Episode 78 - Sopranos Pinball w/ George Gomez
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04/14/25 • 68 min
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This episode we are joined by the Underboss of the Stern Family, Mr. George Gomez to discuss the single most popular location game in the Portland pinball scene and celebrate the 20th Anniversary of its release.
George tells us stories about the production of the game, working with Lyman Sheats and Chris Granner, as well as answering our questions about the psychology of game design, and why he believes his games are so appealing to new players.
Warning: the Sopranos is an adult show, with adult language. Our show is an adult show, with adult language.
Support the Show and get a link to the private discord channel: ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcast
This episode we are joined by the Underboss of the Stern Family, Mr. George Gomez to discuss the single most popular location game in the Portland pinball scene and celebrate the 20th Anniversary of its release.
George tells us stories about the production of the game, working with Lyman Sheats and Chris Granner, as well as answering our questions about the psychology of game design, and why he believes his games are so appealing to new players.
Warning: the Sopranos is an adult show, with adult language. Our show is an adult show, with adult language.
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Episode 77 - Die on this Hill: Bally Dungeons & Dragons
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On this episode, we have a listener from the New England area Josh who wants to talk about the first Dungeons & Dragons pinball machine released in 1987 by Bally. It's a famously hard game with very weird inlanes, so it should be no surprise that it is not well loved by most pinheads.
But Josh came on to set the record straight, and respond to all the haters.
Warning: We swear on the show. Always have and always will.
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Episode 79 - Licensed Themes
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This the follow-up episode to Episode 76: Original Themes, and in this episode, we explore the licensing wars in the early 90s through the lens of Joe Kaminkow at Data East pinball and their shift from original themes to only making licensed games. We talk about how Williams and Gottlieb follow suit and compare sales strategies amongst the companies.
Then we end up discussing the major shift in pinball buyers from operators to home collectors, and how that has forever shifted the landscape moving forward.
As always, we swear on the show. Sensitive ears be warned.
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