Doug Smith - Cool Toy - Episode 52
Send us Fan Mail Episode 52 chronicles Doug Smith from the popular YouTube Channel - Cool Toy in the world of pinball, arcade games, consoles and “cool toys”. It covers his experiences at the Stern Pinball media event for Dungeon’s and Dragon’s pinball machine, growing up in arcades, buying toys growing up, and of course the Hurry Up Q&A game.
Kineticist’s take
Doug Smith reviews D&D pinball, discusses YouTube strategy, and celebrates 90s arcade/gaming nostalgia.
Synopsis
Doug Smith, host of the YouTube channel Cool Toy (50K subscribers), discusses his recent D&D pinball machine review, his creative journey into content creation, and nostalgia about arcade culture, classic gaming consoles, and the golden age of pinball in the 1990s. He shares observations about D&D's game design depth and Dwight Sullivan passion for the project, while also reflecting on media production, YouTube's algorithm, and gaming history spanning from Atari 2600 to modern consoles.
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Interium· event
- Stern Media Event (D&D)· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Dungeons & Dragons· game
- Venom· game
- Mystery Pinball Theater 3000· organization
- Wormhole Pinball· organization
- Brian Eddy· person
- Colin Alzheimer· person
- Donovan Wade· person
- Doug Smith· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Jamie Burchell· person
- Mark Tremonti· person
- Michael· person
- Miles Kennedy· person
- Ryan Gregg· person
- Cool Toy· product
- P3 (Platform 3)· product
- Sega Dreamcast· product
- Quarter Drop Arcade· venue