BlahCade Pinball Podcast

After a week playing Zen Studio’s new fossilrific releases, we have some thoughts on each game in the Jurassic world under glass. Farsight Studios has been busy as well getting one of the most requested tables ready for cross-platform release: Banzai Run Then there’s the Warm Up, which is actually at the beginning of the episode if you watch it live on our YouTube channel but ends up at the end of...

There isn’t much official digital pinball news this week, but there’s plenty of stuff to talk about.  We dive into how some folks’ passion about a game platform can manifest into something unproductive.  Then we talk about strategies you can use as fans to change the tide back to positivity by speaking up in a constructive way. Netherworld held a fantastic Pin Golf tournament this weekend, and Zac...

Zen Studios has dropped a killer license on us all with the announcement of the Jurassic World table packs, coming February 20, 2018.  Farsight have also got some great tidbits floating around which we want to highlight in this episode. It’s your weekly pinball fix from the digital world we live in.  Check out the details of the episode at  http://blahcadepinball.com/dino-mite-from-zen-studios

We’ve got a huge episode that centres around news from Arcooda Video Pinball. There is also news about the recent Pinball Arcade release of Sorcerer on all platforms. The cat is also out of the bag with the next table release from Farsight, which will be music to many System 11 fan’s ears. http://blahcadepinball.com/arcooda-video-pinball-news has the timings you're looking for.

http://blahcadepinball.com/make-your-own We’re a bit light-on for pinball talk this week, so in classic BlahCade Pinball Podcast style we talk about other stuff.  The main topic centres around how you would need to tread carefully as a game developer if you were going to make a Pinball Construction Kit that didn’t suck and frustrate users.  It’s an interesting theoretical discussion about somethin...

http://blahcadepinball.com/dee-ex-do-over After a very enjoyable Christmas break, we get right back into the action with an update about a fresh new look for the podcast and a pile of pinball related talk. There’s a long discussion about how DX9 seems to be complicating development for The Pinball Arcade on Steam. We talk about what could be done about this, and look to competitors to see some pro...

http://blahcadepinball.com/2018/01/15/Episode-123-Saucy-Sounds-from-Stepansky.html We kick off the new year and our first episode back in 2018 in all the right ways with an interview with Norman Stepansky from Farsight Studios. There’s a pile of great information in this interview, so get listening. We’re working on a new website that will make it much easier to find interviews like this, so keep...

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/12/24/Episode-122-A-Very-Herculean-Festivus.html A quick movie synopsis from Chris leads us into a deep dive into the newest tables released by Zen Studios. Then Chris shares his thoughts on playing Zen on iOS. Finally, Jared talks about the new old pinball he has to restore. It’s huge! This is the final podcast for the year, so fill up on Turkey and get listening.

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/12/15/Episode-121-Switch-It-Up-With-Site-Visits.html This show is full of pinball, with a bit of movie industry chatter towards the end that could spell interesting shenanigans for the pinball landscape. We come through with our promise to visit our respective new pinball locations and talk at length about Guardians of the Galaxy as a result.

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/12/08/Episode-120-Extra-terrestrial-Radio.html It’s a mixture of pinball and other stuff this episode. Jared talks about a missed opportunity, and Chris talks about terrestrial radio and how it is becoming mainstream and boring. Yep, it's your regular randomness that is the BlahCade podcast.

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/11/30/Episode-119-Gaps-in-Storage.html After two false-starts, we get right into the swing of the podcast with a decent amount of stuff. There’s the usual talk around this time of month about Pinball Arcade’s table release and next game clue. Then we enter speculation mode about whether Farsight will do another Bugfixapalooza at the end of this season. Jared also ha...

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/11/14/Episode-118-Asgard-land.html We talk about the past Zen tournament and discuss the upcoming EM double-feature that Farsight has cooking. Chris rants a bit about famous people with skeletons in the closet.

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/11/09/Episode-117-Groot-Vomit-Mech.html There’s a mixture of stuff on the show as usual. You’ll get talk about Ghostbusters, some interesting CPU performance stats between Zen and TPA, and some news about Pinball Cadet from Trick Gaming Studios.

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/10/27/Episode-116-Tell-Me-A-Story.html It’s a bit of a mixed bag episode this week.  Come along for the ride and enjoy discussion ranging from PS4 games to FX3 tournaments. Jared also gives us an update on Jacks to Open restoration progress.  

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/10/17/Episode-115-Fifteen-Trabillion-Megadoodles.html Jared is back on the internets again this episode. We have a large movies chat up-front, so skip through to about 15 minutes if that stuff bores you. Then it’s all about pinball. We talk about Zen personal tournaments and announce the next one that BlahCade will be running. Then we get into the interesting topic...

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/10/13/Episode-114-FX-Knee.html Sven joins Chris to talk about his experiences with Zen Pinball FX3 because Jared does not have any hardware capable of playing the game (until features make their way into Android). Chris also talks about his mishap involving a step and his knee (ouch)! We cover off some other releases from FarSight and reveal a new Fidget device that...

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/10/03/Episode-113-Save-The-Pinball-For-Last.html We’re back after a bit of a break with some news from Zen and Farsight. We also have a lengthy discussion about movies and other junk before getting into the pinball news, so feel free to skip right past all that. There is info about a new Kickstarter from FarSight and Trick Gaming Studios for a new 2D pinball adventu...

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/09/15/Episode-112-Billionaires-Rave.html Pinball FX3 (and FX2) get some coverage in this short episode. We also talk about the lighting pass on Bride of Pinbot that is in the works. Get ready for the light-show!

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/09/07/Episode-111-Allegedly.html We dive into the cool new stuff in Pinball FX3 this week, including some screenshots and gameplay videos from the internets. There’s also some commentary about the alleged unsavoury arrest surrounding John Trudeau. Jared also gets updating a whole pile of pinball location listings on PinSide’s Pin Map, and talks about that experience...

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/09/01/Episode-110-Universal-Soccer.html A lot has happened since the last episode. Both with pinball and with co-host lyfe! We go into detail about the recent Farsight and Zen Studios releases. Plenty of stuff to talk about so get listening and let us know what you think about the new Zen offerings.

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/08/10/Episode-109-Work-Work.html It’s an off-week in pinball news so we delve into a bit of sneaky location pinball talk first. Because we work in different industries, it’s interesting to see what we each feel comfortable with in our day jobs. Perhaps you can relate to what we’re saying about Cube Life vs New Sights.

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/08/04/Episode-108-Portland-Pinball-Places.html This episode is basically one big Portland Pinball trip report. And there’s nothing wrong with that because Portland has probably the best pinball scene in the US. Chris talks about two venues where he spent a lot of time, but not a lot of quarters. We also touch on the Firepower 2 release and the newsletter clue, which...

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/07/18/Episode-107-Sounds-Hard.html We dive into the newly released beta on Android for Black Knight (emulated!) and Firepower 2. There are a few tweety clues floating around about potential upcoming digital releases from Stern, and Zen for Android. There’s also some insight into how much effort is put into capturing the sounds from the Pinball Arcade tables: a true...

  http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/07/07/Episode-106-Drop-It-Like-Its-Hawt.html Lots of digital pinball talk this episode when we delve into Farsight’s releases and clues, and the huge announcement from Zen Studios. You can see what’s going on in the show notes so get listening and enjoy.

http://blahcadepinball.com/2017/06/27/Episode-105-Touch-my-Glow-Balls.html We finally have some digital pinball to talk about! Well, Jared does. Chris has yet to play the Wipeout beta on Steam. We also talk about some new ball packs in TPA that are actually worth buying. You also get to hear gameplay thoughts about a rarely seen pinball, Transporter: The Rescue. It’s a lot of fun. And, finally, we...