Let's address the 3 fingered elephant in Elk Grove as we dive into an action packed episode of the podcast! I also get into Predator now that we have (some) gameplay footage again. Are you creative? Do you have a pile of stuff on your pinball machine? Well bring that thing to Chicago and enter the homebrew Topper contest! Details are still forming but there will be prizes and fellowship! It's in October in the greater Chicagoland area! It's always a good time in pinball. Let's jam! Email jeff@ma...
Jun 27, 2025•38 min•Season 3Ep. 196
Order Predator now from Mad Pinball! jeff@madpinball.com Man that took hours of work but I got all the info missing from the launch for the new Pinball Brothers title "Predator"! I got the price, build dates, shipping cost, Arnold info, and I know how the cargo net shot works! Couldn't have done it without my boys! Gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPHAgJwKdmg Interview with Enzo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGmgpDWBD44&t=1622s Cengiz's video breakdown https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Jun 18, 2025•20 min•Season 3Ep. 198
Hey there listeners! Glad to have you. Big episode here for your drive or tennis match or bay harbor cruise! Fist up with locations I went to Yellow River Pinball in North Wisconsin! Super cool place with essentially every American Pinball game, sometimes doubles! Then here is my hands on impressions of the game currently killing it in sales, Harry Potter and the flattened wallet! All that and sone Predator hype in advance of the release this week. Email Don at donspinballpodcast@gmail.com join ...
Jun 17, 2025•43 min•Season 3Ep. 194
Hey gang, how are you doing this fine evening? Can we take a break from news and rumors for a moment? Let's just have fun playing pinball. It's late at night here in the Doncade and I'd like to share some pinball experiences with you. I love to hear from you guys. Let me know what you're playing at the moment and what makes you happy about pinball. email the Donster! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com Join the paatreon for wacky fun times and giveaways! patreon.com/donspinballpodcast...
Jun 13, 2025•22 min•Season 3Ep. 194
Here it is, the big one! All about Potter here on Don's Pinball Podcast! What does it have? What is it missing? Which one should you get? All that and more packed into a huge episode! patreon.com/donspiballpodcast for bonus material and giveaways! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com to email and order swag! https://discord.gg/BcBEt2fszM Join the discord and chat live!
Jun 08, 2025•40 min•Season 3Ep. 193
Oh it's coming and there's confirmation! Harry Potter on Thursday and my calendar is cleared! In this show I discuss everything (publically) known about Pinball Brothers new Predator game! I thin k it could be amazing, but who knows when we're seeing it. Also we get hype for Harry this week. Probably should keep my eyes on that. Finally I review my time at the Euro Pinball Championships! Thanks to everyone that came and hung out and got stuff signed! Was super fun. Full Trip report over on patre...
Jun 02, 2025•37 min•Season 3Ep. 192
Here's the first 5 minutes of my over 40 minute episode #191 all about: -Kong ownership -Why teasing too much can hurt a games launch -Dune news -Evil Dead impressions -Classic game review -Harry Potter thoughts -AND MORE All over on patreon.com/donspinballpodcast only $5 to peek behind the curtain AND get entered to win monthly giveaways! Best deal in pinball? Probably!! Come on over and try it out!
May 25, 2025•6 min•Season 3Ep. 190
Well that was a crazy morning rumor...Harry Potter pinball THIS WEEK? and NO CASTLE? Won't be long until we know for sure. All that and a fantastic interview with Allan Lawrence from the Perfect Storm Gaming livestream where we talk all about Arcade's and Pinball machines AND he tells us how Pinfest was in Allentown this year as a newbie Pin-thusiest! Check out the guys here! https://www.youtube.com/@ThePerfectStormGaming Email me donspinballpodcast@gmail.com Give me 5-stars and a review on your...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 190
Hello everyone! Back into the swing of things like a Kong Gong it's DPP back at you! -Kong is shipping -Harry Potter is MIA -Golden State is going on! Dune lines are long, Portal's are nonexistant -Loads of code updates -What the fall may bring and so much more! I've jammed a semi truck of topics into this episode and even recorded the intro music myself! Let me know what you think and even go a drop a review if you would! email me at donspinballpodcast@gmail.com and join the patreon fun over at...
May 17, 2025•32 min•Season 3Ep. 189
Well I'm thinking I'm back! Hello pinball friends! Let's get together once again on the eve of the Potter release and get caught up with pinball happenings. Why exactly hasn't Kong LE sold out yet? I've got an idea. Where's Cuphead and Predator? Both in the forbidden zone I guess. Hit play and lets jam yo! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com Bonus show over at patreon.com/donspinballpodcast
May 06, 2025•32 min•Season 3Ep. 188
I've finally returned from my Pintastic New England trip which turned into a cross-country adventure! The show is great and I'm glad I made it out there, plus quality time with Portal and Spinal Tap is always worth while haha. Kong and Dune are both wildly different game in scope and scale. Which is better? Well that's definitely subjective but I think it's safe to say that we should all be asking our local arcades to bring these awesome games in to play! Let's chat and celebrate pinball, then h...
Apr 24, 2025•31 min•Season 3Ep. 187
Join myself and George Gomez as we discuss Dune and Kong! More to come this week! Thanks for listening!!
Apr 16, 2025•55 min•Season 3Ep. 186
Well Potter-shots across the bow of the industry! This week is setting up to be wild frfr. Have you seen the teasr pics for Potter? Are you already on a list with Mad Pinball?! Email Jeff@madpinball.com and tell him he is a good lad. Games are gonna be coming quick. No one likes to wait for their game and an early order will get it to you soonest! Or maybe you prefer to wait and see and snag one at a discount later. Let me help you savvy pin-buyer, with my advice because I'm a bit of an early ad...
Apr 10, 2025•28 min•Season 3Ep. 185
People dropping games like banana peels around this place! New Stern Cornerstone in 2 weeks! That's probably not the only one! Wizard daddy is coming! Arcades are about to see some serious action and I'm so excited I had to share my thoughts! Thank you to all the wonderful patreon supporters that fuel the show! patreon.com/donspinballpodcast to get in on the action! email Don and oder a $25 tshirt! Many styles available! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com
Apr 03, 2025•20 min•Season 3Ep. 184
I certainly think so! Games are amazing now, look at the options! Even more great things rumored to come. Literally something for everybody. Love the hobby, love the games, love the people! Get some mods, merch, and t-shirts! Just Email! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com patreon giveaways coming soon!
Apr 02, 2025•55 min•Season 3Ep. 182
Honestly, I had the best weekend down in Frisco Texas, if you were there chances are you did to. Leave me some feedback and let's celebrate pinball together!
Mar 24, 2025•40 min•Season 3Ep. 182
Man what a day. Let me say mission accomplished! I played every new game, topper, and pinball related activity today! Here's my review of it all. Email me and post comments. Help me out by telling your friends! This year is awesome guys. So are all of you. Take a bow!
Mar 22, 2025•45 min•Season 3Ep. 181
In which Don gets WAY too excited about the Venom shooter rod. ALSO Merlin has an arcade too! Let's talk about it! email Don to get mods! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com Get treated like royalty on Patreon! patreon.com/donspinballpodcast
Mar 18, 2025•35 min•Season 3Ep. 180
So much to cover! Get in and get excited. Loads of releases and accessories are hear and to come in the short term! What a time to be in pinball! -Harry Potter rumors! -Pulp Fiction getting another topper! -Venom Accessories? -Another game release tomorrow?! -All about Portal! Well, first reactions anyway. Feedback? We love that here! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com join the patreon for EARLY news, rumors and BONUS SHOWS!! patreon.com/donspinballpodcast Thank you all so much for the support!...
Mar 17, 2025•35 min•Season 3Ep. 178
Hey fellow predators! Who's ready to give pinball brothers another chance? Well you won't have to wait long for this long rumored game! Also lets run down the rest of the soon to debut games and spend a little time with my thoughts on these two new ones from Stern and JJP. Episode 178 now boarding! Join the patreon for even more fun and to support independent pinball media! patreon.com/donspinballpodcast email Don! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com
Mar 07, 2025•29 min•Season 3Ep. 178
Help me get to Pintastic! If you know any of the showrunners let them know I exist! Also D&D is super fun and Avatar is coming up next! It's time to talk more pinball! Please like and sub to the facebook page and the youtube channel for me. Need to boost to 2k! https://www.youtube.com/@donspinballpodcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088991118476 Thanks guys!
Mar 05, 2025•35 min•Season 3Ep. 177
Trip report time friends! Let's recap the weekend and celebrate the winners and all of pinball! Also I was able to attend the awesome Barrels of Fun Factory tour and YES I played a new game from them. No it's not coming next. YES this is confusing. Also let's see what everyone else is up to. Also check out sister podcast We Are Pinball for more madcap antics and pinball discussion. https://open.spotify.com/show/1HwouCWlMeaXiKWRNvnZVN?si=8f98af5af06e46f9 email Don! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com En...
Feb 26, 2025•44 min•Season 3Ep. 176
Ah friends here we go AGAIN the pinball news just DOESN'T STOP!! Grab your wallets we're going accessory shopping! New game code: X-men/D&D/EVIL DEAD!!! Plus a few words from friend of the show Spooky Bug...kinda Let's Pinball! Email Don! donspinballpocast@gmail.com patreon.com/donspinballpodcast
Feb 21, 2025•39 min•Season 3Ep. 175
So much is going on right now friends. From Twipys to missed deadlines to new games on the horizon to mod highlights its all hear in this exciting episode of DPP. Let's go on a round table journey on everything happening this week and winter is looking like its wrapping up with some straight fire. Hit me up on the email at donspinballpodcast@gmail.com and get some sweet merch! Follow me over to the discord and check out Spooky as well why youre over there. Got burning questions? Get them answere...
Feb 17, 2025•31 min•Season 3Ep. 174
Back from the beach and wouldnt you know it I got a ton of rumors and game reviews for everybody! It's a long one! I go over Stern, Jersey Jack Pinball, Spooky Pinball and the rest in this jam packed episode! Shout out to everybody that I hung with and met up with, you guys are awesome! Bonus episode on patreon at patreon.com/donspinballpodcast email Don! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com
Feb 12, 2025•51 min•Season 3Ep. 173
Oh man let's get down on some news! I've arrived in Florida for the Pinball at the Beach inaugural event and news is blowing up faster than a Stern Node 10 board! We shall discuss. Also Road Road trip from Ramp's is playable tomorrow?! NEW PINBALL TIME! All that and more get in on some of this! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com patreon.com/donspinballpodcast Like follow and sub to get notifications!!
Feb 07, 2025•34 min•Season 3Ep. 171
Should call this Barry-O's Triple Game Challenge! Welcome friends and weirdo's! It's new game...week for me it seems as everything is coming at once! The class of 2025 is starting off strong with Evil Dead, Avatar, and D&D! Let's discuss that and also look back on some questionable game decisions from our other industry friends. Epic unboxing coming on Saturday at noon CST on Youtube so definitely don't miss the giveaways live! https://discord.gg/BcBEt2fszM youtube.com/@donspinballpodcast pa...
Jan 31, 2025•46 min•Season 3Ep. 171
Hey pin-pals! Got a screaming good episode for you today! I dug into my bag and brought forth 5 amazing, guaranteed to be commercial success, DREAM THEMES for pinball! These will absolutely work and I even discuss examples of what I'd like to see implemented. ALSO check out Flip for the Cure in March at Wildside downtown Toledo Ohio for a great fundraising tournament to help kids with epilepsy! 4th annual Epilepsy Flip for the Cure Charity Pinball Tournament. March 8th in downtown Toledo at Wild...
Jan 26, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 170
Listen before you get mad! I make a well reasoned argument why it is impossible to make a perfect Harry Potter game! donspinballpodcast@gmail.com patreon.com/donspinballpodcast
Jan 17, 2025•36 min•Season 3Ep. 169
Interviews, first impressions, and pinball fun! Thanks so much to Brian Eddy, Elizabeth Gieske, George Gomez, Retro Ralph, and Cary Hardy for sharing the mic direct from the streaming players lounge at Stern Pinball! Game was good fun even in early prerelease setup. Can't wait to see how it evolves from here!
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 14 min
