Don’s New Game!! Monopoly, Ripleys, RCT? Rudy!
Don's been on the hunt for a new pinball machine, and started his search with some early 2000's Sterns including Monopoly, Ripley's Believe it or Not, and Rollercoaster Tycoon. We also talk about Funhouse, Family Guy, and Don's squishy pinball soul. Contact Us! --> pod@bashpinball.com Instagram, Twitch, Youtube: @bashpinball Theme Song: Venus by Wren and Au Lune
Kineticist’s take
Don searches for second pinball machine; hosts discuss early 2000s Stern value, Pat Lawlor design appeal, and how knowledge affects enjoyment.
Synopsis
Don searched for a second pinball machine to complement his Hook, considering early 2000s Stern titles (Monopoly, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Ripley's Believe It or Not) priced around $3,600–$4,300. The hosts discussed why Don gravitates toward Pat Lawlor designs, the accessibility and fun factor of early 2000s Sterns versus modern complex games, and how deep technical knowledge can paradoxically diminish enjoyment of pinball. The episode includes a humorous Rudy the Dummy interruption announcing a Funhouse remake by Pedretti Gaming.
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Pedretti Gaming· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Williams· company
- Pinfest· event
- Funhouse· game
- Gophers· game
- Hook· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Monopoly· game
- Revenge From Mars· game
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!· game
- Rollercoaster Tycoon· game
- Star Wars Episode I· game
- Bash Pinball Podcast· organization
- Don· person
- Pat Lawlor· person
- Rudy· person
- VPX· product