Before we play, we first discuss what was curiously missing from Arcade 1Up's CES announcement: pinball cabinets.

Who could Zen have partnered with to produce the next generation of cabinets?

After that, it's off to play _Plants vs. Zombies_ and _Ms 'Splosion Man_. These two tables never came to FX3 and almost certainly won't to PinFX either.

This is a video-heavy episode so if you are a podcast listener, take this opportunity to check out the YouTube video linked in this post.

It's that time of year again when Zen Chief Operations Officer Mel Kirk visits the show and talks all things Zen pinball.

Get tons of info related to the upcoming console releases of Pinball FX, The Addams Family, and the decision behind removing ticket pricing.

And, of course, Mel's responses to our questions go several levels of detail deeper than you'll get elsewhere.

Our interviews are not marketing-focused: we're about the business side of digital pinball.

Show notes at https://www.blahcadepinball.com/blahcade-252/

We do a play-through of the indie game The Pinball Wizard by Frosty Pop and then do the same for Zen's latest Bally recreation World Cup Soccer '94.

There is some bonus TV talk at the show's end. If you're looking for new entertainment, perhaps some of these shows could be right for you.

In this episode, we talk about the game Inks and how it is now available on Android.

We do a Let's Play of this title and talk through the chilled-out elements of the gameplay.

We also discuss the 12 "new to Pinball FX" Star Wars tables added, along with the Hasbro My Little Pony table from Zen Pinball Party.

These tables also get the Let's Play treatment, so check the video for that part of the show if you're an audio-only fan.

We could see many more Zen Pinball Party tables come over now the exclusivity period has ended.

The Pro Mode feature for Williams tables is out now, and we share our thoughts about this heavily requested feature.

Show notes available from https://www.blahcadepinball.com/blahcade-248/

We speculate a bit about what is coming up from Zen in Pinball FX for September, October, and November.  

We then dive into the live play of Zen's latest, Homeworld: Journey to Higara Pinball.  

Is this Zen Original a "buy now" or "don't bother"?  

Show notes at https://www.blahcadepinball.com/blahcade-246/

It has been a bit of a quiet year regarding commercial digital pinball.

Chris and Jared break down what has happened throughout this year and predict how the year may end based on what we know now.

There is also a break from the usual pinball talk with a discussion about the new Predator _Prey_ movie and a few other returning shows to check out.

Well, people sure did have things to say about our previous episode featuring RetroPlay!

But we start the show with Jared talking about the BPAP 2022 festival in Brisbane, and we finish with a "Let's Play" of Zen's latest original table, "Grimm Tales".  

There's some bonus play of Williams' "The Machine: Bride of Pinbot" (BoP for short).  

Show notes: https://www.blahcadepinball.com/blahcade-244/

We usually stay clear of VPX discussions.

But we saw what Retroplay is doing with a new app in their cabinets that takes all the hassle out of installing VPX tables, so they work well.

With this being a major frustration point for Chris and me, we decided to talk with them.

David Gilmore joins us for an in-depth discussion about the software and hardware solutions he has created to make pinball more accessible.

We also discuss a great solution for pinheads who like to play in VR.

Check out https://www.blahcadepinball.com/blahcade-243/ for the show notes.

It's the end of an era! The digitalpinballfans.com forum is closing at the end of July 2022.

We go down memory lane and talk about how the site hugely impacted digital pinball's growth and our reason for existing as a podcast.

Oh, and Bride of Pinbot got announced, so we talk a little about what we've seen.

Check out the beautiful graphics in our show notes at https://www.blahcadepinball.com/blahcade-242/

This week, we discuss Pinball FX's latest new table _Swords of Fury_.

We also dive into the announcement about Zen Studios collaborating with Toho Studios for a trio of Monsterverse tables due to crash through buildings in late 2022.

Then, of course, cabinet mode is now available in Early Access.

Is it worth trying out at the moment?

Show notes available from https://www.blahcadepinball.com/blahcade-241/