Trudeau pleading guilty, more Ben Heck drama, Chicago Gaming Company and their quality expectations on Monster Bash Remake LE playfields, and the rumor that Stern Pinball is working on a James Bond theme. Finally, 20 Questions is played. Video Games: The segment covers the delay in Metroid Prime 4, an update on Elite Dangerous, and Tony's plans to start streaming Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2. Episode Links: Suncoast Pinball interview: https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/cosmic-carnival/ Trudeau possession guilt article: https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2019/01/17/john-trudeau-pleads-guilty/ Trudeau abuse guilt article: https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2019/01/24/john-trudeau-pleads-guilty-2/ Show Links: Website: http://eclecticgamers.com iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eclectic-gamers-podcast/id1088802706?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-465086826 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=86805&refid=stpr Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/eclecticgamerspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Eclectic_gamers Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/eclectic_gamers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Frd1Fep4u5bjrw3cvwoQ Discord: https://discord.gg/sgnrsBT Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
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Tony and Dennis are joined by Bruce Nightingale, of the Slam Tilt Podcast and The Silverball Saloon, to talk a bunch of pinball and a bit on the virtual side. Pinball: This episode has a huge focus on news-driven items. Discussion revolves around liquidation details for Heighway Pinball, that former pinball designer John Trudeau was arrested yet again, the pricing range currently proposed by deeproot Pinball, the Women's International Pinball Tournament happening at Replay FX this year, Dutch Pinball's announcement of litigation beginning between them and their former contract manufacturer, and a bit about the evidence regarding the growth of the pinball hobby as noted in an article with This Week in Pinball. From there, Bruce provides some details regarding operating the Silverball Saloon (and how pinball integrates into that venture). Tony walks everyone through the next round of The Worst of the Fall (a tournament where you vote for the WORST of any given pinball match-up), and the pinball segment concludes with a discussion of code and what old games can be salvaged from being disappointments and transformed into winners. Video Games: Discussion revolves around The Pinball Arcade and Farsight Studios announcing that the licenses to the Bally/Williams tables was lost and soon will be unavailable for purchase. Links: Slam Tilt Podcast: http://www.slamtiltpodcast.com/ The Silverball Saloon: https://www.thesilverballsaloon.com/ Rip Tide Pinball Podcast: http://www.podcastgarden.com/podcast/riptidepinballpodcast Meltdown Pinball Podcast: https://anchor.fm/meltdown/ Pinball News article on Heighway Pinball's liquidation: https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2018/05/10/heighway-pinball-by-the-numbers/ Herald-News article on Trudeau's arrest: http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/05/17/former-glendale-heights-man-arrested-in-alleged-bolingbrook-sex-abuse-case/azfsnbc/ This Week in Pinball deeproot pricing information: http://thisweekinpinball.com/twip-munsters-to-tpf-deeproot-pinball-price-range-nyc-pinball-championship-more/ Episode 121b of the Pinball Podcast (W.I.P.T. discussion): http://www.thepinballpodcast.com/2018/05/14/episode-121b-kaite-martin-discusses-w-i-p-t-at-replay-fx/ TWIP article on the growth of pinball: http://thisweekinpinball.com/the-growth-of-pinball-an-evidence-based-review-by-dennis-kriesel/ The Worst of the Fall Round 5 voting: https://goo.gl/forms/m9hTluIWwwwj2vIn2 BlahCade Podcast's Farsight interview: http://shoutengine.com/BlahCadePodcast/bobby-king-wms-licensing-interview-and-commentary-58347
Pinball: We open with the set-up for Round 5 (the final!) for our 2017 System 11 Tournament. After that is a short update on Heighway Pinball's Alien games. From there, Dennis and Tony talk about Stern Pinball's Guardians of the Galaxy reveal. Finally, Dennis presents his research project on the Gottlieb "Street Level" pinball series of games, an experiment by the company in the early 1990s. Video Games: Tony leads off with his research project, the world of loot boxes. The show ends with a summary of BlizzCon 2017 announcements (Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, and Heroes of the Storm). Links: Round 5 voting for the 2017 System 11 Tournament: https://goo.gl/forms/649S5jGmQ5IoTkOm2 Street Level-Silver Slugger details: http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2152 Street Level-Vegas details: http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2724 Street Level-Deadly Weapon details: http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=645 Street Level-Title Fight details: http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2573 Street Level-Car Hop details: http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=3676 Street Level-Hoops details: http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1235 Street Level-Pinside thread ("Street Level" pins smaller… true?): https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/street-level-pins-smaller-true Street Level-TOPcast Show 10 (interview with John Trudeau): http://www.pinrepair.com/topcast/showget.php?id=10 Street Level-TOPcast Show 55 (interview with Jon Norris): http://www.pinrepair.com/topcast/showget.php?id=55 Street Level-PA Pinball Interview with Jon Norris: http://www.papinball.com/Jon_Norris_Interview.html Street Level-Harley-Davidson details (not Street Level but inspired by): http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1126 Street Level-Silver Slugger gameplay video: https://youtu.be/hdEZ8whAoZM Street Level-Vegas gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Gi1NXZCwdMM Street Level-Deadly Weapon gameplay video: https://youtu.be/uLdmLrEswTQ Street Level-Title Fight gameplay video: https://youtu.be/fCrU-EKJzGs Street Level-Car Hop gameplay video: https://youtu.be/u-oc4ciwCbI Street Level-Hoops gameplay video: https://youtu.be/v2u33Lj9jK8 Moira's stat block: https://www.reddit.com/r/OverwatchUniversity/comments/7aqr0d/moiras_stat_block/ Blizzard World map cinematic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii3Hce3_fOw World of Warcraft classic edition announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcZyiYOzsSw
http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/09/07/Episode-111-Allegedly.htmlWe dive into the cool new stuff in Pinball FX3 this week, including some screenshots and gameplay videos from the internets. There’s also some commentary about the alleged unsavoury arrest surrounding John Trudeau. Jared also gets updating a whole pile of pinball location listings on PinSide’s Pin Map, and talks about that experience. There will be a gap in programming for a few weeks while Chris is back on location, look out for a new episode towards the end of the month.
Brent threw down the gauntlet with this episode – if you can find an uglier patch of carpet than what he has in his workroom, then you win absolutely nothing - nada, zip, zilch…basically just bragging rights on the fact that you’re keeping it real while working on your games. We have the usual gameroom and hobby updates, discuss Fandom Fest, collecting Funco Pops (we even open a few on air) discuss the good/bad on various multimeters, spend some of Brent’s money and discuss a topic that we thought would never be covered on an arcade/pinball podcast - the arrest of legendary pinball designer John Trudeau. All this and feedback too – August 2017 goes down in the history books. The post 58: Tough as nails but ugly as sin first appeared on Brokentoken.com.
Brent threw down the gauntlet with this episode – if you can find an uglier patch of carpet than what he has in his workroom, then you win absolutely nothing - nada, zip, zilch…basically just bragging rights on the fact that you’re keeping it real while working on your games. We have the usual gameroom and hobby updates, discuss Fandom Fest, collecting Funco Pops (we even open a few on air) discuss the good/bad on various multimeters, spend some of Brent’s money and discuss a topic that we thought would never be covered on an arcade/pinball podcast - the arrest of legendary pinball designer John Trudeau. All this and feedback too – August 2017 goes down in the history books.
Don (formerly of The Pinball Podcast and The Link Cable Podcast) joins Tony and Dennis once more, to talk all about pinball and video games. Pinball: The segment opens with an interview Dennis conducted with Terry of Pinball Life (mostly on Pinball Life as a company, but there is a bit about Terry's efforts on the ScoreGasm Master project). From there, Don, Dennis, and Tony turn to the somber topic of famed pinball designer John Trudeau's arrest on child pornography charges. The pinball segment ends with a follow-up on last episode's "Is Pinball Too Expensive" topic, due to listener feedback, with a focus on new machines at lower price points from Homepin and Multimorphic's P3 platform. Video Games: No Overwatch (there's a lot of upcoming news, but Don forbids Overwatch talk!). Instead, the guys tackle Mass Effect: Andromeda, Iron Cast, Cold Waters, Sonic Mania, Agents of Mayhem, Sniper Elite 4, Miracle Merchant, and No Man's Sky. Links: Pinball Life: http://www.pinballlife.com/ Information on the ScoreGasm Master: http://www.dayonepinball.com/games/scoregasm-master/ Trudeau Charged with Possessing Child Pornography: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/glendale-heights-man-charged-with-possessing-child-pornography/ Homepin's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HomepinPinball/ Multimorphic, Inc.'s Website: http://www.multimorphic.com/ Mass Effect Andromeda Abandoned: https://www.masseffect.com/news/mass-effect-andromeda-update-from-the-studio
00:00:00 INTRO Back story to 1960’s Sci Fi TV series Thunderbirds & how the Thunderbirds pin was born…PLUS what’s coming up in Pinheadz 19! 00:05:05 WELCOME 00:07:00 HOMEPIN boss Mike Kalinowski on Thunderbirds Pinball production delay & timeline moving forward. 00:41:50 What did we learn from the HOMEPIN interview… 00:47:30 STERN Pinball release John Trudeau’s […]
January 2015 We’re kicking off the new year in a massive way by sitting in with legendary Pinball designer, John The post Episode 21 – An Evening with John Trudeau first appeared on Brokentoken.com.
Halloween stories, Peat stories, Cast-On with Brenda Dayne stories, Cat Nip stories, Terrorism stories, and more. And less. Happy Birthday to my Dad! Today’s track was “The Chase After Rainbows” by Fonogeri.
This is the third of three ‘special episodes’ that encompasses (and concludes) our coverage of the 2014 Louisville Arcade Expo. This show was recorded Saturday afternoon, March 8th 2014 and is the audio of the John Trudeau and Python Anghelo seminar session. What makes this interview and seminar session so special is that this seminar turned out to be the last public appearance by Python before his passing on April 9th, 2014. The post Episode 07c – 2014 Louisville Arcade Expo – John Trudeau & Python Anghelo Seminar first appeared on Brokentoken.com.