Episode 112 - Quarantine Gaming
Pinball: The news is at a crawl thanks to COVID-19. The guys talk about the shut downs in production, the impact coronavirus is having on the hobby, and Dennis Nordman leaving deeproot Pinball. Video Games: Being under stay-at-home orders means progress is possible in games! After covering some delayed titles the following games are discussed: Crackdown 3, Doom: Eternal, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, and Resident Evil 2 (remake). TPS Midweek Ep 4: COVID-19 Deep Dive: Pinball News & Pinball Magazine Podcast: March 2020: TWIPY results: Roanoke Pinball Museum (EGP Sponsor): Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Stitcher: Facebook: Twitter: Twitch: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Eclectic Gamers discuss COVID-19 impact on pinball and analyze Twippies award results with critical perspective.
Synopsis
Dennis and Tony discuss quarantine gaming during COVID-19 lockdowns, including pinball industry shutdowns, Dennis Nordman departure from Deep Root Pinball, and a detailed breakdown of the Twippies awards. They analyze voting patterns and express skepticism about certain award outcomes, particularly regarding Jersey Jack Wonka's consistent placements across multiple categories.
Entities
- Deep Root Pinball· company
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Twippies· event
- Black Knight Sword of Rage· game
- Elvira's House of Horrors· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Star Wars Home Edition· game
- The Munsters· game
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory· game
- Coin-Op Carnival· media
- Pinball News and Pinball Magazine podcast· media
- Silver Ball Chronicles· media
- This Week in Pinball· media
- Roanoke Pinball Museum· organization
- David Dennis· person
- Dennis· person
- Dennis Nordman· person
- Jeff Patterson· person
- Tony· person