Vancouver Island Pinball (VIP) podcast

We chat about some of the recent events on the Island and then take a first look at Stern's Pokemon ... and we wrap up interviewing the player that had the most successful weekend in Canadian Pinball history (Emily Reilhan) ...

We go over a little bit of pinball news, then Darrell is back with his tech tip regarding parts sources and suppliers and we wrap up the episode talking with David and Drew regarding the most excellent Manitoba Pinball Championship

We discuss some news about changes in the local scene, we interview Corey Cooke of London pinball and discuss his move to full time pinball tech as well as the upcoming public sale of machines in a London location .. from there we drop in on a friend of the cast and get to check out Barrel of Fun's second release Dune !

Episode 35 A look at the current pinball landscape and as well a first take on the Yegpin results. The Island's lead official Brent Hayashi drops in to discuss introducing players to tournament as well as what a player can expect We drop in on Jen at Pinhalla to get a look at Barrel of Funs Labyrinth. And we wrap up with a chat with the newest Cdn Champ Miles Grant and his father Dave .. discu...

In Episode 34 we start off with a bit of the latest news around the Island and also regarding a few large up coming tournaments .. then we get a first look at Stern's latest Dungeons and Dragons (a LE model) .. from there we travel up Island to Ace Brewery and talk with Ron who is running Comox Valley Pinball Nights at Ace, then it's the first half of a great interview we did with Bailey a...

Join us as we visit with Brad Speniel discussing his first year in the hobby which culminated with the purchase of his first pin an XMen LE .. we take a first look at the game as well ... Darrell leaves the workshop for a few minutes to give us a tech tip in the working of switches within the pinball machine and finally we chat with Chantelle and Jeremy getting some background on how they started...

In our 32nd Episode we talk about the largest ever event on Vancouver Island VIPE 2.0 .. we chat with many of the winners from the various tournaments as well as catching up with Darrell and Dan

Welcome to episode 31 of the podcast .. we start with a review of local events and then we are off to Edmonton to talk with Derek Thomson about the upcoming YEGPIN tournament .. Darrell is back with a tech tip on the ins and outs of moving a machine and we wrap up with a dialogue with Bob Matthews .. looking at where it all started, Bob talks about ideas to add value to pinball trips, and finally...

In Episode 30 We update the current scene in Victoria and on the Island Lisa and Dan give their impressions of JAWS LE Darrell is back with a Tech Tip dealing with ROMs finally Rob and Dave drop in to discuss the upcoming 2nd edition of the Central Ontario Arcade and Pinball Fest

In this episode We chat about the multiple events that have happened so far in 2024 We drop in on Trevor Hamre of Bizarre Entertainment in Golden BC Darrell has a new tech tip We interview Emily Reilhan the new BC provincial Champion and we wrap up with Karrie Hill and discuss her latest project !

We start off with a round up of local events Ian Harrower drops in to discuss his first game design and all things multimorphic Darell's tech tip takes a look at Homebrews Ash, Karrie and Jen report back from their epic almost 3 week journey that took in Seattle, District 82, Expo in Chicago and the east coast Here is also a link to the Amy Attas article mentioned by Karrie https://www.westcoa...

In Episode 27 we discuss upcoming events including a new 3 day event on the Island Cosmo and family drop into the studio to talk about their Yegpin adventure Darrell has a new tech tip Yegpin Matchplay B division champion Nick Greenen talks about the event and finally we wrap up the show with Yegpin's own Derek Thompson to review the event

In our latest episode we review the latest happenings on Vancouver Island and discuss Darrell's trip to the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show there is a round table discussion after we unbox four of the newest pinball machines Darrell's tech tip regarding unboxing new games and the potential issues that might come up We give our best wishes to Cdn coin-op veteran Jerry Power as he announce...

We discuss the local scene on the Island Then we interview Nick and Trent about their startup league at Alchemy Brewery in Kamloops BC In the shop Darrell has been busy with a mid 80's rarity Gamatron and we wrap up the episode talking with Joe C founder of the Pinball Degenerates FB group and review the (Spoiler Alert) amazing film Pinball the man who saved the game

Episode 24  We discuss the latest local news Ashleigh Kolla drops in to discuss this years trip to INDISC as well as the results from the BC Provincial Championships  Darrell's tech tip is well connected  and we wrap up chatting with Rachel Bess from the Electric Bat arcade in Tempe Arizona 

In Today's episode  We chat with Karrie Hill from Deadbeetz Women's league, Darrell has a Christmas based tech tip, We discuss the upcoming BC Provincial Championship with BC IFPA rep Rob Moller and Dan and Karrie chat the first ever BC Women's Provincial Championships with IFPA Women's council member (and all around pinball master) Zoe Vrabel 

We are back with Episode 22  A reminder that the Island largest women's event is coming up on Oct 2nd .. a few spots are left when this episode was released. In this episode we go over the results of the largest tournament ever held on the Island with Tyler Bates  Darrell fuses a Tech Tip  and we chat with Dino Gaspari of Ship my pinball and the pinball depot 

Welcome to Episode 21  In this episode we chat with players (Julie Dorssers and Mike Dymus)  that competed at the recent YEGPIN tourney in Edmonton, Darrell has a tech tip with Peter who recently brought a Williams Fantastic EM back from the abyss and then we go back to YEGPIN to recap the show from the founders (Derek Thomson) perspective. 

In Episode 20 we look at two shows in our Northwest region We open with an interview with Derek Thomson of the upcoming Edmonton based YEGPIN show  and we discuss the trip Neil and Dan took to the most excellent North West Pinball and Arcade show 

We are back for Episode #19 We start off with a bit of general news and then straight into a chat with the New Vancouver Island Champion !! Darrell and Tyler return for a tech tip on a new product for help with updating lights on Classic and more modern pins  and we wrap up with an interview with Seven Graylands, youtuber and soon to be owner of Canada's largest classic Pinball arcade located...

We return with Episode 18 of our podcast  Which local brought home hardware from the Texas Pinball Festival ?  Results from the playin for the Island Championships  an Interview with Chris Force of the newly opened Northwest Pinball Collective  First impressions of the new RUSH pinball machine (pro and LE) with Bryan and Ron Dan Halligan from the North West Pinball and Arcade s...

In Episode 17 we interview Tyler Bates of Black Diamond antiques and the second Tournament Director on the Island Darrell is back with two tech tips this month, using forums as resources for pin repair and reviewing the new Art Blade protector product And being Oscar month we chat with Film maker Ben Wilms and Mike Loftus who is the focus on Ben's documentary 'Full Til' Link to Full Tilt on youtub...

We open with the current status of public pinball on the Island  A short tribute for Lyman Sheets .. world champion and pinball programmer Local engaged couple Lara and Rob discuss their entry into the hobby and ownership of machines Darrell's back with a tech tip on your three button panel and it's uses  Jerry Power Canadian sales manage of Player One pinball details his lifetime in the...

We are back with episode 15  Updates on the pinball scene on the Island  Ashleigh and Karrie drop in to talk about the Women's Bubblegum Frenzy tournament  Darrell's tech tip .. just happens to be playfield replacement  and Kevin from CPR talks the history and future of CPR in his first ever audio interview 

In this episode we go over recent tournament results and also reflect on the first year of the podcast. We wrap up with an interview with the currently #1 globally ranked player Raymond Davidson