Totally feel you on the being bad at certain points especially when you want to show your skills. Happened at a tournament. Got Rush picked randomly and thought, ha this is my game and just before that I casually scored 125 million and I go up against people who said they suck at it and they get crazy ball times. First 2 balls I drain within 30 sec under 5 million. 😤
Oh man, it happens, there's so many variables when you play at a tournament vs. at home. It happens to me a lot, I wore headphones last time and that helped a little. I think for me I get really distracted by everything else that's going on around me.
You're going to kick yourself if you don't go to expo, it's the 40th. You know you want to go to GG, they're currently at game 990 so I wonder if Doc Mack will save 1000 for the expo because it just coincides with October. So much new stuff going to show up at expo. It's in my backyard so I'm going no matter what. I just got my Labyrinth so I'm not in the market for anything new quite yet but I'm excited to hear what is coming out soon.
Our friend Ralph: 0:37, going to keep it to the normal 20-30 minutes. Also our friend Ralph: runs 37 minutes plus ads. You got us better than you got San Diego! PS: TNA is a super pinball machine. Brutal but makes you want more.
I don’t have a home pin yet but usually play on location one price unlimited. Also not busy when I go so I usually play an hour on one pin then change. SFGE it is hard to get many back to back games. It is hard to get in a rhythm. I like going to play the new pins. It was my first time playing Wick and didn’t like it at first but by Sat afternoon started figuring it out and got multiple 70 to 80M games. Seeing and playing GZ 70th was my high light.
I’m a stern guy for sure, but spooky is definitely starting to find its way. I was pretty impressed with looney tunes..might even put that one in my house. Excited to see what the future holds with that company. I think the Pokémon rumor for stern is real. I think jack danger is going to do it. That game will be big on location if the rumors are true. Side note. I’m in the market for a new machine. Currently have Stranger things pro and TMNT pro(low key my favorite stern). My wife loves Godzilla so the premium is what’s looking to be next. If it was fully up to me…Deadpool premium or jaws premium would be my front runners. I love Godzilla though…it will be a nice fit with my other two machines as well as something very different. The big question is 70th or standard premium…leaning towards the standard..maybe it’s because this will only be my 3rd machine and I really appreciate all the vibrant colors as well as the greatest pinball artist Zombi Yetti who also did TMNT and knocked it out of the park. Tough call because the 70th does look very unique. Wish I could find one to play and see how I feel about it in person. Anyway, love the channel. Our stories are very similar. I was all arcade games and only could afford virtual pinball. Never really played a real pinball machine until a few years ago at an arcade and immediately got bit by that bug hard. It has completely consumed my life as I have not played a video game in almost two years. So much to this hobby. For anyone who’s transitioning from collecting hobbies such as cards, figures and all that kind of stuff..I would say this will be your last stop once you play pinball. Not only can you collect, but the modding and customization you can do is literally endless, they hold their value but you can actually play them and develop skills along with all the tournaments and just appreciating all the pop culture themes. Anyway, great channel..great content..maybe we will link up sometime at one of the conventions..looking forward to more of your episodes.
I lose in tournaments more often than not on games i own. The thing is, every pinball machine is different, hell even your own game is different when you move it from one side of the room to the other. So yeah, you may know the rules, but the ball doesn't act the way you are expecting it to act, so don't feel bad it happens to the best of us. It's called the cures of a game you own.
When it comes to bond i also love the pro version the best and it’s a total blast to play ! The same goes for other titles . I love all the extras but some titles just have a leg up on the pro models just like certain premiums are the way to go. Of course this is just based on what I like in my journey through pinball
Great episode Ralph. There are so many great titles from the past that Stern could do a re-release given they own the rights to titles done by former competitors like Data East. See you at Expo.
I am curious on the B/W video. I was told it wasnt going to have it just the splash screen. I really did enjoy John Wick which was a total surprise to me. I am definitely contemplating on picking one up. I do think Spookys next game is Beetlejuice. I have to say, I really love Spookys games but thats the beauty about pinball, we have a huge selection to fit what we all like. Your wife sounds like mine hahaha. I am just disappointed in the flipper feel on the JJPs. I swear my Wonka and Woz feels different. Everytime I play a JJP at a show the flippers feel weak to me. I was definitely bummed on Labyrinth. Its not necessarily a theme for me but it looks like a fun game.
Dude, I hope it's more than just the splash screen but I think you're right. Beetlejuice would be a really fun theme I think and spooky would for sure be the right guys to do it, maybe we see it at Expo? I hear you on the JJP flippers, Stern's flippers are so strong and I'm use to that as normal now, so it alwyas feels "off" to me when I play a JJP game. Elton felt different though, like they've improved or changed them somehow, so hopefully that continues to be the case. Thanks so much for listening to the podcast!
@retroralphlive6922 I do hope it's more than the splash screen but distributor told me that. Unfortunately, I don't think we will see Spookys next game till December. I do know at some point, JJP updated IO driver board to help with the soft feel! Really enjoying your content!
Oh man, really? I think that I might had read into with Gomez said a bit too much then. It would be cool to have a B&W mode for all the content, I hope they end up doing that.
LOL... Well, now that I think of it, what if it wasn't really his Birthday? LMAO... Nah, he was a super genuine dude but it would be pretty easy to scam me, I tend to trust people easily until they give me a reason not to trust them. Thanks so much for listening and taking the time to comment.
Not at all but I play them less for sure. The main channel still has a mix of arcade and pinball content. My next video will probably be arcade related actually, some cool arcade stuff coming out. Thanks for listening 🙏🏼
FIRST OFF: THING.. THE HAND IS THING.. I didn't know that a person exists who doesn't know that character. (btw I'm stranger on the internet busting chops) John Wick is a tremendously fun game and a welcome change from what is released. The scoring thing is w/e, I personally compare games based on how they play and not how they score. The only scoring I don't like is how JJP does it. IMO, Mech love is weird and I find that it can just distract you from a good/bad playing game. Plenty of great games out there are pretty bare.. i.e Deadpool lol
Next year I'm 100% going to California Extreme, I'm only going to two shows next year. California Extreme and Pinball Expo.... well, and amusement expo but that's just a 1.5 day thing. Will I see you there?
I have the GZ70 on order. My first pinball machine and I’m probably just like the gentleman at the arcade with excitement. My wife is excited too.
That's awesome man, congrats!!!
Great episode Ralph! Love your positivity.
Thanks brother, I really appreciate you listening man and supporting the show!
This is sooooooo awesome
Totally feel you on the being bad at certain points especially when you want to show your skills. Happened at a tournament. Got Rush picked randomly and thought, ha this is my game and just before that I casually scored 125 million and I go up against people who said they suck at it and they get crazy ball times. First 2 balls I drain within 30 sec under 5 million. 😤
Oh man, it happens, there's so many variables when you play at a tournament vs. at home. It happens to me a lot, I wore headphones last time and that helped a little. I think for me I get really distracted by everything else that's going on around me.
You're going to kick yourself if you don't go to expo, it's the 40th. You know you want to go to GG, they're currently at game 990 so I wonder if Doc Mack will save 1000 for the expo because it just coincides with October. So much new stuff going to show up at expo. It's in my backyard so I'm going no matter what. I just got my Labyrinth so I'm not in the market for anything new quite yet but I'm excited to hear what is coming out soon.
You got Labyrinth!?! I'm really enjoying that game the few times I've played it! Congrats, that's awesome, looking forward to meeting you at Expo!!!
Are you going to be at the Cleveland Pinball and Arcade Show in September?
Sadly I'm not, I kinda went crazy and went to too many shows this past year.
A Bill and Ted pinball machine would be great if we're repping Keanu. 😎
Dude... YES!!!! The phone booth on the playfield could transport the ball to somewhere else, that would be epic!
Our friend Ralph: 0:37, going to keep it to the normal 20-30 minutes.
Also our friend Ralph: runs 37 minutes plus ads.
You got us better than you got San Diego!
PS: TNA is a super pinball machine. Brutal but makes you want more.
Yeah, I've never been very good at time management... haha.
Kim told us not to encourage buying multiple Godzillas and smushing them into a hybrid monster :)
I don’t have a home pin yet but usually play on location one price unlimited. Also not busy when I go so I usually play an hour on one pin then change. SFGE it is hard to get many back to back games. It is hard to get in a rhythm. I like going to play the new pins. It was my first time playing Wick and didn’t like it at first but by Sat afternoon started figuring it out and got multiple 70 to 80M games. Seeing and playing GZ 70th was my high light.
I’m a stern guy for sure, but spooky is definitely starting to find its way. I was pretty impressed with looney tunes..might even put that one in my house. Excited to see what the future holds with that company. I think the Pokémon rumor for stern is real. I think jack danger is going to do it. That game will be big on location if the rumors are true. Side note. I’m in the market for a new machine. Currently have Stranger things pro and TMNT pro(low key my favorite stern). My wife loves Godzilla so the premium is what’s looking to be next. If it was fully up to me…Deadpool premium or jaws premium would be my front runners. I love Godzilla though…it will be a nice fit with my other two machines as well as something very different. The big question is 70th or standard premium…leaning towards the standard..maybe it’s because this will only be my 3rd machine and I really appreciate all the vibrant colors as well as the greatest pinball artist Zombi Yetti who also did TMNT and knocked it out of the park. Tough call because the 70th does look very unique. Wish I could find one to play and see how I feel about it in person. Anyway, love the channel. Our stories are very similar. I was all arcade games and only could afford virtual pinball. Never really played a real pinball machine until a few years ago at an arcade and immediately got bit by that bug hard. It has completely consumed my life as I have not played a video game in almost two years. So much to this hobby. For anyone who’s transitioning from collecting hobbies such as cards, figures and all that kind of stuff..I would say this will be your last stop once you play pinball. Not only can you collect, but the modding and customization you can do is literally endless, they hold their value but you can actually play them and develop skills along with all the tournaments and just appreciating all the pop culture themes. Anyway, great channel..great content..maybe we will link up sometime at one of the conventions..looking forward to more of your episodes.
I lose in tournaments more often than not on games i own. The thing is, every pinball machine is different, hell even your own game is different when you move it from one side of the room to the other. So yeah, you may know the rules, but the ball doesn't act the way you are expecting it to act, so don't feel bad it happens to the best of us. It's called the cures of a game you own.
Thanks bro! 🙏🏼 I appreciate you listening and taking the time to comment.
When it comes to bond i also love the pro version the best and it’s a total blast to play ! The same goes for other titles . I love all the extras but some titles just have a leg up on the pro models just like certain premiums are the way to go. Of course this is just based on what I like in my journey through pinball
Thanks for sharing man and I really appreciate you listening to the podcast!
Great episode Ralph.
There are so many great titles from the past that Stern could do a re-release given they own the rights to titles done by former competitors like Data East.
See you at Expo.
EXPO BAY BAY!!!!! 72 days left but who's counting... ;-) Can't wait to see you man!
@@retroralphlive6922 Who's counting? Certainly not I, the expo virgin. 😁
I am curious on the B/W video. I was told it wasnt going to have it just the splash screen.
I really did enjoy John Wick which was a total surprise to me. I am definitely contemplating on picking one up.
I do think Spookys next game is Beetlejuice. I have to say, I really love Spookys games but thats the beauty about pinball, we have a huge selection to fit what we all like.
Your wife sounds like mine hahaha.
I am just disappointed in the flipper feel on the JJPs. I swear my Wonka and Woz feels different. Everytime I play a JJP at a show the flippers feel weak to me.
I was definitely bummed on Labyrinth. Its not necessarily a theme for me but it looks like a fun game.
Dude, I hope it's more than just the splash screen but I think you're right. Beetlejuice would be a really fun theme I think and spooky would for sure be the right guys to do it, maybe we see it at Expo?
I hear you on the JJP flippers, Stern's flippers are so strong and I'm use to that as normal now, so it alwyas feels "off" to me when I play a JJP game.
Elton felt different though, like they've improved or changed them somehow, so hopefully that continues to be the case. Thanks so much for listening to the podcast!
@retroralphlive6922 I do hope it's more than the splash screen but distributor told me that. Unfortunately, I don't think we will see Spookys next game till December.
I do know at some point, JJP updated IO driver board to help with the soft feel!
Really enjoying your content!
If you can relay a message to stern. Please bring back stern stars.
"I don't know what the hand things name is" made me laugh XD
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jason Grindle at Classic Game Rooms brought thouse in conjuction with Marco, but those were Jasons
Thanks man, I thought is was just Marco. The captain for the win! ✊🏼 good seeing you out there brother!!!
It was my understanding that just the splash screen will be in black in white, not all the content.
Oh man, really? I think that I might had read into with Gomez said a bit too much then. It would be cool to have a B&W mode for all the content, I hope they end up doing that.
You mentioned you finally got to play elton john ?
Well what did you think of it ?
Well, I'm not a huge Elton John fan but I REALLY enjoyed it a LOT!!
Great episode Ralph 👍
Also...that dude at the bar totally scammed you. Chatted you right into paying for his pinball 😅
LOL... Well, now that I think of it, what if it wasn't really his Birthday? LMAO... Nah, he was a super genuine dude but it would be pretty easy to scam me, I tend to trust people easily until they give me a reason not to trust them. Thanks so much for listening and taking the time to comment.
@@retroralphlive6922 No prob man. I want to try to swing by TNT when you're there for Chasing Nostalgia. It'd be cool to meet you.
The hand from The Addams Family is named Thing. Handsy is his uncle. He's been in prison for a while. 😐
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Pinball is awesome, put it kind of feels like you have abandoned arcade games entirely?
Not at all but I play them less for sure. The main channel still has a mix of arcade and pinball content. My next video will probably be arcade related actually, some cool arcade stuff coming out. Thanks for listening 🙏🏼
Missed it
FIRST OFF: THING.. THE HAND IS THING.. I didn't know that a person exists who doesn't know that character. (btw I'm stranger on the internet busting chops)
John Wick is a tremendously fun game and a welcome change from what is released. The scoring thing is w/e, I personally compare games based on how they play and not how they score. The only scoring I don't like is how JJP does it.
IMO, Mech love is weird and I find that it can just distract you from a good/bad playing game. Plenty of great games out there are pretty bare.. i.e Deadpool lol
OMG its name is “thing” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That made me laugh so hard, thanks for that.
@@retroralphlive6922 hahahaha anytime.. been enjoying the pinball content you’ve put out!
You sure they are doing black and white assets for Godz? The release just said it would be splash screen.
@@Brandon1Wright The George Gomez announcement video says that they will be releasing a "full line of matching accessories".
California Extreme is Next...
Not attending??
Biggest party is the hobby.
Slacker.
Next year I'm 100% going to California Extreme, I'm only going to two shows next year. California Extreme and Pinball Expo.... well, and amusement expo but that's just a 1.5 day thing. Will I see you there?
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