A weekly pinball podcast brought to you by the people that run Wedgehead, a pinball bar in Portland, Oregon. Each week Alan and Alex discuss a different pinbal...
Episode 73 - Gottlieb System 3: The End of an Empire
Support the show: https:/ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcastIn this episode we discuss the final chapter of Gottlieb as a pinball manufacturer. The prevailing narrative around these games is that they're all terrible, but that's simply not true. There was a bunch of talented individuals working at Gottlieb at this time, making some very interesting games on extremely tight deadlines, with few resources and we wanted to highlight their talents and work.You may know these games by their pointy boy flippers, or their killer custom music compositions, but we hope that after listening to this episode, you will find a new appreciation for Gottlieb's last dance era.But if you're new and don't know, we are adults and freely use adult language to express our enthusiasm. You have been warned.Support the show
10-3-2025
1:23:13
Episode 72 - Operator Spotlight: Astoria Pinball
Support the show: https:/ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcastWe are joined on the show by our friend Todd Robinett, to discuss creating a pinball scene from scratch in a small town near the Oregon Coast. He operates pins in his two businesses: the Merry Time Bar, and the Labor Temple Diner.When Todd first moved out to Astoria, there were no pinball machines. Now Astoria has 45 pinball machines on location in a town of 10,000 people, and Todd operates about half of these games.Todd tells us all about his rare games strategy, the initial confusion that locals had to his pinball obsession, and how he was able to make Astoria a pinball destination.The Salty Mermaid CupAn annual, 2 Day IFPA sanctioned Matchplay tournament happens on Easter Weekend this year. Saturday 4/19 (Qualifying) & Sunday 4/20 (Finals).Limited to 64 players. Registration opens on March 1, 2025. Register here.Astoria Pinball LeagueTuesdays at the Merry Time, 6:30pmSupport the show
03-3-2025
44:33
Episode 71 - Women's Competitive Pinball
Support the show: ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcastIFPA director, and former women's world champion Zoe Vrabel is back on the show to discuss the past, present, and future of women's competitive pinball. Zoe tells us all about the rise of competitive women's pinball, and what she would like to see in the future.Stream the Women's World Championship March 29th-30th on Twitch through Backhand PinballLocal Portland Women's events mentioned in the show:Gator Queens - Every last Monday of the month at Wedgehead. IFPA sanctioned, registration at 6:30, tournament starts at 7pm.FLiP - First Wednesday of the month at Ground Kontrol. IFPA sanctioned. Registration at 6:30, tournament starts at 7pm.Good Luck, Babe! - Second Friday of every month, at rotating locations around deep SE Portland. Website here.Other Resources:Belles and Chimes: find or start a local chapterIFPA ResourcesSupport the show
24-2-2025
1:02:49
Episode 70 - Legendary Women of the Pinball Industry
Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcastIn this episode, Alan is joined on the show by Zoe Vrabel, an IFPA director and former Women's World Champion to discuss some of the legendary women who have worked in the pinball industry, and we discuss their impact on the games that we all know and love.....but, we do swear sometimes.Support the show
17-2-2025
49:51
Episode 69 - Die on this Hill: High Roller Casino
Support the show: ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcastThis episode our special guest Glenn Waechter (of the Saw Homebrew machine) joins us on the show, to Die on the Hill for Stern's 2001 game, High Roller Casino.This early stern, rare non licensed title wasn't well received upon its release, as evidenced by all the bad reviews we found, and it's low overall rating on pinside. But it was loaded with cool mechs and toys, and actually features a very deep ruleset, complete with 3 wizard modes. And Glenn definitely loves this often-hated game....but we do swear when we get excited, and spoiler alert: we got excited. This is your foul language warning.Support the show
A weekly pinball podcast brought to you by the people that run Wedgehead, a pinball bar in Portland, Oregon. Each week Alan and Alex discuss a different pinball topic, with a focus on location play, often with other interesting guests.Support our show: https://ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast If you have any questions, or might want to guest on a future episode, please email : wedgeheadinfo@gmail.com.
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