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#79 RUSH to judgement - The Classic Pinball Podcast

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago1 hr 10 min listenBy George
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Dave starts with Roadshow. Rolling Stones software mod. Dave takes a field trip to (friend of show) Johns house to make some plastics then plays and talks pinball. Another Dave did a clear coat...

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Highlights

  • Eddy sensors in Road Show and Star Trek Next Generation are problematic because they drift out of spec due to humidity, heat, and connector oxidation.
  • Games are now being shipped back overseas again after a cycle of early-2000s imports from container loads that arrived cheap.
  • Rolling Stones has an exploitable saucer shot that allows skilled players to achieve unlimited bonus by repeatedly hitting the left saucer without bonus resetting.
  • The Rolling Stones software mod resets bonus from 19,000 to zero after saucer hits, mirroring Gottlieb design philosophy from the era.
  • Valley Games from the 1970s-early 1980s could not separate special/extra ball awards, forcing choice between points OR free game, unlike Stern's flexibility.
  • CPR reproduction playfields have insufficient clear coat thickness and benefit from additional clear application via roller method.
  • Murko playfields experience ink adhesion problems where ink lifts off the wood over time despite clear coat application.
  • Flight 2000 is selling for $7,000 in the secondary market, indicating strong demand for EM/early solid-state games.

Notable quotes

“they got kind of creative and kind of, it's kind of hack-a-rama inside this game”
Dave
“it's like an electric field. And you disturb it... it makes the complete circuit not with two pieces of metal on the switch, but with the actual ball.”
Dave
“As long as you level the play field, he had a CPR repro that he was re-clearing... as long as you put this on wet it automatically self levels.”
George (reporting Dave Brennan)
“the biggest piece is the preparation... you're going to get orange peel... you will find orange peel somewhere... the big piece in order to eliminate that is to buff it out”
George (reporting Dave Brennan)
“I don't like all the arduino stuff... it just makes the game not like it's supposed to be versus his way... it's just, I don't really care for it, you know.”
Dave
“Inventory is king. You know what? I mean, you're lucky.”
George
“I'd rather have a flight 2000 up than a sea witch these days”
Dave
“I won a lot of games in that. Yeah, I did. I won a lot of games in that.”
Dave (answering about Rolling Stones)

Entities

  • American Pinball· company
  • CPR (Chicago Pinball Repair)· company
  • Gottlieb· company
  • Stern· company
  • Valley Games· company
  • Williams· company
  • Pentastic· event
  • Texas Pinball Festival· event
  • Evil Knievel· game
  • Flight 2000· game
  • Red and Ted's Road Show· game
  • Rolling Stones· game
  • Sea Witch· game
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation· game
  • Stars· game
  • Target Alpha· game
  • Poor Man's Pinball Podcast· organization
  • The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Bill Davis· person
  • Dave· person
  • Dave Brennan· person
  • George· person
  • John· person
  • Maureen· person
  • Mirko· person

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