#104 Allentown Pinfest 2023 - The Classic Pinball Podcast
In this episode Dave tells George all about his adventures while attending Allentown Pinfest and bringing a Gottlieb Pinball Pool for the tournament. Dave interviews Eric Stone. Dave puts up the Pinball Pool so George can play it as set up for the tournament. Bonus feature: Nicks amazing EM collection. George’s Franchi rant!
Kineticist’s take
Dave reports from Allentown Pinfest 2023 with game impressions and Pascal board repair details.
Synopsis
George and Dave discuss their experiences at Allentown Pinfest 2023. Dave attended the event, bringing a restored Pinball Pool for tournament play and conducting extensive pre-show repairs to fix a tilt sensitivity issue on the Pascal board. The show experienced high attendance with lines forming early Friday morning. Dave played several new games including Pulp Fiction (which generated long wait times), Godfather, and Foo Fighters, and observed gameplay on others like Scooby-Doo and Galactic Tank Force. George shares personal news about relocating to Virginia and discusses broader industry observations about single-level game revivals.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Allentown Pinfest· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Foo Fighters· game
- Galactic Tank Force· game
- Godfather· game
- Godzilla· game
- Pinball Pool· game
- Pulp Fiction· game
- Rush· game
- Scooby-Doo· game
- Dave· person
- Eric Stone· person
- George· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jose Chong· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Kevin Stone· person
- Levi· person
- Marty· person
- Quench· person
- Ray Davidson· person
- Stephanie Traub· person
- Stephen Mayfair· person