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Episode 330: Jim Belsito – INDISC 2022

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago27 min listen
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o-organizer Jim Belsito tells us about this major tournament. Plus, as a bonus, there's an exclusive INDISC trivia question to win prizes!

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Highlights

  • INDISC is relocating from Museum of Pinball to Riverside Convention Center due to museum closure
  • Jim Belsito is bringing 60-65 games to INDISC 2022, mostly from his personal collection
  • The main Open Championship will feature 18 games, possibly 19
  • Women's and high-stakes tournaments are now on separate game banks (8 games each) rather than sharing machines
  • Godzilla LE will be featured in the main tournament lineup
  • The IFPA Open grand prize is a Premium-tier Stern Pinball machine
  • Sudden Death roller game will use modified ROM software to eliminate randomness in mystery award selection
  • Eric Stone won the IFPA Open in 2020, Keith Elwin won classics in both 2012 and 2013

Notable quotes

“For us, it's always been for the love of the game. I mean, this has never been a profit-making adventure, for sure.”
Jim Belsito
“The museum was 45 minutes away. So there's a little bit of benefit there also. Just got to do it faster.”
Jim Belsito
“You've created a monster. You've put in so much time and effort.”
Jeff Teolis
“We'll have heat this year. I mean, Museum of Pinball, great, great place. Wish we still had it, but there was no heat.”
Jim Belsito
“Discord, by the way, is working really well. It seems to be really. All the years before, it's always been kind of a mishmash between Facebook and till forums. It's nice having everything all in one place.”
Jim Belsito
“Alien Star is a one-trick pony game, I'd call it. But it's so fun trying to get there. It's challenging.”
Jim Belsito
“You can get into Riverside and Uber there or whatever, and then you don't really need to. You don't need a car.”
Jim Belsito

Entities

  • Stern Pinball· company
  • INDISC· event
  • Museum of Pinball· event_venue
  • Riverside Convention Center· event_venue
  • Alien Star· game
  • Godzilla LE· game
  • Sudden Death· game
  • IE Pinball· organization
  • Pinball Profile· organization
  • Alex Tran· person
  • Bob Matthews· person
  • Carl D'Angelo· person
  • Chuck Casey· person
  • Damian Sharlini· person
  • Emoto· person
  • Eric Stone· person
  • Gene X. Wong· person
  • Jake Collins (Jay Collins)· person
  • Jeff Teolis· person
  • Jim Belsito· person
  • Keith Elwin· person
  • Michael Welch· person
  • Riverside Game Lab· venue

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