Episode 163 - The Year of the 2.0
In pinball discussion we talk about the Weird Al gameplay reveal, the Fathom Revisited 2.0 reveal, a bunch of 2.0 pinball kits, some Texas Pinball Festival plans, and a review of the Pinside Top 10. In video games discussion revolves around several emails we received, a new Pinball FX table, the New World MMO, Gran Turismo 7, the closed beta for Overwatch 2, Elden Ring setting records, Elite Dangerous leaving consoles, and a Dr. Disrespect legal update. Buffalo Pinball recording of the Weird Al gameplay reveal on Twitch: Knapp Arcade article on Fathom Revisited: Knapp Arcade article on Tales of the Arabian Nights 2.0: Knapp Arcade article on Whirlwind 2.0: GamesBeat article on Studio 369's $15 million NFT sale for MetalCore: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Stitcher: Facebook: Twitter: Twitch: YouTube: Watches with Dennis YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
2022 emerges as 'Year of the 2.0' as multiple pinball manufacturers announce code upgrade kits.
Synopsis
Eclectic Gamers Podcast episode 163 features hosts discussing their gaming habits, a pinball tournament at Pizza West, and extensive coverage of upcoming pinball developments. The main topics include Multimorphic's Weird Al P3 game reveal, Haggis's Fathom Revisited (2.0 code update), and a broader industry trend of 2.0 upgrade kits for classic pinball machines from multiple manufacturers including Dutch Pinball, Pedretti (Funhaus), and Mirko Playfields (Arabian Night). Hosts address concerns about playfield quality issues and the implications of this upgrade kit trend for the pinball market.
Entities
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Haggis· company
- Mirko Playfields· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Pedretti· company
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Bride of Pinbot 2.0· game
- Bride of Pinbot 2.0· game
- Fathom· game
- Funhaus 2.0· game
- Heist· game
- Tales of the Arabian Nights 2.0· game
- TNA· game
- Weird Al (P3 game)· game
- Knapp Arcade· organization
- Colin McAlpine· person
- Dennis· person
- Jason Knapp· person
- Kevin (Buffalo Pinball)· person
- Martin Robbins· person
- Tony· person
- Zach Binney· person
- Pizza West· venue