Episode 83 - Carnies in the House
Nick Baldridge (For Amusement Only: The EM & Bingo Pinball Podcast and Gaming on Ten Minutes a Week) joins us to discuss the new publication he co-authored with Ryan Claytor called Coin-Op Carnival: Electrifying Tales of Mechanical Contraptions. Pinball: Discussion revolves entirely around the upcoming Coin-Op Carnival publication, with a hefty dose of EM discussion sprinkled throughout. Also, Nick plays a game of 20 Questions. Video Games: The news features and update regarding Activision-Blizzard and also Bioware's game Anthem. From there, another varied discussion ensues regarding video games in general. Listen during the episode's pinball segment to learn how to enter to win a copy of Coin-Op Carnival (worldwide) and/or an NVRAM chip (U.S. only)! Pinball Profile episode 182: Coin-Op Carnival: Electrifying Tales of Mechanical Contraptions: For Amusement Only: The EM & Bingo Pinball Podcast: Gaming on Ten Minutes a Week: Website: iTunes: SoundCloud: Stitcher: Facebook: Twitter: Twitch: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Nick Baldrige discusses P3 ownership, Coin-Op Carnival publication, and EM game engineering philosophy.
Synopsis
Nick Baldrige, co-author of Coin-Op Carnival (a new 64-page illustrated publication on electromechanical games), discusses his recent purchase of a Multimorphic P3 pinball machine and his passion for EM game engineering and design. The conversation covers the P3's modular engineering, gameplay on Lexi Lightspeed, upcoming development plans (Quest for Glory pinball), and the philosophy behind Coin-Op Carnival's focus on historical accuracy and full-color illustration.
Entities
- Multimorphic· company
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- York show· event
- Bally Double Up· game
- Cosmic Kart Racing· game
- Hawaii· game
- Lexi Lightspeed· game
- Mystic Marvel· game
- Queen of Hearts· game
- Quest for Glory· game
- Star Trek· game
- Total Nuclear Annihilation· game
- Pinball Profile· media
- Dennis· person
- Don Hooker· person
- Jerry· person
- Joe Newhart· person
- Nick Baldrige· person
- Ryan Claytor· person
- Tony· person
- Wayne Nines· person
- Coin-Op Carnival: Electrifying Tales of Mechanical Contraptions· product
- Multimorphic P3· product
- Drop Target Scene· publication