You’ve still got time to vote! Matt and Don talk with Colin about the TWIPYs budget. Plus they discuss the upcoming Resident Evil Pinball, how to review pinball machines, and is IPDB.org dying?

Video Version Here: https://youtu.be/qJVwPUkzesY

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Voting Ends Jan 20th

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It’s official — BASH Pinball is hosting the upcoming 2025 TWIPY Awards! In this episode Matt and Don chat with Colin of Kineticist and This Week In Pinball. They discuss the changes for the 2025 TWIPYs, Stern’s Cabinet-Gate, Spooky’s Beetlejuice, and Walking Dead’s shaky launch.

Video Version Here: https://youtu.be/W9oxEgzXxY4

TWIPY Voting Starts Jan 5th @ TWIPYs.com

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This is the first in the new ‘How to Arcade’ series where Matt and Don will be talking to folks who are starting an arcade or pinball route. Our first guest Amy McDonough is months away from opening Tilted Orbit Arcade in Amherst MA. She walks us through the ups and downs and myriad technicalities of starting a full scale arcade from scratch. Amy is a wealth of information and she thoughfully articulates the intricacies of permitting, liquor licenses, arcade setup and many other topics.

Video Version Here: https://youtu.be/PAZKHZUDCIE

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Matt and Don talk about that old devil — Bram Stoker’s Dracula…. It was Matt’s first love. Don was its concubine.

Games Discussed: William’s Ruth’s Chris’ Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula

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Matt and Don talk Waffle House Pinball and meeting Evander Holyfield.

Games Discussed: Waffle House Pinball

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Don plays in his first tournament at the Triangle Pinball Collective, our favorite new local spot! The tournament doubled as a Dune launch party — many games are played and discussed. Video coming on YouTube @BashPinball

Games Discussed: Dune, Game of Thrones, Stars, Congo, 8 Ball Deluxe, Pulp Fiction, Jurassic Park, Iron Maiden, Bad Cats

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Matt and Don interview Glenn, Joe, Austin, and Lonnie about their roles in creating the amazing Monster League Hockey Head to Head Homebrew. Then they talk to Brad Albright, artist on MLH as well as Winchester Mystery House and Portal.

Monster League Hockey Video: https://youtu.be/2U3aIFxkeKA

Games Discussed: Monster League Hockey, Winchester Mystery House, Portal

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The power goes out right before recording, so Matt and Don record a podcast by candlelight. They talk Predator, Arnold, and getting to da choppas. Also, they figure out their ideal intern candidate and do their best Will Smith impressions.

Games Discussed: Predator Pinball from Pinball Brothers

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Matt and Don review and recap a mystical and magical Pinball Expo 2025. There was espresso, live streams, an inflatable pink couch…. oh and they also played a bunch of games they never played before.

Games Discussed: Winchester Mystery House, 24, Transporter: The Rescue, Bally BMX, Barb Wire, Phantom of the Opera, Space Jam, Time Machine, Tx-Sector, Harry Potter

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If you missed the live stream, here’s the pod version! Matt and Don talk about Chicago Expo for a few minutes before Brad Albright (art) and Jeff Dodson (sound) join to talk about their roles in creating Winchester Mystery House from Barrels of Fun Pinball.

Games Discussed: Winchester Mystery House, 24, Monster League Hockey

Video Version Here: https://youtu.be/vb8JPmbPOxU

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