#38 Nitro Ground Shaker - The Classic Pinball Podcast
In this episode Dave and George talk about and then play Bally Nitro Ground Shaker. They are joined by Dave’s friend PJ and wife Maureen. There is also discussion about Stern SS games: Magic, Stingray and Trident. Bonus Feature: RAZA rant.
Kineticist’s take
Nitro Ground Shaker deep dive: 1980 Bally drag-race machine with unique dual-bonus layout and Mad Dog Christensen artwork.
Synopsis
George and Dave from The The Classic Pinball Podcast discuss the 1980 Bally Nitro Ground Shaker, a car-themed pinball machine designed by George Christian with artwork by Mad Dog Christensen. They explore the game's unusual dual-bonus split playfield mechanics, fiberglass resin playfield technology, detailed artwork easter eggs, and gameplay characteristics. The episode includes gameplay demonstrations, discussion of reproduction MPU boards and parts availability issues, secondhand market observations for vintage Stern solid-state games, and an impromptu birthday party celebration.
Entities
- Custom Pinball Restoration (CPR)· company
- Dr. Dave's Pinball Restorations· company
- Great Plains· company
- Rotten Dog· company
- Bally Captain Fantastic· game
- Bally Cosmic Doom· game
- Bally Eight Ball Deluxe· game
- Bally Harlem Globetrotters· game
- Bally Mata Hari· game
- Nitro Ground Shaker· game
- Playboy Pinball· game
- Stern Magic· game
- Stern Stingray· game
- Stern Trident· game
- The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
- Dave· person
- George· person
- George Christian· person
- Mad Dog Christensen· person
- Maureen· person
- PJ· person
- Scott· person
- Steve Young· person
- Tommy Skinner· person