Barry O’s Barbecue Challenge is the Next American Pinball Machine
Like what you're reading?
Get pinball news, analysis, and deep dives delivered to your inbox.
Get pinball news, analysis, and deep dives delivered to your inbox.
Surprise!
We just mentioned in our weekly TWIP update this morning that we might see a new game from American Pinball launched at Texas Pinball Festival, and that looks to be true!
American Pinball's website was updated today with information for their latest game, Barry O's BBQ Challenge. It looks to be a full featured modern game, complete with ramps and everything! Some early rumors had speculated that it might be a single level game.
Since he sadly passed several years ago, this should be the final credited game for designer Barry Oursler. As noted on AP's website, all royalties from sales of this game will go to Barry Oursler's estate.
Colin is the chief pixel pusher at Kineticist. He's a lifetime gamer who became enamored with pinball after taking in a family copy of the 1979 classic Joker Poker (the EM version). Since then he's bought, sold and repaired many machines, competed in all kinds of tournaments, and contributes to This Week in Pinball, the New England Pinball League, and Pin-Masters of New England. Previously, Colin spent over a decade working in marketing for agencies and tech startups. He also started and ran a music blog, happy hour website, and wrote a regular craft beer review column for Central Track in Dallas. Once aspired to be an artsy film director.
This game is also notable for being the first production credits for Steven Bowden and Ryan McQuaid. Steven is well known in the community for a variety of initiatives, as well as his high level competitive play. Ryan McQuaid comes from the custom pinball scene and is best known for his work on Sonic Spinball several years ago.
To the best of my knowledge, Don from Don's Pinball Podcast is one of if not the only of the pinball media people to have actually played the game so far, thanks to a recent trip to the AP factory.
Check out his latest podcast for his full thoughts on the game, but when we reached out, he had this to say to us about it:
"Barry O’s BBQ challenge mixes classic 90’s style pinball with some innovative ball locks dripping with southern twinged charm. Ideal for location or tournament play it honors one of the greats for fast paced BBQ action."
The game will be available for play starting on 3/9 at:
Barry O's Barbecue Challenge pinball
Boost your Playfield X, earn Bonus Multipliers, and big points.
Use these to repair your equipment if it breaks down.
They get hotter as you use them to cook BBQ recipes.
Find the perfect flavor for your BBQ recipe.
Increase shot values as you cook recipes for higher scores.
Lower saucers start Hot Rod Challenges. Locked balls also become bash targets.
Master these targets to collect valuable awards.
Complete to start a hurry-up. Put out that FIRE for bonus points.
Improve your recipe and bumper values.
Start Hot Rod Challenges and Pitmaster Multiball.
"Spinner Sauce" will help you earn higher ratings.
Sweepable targets increase scoring.
Temporarily increase all scoring
Defeat them to become the next Pitmaster.
Spin up another BBQ PIT award or an Extra Ball.
Start the FIRE hurry-up with either outlane to save your ball.
Keep pushing your multipliers higher.
Take on several Hot Rod Challenges at the Festival.
No comments yet. Sign in to be the first.