Eclectic Gamers Podcast - Pinball & Video Games

Pinball: We open with the game results from the last episode, and follow that with coverage of the re-release of TNA by Spooky Pinball. We follow that with an in-depth discussion of our rankings of ten pinball manufacturers in order of our perceptions of their ability to survive moving forward. Finally, we conclude with Rumor Corner. Video Games: This segment covers new details of the Microsoft pu...

Pinball: Coverage covers our Toy Story 4 thoughts now that we've played the game, a Q&A summary from Spooky Pinball, a topper update from Chicago Gaming Company, a Spinal Tap update from Homepin, a new theme reveal from the defunct deeproot Pinball, and we play a new game submitted by Matt Roberts. Of course we end with Rumor Corner. Video Games: This segment covers a variety of movies being devel...

Pinball: Coverage focuses on Stern's Home Team for Insider Connected, Pinball Brothers denoting Queen Pinball may come out slower than originally believed, Chicago Gaming Company struggling on what to do with their continued topper delays for the Cactus Canyon Remake, an update on Multimorphic production, and finally Rumor Corner. Video Games: This segment covers financial updates on Activision-Bl...

Pinball: Coverage focuses on more information coming out regarding Pinball Brother's Queen, a release date for Homepin's Spinal Tap, a discussion about JJP's reported slow sales on Toy Story 4 LE along with their decision not to use the other films, Stern Pinball not revealing anything at Comic Con, a listener email with a proposed Pinside-themed pinball machine, and Rumor Corner. Video Games: Thi...

Note: We had some local gain issues so some portions of audio have an echo to them... our apologies. Pinball: Coverage focuses on an email regarding our Toy Story Four pinball discussion, American Pinball's claim to be getting ready to make classic editions of Legends of Valhalla and two new trademark names associated with the company, Multimorphic shipping Weird Al modules and continuing to searc...

Pinball: Coverage focuses on Jersey Jack Pinball's newly revealed Toy Story 4 Pinball and Rumor Corner. Video Games: This segment covers Kojima working on an Xbox game, Starfield's gameplay reveal, DICE staying committed to Battlefield 2042, Activison-Blizzard's shareholder meeting, and the changing dynamics of critic versus user game review scoring. Episode Links: This Week in Pinball's Toy Story...

Pinball: Coverage includes the Elwin walk-off, Stern Pinball soon ending Guardians of the Galaxy and Led Zeppelin production, Jersey Jack Pinball getting close to releasing their new game, Homepin showing a photo of This is Spinal Tap Pinball, Jon Norris revealing a street-level pinball design called Champs Elysees, and Rumor Corner. Video Games: This segment covers thoughts on Diablo Immortal, Ba...

Pinball: Coverage includes Dutch Pinball's consistent output of The Big Lebowski, Multimorphic's status update on the production of Weird Al, deeproot Pinball's website having a cryptic message, Spooky Pinball adding wizard modes to Halloween and Ultraman, and Rumor Corner. Video Games: This segment covers thoughts on the Xbox Game Pass possibly having negative impacts on the video game industry,...

Note: Echo crops up from time to time during this episode. Apologies upfront. Pinball: Coverage includes Haggis's Fathom Remake finally starting to arrive to buyers, thoughts on the viability of brutal and/or roguelike pinball games, and a discussion of the current pinball market and pricing. Video Games: This segment covers Square Enix selling off studios, Genshin Impact hitting a major player sp...

Pinball: Coverage includes Ryan McQuaid joining American Pinball, changes to the Deluxe models at American Pinball, the fate of a Dragon's Lair pinball machine, and Rumor Corner. Video Games: This segment covers talk of Twitch dramatically restructuring their Partner payouts, Square Enix releasing a statue that costs more than a pinball machine, Sony temporarily blocking the ability for folks to e...

Note: Several recording difficulties this episode. We attempted to balance the audio ahead of time but in actual recording it seems we still haven't optimized the mics to capture just the people closest to them so there is some reverb, particularly on Dennis. Also Windows decided it just had to update and given Easter activities we could not wait longer and had to record while the install was runn...

Pinball discussion focuses on covering what we experienced at the Texas Pinball Festival (TPF) for 2022. In video games we talk about Summer Games Done Quick returning to in-person, E3 not happening, Nintendo announcing a Breath of the Wild 2 delay, Twitch pausing their boost train, and theft of crypto from Axie Infinity. Episode Links: Axie Infinity's crypto hack and theft: https://www.nbcnews.co...

In pinball discussion we talk about the Weird Al gameplay reveal, the Fathom Revisited 2.0 reveal, a bunch of 2.0 pinball kits, some Texas Pinball Festival plans, and a review of the Pinside Top 10. In video games discussion revolves around several emails we received, a new Pinball FX table, the New World MMO, Gran Turismo 7, the closed beta for Overwatch 2, Elden Ring setting records, Elite Dange...

In pinball discussion we talk about the loss of Barry Oursler, an email about the prior episode's game, reports that JJP will not to reveal Toy Story at Texas Pinball Festival, Stern informing distributors it is skipping the second cornerstone release of 2022, updated information on Homepin's Spinal Tap game, Multimorphic's reveal of Weird Al as their licensed theme, and the upcoming auction of de...

In pinball discussion we talk about finally playing Rush and P3's hype antics. We then play a new game submitted by Matt Roberts and finally we do Rumor Corner. In video games discussion we go over Activision-Blizzard, the fate of a Nintendo hacker, Paradox Interactive's working practices, No Man's Sky updates, Final Fantasy 14, and Horizon Forbidden West. Episode Links: None! Show Links: Website:...

Audio troubles mandated Dennis record the intro solo. In pinball discussion we cover an email about the Pinball Industry Awards, then we talked about the Pinball Industry Award results, and finally we do Rumor Corner. In video games discussion we read two emails (one on Microsoft and one on Ubisoft), we go over Sony acquiring Bungie, we talk some Activision-Blizzard news, we briefly go over the de...

In pinball discussion we discuss the tragic loss of Lyman Sheats, talk about Haggis finally starting production on Fathom Revisited, cover the new P3 game Flipper Foxtrot Rhythm Explosion, discuss some Pinball Industry Awards Hall of Fame follow-up on the 2000-2009 category, and do Rumor Corner. In video games discussion is entirely about the huge news of Microsoft moving forward with purchasing A...

The episode starts with a summary of the 2021 podcast statistics, as part of our annual tradition. In pinball discussion focuses on three companies Dennis missed in the year-end review, a walkthrough of Pinball Industry Award Hall of Fame voting, Stern Pinball's newest announced game based on the band Rush, and finally Rumor Corner. In video games discussion covers some general NFT thoughts, then...

In pinball discussion focuses on 2021's year-end review of the pinball manufacturers, and a new Rumor Corner. In video games discussion covers the Hugo Awards, an update on Amazon's New Worlds MMO, an update on Square Enix's FFXIV MMO, a new unsubscribe feature for Twitch, and Minecraft hitting a new view record. Plus we discuss our 2021 games played. Episode Links: PiNbALL DeGENeRaTES Facebook: h...

In pinball discussion goes over the Episode 155 Build a Bank results, a discussion topic on modern pinball game quality, and the latest from Rumor Corner. In video games discussion focuses on Activision-Blizzard (again!), a whole bunch of game reveals tied to The Game Awards, and bit more about Final Fantasy XIV. Episode Links: None! Show Links: Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: htt...

In pinball the guys talk basic news, a CCr parody video, Rumor Corner (CGC this time!), and play Build-a-Bank. In video games discussion focuses on Activision-Blizzard, Roblox, Star Citizen, and Warhammer 40k. Episode Links: Parody trailer for Cactus Canyon Remake: https://youtu.be/kZZMejd6jC8 Show Links: Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers...

In this episode Tony and Dennis do some final follow-up on Chicago Pinball Expo 2021, talk about the Cactus Canyon Remake SE+ version, and talk about Stern's production predictions in 2022. In video games they cover Blizzard (including Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 delays), Marvel's Avengers, and Star Citizen. Episode Links: Triple Drain episode with Dennis on (Ep. 9): https://www.podbean.com/media/sha...

This is a discussion of the Pinball Expo 2021 experience recorded while at Expo. We used a remote recorder and a lot of background noise needed to be stripped out so the audio quality is subpar versus our usual episodes. Episode Links: None! Show Links: Website: http://eclecticgamers.com EGP T-shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/eclectic-gamers-podcast iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Pinball: The guys discuss Stern Pinball hiring Seth Davis as president, the new Jurassic Park Pin by Stern, and Jersey Jack Pinball announcing achievements for Guns N' Roses Not In This Lifetime Pinball. Video Games: Discussion covers the major Twitch hack, EA looking to move away from using the FIFA brand, Avengers continuing to struggle and go back on prior statements, and the latest in the Bliz...

Pinball: After a lengthy, pinball-related intro the guys talk about the quasi-reveal of Pinball Brothers' upcoming game Queen Pinball, discuss JJP adding achievements to Wonka, and discuss Lyman Sheats and Josh Sharpe doing the new software for Chicago Gaming Company's Cactus Canyon Remake. Video Games: Discussion starts with a bit about Cruis'n Blast for Nintendo Switch, followed by a bunch of in...