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Episode 5: The Pinball Party Network
PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago58 min listen
Man o man do we have a show for you today! Special guest Zach Meny! After getting over the lack of Greg...we talk about everything from pinball preferences, going #1 in the car...going #2 on a...
Highlights
- Straight Down the Middle review videos significantly influence purchasing decisions among collectors deciding between Pro and Premium tiers.
- Zach Minney prefers extra balls over multiballs in modern pinball games and believes manufacturers are overusing multiball mechanics.
- Zach strongly prefers home play over location play and prefers playing alone rather than with others.
- The Walking Dead Pro is Zach's favorite game of all time, and Deadpool is his current favorite despite earlier criticism of it.
- Zach dislikes Batman 66 despite acknowledging its quality, citing layout, rules, and overall game feel as reasons.
- Joe Balzer's design philosophy for Simpsons Pinball Party is unique and different from other designers, though not always in positive ways.
- Pinball Party Podcast will no longer be released on Jason's private feed and will move exclusively to the Pinball Network.
- Zach prioritizes theme over gameplay in pinball game preference.
Notable quotes
“Straight Down the Middle review video series affects so many people. You and Greg are fantastic. Your personalities, they're super charismatic. They're infectious... I think you two are severely influential in the best possible way.”
“Look manufacturers out there, coders out there, enough with the multiball. We're not all noobs out there.”
“I prefer to play alone than I do with friends or others... I don't want to wait while they're playing. Quite frankly, I don't care how great they're doing.”
“Batman 66, I just, nothing tugs my berries on that game... I don't even like the rules. They're complex, late and great, Lyman Sheets. He's a genius... but I don't get Batman 66. Don't get it.”
“If there's one pinball machine, is it theme or gameplay? Give me theme... Same rules, I don't own Dialed In... Give me theme. It's a thinker.”
“This podcast will be the last one I release on my own private feed. It will also be simultaneously released on the Pinball Network, but going forward, you will find me on the Pinball Network only.”
“Joe Balzer is so different with all of his designs. Nobody can accuse him of borgin' it up or anything. He's just different. A lot of times, different in not a great way, but he's different. I like different.”
“The gameplay itself, I mean, it's got a really satisfying right ramp, and it has gimmicks that work that keep you coming back for more. Does anybody ever really get tired of getting the ball to jump onto the couch? No.”
Entities
- Flip N Out· company
- Back to the Future· game
- Batman 66· game
- Deadpool· game
- Dialed In· game
- Goonies· game
- James Bond (Pinball)· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Popeye· game
- Star Wars· game
- The Simpsons Pinball Party· game
- The Walking Dead Pro· game
- TNA 2.0· game
- Toy Story 4· game
- Final Round· media
- Pinball Party Podcast· media
- Straight Down the Middle· media
- Pinball Network· organization
- Greg Bone· person
- Jason· person
- Joe Balzer· person
- Kerry Hardy· person
- Lyman Sheets· person
- Zach Minney· person
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