#43 The 12 Days of Pinball - The Classic Pinball Podcast
In this episode George does a reprise of the Xenon TV episode where he asks Dave to select one of 12 topics and then goes through the remainder. Stern sound board, Lucky Leo, Kangaroo, Do the twist, Future Proof, Beyond Playland, Led Zeppelin, Centaur, Captains Auction, Mech connectors, Cabinet, Year in review. Extras: Indiana Jones, Hot Doggin, Battlezone, X games.
Kineticist’s take
Year-end pinball retrospective covering aftermarket upgrades, classic machines, and speculation on upcoming designs.
Synopsis
George and Dave host a casual year-end retrospective episode titled '12 Days of Pinball,' discussing aftermarket board replacements (Stern soundboard VSU-2, HomePin transformer), pinball industry folklore (Lucky Leo's arcade in Seaside Heights), and a mix of tangential pop culture observations. They share personal collecting stories, speculation about Keith Elwin upcoming game with a novel flipper mechanism, and commentary on the newly revealed Led Zeppelin pinball machine, while also touching on specific classic machines and their market values at auction.
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Cheetah (Stern)· game
- Eight Ball Deluxe· game
- Guns N' Roses (pinball)· game
- Hot Hand· game
- Led Zeppelin (Stern)· game
- Skateball· game
- Trident (Stern)· game
- Captain's Auction· organization
- Slam Tilt Podcast· organization
- The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
- Bruce Nightingale· person
- Chuck Webster· person
- Dave· person
- David Scarpa· person
- George· person
- Gladstone· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Leo Whalen· person
- London Pinball· person
- Tim Sexton· person
- Lucky Leo's Arcade· venue