Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Ep 51: John Wick Reveal & Travis' TED Talk!
Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 51: John Wick Reveal & Travis' TED Talk! Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf and Travis Murie John Wick is finally here! We discuss our initial impressions of the game and what we like about it. We also discuss the overall reveal of the game and some of the surprises along the way. Joel shares his experience of streaming GTF! and the complications that presented. We responded to a user-submitted email so keep those coming! Travis gives us an in-depth glimpse of what it is like being a distributor on a game reveal day and all the challenges that presents. It's a different episode from us but we hope you all enjoy the conversation! Facebook: Instagram: Youtube: Email: tripledrain@gmail.com Shoutout to Jackson Gee and his incredible artwork. jacksongee.com Shoutout to Brad Johanson and his company Alter Creative Media for his intro video. Altercreativemedia.com
Kineticist’s take
GTF streaming disaster reveals systemic software issues at American Pinball despite strong game design.
Synopsis
Triple Drain Podcast Episode 51 features hosts Joel, Travis, and Tom discussing a difficult GTF streaming experience with multiple game-breaking software bugs, including ball tracking failures, multiball lock issues, and audio dropouts. The episode also covers supplemental lighting in tournament play and broader concerns about American Pinball code quality and support responsiveness compared to other manufacturers.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Fox City Streams / Fox City Winter Bash· event
- TPF (Texas Pinball Festival or similar event)· event
- Bond / James Bond· game
- GTF (Game Title Not Specified - Tank-based Game)· game
- Labyrinth· game
- Valhalla· game
- Flippin' Out· organization
- IFPA· organization
- Lumberjack Johnny's· organization
- Pinside· organization
- Charles· person
- Jared· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Joel· person
- Josh Sharp· person
- Pin Monk· person
- Tom· person
- Travis· person
- Zach Minney· person