Ep 105: Bad Mother Flippers with Mark Ritchie and Josh Sharpe
Suprise! It's only been 2 days since our last episode, so we figured, why not drop another episode? Mark Ritchie along with Josh Sharpe join us to talk all about Pulp Fiction and crazy fun adventure that took 5 years to make!
Kineticist’s take
Steve Ritchie discusses Pulp Fiction pinball development, returning to design after 30+ years.
Synopsis
Steve Ritchie and Josh Sharpe discuss the development of Pulp Fiction pinball with hosts from LoserKid A Pinball Podcast. Ritchie reveals his return to pinball design after decades away, working with Raw Thrills and Play Mechanics (led by George Gomez) in partnership with Chicago Gaming Company. The game features an intentionally retro 1980s aesthetic per Quentin Tarantino's direction, avoiding ramps and displays, with innovative mechanics like a motorized briefcase topper and modern rule depth disguised in classic packaging.
Entities
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Play Mechanics· company
- Raw Thrills· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Fishtales· game
- High Speed· game
- Indiana Jones Pinball Adventure· game
- Pulp Fiction· game
- Taxi· game
- LoserKid Pinball Podcast· media
- Straight Down the Middle: a pinball show· media
- Doug· person
- Eugene Jarvis· person
- George Gomez· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Josh Sharpe· person
- Larry DeMar· person
- Matt Scott· person
- Matt Scott Larson· person
- Nicola· person
- Quentin Tarantino· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Zach Minney· person