DPP #153 "Expo preview episode! Metallica!"
Hey we got the Metallica reveal and I've also compiled an episode with my game plan on what to see and do at Expo in Chicago this weekend! So much pinball! Liked this episode? Let me know! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com Want a mod or shirt you heard about on the episode? Email above!
Kineticist’s take
Don previews Expo 2024 and celebrates Metallica Remastered as Stern's solution to original game's major shortcomings.
Synopsis
Don previews Pinball Expo 2024 and discusses the newly announced Metallica Remastered game from Stern. He praises the remaster for fixing shortcomings of the original (dated Domagics display, Dirty Donnie artwork, high cost), highlighting new features like Spike 2 monitor, concert footage, expression lighting, and improved mechanics. Don details his Expo itinerary covering multiple booths (Dutch Pinball Alice, Turner Ninja Eclipse, Stern X-Men/Bond/Metallica, Pinball Brothers ABBA, Jersey Jack Avatar CE, Electric Playground toppers, Spooky butter cabinets, and homebrew area), expressing enthusiasm about playing new games and meeting community members.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Electric Playground· company
- Fast Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Trident Pinball· company
- Turner Pinball· company
- Pinball Expo 2024· event
- ABBA· game
- Alice in Wonderland· game
- Avatar CE· game
- Big Lebowski· game
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Metallica Remastered· game
- Ninja Eclipse· game
- Spooky 13· game
- X-Men LE· game
- Poor Man's Pinball Collective· organization
- Dirty Donnie· person
- Don· person
- James Rice Davies· person