Episode 78_The Home Game
Spencer, Dan, and Mark discuss home pins. Pinball machines made strictly for the home market. We also all go nuts over the box that Star Wars home pin comes in.
Kineticist’s take
Hosts explore the history and appeal of home edition pinball machines from the 1970s to present day.
Synopsis
The Spinner Is Lit hosts discuss home edition pinball machines, tracing the history from 1970s Bally home games (Evel Knievel, Fireball, Captain Fantastic, Galaxy Ranger) through modern tabletop toys (Zizzle, Brunswick Alive, Coleco Fonz) to contemporary Stern home editions at retailers like Costco (Star Wars, Jurassic Park). Hosts reflect on the appeal of home pinball as an accessible entry point for casual players versus the 'crazy' world of arcade machine collectors, sharing personal experiences with various home game platforms and exploring how they compare to arcade originals.
Entities
- Bally· company
- Brunswick· company
- Coleco· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Valley· company
- Zizzle· company
- Dungeons & Dragons· game
- Evel Knievel· game
- Fireball· game
- Flash Gordon· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Star Wars· game
- The Spinner Is Lit Pinball Podcast· organization
- Adam Pressler· person
- Andre Massinkoff· person
- Dan· person
- Dan Armstrong· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jeffrey Newman· person
- Jim· person
- Mark· person
- Spencer· person
- Todd Tucky· person
- Press Start· venue