Episode 35
A look at the current pinball landscape and as well a first take on the Yegpin results.
The Island's lead official Brent Hayashi drops in to discuss introducing players to tournament as well as what a player can expect
We drop in on Jen at Pinhalla to get a look at Barrel of Funs Labyrinth.
And we wrap up with a chat with the newest Cdn Champ Miles Grant and his father Dave .. discussing early days of comp pinball in Vancouver as well their exploits over the years
In Episode 34 we start off with a bit of the latest news around the Island and also regarding a few large up coming tournaments .. then we get a first look at Stern's latest Dungeons and Dragons (a LE model) .. from there we travel up Island to Ace Brewery and talk with Ron who is running Comox Valley Pinball Nights at Ace, then it's the first half of a great interview we did with Bailey and Corey followed by a tech tip from Darrell and finally we return for the second half of the B&C interview
Join us as we visit with Brad Speniel discussing his first year in the hobby which culminated with the purchase of his first pin an XMen LE .. we take a first look at the game as well ... Darrell leaves the workshop for a few minutes to give us a tech tip in the working of switches within the pinball machine and finally we chat with Chantelle and Jeremy getting some background on how they started as well as what inspired them to make the most excellent year in review video that they did for the BC community .. we also have some news regarding a new pinball location on Vancouver Island
In our 32nd Episode we talk about the largest ever event on Vancouver Island VIPE 2.0 .. we chat with many of the winners from the various tournaments as well as catching up with Darrell and Dan
Welcome to episode 31 of the podcast .. we start with a review of local events and then we are off to Edmonton to talk with Derek Thomson about the upcoming YEGPIN tournament .. Darrell is back with a tech tip on the ins and outs of moving a machine and we wrap up with a dialogue with Bob Matthews .. looking at where it all started, Bob talks about ideas to add value to pinball trips, and finally we chat about his most excellent guide to Classic games
The guide can be found here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pU8feNz8R9JGuF4QPvixd5Jc4E5jdZa8PsuT9eScIPA and to reach Bob for ideas or suggestions
In Episode 30
We update the current scene in Victoria and on the Island
Lisa and Dan give their impressions of JAWS LE
Darrell is back with a Tech Tip dealing with ROMs
finally Rob and Dave drop in to discuss the upcoming 2nd edition of the Central Ontario Arcade and Pinball Fest
In this episode
We chat about the multiple events that have happened so far in 2024
We drop in on Trevor Hamre of Bizarre Entertainment in Golden BC
Darrell has a new tech tip
We interview Emily Reilhan the new BC provincial Champion
and we wrap up with Karrie Hill and discuss her latest project !
We start off with a round up of local events
Ian Harrower drops in to discuss his first game design and all things multimorphic
Darell's tech tip takes a look at Homebrews
Ash, Karrie and Jen report back from their epic almost 3 week journey that took in Seattle, District 82, Expo in Chicago and the east coast
Here is also a link to the Amy Attas article mentioned by Karrie
https://www.westcoasttraveller.com/flipping-for-pinball-why-pro-players-love-travelling-the-west-coast/
In Episode 27
we discuss upcoming events including a new 3 day event on the Island
Cosmo and family drop into the studio to talk about their Yegpin adventure
Darrell has a new tech tip
Yegpin Matchplay B division champion Nick Greenen talks about the event
and finally we wrap up the show with Yegpin's own Derek Thompson to review the event
In our latest episode we review the latest happenings on Vancouver Island and discuss Darrell's trip to the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show
there is a round table discussion after we unbox four of the newest pinball machines
Darrell's tech tip regarding unboxing new games and the potential issues that might come up
We give our best wishes to Cdn coin-op veteran Jerry Power as he announces his retirement coming up at the end of June after 48 years in the industry
and we wrap up the episode chatting with friend of show Derek Thomson about the up coming YEGPIN show in July in Edmonton
We discuss the local scene on the Island
Then we interview Nick and Trent about their startup league at Alchemy Brewery in Kamloops BC
In the shop Darrell has been busy with a mid 80's rarity Gamatron
and we wrap up the episode talking with Joe C founder of the Pinball Degenerates FB group and review the (Spoiler Alert) amazing film
Pinball the man who saved the game
Episode 24
We discuss the latest local news
Ashleigh Kolla drops in to discuss this years trip to INDISC as well as the results from the BC Provincial Championships
Darrell's tech tip is well connected
and we wrap up chatting with Rachel Bess from the Electric Bat arcade in Tempe Arizona
In Today's episode
We chat with Karrie Hill from Deadbeetz Women's league, Darrell has a Christmas based tech tip, We discuss the upcoming BC Provincial Championship with BC IFPA rep Rob Moller and Dan and Karrie chat the first ever BC Women's Provincial Championships with IFPA Women's council member (and all around pinball master) Zoe Vrabel
We are back with Episode 22
A reminder that the Island largest women's event is coming up on Oct 2nd .. a few spots are left when this episode was released.
In this episode we go over the results of the largest tournament ever held on the Island with Tyler Bates
Darrell fuses a Tech Tip
and we chat with Dino Gaspari of Ship my pinball and the pinball depot
Welcome to Episode 21
In this episode we chat with players (Julie Dorssers and Mike Dymus) that competed at the recent YEGPIN tourney in Edmonton, Darrell has a tech tip with Peter who recently brought a Williams Fantastic EM back from the abyss and then we go back to YEGPIN to recap the show from the founders (Derek Thomson) perspective.
In Episode 20 we look at two shows in our Northwest region
We open with an interview with Derek Thomson of the upcoming Edmonton based YEGPIN show
and we discuss the trip Neil and Dan took to the most excellent North West Pinball and Arcade show
We are back for Episode #19
We start off with a bit of general news and then straight into a chat with the New Vancouver Island Champion !!
Darrell and Tyler return for a tech tip on a new product for help with updating lights on Classic and more modern pins
and we wrap up with an interview with Seven Graylands, youtuber and soon to be owner of Canada's largest classic Pinball arcade located just outside Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island ... welcome to Seven's Pinballorama
We return with Episode 18 of our podcast
Which local brought home hardware from the Texas Pinball Festival ?
Results from the playin for the Island Championships
an Interview with Chris Force of the newly opened Northwest Pinball Collective
First impressions of the new RUSH pinball machine (pro and LE) with Bryan and Ron
Dan Halligan from the North West Pinball and Arcade show drops in to chat about the show coming up June 3rd to 5th in Tacoma
In Episode 17 we interview Tyler Bates of Black Diamond antiques and the second Tournament Director on the Island
Darrell is back with two tech tips this month, using forums as resources for pin repair and reviewing the new Art Blade protector product
And being Oscar month we chat with Film maker Ben Wilms and Mike Loftus who is the focus on Ben's documentary 'Full Til'
Link to Full Tilt on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5azFfvCfk-0
Pinmedics can be found at
https://pinballmedics.ca/
We open with the current status of public pinball on the Island
A short tribute for Lyman Sheets .. world champion and pinball programmer
Local engaged couple Lara and Rob discuss their entry into the hobby and ownership of machines
Darrell's back with a tech tip on your three button panel and it's uses
Jerry Power Canadian sales manage of Player One pinball details his lifetime in the coin-op
