Episode 26: What’s the Next Big Game from Barrels of Fun? Epic TWIPY Weekend Highlights & Your Voicemails!
In Episode 26, we dive into the exciting speculation around Barrels of Fun’s next big game! Plus, we recap the highlights from the epic TWIPY Weekend and listen to your voicemails. Don’t miss out on the latest updates, behind-the-scenes fun, and more! Tune in now for all the details! LEAVE ME A VOICEMAIL (and I might play it on the next show) Looking to Buy a New or Used Pinball Machine? Looking for more Pinball Content? Check out my pinball podcast “The Flipside Podcast” Video Version of the Podcast can be found here: [RETRO RALPH MERCHANDISE AND CONTACT INFO] If you would like me to do a video review of your product or for other business inquiries, send me an email: retroralph1980@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Retro Ralph details Twippies weekend, Barrels of Fun tour, and hints at unannounced projects.
Synopsis
Retro Ralph recounts his experience at the 2024 Twippies event in Houston, highlighting venue tours, community experiences, and a secretive visit to Barrels of Fun's facility. He discusses what he learned about game design from rare classic games, the technical challenges of live streaming the event, and hints at Barrels of Fun's mysterious upcoming projects without revealing specifics due to an NDA.
Highlights
- Barrels of Fun showed Ralph something they've acquired: an existing game that has been built before but he never sees it working, which is not their next game but something they might do in limited capacity if community interest warrants it.
- Barrels of Fun has only made one game so far (Labyrinth) but has tight quality assurance processes and a collector mindset that may slow production but ensures quality.
- The Wormhole vault contains rare European pinball titles, conversions, and one-of-a-kind games, with a policy that every game must be streamed once before being cycled back.
- Avatar won best art package at the Twippies, and Uncanny X-Men won for top innovation (Danger Room).
- Multimorphic's next P3 game is widely reported to be Portal, and community consensus is that the P3 platform is viewed as too digital and hasn't been fully embraced by players.
- Barrels of Fun may have an opportunity to show a game at Texas Pinball Festival but will only bring it if ready, unlike other manufacturers.
- Russell (RJ Texan) hosted a pre-Twippies event at his home with extensive game collection spanning the past 5-10 years, including hired bartender and catering.
- The live stream of Twippies experienced upload speed issues due to an internet outage approximately 15 minutes into the show.
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Eureka Heights Brewing· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Wormhole Pinball· company
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Twippies· event
- Avatar· game
- Dungeons & Dragons· game
- Labyrinth· game
- Portal· game
- Uncanny X-Men· game
- Aaron· person
- Colin· person
- Craig· person
- David Van Essig· person
- Ian· person
- Jack· person
- Jamie· person
- Jerry· person
- Joel· person
- Mark Seidon· person
- Retro Ralph· person
- Russell (RJ Texan)· person