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Seattle pinball player and creator of the kickass pinball ratings website, pinballranker.com brings us all his episode that he wrote and recorded all about what he believes to be "The Best Game Ever"

Warning: like all of our normal episodes, Conor has also chosen to use adult language, this is your warning.

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In this episode we dive deep into the pinball career of one of pinball's most successful designers. Barry designed over 30 pinball machines in the solid state era, sold obscene amounts of his designs, single handedly saved pinball in 1984, and was always a team player and a kind and willing collaborator.  Despite all this, he's almost forgotten about in the modern-day discussion of pinball design legends, and we talk about why in this episode.

TOPcast Interview w/ Barry: pinrepair.com/topcast/topcast_35.mp3

But in case you don't know by now, adult language is used in the episode so sensitive ears be warned.

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It took me awhile, but the second episode of my pinball economics series is finally here, and I am exploring the concept of "value" as it pertains to the business of pinball operating.   It all starts with: Is looking at the coinbox overrated?

I hope you all enjoy this second deep dive into the life of pinball operating and the underlying economics of the venture, but as usual...some adult language is used in the process.

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We are joined by longtime supporter of the bar and podcast, Conor Wilson who created an awesome new website to make ranking your favorite pinball machines that makes it simple, easy, and fun to do, and allows you to share your lists with your other pinball friends.

You can start your journey here at: pinballranker.com

As always, some swear words may be used in the passionate discussion

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We are back and celebrating the best games in all categories and handing out awards for the best pinball machines of 1995!

Warning: Adult Language is used.

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In this episode Alex went into the lab and locked himself away to run the tests and to finally come up with the “Top Ten Games of All Time: No Opinions, Just Facts” list and that's what we're sharing with you on this episode.

Everybody knows the pinside list is deeply flawed and skewed towards brand new games, but the real top ten list is right here… at least according to Alex.

As always though, we are adults and we use adult language. This is the sensitive ears disclaimer. 

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Bonus Episode of the show coming at you featuring two local portland players and friends who met through the discord for this show, Rob and Miggy! They recorded this episode to tell everybody why they love Pat Lawlor and his 1992 game "The Addams Family" so much.

You can hear the excitement in their voices and no, the playback has not been sped up, they are just naturally that hyped up all the time! Enjoy!

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There's something very different about Stern's latest game, and for really the first time ever on the show, we're breaking from our normal format and covering a brand-new game from the location player and operator's perspective. This feels like a historic moment, and so we're going to talk about the first couple weeks of Pokémon on location and what they did differently with this title and why this feels like it's breathing fresh life into the pinball hobby.

But if this is your first episode of the show, we use adult language when we speak and I make zero efforts to censor. This is your warning. 

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In this episode we cover the 20 machines that Gottlieb made from 1982-1985 and discuss all the weird, strange, wacky, and good games and innovative designs that they churned out during the doldrum years of the mid 1980s.

But buckle up, there's adult language throughout.

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Our friend Lisa, a pinball tech at Next Level comes on the show to defend her love for Stern's Austin Powers machine from 2001, and makes sure to state clearly that she does NOT like the movies at all. We read all the bad reviews we could find online and Lisa educates us on why they are all wrong.

But be warned if this is your first time, we do use adult language on the show.

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