Episode 1 - Lightning Flippers

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10/23/23 • 32 min

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Alan and Alex discuss the curious case of the Williams lightning flippers that were developed and used on a few games in the early 1990s. Learn about the history of them, what games came with them, and why they're extremely divisive amongst pinball players. We give our takes and opinions on them, and chat about what other games that didn't come with lightning flippers might be improved by installing them with some occasional swearing throughout.

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Episode 2 - The Ritchie Brothers Steve vs. Mark

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In this double length episode Alan and Alex talk about the brothers Ritchie, and discuss their favorite games from each brother, their individual styles and trademarks, address the Ritchie haters, and Alan tells a couple of anecdotes from the time he met them both at Texas Pinball Festival in 2019.
Hear us discuss the legacy of these two talented brothers, and compare their catalogue to one another, with the occasional curse word thrown in because we are some passionate boys, and talking about the Ritchie brothers gets us fired up!

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Wedgehead Pinball Podcast - Episode 1 - Lightning Flippers

Transcript

[00:00:18.840] - Speaker 1
Alright, welcome to the Inaugural Wedgehead Pinball Podcast. My name is Alan. I'm one-half of Wedgehead, a pinball bar in Portland, Oregon, and joining me as my co-host, Alex, the Waterboy. What's your relation to Wedgehead? Why are you on the official Wedgehead podcast?
[00:00:40.250] - Speaker 2
I'm just a really big fan and conceited enough to listen to myself talk every week. This is why I'm here. But yeah, happy to be here. Yeah, looking forward to this