Episode 11: The Classic Pinball Podcast - Road Trip to deliver a 1984 Eight Ball Deluxe
The guys take a road trip to deliver a 1984 Bally Eight Ball Deluxe to one of Dave’s new customers. We use the time to talk about the game and a bunch of other pinball and non pinball topics. George talks about his upcoming trip to the Houston Arcade Expo in November.
Kineticist’s take
The Classic Pinball Podcast hosts discuss 8-Ball Deluxe restoration and pinball podcast culture on delivery road trip.
Synopsis
George and Dave, hosts of The The Classic Pinball Podcast, are on a road trip to deliver a restored 1984 Eight Ball Deluxe to a customer in Moultonboro, New Hampshire. They discuss the differences between the 1981 and 1984 versions of the game, restoration techniques (particularly Mylar removal and clear coating), and sidebar conversations about pinball podcasting standards, tournament play, and arcade history. George plans to play in the Space City Tournament in Houston in late November.
Entities
- Pinball Life· company
- Stern· company
- Space City Tournament· event
- Centaur· game
- Deadpool· game
- Dino Disco· game
- Eight Ball Deluxe· game
- Fireball Classic· game
- Flash Gordon· game
- Kings of Steel· game
- Xenon· game
- The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
- The Complete Game Store· organization
- Bill Davis· person
- Canada· person
- Dave· person
- George· person
- Jack· person
- John Toth· person
- Tony Zizek· person