#142 - Best Pinballs of the 1980’s
Barn Scott, Grant, George and Dave reveal their top 10 list of best pinball machines from the 1980’s. LOTR and Sega Star Wars repairs. BOPP is done! The Classic pinballpodcast1@gmail.com is how to email us! To reach Dave: pinballdoctor.com
Kineticist’s take
1980s pinball rankings and technical restoration insights on board repairs and aftermarket solutions.
Synopsis
The Classic Pinball Podcast Podcast #142 focuses on the best pinball machines of the 1980s, featuring curated lists from community members (Scott, Grant, and host George) with detailed commentary on classic titles like Centaur, Fathom, Eight Ball Deluxe, and Quicksilver. The second half shifts to Dave's technical restoration work, including a deep dive into board repair strategies, the discovery of Pinsound's Rocket CPU for Stern White Star games, and troubleshooting complex issues with Lord of the Rings, Star Wars Trilogy, and Austin Powers machines.
Entities
- Mitchell Lighting· company
- Pinsound· company
- Rotten Dog· company
- Weebly· company
- Pintastic· event
- Austin Powers· game
- Centaur· game
- Eight Ball Deluxe· game
- Fathom· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Quicksilver· game
- Star Gazer· game
- Star Wars Trilogy· game
- The Simpsons· game
- Pastimes Arcade· organization
- The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
- Clive (Coin-Owl Cauldron)· person
- Dave· person
- George· person
- Grant· person
- Maureen· person
- Rob Burke· person
- Scott (Barn Scott / Scottlieb)· person