Ep 77: Balls
Final Round Pinball Podcast Episode 77: Balls Hosts: Jeff Teolis & Martin Robbins Unlike the previous show, we really do talk a lot about pinball. I know. Shocking. Direct feed to Final Round Pinball Podcast: us at finalroundpinball@gmail.comInstagram @finalroundpinballpodcast
Kineticist’s take
Final Round debates Jaws reception, theme licensing trends, and Pokemon rumors while advocating for hands-on play over criticism.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis and Martin Robbins discuss the divisive launch of Stern's Jaws pinball machine, debating criticism over its art style and the "Gobblegate" controversy around whether the shark eats the ball. They explore themes in modern pinball: licensed IP vs. original games, the rumored Pokemon machine, and how player experience differs between watching videos and actually playing machines. The episode also touches on Keith Elwin design legacy and competitive pinball community dynamics at InDisc.
Entities
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern· company
- InDisc· event
- AC/DC· game
- Deadpool· game
- Foo Fighters· game
- Game of Thrones· game
- Iron Maiden· game
- Jaws· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Metallica· game
- Pokemon· game
- The Walking Dead· game
- Head2Head Pinball Podcast· media
- Elwyn· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jeremy Packer· person
- Jerry Thompson· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Martin Robbins· person
- Richard Dreyfuss· person
- Ryan C.· person
- Steve Ritchie· person