Quoted from pin2d:The pop bumpers locations are pretty bold.
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Maybe someday someone will try the reverse pop bumper garden like he has here. Could be a disaster with accelerated shots to the outlanes, but could also be super interesting. I'd play it.
Yeah, when I sent the info and drawings to Jeff, I said "now guess what the punchline is, the bullet we kind of dodged", then that photo, followed by "Oh. Erm. OH DEAR."
This was years before that story exploded, and certainly neither myself nor Andrew had any possible suspicions of anything amiss back then. I thought it was worth pointing out the irony of the game ultimately going nowhere because Stern then swooped in and poached JT away from us with a better offer, and look what ultimately came of it (JT in fact was pretty miffed that Andrew wasn't happy for him, and if that doesn't encapsulate everything that could go wrong from a moral or perspective standpoint, I'm not sure what does.)
Cathy Vice, the Indie Gamer / Pinball Chick, has put it best. We can't erase the stain of having that guy and what he did attached to so many games, but production pinball is a collaborative effort. John Trudeau gets no royalties from either Farsight or Pinball FX3; you would have to airbrush out the work of so many other people (and some of them have spoken up and asked for that not to happen), and it's OK to like a piece of media while legitimately despising one of the people associated with it.
Plus, yunno, it was John Trudeau. I shared those drawings for interest's sake because it's not like they're going to be worth anything NOW.
Quoted from PinMonk:But what was interesting about Trudeau is he tried to make each design COMPLETELY different than anything else he had done. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't (well, often it didn't), but it wasn't Borg mirroring layouts for 10 years.
I personally think he was one of the best. He took chances and changed layouts. Some worked, some did not, but when they were good, very were very good.
THIS WEEK IN PINBALL
Happy February Pinheads!!
- Punny Factory Pinball Teaser
- New Code Updates
- Zofia Ryans Interview
- New Playfield Art Kits for P3
- PIAs and TWIPYs
- Alien Lighting Features
- New Art Blades for Medieval Madness
- Harry Potter Updates
- Zen Studios
- Roller Games Retheme
- Andrew Bogut
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Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- deeproot Pinball Update
- Haggis Pinball Update
- GNR Price Increase
- Interview with Scott Danesi
- New Code: Avengers and Ranger in the Ruins
- Punny Factory Gameplay
- Spooky Pinball Podcast Ends
- Led Zeppelin LEs Arriving
- Pinball HOF Update
- Homepin Update
- TSAPS Shirt Club
- John Borg Teases
- Pinball Word Search
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Quoted from sgtski1978:Jeff, thanks for the TWIP newsletter, but please stop describing interviews in extreme run-on sentences. It's unreadable. talks about, talks about, talks about, talks about. Just bullet point the highlights.
Great feedback and a very good point. Not sure why I haven't been doing that all along as I love bullet points! Will be much easier to read that way.
Quoted from pin2d:Great feedback and a very good point. Not sure why I haven't been doing that all along as I love bullet points! Will be much easier to read that way.
Thanks, Jeff. Again, appreciate the newsletter.
TWIP TV - January Recap!!
A monthly recap of everything that happened in January in the pinball world, with your host, Kacee!!
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Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- GNR Updates, Wizard Modes, Band Members
- IE Pinball: Stranger Things Wizard Mode Challenge
- Interviews with Roger Sharpe, David Thiel, Zach Sharpe
- Alien Pinball Gameplay Teaser
- American Pinball New Hire
- TWIP January Recap
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Joe Pesci
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Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- GNR Shooter Rod Giveaway!
- Stern Heads-Up
- Lexy Lightspeed Overview
- What is the BEST disaster themed pinball machine?
- Path of Play Coming Back
- Porsche Pinball
- New Code
- Boston Pinball Machine
- Bryson DeChambeau
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Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- TWIPY Awards Recap
- Stranger Things Topper
- Interview with Eric Meunier
- Interview with Scott Danesi
- Ben Heck Game Update
- Taito of Brazil
- Pinball FX Announcement
- Two Weeks of Translites
- The Super Awesome Pinball Show Ends
- Drain Talk
- Pinball HOF Update
- Pinball and Geocaching
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Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- Pinside Suffers Major Outage
- Loads of Code
- Birth Year Pinball Machine
- Alien Pinball Shipping
- Interviews with Dave Brennan and Nick Baldridge
- Installing Expression Lighting
- Removing a Stern Playfield
- PinClash AIQ Qualifying
- TMNT Limited Box
- 50 Episodes of PinTech
- Billy Madison Pinball
- Stolen Metallica
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THIS WEEK IN PINBALL
Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- Heist Code Update and 15 Ball Multiball
- Alien Pinball Videos
- Pin Stadium Launches Neo Concert Edition for Guns N’ Roses TODAY
- Interview with Matt Malone
- Cary Hardy Talks deeproot
- Porsche Proposed Artwork
- Pinball Hall of Fame Opening Soon
- Suzanne Ciani: The Voice of Xenon
- New Song by Barenaked Ladies: FLIP
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Happy Tuesday Pinheads!!
- Haggis Announces Fathom Revisted
- Charlie Emery Interview
- Results: What is the perfect number of balls for a multball?
- Poll: What is your favorite Gottlieb System 1 pinball machine?
- Alien Unboxing
- Stephen Silver Interview
- Pinball HOF Opens
- Homepin: Licensed Game Coming
- Star Wars VR Pinball: The Mandalorian and Star Wars Rebels
- Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, Celine Dion
- Pinball Balloon Thingy
- Upcoming Pinball Events
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Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- Fathom Revisited Teaser and Song
- John Rotharmel Interview
- Results: What is your favorite Gottlieb System 1 pinball machine?
- Poll: What is your favorite pinball playfield level layout?
- Mike Kalinowski Interview
- Joe Balcer joins Homepin
- Steve Ritchie Interview
- Happy Retirement Fernando Hurtado
- Pinball Undesirables Supporting St. Jude
- Pinball Comics
- Zedd Plays Pinball
- Pinball Music Video
- Upcoming Pinball Events
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Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- Stern Teases The Mandalorian
- Spooky Pinball Video Tease
- Results: What is your favorite pinball playfield level layout?
- Poll: What is your favorite Star Wars themed pinball machine so far?
- Tim Sexton Interview
- Rick and Morty Tutorial
- PinGulp 3.0
- Post Pass
- New Podcast Alert
- Pinball Comics
- High Roller Casino Whitewood
- Pinball Music Video
- Upcoming Pinball Events
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In Depth Overview of the Machine, Features, Rules, and More!
- Overview
- Who’s Who
- Price and Production
- Features
- Rules and Code
- Impossible Play
- Trailer and Feature Videos
- Coming Accessories
- Press Release
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THIS WEEK IN PINBALL
Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- Stern Announces The Mandalorian
- Interviews with Brian Eddy and Dwight Sullivan
- The Mandalorian Deep Dive
- Dead Flip Reveal Stream
- Fireside Chat with George Gomez
- Results: What is your favorite Star Wars themed pinball machine so far?
- Poll: What number of flippers make for the best pinball gameplay?
- Alien Streams
- Led Zeppelin Tutorial
- New Hobbit Code
- TPF 2022 Artwork
- Bro is Back
- Girls Get it Done
- Pinball Nerds Podcast
- Pinball Comics
- Upcoming Pinball Events
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Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- The Mandalorian Reveal Stream
- Spooky Tease
- Results: What number of flippers make for the best pinball gameplay?
- Poll: When a new pinball machine gets revealed…
- Haggis Shares Updates
- GNR Topper Coming Soon
- deeproot Update
- New Williams Mashup
- Poor Man’s 100th
- Pinball Comics
- TWIP Quest of the Month
- LUPIN Pinball
- Chumlee
- Upcoming Pinball Events
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Happy Tuesday Pinheads!!
- Pinball Exposure in Las Vegas
- Interview with Brian Eddy
- Results: When a new pinball machine gets revealed…
- Poll: What do you like best on the inner walls of a pinball machine?
- Elements Pinball
- Playfield Issues
- Avengers Shooter Rod
- Mermaid Editions Sell Out
- Spooky Tease
- P3 Close Up
- Upcoming Mods
- No Coin Drop Required
- Pinball Comics
- Decision Flowchart
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Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- The Mandalorian Pro Gameplay
- Multimorphic Next Title Licensed
- Results: What do you like best on the inner walls of a pinball machine?
- Poll: What is your favorite magic themed pinball machine?
- Interview with American Pinball
- Making of AIQ
- Micro Flips
- WOZ Update
- Pinball Comics
- Sea of Pinball
- Upcoming Pinball Events
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THIS WEEK IN Pinball
Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- RIP Jaap Nauta
- TWIP Reader Survey
- IFPA Announces Competitive Pinball Returning
- Results: What is your favorite magic themed pinball machine?
- Poll: Your main reason for playing competitive pinball is…
- PinClash
- Homepin Teases Thunderbirds Topper
- Abe Flips: Drop Catch
- Stern Behind the Scenes
- Elite Pinball Toppers
- Rob Berk Interview
- Pinball Comics
- Sea of Pinball
- Stern Pinball in GQ
- Pinball in the new Ford Maverick
- Upcoming Pinball Events
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Happy Monday Pinheads!!!
- Spooky Developments
- The Mandalorian Updates
- Results: Your main reason for playing competitive pinball is…
- Poll: What is the most SUSPENSEFUL horror themed pinball machine?
- Silver Falls Reveal
- Aliens Arriving
- New #1 Pinball Player
- Kingpin Updates
- Topper Reveals
- John Youssi Interview
- Haggis Pinball New Factory
- Pinball Comics
- Quest of the Month
- Upcoming Pinball Events
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by Will Oetting
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Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- Gary Stern AMA
- Interviews with Spooky Pinball
- Results: What manufacturer has the best feeling flippers?
- Poll: Which type of bulbs do you prefer in a pinball machine?
- Interview with Ben Heck
- Spiderman Tutorial
- GNR Art Blades
- Abe Flips: Slap Save
- Homepin Teases
- Interview with Dwight Sullivan
- Pinball Comics
- Supreme Pinballs
- Noodles
- Upcoming Pinball Events
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It's already essentially here with the toppers that enable modes otherwise locked in the code if you don't have them.
THIS WEEK IN PINBALL
Happy Monday Pinheads!!
- Museum of Pinball Closing
- Spooky Pinball Interview
- Results: Which type of bulbs do you prefer in a pinball machine?
- Poll: What is it that makes playing pinball so addictive?
- Williams Pinball Mashup Volume 2
- Deeproot Pinball No Update
- Pinball Comics
- TWIP Quest of the Month
- Deadpool
- Tron Mod
- Upcoming Pinball Events
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Unfortunately “real life” is going to force a short break from the weekly This Week in Pinball updates. There are a lot of interesting happenings going on in the pinball world right now, and we will plan to catch up on everything when we return on August 23rd.
Thank you as always for the support of TWIP, and go play some pinball!!
Sincerely,
Jeff
This Week in Pinball
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Happy Monday Pinheads - after being off for three weeks, we have a lot of ground to cover in this week’s update!
Exciting Pinball Announcement Coming this Morning
SEC Charges Robert Mueller and deeproot with Defrauding Investors Out Of $58M
Steve Ritchie Joins JJP
Interview with Steve Ritchie
Halloween/Ultraman Reveal Streams
Chicago Gaming Company Confirms Cactus Canyon
Pinball on ESPN
Results: What is it that makes playing pinball so addictive?
Poll: Where are you most successful in finding used pinball machines to buy?
Interview with Keith Elwin
Interview with Jack Guarnieri
Flipper Button Quick Fix
Avengers Infinity Quest Tutorial
Haggis Pinball Update
Homepin Tease
Silver Falls Podcast
Museum of Pinball Auction
The Big Lebowski Update
Pinball Comics
Swag of the Week
Ferris Bueller Pinball
Pinball Movie
Pinball Watch
Pinball Church
Upcoming Pinball Events
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Thx Jeff for everything!
(On a sidenote, all haters may be delighted that Kaneda won't get a 5th Twippy.)
That story you shared... That's horrible. Don't let it destroy the hobby for you.
If you get shit for sharing your enthusiasm for the hobby... well, going radio silent is the best thing you can do I guess - for your own self-protection.
But I'll miss TWIP!
Quoted from PismoArcade:Jeff taking a break from This Week in Pinball. More fallout from Robert Mueller and the Deeproot scam.
https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/this-week-in-pinball-hiatus/?fbclid=IwAR1pEwaH2RBO-5ODw9YDdiXUi6q9O9TxdhxNIOVNuSm3NjG1NMWgaxv3Uy4
Ahh, This sucks.
Thanks Jeff for years of Hard Work and great Information. Enjoy your break and when you come back, we will all be here for you.
Jeff, you're the man. Have always enjoyed reading (& rereading) the Deep Dives. Much earned sabbatical, but look forward to your return when the timing is right for you.
Dan Forden: The Pinterview
Dan Forden worked as the “sound guy” on Medieval Madness, Attack From Mars, The Shadow, The Simpson’s Pinball Party, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Black Knight 2000, Bride of Pinbot, and many more pinball machines. He’s also the “Toasty” guy from Mortal Kombat. Check out this interview about his work in pinball!
https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/interview-with-dan-forden/
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