The Great British Pinball Podcast Episode 12
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Kineticist’s take
Injury discussion leads to debate on classic pinball remakes vs originals and CGC quality concerns.
Synopsis
Scott Rundell and Neil McRae discuss pinball-related injuries, with Neil describing a severe arm injury (AC joint dislocation and tendinitis) sustained while playing Judge Dredd. The conversation pivots to classic game remakes by CGC, comparing original vs. remake versions of games like Monster Bash, Medieval Madness, and Attack from Mars, with detailed technical discussion of CGC's emulation-based architecture. Neil shares concerns about declining build quality in recent CGC Pulp Fiction shipments, citing playfield defects and component failures despite CGC's historically strong reputation.
Highlights
- Neil McRae sustained an AC joint dislocation and tendinitis while playing Judge Dredd, requiring him to stand sleeping for recovery
- CGC remake games use PinMame emulation running original ROM code through a Beagle board and USB I.O. interface
- Attack from Mars remake competition mode has a code bug where mystery always awards 50 million instead of variable rewards
- Medieval Madness flipper position affects playfield difficulty: flippers should be drooped down, not raised up like some machines have
- CGC Pulp Fiction SEs have quality issues including chipped playfield edges around the briefcase multiball hole
- Ghostbusters Premium cost 7,250 GBP when Scott purchased it; later Stern games have increased in price by approximately 4,000 GBP
- Monster Bash original games typically sold for 10,000+ GBP; Neil acquired a German machine for 6,500 euros in 2016
- Medieval Madness remake cost 6,500 GBP new; Neil previously sought originals for similar or higher prices
- CGC build quality on all four remakes (Monster Bash, Medieval Madness, Attack from Mars, Cactus Canyon) has been excellent with no reliability issues
- Pulp Fiction CGC Pinside forum is not the happy place it typically is, with multiple quality complaints from owners
Entities
- CGC (Chicago Gaming Company)· company
- Attack from Mars· game
- Black Knight· game
- Cactus Canyon· game
- Ghostbusters· game
- Judge Dredd· game
- Medieval Madness· game
- Monster Bash· game
- Monster Bash original· game
- No Fear· game
- Pulp Fiction· game
- Star Trek· game
- Pinside· organization
- Brian Eddy· person
- Doug Dubo· person
- James from Majestic Pinball· person
- Josh Sharp· person
- Mark Ritchie· person
- Neil McRae· person
- Scott Rundell· person
- Chief Cafe· venue