Episode 19: "The TWIPYs are Back & Stern’s Next Game is King Kong?!"
In this episode, the TWIPYs are back! We’ll cover how you can participate, who’s hosting, how to vote, and who might take home the win! Plus, the Pinball Rumor Mill is really heating up—and maybe even getting a little strange. We’ll dive into your voicemails and discuss the wild rumor about an American version of Godzilla that was controversial. What’s going on here? All this and more in Episode 19!
Kineticist’s take
Twippies returns with voting Jan 3rd; Stern rumored to flip Kong/D&D timeline.
Synopsis
Retro Ralph hosts The The Flipside Pinball Podcast discussing the revival of the Twippies awards with voting opening January 3rd, co-hosting duties with multiple industry figures, and major Stern rumors including the possibility that King Kong and Dungeons & Dragons timelines may be flipped, with Kong potentially arriving first around CES. The episode also covers speculation about Spike3 hardware updates, reactions to recent American Pinball and Spooky releases, and personal tournament commentary.
Highlights
- Twippies voting opens January 3rd
- Retro Ralph will co-host the Twippies awards show at Wormhole Pinball in Texas
- Stern may flip the timeline so King Kong releases before Dungeons & Dragons
- King Kong is expected to be designed by Keith Elwin
- Dungeons & Dragons (Stern) is expected to be designed by Dwight and Brian Eddy
- Stern is working on Spike3 platform updates
- George Gomez wants Stern cabinet designs to still look good in a lineup
- Jersey Jack Pinball is working on Harry Potter
- Stern had opportunity to make Back to the Future but passed on it
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Kineticist· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Wormhole Pinball· organization
- Aaron Davis· person
- Aaron Seiden· person
- Barry O· person
- Brian Eddy· person
- Canadian Pinball Podcast· person
- Colin· person
- Don Garrison· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Erica· person
- Frank Pinnball· person
- George Gomez· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Ken Cromwell· person
- Kerry Hardy· person
- Retro Ralph· person
- Rob Rath· person
- Ryan Gratzer· person
- Tim Sexton· person
- Will Oding· person