Episode 147 - New Pastures and Deep Roots
Pinball: The guys discuss Steve Ritchie and Lyman Sheets leaving Stern Pinball and the latest information and rumors regarding deeproot Pinball. Video Games: Discussion is all about Blizzard and more information and fallout from their recent harassment scandal. Jersey Jack Pinball's Facebook announcement of hiring Steve Ritchie: Pinball News article on Steve Ritchie joining JJP (mentions Lyman Sheets also having left Stern Pinball): Pinside post from blueberryjohnson regarding the deeproot Facebook pages (with links): LoserKid Pinball Podcast Episode 65 (discusses deeproot Pinball leaving social media): Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Stitcher: Facebook: Twitter: Twitch: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Dennis returns to tournaments; Steve Ritchie joins JJP from Stern, sparking debate on production strategy.
Synopsis
Dennis and Tony discuss their return to competitive pinball after over a year away, sharing first-tournament impressions of recent games (Led Zeppelin, Guns N' Roses, Avengers) with generally critical takes. The major news: Steve Ritchie has left Stern Pinball to join Jersey Jack Pinball: a surprising move both hosts analyze in depth, questioning JJP's production rationale and speculating on Ritchie's motivations regarding design constraints and toy budget.
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- The Avengers· game
- Eclectic Gamers Podcast· organization
- IFPA· organization
- Brian Eddy· person
- Dennis· person
- Dylan· person
- Eric Meunier· person
- George Gomez· person
- Ian· person
- Jack Guarnieri· person
- John Borg· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Mark· person
- Pat Lawlor· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Tanyo Klyce· person
- Tony· person
- 403 Club· venue