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Eclectic Gamers Podcast

Episode 268 - 2026 Texas Pinball Festival Recap

PodcastBy Dennis Kriesel & Tony Kurkowski

Eclectic Gamers Podcast

1 hr 32 min

Summary

TPF 2026 recap: venue layout triumph, check-in chaos, and first impressions of Kong, Walking Dead, Star Wars.

Dennis and Tony from Eclectic Gamers Podcast recap the 2026 Texas Pinball Festival (TPF), discussing venue logistics, layout improvements, and their hands-on impressions of new-to-them games including King Kong, The Walking Dead Remastered (Premium/LE), and Star Wars. The episode highlights TPF's best-ever floor configuration with 500+ games distributed across multiple spaces, critiques operational challenges at check-in and band placement, and provides candid gameplay reactions to recently released titles.

From the creator

Pinball: We 2026 TPF, in terms of the overall show and finally getting caught up with playing a lot of games that came out in 2025 that we had yet to experience. Video Games: We talk about some virtual pinball, video game layoffs, and the latest drama stemming from Subnautica 2. None!

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