Silverball Chronicles with Ron and David

Episode 20: Pinball Is Dying - Part 2: Bally/Williams

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Episode Summary 

The 90s saw the biggest leap in pinball mechanics and technology that the hobby had ever seen. The Dot Matrix Display and how Bally/Williams leveraged it, made the pins from the previous decade look like a horse and buggy. The purchase of Bally by Williams created a competitive shark tank, forcing designers and engineers to continuously one-up each other.

But as the 90’s marched on, the industry contracted. Designers exited or moved on to other areas, junior designers took their place and built some of the best machines Bally/Williams had produce, but sadly the sales numbers didn’t reflect that.

Ron and Dave chat all about the final years of Bally/Williams including Adam Rhine’s Dot Animation, Congo’s amazing shot layout, J-Pop, Attack From Mars, Dave saying 'spider' correctly after listening while editing, George Gomez giving a poetic definition of ‘Flow’, Chicago Gaming Company Remakes, and can the magic of Bally/Williams be replicated? 

Sources: 

Pinside at Pinside.com

WMS- IGT Settlement Agreement. Here.  

This Week In Pinball – George Gomez, Armed and Dangerous. Here. 

TOPCast Pinball Show:

• #10 John Trudeau. 

Shalhoub, Michael (2004). The Pinball Compendium: 1982 to Present. Schiffer Publishing, Lt. Here

The Pinball Show Episode 86: Rush Pinball Production, Holy Cannoli, Gomez' 2022 Game, & The Pinball Award Season

Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny

- The Ghost Of Christmas Taste Visits The Kriesel

- Rush Pinball Is Announced

- Rush Production Timelines & What To Expect

- George Gomez Designing A Game In 2022

- Rules Of Owning Collectible Sneakers

- Q1 Stern Pinball Production Timelines

- Holy Cannoli: The Rumored Godfather Pinball Machine

- The Pinball Awards Season: Who's Going To Win, Who Should Win, & Who Got Snubbed

- The TPN Stream Channel Launch & Additional Enhancements

- Pinball Market Trends

- Gettin' Rippled

- A Horrifying Topper

- Pinball Bounty Update

- And Fuck You 2021 For Taking Betty White

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Free Play Pinball Podcast Episode 11: Spreading Christmas Joy w/Dwight Sullivan

Hosts: Amanda Hamilton & Bill Webb

Special Guest: Dwight Sullivan

Amanda and Bill spread some Christmas joy with Stern's busiest programming elf, Dwight Sullivan. The group discusses pinball in 2021, new additions to the Stern Pinball family, and Dwight drops a couple of North Pole nuggets!

Warning: Some Mature Language

Merry Christmas!

Final Round Pinball Podcast Episode 48: Sorcery

Hosts: Jeff Teolis & Martin Robbins

Special Guest: Gerry Stellenberg

Multimorphic president Gerry Stellenberg joins Martin & Jeff to discuss:

- biggest bang for your buck in pinball

- new flippers and artwork

- helping the homebrew community

- new licensed theme and staff in 2022

Plus: - Sponsor Of The Week

- last 2 weeks

- explaining Rush and other Canadian bands to Martin

- Jeff cuts his hair

- Who Will Marty Save: The Christmas Miracle edition

- Celts gets praise

The Pinball Show Episode 85: Turning Tides In Pinball Media & How The Kriesel Stole Christmas

Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny

- What Do You Gift A Kriesel?

- Announcing The TPN Dedicated Stream Channel

- The Crystals Are Back: What's New In 2021?

- Free Play w/ Zombie Yeti 

- The Yeti Wasn't Fully Satisfied With Godzilla Art Package

- NEW Stern Code & A Lot Of It

- Stern Production Updates: Insider Connected, Games, & Accessories

- JJP Ownership Gives Back To Their Employees

- Alien LV Video Teaser (insert raspy hiss)

- Funhouse: Rudy's Nightmare Video Teaser 

- Multimorphic Adds A Couple Of Pilgrims To Their Team

- Dennis Vs. The Halloweeners

- Pinbal Market Trends

- Nice Try P3 Fanboys & Fangirls

- NEW SUB-SEGMENT: Pinball Bounty

- TPN Last Week

- TPN This Week

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Free Play Pinball Podcast Episode 10: Zombies? Yetis? Oh, It's Just Zombie Yeti!

Hosts: Amanda Hamilton & Bill Webb

Special Guest: Jeremy Packer aka Zombie Yeti 

Amanda and Bill get creative with special guest pinball artist extraordinaire Zombie Yeti. They discuss his work, his hair, and his feelings about Zach's mobile shrine.

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Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 11: 2021 Year In Review

Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, & Travis Murie

2021 brought a bunch of new games and new innovations. There were a few big hires as some people changed companies within pinball. We had tournaments that shut down while Expos started back up. We covered all of this and more as we tried our best to do our 2021 year in review!

And of course… Tom Talks

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The Pinball Show Episode 84: The Stern Pinball Hybrid Model & A Stern Vault In 2022?

Host: Zach Meny

Special Guest Cohost: Craig Bobbie

- Chatting With The Loserkids

- FREE MANDO TRANSLITE & BANNER GIVEAWAY!

- The Stern Pinball Hybrid Model (trademark pending)

- A Stern Vault In 2022?

- Cactus Canyon Remake Mirrored Backglasses

- Things I Like, Things I Don't: Spooky Pinball's Halloween

- Homebrew Shmomebrew

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH MS. LIPPY!

- Pinball Market Trends

- Deals Of The Week

- Deals Of The WTF?!

- Getting Snubbed By A Celebrity

- How The Kriesel Stole Christmas

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Final Round Pinball Podcast Episode 47: Muppets

Hosts: Jeff Teolis & Martin Robbins

Special Guest: Ryan C.

Ryan C is back with Martin & Jeff as they discuss:

- Ryan unboxes 2 new games

- Code and rules talk

- Is pinball for hobbies or commodities?

- When will the bubble burst?

- Sponsor Of The Week

- Ryan’s latest activities and his 3 important choices

- Who Will Marty Save?

- Spooky changes

- The smells of pinball

- Odin speaks

Free Play Pinball Podcast Episode 9: Who Wore It Better: The Movie OR The Machine?

Hosts: Amanda Hamilton & Bill Webb

On this episode of Free Play, Amanda and Bill review Christmas ideas for the gamer who has everything, tease some upcoming special guests, and debate who wore it better in the Pinside Top 100 - The Movie OR The Machine?

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