Podcasting in the Dark + Predator Pinball!
The power goes out right before recording, so Matt and Don record a podcast by candlelight. They talk Predator, Arnold, and getting to da choppas. Also, they figure out their ideal intern candidate...
Highlights
- Pinball Brothers upgraded from a 10x10 booth to approximately 20x20 at Expo
- Predator is a wide body pinball machine with playfield layout similar to Whirlwind but expanded
- Multiple players at Expo ran Predator code to completion/near completion during extended games
- Predator movie has minimal female representation and problematic gender dynamics
- Prey (recent Predator film) was well-received by the hosts as one of the better Predator movies
Notable quotes
“Literally the only thing we can do with no power is record a podcast, apparently. We are recording in the dark.”
“Get to the choppa... c-h-o-p-p-a. It's a mode. Amazing.”
“I got to the choppa. Did you get to the choppa? I got, well, yes, but I didn't like run the game out of code.”
“It's a testosterone fest... in the jungle there's one woman in it and she's a prisoner”
“He stabbed somebody against the wall... stick around. Yeah, yeah, I love that.”
“Mr. Brown, we got your email. Thank you. We're really excited about the idea of you as a candidate.”
“I feel like we made more friends with pinball artists than any other group of people at this expo.”
Entities
- Highway Pinball· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Expo 2026· event
- Predator· game
- Whirlwind· game
- Prey· game/media
- Bash Pinball· organization
- Arnold Schwarzenegger· person
- Biz Fortuna / Mark· person
- Brad Albright· person
- Jerry Packer· person
- Johnny Crabb· person
- Mark Silk· person
- Mr. Brown· person
- Stan Winston· person
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