Ep 162 Multimorphic's Portal Pinball! With Stephen Silver, Michael Ocean, & Ian Harrower
It's finally here! Cary Hardy joins us along with the development team of Portal Pinball to talk about Portal and we have all the detail you want to know in this interview. From Glados, Turrets, and Cores to Light Bridges, Aerial Faith Leap pads, and repulsion gel, we have it all here! If you want that $1000 discount off of a new P3, contact us at loserkidpinballpodcast@gmail.com If you would like to check out other Multimorphic products you can visit to explore the world of the P3
Kineticist’s take
Portal Pinball development team reveals game design, mechs, story, and two product tiers.
Synopsis
Loser Kid Pinball Podcast interviews three creative directors of Multimorphic's Portal Pinball (Stephen Silver, Michael Ocean, Ian Harrower). They discuss the game's design philosophy, mechanics including aerial shots, faith plates, momentum jumps, and a single companion cube that portals across the playfield. The game features two main play areas: a hub with objectives and multiball, plus test chambers with puzzle elements. Portal 1 & 2 knowledge enhances appreciation but isn't required; the game has its own original story with GLaDOS and a new character, Reggie (voiced by Mark Silk), as the player's guide. Two versions available: standard and P3 Plus with extended module mechanics.
Entities
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Valve· company
- Portal (video game)· game
- Portal Pinball· game
- Aperture Science· organization
- Brad Albright· person
- Ellen McLain· person
- Ian Harrower· person
- Jerry· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Kerry Hardy· person
- Mark Silk· person
- Michael Ocean· person
- Rory Stranuta· person
- Scott Denise· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Stephen Silver· person
- TJ Weaver· person
- P3 Platform· product