Wedgehead Pinball Podcast

• Episode 81 - Die on this Hill: South Park

  Support the show and join the private discord channel: ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcastIn this edition of DOTH, Marcus Petersen from the previous episode about creating a pinball scene in a rural town, is back to defend his love for Sega's final pinball machine: 1999's South Park.I am sure everybody has heard of the show at this point, but this game was released after the first two seasons of the show. The pinball machine is nowhere near as well loved as the IP it's based upon, which is we are covering it as Marcus' Die on this Hill game.And while all of our episodes contain adult language, this episode ramps that up a notch with some of the soundbites that I took from the movie. You've been warned!Support the show

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• Episode 80 - Rural Operator Spotlight Series

  Support the show and join our private discord server: ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcastThis episode we are joined on the show with Marcus Petersen, who became a pinball operator in Lassen County, in Northern California near the Lassen National Park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.Susanville is the biggest city in the county with less than 10,000 residents, so Marcus really had a small pond when he decided to first start operating pinball machines.Marcus speaks to us passionately about the importance of community building and offers lots of fantastic advice for anyone listening who might find themselves in a similar situation out there.Warning: we do cuss a little bit.Support the show

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• Episode 79 - Licensed Themes

  Support the show and join our private Discord server: ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcastThis 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.Support the show

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• Episode 78 - Sopranos Pinball w/ George Gomez

  Support the Show and get a link to the private discord channel: ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcastThis 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

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• Episode 77 - Die on this Hill: Bally Dungeons & Dragons

  Support the show and join the private discord server: ko-fi.com/wedgeheadpodcastOn 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.Support the show

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