Episode 29: 20+ Pinball Mods Reviewed
Episode 29: 20+ Pinball Mods Reviewed
Just when you thought the boys couldn’t get any more self-referential, Rob and Davey strap on their navel gazing goggles and set the scene-o-beam to max, zeroing in on what they know best: Mods! We deep dive into 20+ of the best mods making waves this Fall, if by “deep dive” you mean “cursorily examine” and by “making waves” you mean “ones that we think are awesome.” And we assume you do, because we’ve done no market research to contradict that claim. Welcome to 2025 people! A list of mods we'll cover (with enough time) on today's show. Gorilla Stone Cave By Back Alley Creations Elvira Apron Video Display By DocQuest Multimorphic Low Profile Buttons By No Gouge Pinball Cactus Canyon Replacement Guns By Back Alley Creations Dragon Head Topper by The Pinball Scientist Kong Gong By Pinball Foundry D&D Mimic By TFK Train Tunnel Mod By Raiden Gorby Kong Shackles By Stellar Mods Dragon Cave By Reflex Mods Kong Slings By TFK D&D Red Dragon By The Art of Pinball Pulp Fiction - Bad Mother Bumpers Mod By Hot Mods UXM - Playfield Fixes By Raiden Mods D&D Tiny Tavern Mod By Kyro Labs (Kyle) Kong Topper By The Electric Playground Not another Mimic mod By Stumblor JB Rocket By Hot Mods Atomic Kong By Jazzbouche It's a chopper baby! (a pulp fiction mod) By Jazzbouch Spooky Evil dead shotgun handle Dreamcatcher By Pino Mods Gong Torches By Pino Mods
Kineticist’s take
Episode 29 reviews 20+ pinball mods, discusses tariff shipping delays, HP licensing crackdowns, and upcoming Stern Star Wars game.
Synopsis
In Before the Lock Episode 29 features hosts Rob and Davey reviewing 20+ pinball mods across multiple games, with emphasis on King Kong and Dungeons & Dragons titles. Discussion covers mod maker trends, supply chain impacts from tariffs affecting European shipping, upcoming Stern Star Wars machine under NDA, Harry Potter licensing enforcement against mod makers, and modding innovations including new durable resin materials. The episode includes detailed examination of specific mods like Cairo Labs' Tiny Tavern, Raiden Mods' Uncanny X-Men fixes, and Penino's pinball Kong torches.
Entities
- Back Alley· company
- Hot Mods· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP)· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Texas Pinball Festival (TPF)· event
- Cactus Canyon· game
- Dungeons & Dragons· game
- Harry Potter (Jersey Jack Pinball)· game
- King Kong· game
- Medieval Madness· game
- Metallica Remastered· game
- Pulp Fiction· game
- Star Wars (Stern)· game
- Uncanny X-Men· game
- Pinside· organization
- Bart (Masters of Pinball)· person
- Davey· person
- Enzo (Stern representative)· person
- Kyle Sorokal (Cairo Labs)· person
- Lionel (Penino's Pinball Mods)· person
- Raiden Mods· person
- Ralph Retro· person
- Rob (Rob Electric Playground)· person
- Tom (Diddy/Tom Da T)· person