Portal, D&D, Merlin’s Arcade, Body Horror | TPF Part 2

PodcastJul 11, 2025

BASH Pinball Podcast

40 min

Summary

TPF coverage: D&D mixed, Portal impressive, Merlin's Arcade praised for innovation and original theme.

Bash Pinball Podcast hosts discuss Texas Pinball Festival highlights including hands-on impressions of new releases: Stern's Dungeons & Dragons (mixed reception, easy multiball access), Multimorphic's Portal (impressive extended version with upper playfield), Turner Pinball's Merlin's Arcade (original theme, innovative tap-pass buttons, PCB-based wiring), and homebrew projects like Jack Danger's Jurassic Park Home Edition and Mad Max: Fury Road. Extended comedic tangent about tick removal incidents. Notable praise for original themes and design innovation over licensed IP.

From the creator

It’s the Season 1 Finale! In Part 2 of our Texas Pinball Festival episode we cover a bunch more games and some disturbing encounters with blood sucking arachnids. Season 2 coming soon! Games Discussed: Stern Dungeons and Dragons, Turner Pinball Merlin’s Arcade, Multimorphic Portal, Williams Party Zone Contact Us! –> pod@bashpinball.com Instagram, Youtube: @bashpinball Streaming on: twitch.tv/bashpinball Theme Song: Venus by Wren and Au Lune