4 episodes
It’s About Time : A Pinball Podcast Fred Richardson and Brett Smith
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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Its About Time is a podcast hosted by Fred Richardson and Brett Smith. We cover everything pinball. From the people that have driven the competitive community, to the culture that pinball has created. Its about time there is a pinball podcast that covers the entire gamut of the pinball industry. Fred, being a pinball veteran with over 30 years of completive experience and the owner of Bang Back Pinball Lounge in Columbia, SC. He brings his knowledge, reputation and opinions about where the culture is headed. Brett, being a newcomer to the scene, gives a fresh perspective from a player getting into the culture during a rapid popularity in pinball.
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Episode 4 : Toy Story 4, Tilt Etiquette, Keri Wing
Jersey Jack Pinball releases Toy Story 4, and hear about our thoughts and opinions about the game, plus hear our personal strategy for Iron Maiden and Star Wars "The Mandalorian".
Did you just recklessly tilt the game by trying to save the ball? Learn the etiquette for when you or an opponent does this in a tournament.
Respect, Honor, Humility, and Progression. Learn about what it takes to be a "good" player in terms of character and attitude.
Keri Wing, 2019 IFPA Women’s World Pinball Champion talks about gives us her origin story within pinball. We also discuss her Attack From Mars strategy during that event.
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Episode 3 : Tournament Formats, SC Scene, DJ Riel
We discuss tournament format opinions, Fish Tales and The Shadow strategy, Godzilla Pinball, the South Carolina Pinball scene.
Special Guest DJ Riel discusses the pinball scene in Pittsburgh currently in comparison to when PAPA was running tournaments, and also, we discussthe transition from the pro circuit tournament style to regional venues across the nation creating the opportunity to get faster rankings through WPPR stacked events. The pandemic created a huge void in player rankings, and now there is the possibility to gain points faster.
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Episode 2 : Pinball Themes, Donavan Stepp
In this episode we talk about pinball programming, licensed vs unlicensed themes, and the importance of involving the youth in pinball.
Donavan Stepp joins us to talk about his journey into pinball, becoming an operator and we also discuss how STERN will use their insider connected platform
Its About Time : A Pinball Podcast
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Episode 1 : INDISC, RUSH, Competitive Culture, Dave Hegge
In this episode Fred and Brett discuss the INDISC tournament, Sterns release of the RUSH pinball machine, and Dave Hegge joins us for a conversation.
Customer Reviews
Great pinball things coming
I’m looking forward to more episodes of this podcast. Even in the first one I’ve learned something from Fred that I’ll try out the next time I play The Walking Dead. I think Brett and Fred will be fun to listen to and I can’t wait to hear who they bring on as guests.