Wedgehead Pinball Podcast

Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast [https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast] Local Deathsave enthusiast Jeff Hart returns to the show to defend Stern's 2006 game, World Poker Tour against all the internet haters.  This is one of those games with a star studded design team, loaded with mechanical features, and yet it still is widely derided by many pinheads. Jeff is here to set the record straight, and respond to the all the criticisms.  Maybe it's time for you to give WPT another chance. Warning: our language gets spicy on occasion.  Support the show [https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast]

Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast [https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast] This episode Alan recaps the seminar that he was a panelist on for the 40th Annual Pinball Expo in Chicago and sort of reprises his notes for you all to listen to. The panelists were 3 independent Arcade Bar Owners, Zespy of Logan Arcade in Chicago, Rachel & Cale of the Electric Bat Arcade in Tempe, and your very own Rhodesie & Alan of Wedgehead in Portland. The topic was "How to Run a Successful Independent Arcade Bar", and Alan is here chatting with the Waterboy, trying to give a version of the seminar for y'all to listen to even if you weren't at the Expo. Warning for the sensitive of ears: We use bad and naughty language sometimes.   Support the show [https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast]

Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast [https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast] We are joined on this episode by admitted cheater, local Portland player Jeff Hart, to discuss the dark arts of pinball: The deathsave and it's little brother, the bangback. We discuss the moves, the ethics of doing them from a player's and operator's perspective, and why they aren't allowed in tournament play.  Alan argues for changes from the manufacturer to disable them, and Alex outs himself as a proud cheater too. Warning: this is a show made by adults, and adult language is used throughout. Support the show [https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast]

Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast [https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast] In this episode we interview a fan of the show Mike, who runs a cool AirBnB in Troy, NY near Albany.  He has 15 pinball machines in the apartment that are all on free play for the guests, and we talk with him about this unusual but very cool way to operate pinball in an unconventional way. Mike tells us how he got started collecting, and then the decision to open up his collection to guests in the basement apartment under his home. Mike also defends 1986's Road Kings in a truncated version of our popular "Die on this Hill" series. Here's a link to his AirBnB if you're ever in the area, you should definitely check it out: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/691779632034113278?source_impression_id=p3_1729622041_P36uRzILadll9f_R [https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/691779632034113278?source_impression_id=p3_1729622041_P36uRzILadll9f_R] *Obligatory Naughty Language Warning* Support the show [https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast]

Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast [https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast] In this episode we are belatedly celebrating our one year anniversary of hosting this weekly pinball show. We asked y'all to submit some questions, and boy did you!  We try and answer all of your questions that you sent in to us, although a few came in after we recorded this episode and we will save them for another time. Thank you to each and every one of you that has listened to our show over the last year plus, and thanks for sharing us with your family and friends.  We feel rejuvenated, and can't wait for what year number has in store for the show! Note: y'all should know by now, but we do swear a little bit sometimes. Support the show [https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast]