The Great British Pinball Podcast Episode 9.1
Send us Fan Mail Episode 9.1 a TPF special, we cover Jaws mods, Princess Bridge, and a ton of other stuff. Paul and Colin join us for a fantastic talk about our beloved pinball.
Kineticist’s take
GBPP hosts debate playfield mods, Multimorphic's The Princess Bride, and pinball restoration philosophy.
Synopsis
In this episode of The Great British Pinball Podcast, hosts Neil McRae and Scott Rundell discuss recent pinball topics including playfield mods (Jaws ball swallow, Bond ramp additions, Ghostbusters central post), the philosophy of restoration vs. modification, the Multimorphic The Princess Bride machine, and upcoming community events like Texas Pinball Festival and PAPA. The hosts explore the tension between designer intent and player demands for mechanical fixes, with a broader reflection on how pinball's modding culture differs positively from the arcade restoration community.
Highlights
- Ghostbusters has a fundamental design flaw with the flipper gap that a central post mod doesn't adequately fix
- John Trudeau, designer of Ghostbusters pinball, was imprisoned for child pornography and is unlikely to have another Ghostbusters release in the same form
- The 007 Bond scoop mod sold hundreds of units at approximately £400 each, despite Neil's assessment that it doesn't fundamentally improve the game
- Multimorphic's engineering is impressive mechanically, particularly the magnet waterfall system, but their games look and feel like virtual cabinets
- Princess Bride is a well-regarded film with a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score
- LED GI (General Illumination) mods with colored lighting universally look poor and should be avoided
- Playfield protectors and hard tops are more trouble than they're worth due to alignment issues and installation problems
- Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP) does not provide good customer support, making second-hand purchases safer than new
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Stern· company
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- 007 (James Bond)· game
- Elton John· game
- Ghostbusters· game
- Jaws· game
- Princess Bride· game
- Quicksilver· game
- Colin McAlpine· person
- Davey· person
- Ernie Hudson· person
- Jerry· person
- John Trudeau· person
- Neil McRae· person
- Paul M. Fresh· person
- Scott Rundell· person
- Seymour Slowcar· person
- Wallace Shawn· person