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The verdict is in...Wonka is a wonder, and K***** is a wonker...

By Shastings

4 years ago


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“The verdict is in...Wonka is a wonder, and K***** is a wonker...”

  • K***** is right, Wonka is a fail (but not as much as Star Wars) 93 votes
    48%
  • K***** is so wrong, Wonka is great 100 votes
    52%

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#58 4 years ago
Quoted from Tuna_Delight:

I listen to and enjoy Chris's (Kaneda) podcasts for the most part, but I long ago learned to disregard his pinball game opinions as highly subjective for the following reasons:
1. He tends to fixate on what he feels is missing or off in a particular game and not allow himself to get past this in order to formulate an objective overall assessment of the game. (example: JJP POTC)
2. Much of his actual firsthand gameplay experience seems to occur in public locations which, as a rule, typically provide less than an ideal environment in which to really experience what a game has to offer (let alone simply hear them).
3. With the exception of Batman 66 (the only game he has in his home), he can't seem to be bothered to make the effort to learn games' rules and develop an accurate understanding of their depth beyond his initial impression from limited gameplay (see #2). Accordingly, he tends to dismiss many rulesets as way too complicated - which in reality they aren't. (example: Stern Star Wars)
4. His overall pinball game knowledge is mainly limited to games produced since he has been in the hobby (last 5 years or so) or A-list 90's Bally/Williams games. (Example: his semi-recent "discovery" at a friend's place that 80's solid state games are actually fun!)

It’s “entertainment”. “Media”, that’s a joke for any of them but I get why they say it

If he’s “media” you and I are “media”

It’s guys mostly hanging out and talking about pinball, like fantasy football, sports or any other hobby

Whether you do it in person, online or on a podcast it’s really no different

If somebody blurts it into a microphone it doesn’t make it any more or less valid than any other viewpoint in any other forum

Having fun and being passionate is a good thing, no matter how wrong you might be about something!

#78 4 years ago
Quoted from zaphX:

Confusing code? How hard is “hit ramps, hit the gobstopper 3x, hit the captive ball then the kid MB shot?”

Of course its not hard to figure out, no pinball machine is. He doesn't have the patience to play enough games on any pin to figure them out. That's 1/2 the fun. We don't need games dumbed down designed for HUO and/or location players! Certainly the goal is to put MORE quarters into the pin to get farther into the game. If you want dummy proof pins to play on location go to an EM spot.

He raves about BM66 because its the pin he owns, understands and plays all the time. Ever hear him praise any other pinball machine?

It's very "macabre" how he acts sometimes. LOL! Sorry Kman but I wouldn't say any word if you can't pronounce it. You should know by now. That's why you gotta love the guy, he doesn't care if he sounds like an idiot.

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