The Memory Machine

This week on the podcast, Nate is joined by pinball enthusiast and owner Caitlyn Pascal to discuss the ins and outs of buying and owning pinball machines. What should you look for in buying a pinball machine? What should you be wary of? What is the process of maintaining and troubleshooting these things when something goes wrong? All these things and more are discussed on this week's edition of the podcast.

You can find Caitlyn's blog here.

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This week on the Memory Machine, host Nate Lockhart chats with (former) Herschel Carrousel Factory Museum Director Megan Hahin! That's right, it took so long to get the Memory Machine back up to running that since the time of this recording, that Megan Hahin has since taken a position with the nearby Buffalo History Museum, and Ian K. Seppala has stepped into the director's role (perhaps an interview with him lies in the future?). In any case, the gem of this North Tonawanda museum remains, and Megan Hahin is here to talk about it, as well as Western New York's role in fairground amusement history.

Be sure to follow the museum's doings on Facebook and Instagram, and make sure to visit if you happen to be in Western New York!

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This week on the Memory Machine podcast, Nate is joined by Jim and Sean of the Pie Factory Podcast to heap praise upon the near-forgotten yet much beloved console, the Atari 7800. We talk about the highs! (Food Fight! homebrews!) We talk about the lows! (Hat Trick! Bad business decisions!) And the in-between! (Ninja Golf?) It's all here on the newest episode of the Memory Machine, recommended by the experts!

Check out Sean and Jim's excellent podcast, The Pie Factory Podcast!

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Special shoutout to Dutch chiptune composer RoccoW, who graciously allowed me to use his track "FamiFunk Over Breakfast" as the theme for this episode. Check him out on Spotify – Soundcloud – Youtube – Facebook – Twitter .

Arcade and video game historian Ethan Johnson joins Nate on this episode of the podcast to talk all about the penny arcades of the 1890's to the 1920's. That's right, even before pinball! In the era of gaslight, vaudeville and the cylinder phonograph, automation came to public entertainment in the penny arcade. These establishments offered all manner of amusing gadgets, including (but not limited to) miniature mechanical soccer, electroshock machines, target shooting, and that slot-machine-in-disguise, the trade stimulator. So put a penny in the mechanical virtuoso, it's time for the Memory Machine!

On this week's grand relaunch of the Memory Machine podcast, Nate has on video game historian Kevin Bunch to talk about his work with the Atari Archive video series on YouTube, along with his other research projects involving the RCA Studio II and the Bally Professional Arcade (aka Astrocade). Check out memorymachinepod.com for more!