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Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Silverball Chronicles with David and Ron
Episode 35 – The Capcom Debacle Part 2: Illinois PinBall Inc.
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Episode Summary
Last month we learned about Capcom, the video game company who wanted to get into the pinball industry and ride wave of popularity, just like Data East! It didn’t go well.
Even after Capcom disappeared, the lure of what could have been remained. That’s when we stumble upon a crazy collector and dreamer who ruined himself. Join us this month while we discover what happened to Capcom’s assets, tooling and making new parts vs. selling existing parts, more lawsuits, being a terrible business person or being a great guy, and a second crash and burn.
Sources:
TopCast
- Episode 42 – Python Angelo
- Episode 56 – Ward Pemberton
- Episode 52 – Stan Fukuoka
- Episode 49 – Mark Ritchie
- Episode 47 – Chris Granner
- Episode 43 – Jeff Powell
- Episode 11 – Gene Cunningham
Youtube. Gene Cunningham. Northwest Pinball Show. Here.
- Polygon. When pigs flew: The strange history of Capcom's Big Bang Bar. Here.
- Pinball News. More Bang for the Bucks. Here.
- Pinball News. Gene Therapy. Here.
Pinside. Artifacts of Gene Cunningham/Illinois Pinball. Here.
Shalhoub, Michael. The Pinball Compendium.
Flower, G. Pinball: The Lure of the Silver Ball Hardcover. Here.
Internet Pinball Database. IPDB.org The Capcom Game List. Here.
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Pinball Innovators & Makers Podcast
Episode 19: 3D Print It And Forget It!
This episode we go under the playfield with Greg Brault the maker behind the Beerfest Homebrew Pinball.
https://Ohmbrew.net/pinball-machine
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
The Pinball Show Episode 145: Shark No Eat Ball
Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny
- The Gift That Keeps On Giving All Year Long
- Stern Pinball Production Updates
- Shark No Eat Ball: Deal Breaker Or Game Maker?
- Reactions To Jaws Gameplay Video
- MEMBERS ONLY: Alice In Wonderland Pinball: What You Need To Know About The Upcoming Release
- Reactions To Looney Tunes Gameplay Video
- Pedretti Getting Into The Remake Game
- American Pinball Upcoming Games Release Scheduling
- INDISC & Pinburgh 2024
- Pinball Market Trends™
- Deal Of The Week
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Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 47: Why No Balls in Mouth?!
Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf & Travis Murie
2024 is here and we are back! In this episode we discuss our thoughts on both the JAWS and Looney Tunes streams, as well as our overall opinion on negativity in the hobby. Tom and Travis talked about INDISC and some of the other tournaments going on in the next few weeks. This is a terrible summary, but I doubt anyone actually reads them 
Enjoy!
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Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
The Pinball Show Episode 144: The Big Jaws Episode
Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny
- Stern Pinball Releases Jaws Pinball
- Stern Pinball Production Updates
- Future Plans For Stern Pinball
- Changing Course On LEs & Bringing Back What Once Was
- Market & Sales Response Of Jaws Pinball
- Jaws Game Features & First Impressions
- MEMBERS ONLY: More Bally Williams Remakes, A NEW Scooby Doo Topper, A Princess Bride Tease, & The Return Of Pinburgh
- Cocaine Bobcat
- Pinball Market Trends™
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Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Silverball Chronicles with David and Ron Episode 34: The Capcom Debacle Part 1
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Topic Starts at 8:27
Episode Summary
Capcom was a video game company who wanted to get into the pinball industry and ride a wave of popularity, just like Data East! Sadly, they were a victim of wrong place, wrong time. Add to that a bunch of mismanagement, Python Angelo, various lawsuits, and well… you end up like Capcom Pinball.
Even after Capcom disappeared, the lure of what could have been remained, especially as we stumble upon a crazy collector and dreamer who ruined himself... but we will get into that in Part 2.
Join us this month while we discover why Capcom wanted to join pinball, who they bought to table to build machines, poaching talent from Williams, the lawsuits, and ultimately, the crash and burn.
Sources:
TopCast
- Episode 42 – Python Angelo
- Episode 56 – Ward Pemberton
- Episode 52 – Stan Fukuoka
- Episode 49 – Mark Ritchie
- Episode 47 – Chris Granner
- Episode 43 – Jeff Powell
Shalhoub, Michael. The Pinball Compendium.
Flower, G. Pinball: The Lure of the Silver Ball Hardcover. Here.
Internet Pinball Database. IPDB.org The Capcom Game List. Here.
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Pinball Innovators & Makers Podcast Episode 18 - Gerry Stellenberg
This episode we go under the playfield with Gerry Stellenberg, the creator of the P-ROC pinball controller and the president and founder of Multimorphic Pinball.
https://www.multimorphic.com/
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Triple Drain Pinball Podcast Episode 46: 2023 CrossOver With LoserKids
Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, Travis Murie, Scott Larson, & Josh Roop
Well this was fun! We decided to have a massive crossover episode with Josh and Scott from the Loserkid Pinball Podcast. We had some TWIPY conversation, as well as what we consider each of our most surprising things in 2023. We also discussed the current pinball market and how we see that changing in the future. It was a ton of fun to record with lots of laughs. Enjoy!
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Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
The Pinball Show Episode 143: The Best Pinball Of 2023 & The Death Of Pinball Award Shows
Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny
- Announcing The Pinball Giveaway Winners
- Numbers Don't Lie: The Pinball Show Continues To Grow
- Stern Pinball Production Updates
- Spooky Pinball Releases Looney Tunes & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pinball Machines
- Papa?...
- MEMBERS ONLY: Award Show Meltdown: A Deeper Look Into The Death Of Pinball Award Shows
- Awarding Virtual Plastic Trophies To The Best Of 2023 Pinball
- Game Of The Year
- Pinball Market Trends™
- Deal Of The Week
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Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023