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The BASH Pinball Podcast is hosted by long-time friends Matt and Don, a pair of musicians and audio engineers with a passion for pinball! Come hang out and enjoy funny and unscripted conversations between friends coupled with comedic bits, music, and guests. The BASH Pinball Podcast is the pinball podcast you’ve been waiting for! New episodes and BONUS X episodes post on Thursdays.
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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
Vote @ TWIPYs.com
Voting Ends Jan 20th
Donations going to: www.museumofplay.org
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Theme Song: Venus by Wren and Au Lune
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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When the opportunity arises to put a pinball machine at a local bar, Matt and Don test how far they’re willing to go to get a game with the perfect vibe.
Join our Giveaway on Instagram or Listen to the Addams Family Episode. Enter Until Oct 14th.
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We talk about our first attempt to start a pinball arcade. Plus our new segment “Pinball School” where we learn a thing or two from a game or two from 1992.
Games Discussed: Data East Hook, Williams Hurricane
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The Addams Family, designed by Pat Lawlor, is the best selling pinball machine of all time. How do we not have a sequel after 30 years?? Plus we’re launching our first giveaway! Details in the episode and on Instagram.
Giveaway Trivia Song starts at 6:07.
Games Discussed: Williams Addams Family
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It’s part 2 of the Season 2 Premiere! We’re at the Stern Factory to check out their newest release, Star Wars Fall of the Empire. We chat with Erika from Erika’s Pinball Journey as well as streamer/podcaster Dirty Pool! How does Stern’s newest game rank among their latest releases? Is Spike 3 a game changer or a minor upgrade? Is ‘Big Cola’ infiltrating the pinball community? All will be revealed.
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It’s the Season 2 Premiere! We’re at the Stern Factory to check out their newest release, Star Wars Fall of the Empire! We chat with Colin Alsheimer from Kineticist as well as Ian Jacoby and Shane Told from the Nudgecast. Get the low down on the newest game from pinball legend John Borg! We also discuss Stern’s latest major hardware revision, Spike 3. Plus a whole bunch of nonsense for good measure.
https://www.kineticist.com
https://www.nudgepinball.com
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It’s the Season 1 Finale! In Part 2 of our Texas Pinball Festival episode we cover a bunch more games and some disturbing encounters with blood sucking arachnids. Season 2 coming soon!
Games Discussed: Stern Dungeons and Dragons, Turner Pinball Merlin’s Arcade, Multimorphic Portal, Williams Party Zone
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It’s not every day that we go to a major pinball festival, and the Texas Pinball Festival is one of the biggest and best in the world. We compare TPF to the other pinball festivals plus impressions of Evil Dead, Whataburger, and the Holiday Inn Express….lawdamercy.
Games Discussed: Spooky’s Evil Dead
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Flying Frontier is not for the faint of heart. We don’t recommend it. But if you’re stingy, poor, dumb, or all of the above (i.e. us) you might end up on a Frontier flight one day. But do not fret! We are here with some tasty tips and heavenly hacks guaranteed* to make your flight possibly almost nearly tolerable.
For more of our pinball and Frontier exploits, check out the complimentary Mini Documentary on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQPY2Vkagdc
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*Not a guarantee
We were invited to check out King Kong: Myth of Terror Island, Stern Pinball’s newest release and Keith Elwin’s latest design! In part 2 we spend the day at Stern and meet many amazing pinball folk and play many amazing games. Thanks to Stern for the invite! Also, check out the complimentary Mini Documentary on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQPY2Vkagdc
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Theme Song: Venus by Wren and Au Lune
We were invited to check out King Kong: Myth of Terror Island, Stern Pinball’s newest release and Keith Elwin’s latest design! This is the first of a two parter… in the first episode we talk about the King Kong theme, how the game plays and feels, and the differences between the Pro and Premium. Part two covers more of the trip to the Stern Factory. Thanks to Stern for the invite! Also, check out the complimentary Mini Documentary on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQPY2Vkagdc
Games Discussed: King Kong, duh
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