Pinheadz Pinball PODcast

Rod Cuddihy: Pinball Collector...with Steve Hyde & Gary Christiansen •www.pinheadz.com.au

Pinball collectors, manufacturers & players alike are known as PINHEADZ…their stories, experiences and opinions form the Pinheadz Podcast! Recorded in Australia’s national capital, the Pinheadz PODcast is a uniquely Australian look at the pinball industry – past, present & future.

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PINHEADZ24! THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE…

2017…the year in pinball wrapped up in a neat little package! Just in time for Christmas! It hasn’t been this difficult to decide who gets our hard earned dollar for at least 2 decades. With Jersey Jack announcing ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Pinball 2018 & STERN announcing ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Pinball…are we witnessing the beginning of the first true pinball battle since Bally/Williams VS Data East? Join Pinball Collector – Rod Cuddihy, Pin Hunter – Gary Christiansen & Pinball Techni...

Dec 22, 2017•1 hr 35 min

PINHEADZ 23! MID YEAR REVIEW

Join Rod, Gaz & Pintech Stevie as they explore PINBALL NEWS & LIFE from the collectors, players & builders. Episode 23 takes a look at the big releases & developments of 2017…STERN Pinball’s ‘Star Wars’ & ‘Aerosmith’. Spooky Pinball’s ‘Rob Zombie’s spook Show International’, ‘Alice Cooper’ & ‘The Jetsons’. PLUS a parade of boutique titles. Cos we #LOVEpinball

Aug 13, 2017•1 hr 47 min

PINHEADZ22! XMAS BONUS!

PINHEADZ 22! XMAS BONUS! 00:00:00 INTRO…the greatest Christmas present EVER! 00:04:04 GAZ’S GAMEROOM CONCLUSION…or is it? 00:11:28 PINBALL IN THE BEDROOM…the true test of a relationship. 00:17:10 WARNING! ELECTROMECHANICAL AHEAD! 1968 Williams Hayburner II update. 00:25:16 GAZ’s INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURING. 1 degree of Jersey Jack & Melbourne Barcades. 00:34:45 WHEN TO STOP RESTORING & START REPLACING. Plus, Gaz announces he wants a 2016 STERN Ghostbusters! 00:42:46 SAFECRACKER…MODERN PINB...

Dec 17, 2016•1 hr 44 min

PINHEADZ21. Pinball REVELATIONS

00:00:00 INTRO 00:05:25 Welcome to Pinheadz 21…GAZ’s Game Room Update 00:14:30 STERN reveal BATMAN 66 PINBALL 00:46:30 HEIGHWAY PINBALL reveal ALIEN 01:00:30 JERSEY JACK PINBALL reveal Pat Lawlor’s comeback game DIALED IN 01:24:15 Pinheadz roadtrip to NEWCASTLE PINFEST 2016, Stevie’s new pins & Rod’s departed ones. 01:49:57 Why Aerosmith deserve the pinball machine that will be announced in 2017 02:01:03 Former Williams Software Engineer Duncan Brown’s quest to save the lost playfield design...

Oct 22, 2016•2 hr 8 min

Pinheadz 20! #BPG…Before Pokemon GO!

00:00:00 INTRO In memoriam of Australia’s coin op pioneer Dante Zambello. 00:03:00 COMING UP in Pinheadz 20 00:08:16 WE CALL IT. Our tip for STERN PINBALL’s next title release. 00:13:00 GAZ’s Gamesroom Update. 00:17:25 PINTECH STEVIE’s rare European Gottlieb Black Hole 00:24:50 Why ROD is selling his STERN WWE LE No.27…and others! 00:33:50 LOW BALLS…should we be offended by Low Ball offers? 00:39:16 THUNDERBIRDS Pinball saga update. 00:56:14 PABST Can Crusher…the most unexpected pinball machine ...

Aug 06, 2016•2 hr 9 min

Pinheadz19! PINBALL BUILDING…don’t try this at home!

00:00:00 INTRO Back story to 1960’s Sci Fi TV series Thunderbirds & how the Thunderbirds pin was born…PLUS what’s coming up in Pinheadz 19! 00:05:05 WELCOME 00:07:00 HOMEPIN boss Mike Kalinowski on Thunderbirds Pinball production delay & timeline moving forward. 00:41:50 What did we learn from the HOMEPIN interview… 00:47:30 STERN Pinball release John Trudeau’s 40th production game…Ghostbusters. 01:16:10 International Pin Hunting update from Gaz. 01:20:43 What’s in Pintech Stevie’s Shed?...

Mar 28, 2016•2 hr 20 min

PPPo18. Pinheadz Pinball PODcast ep18! SPIDEY vs ALIEN

Who deserves EPISODE 18 top billing…SPIDERMAN vs ALIEN? ALIEN Pinball playfield analysis. SPIDERMAN VAULT EDITION review…& pricing reaction! If you had to buy a NIB 2016 release…WHAT WOULD IT BE? GAZ’s Games Room construction update! STEVIE’s cocktail cab production line. Virtual high 5 to Pavlov Pinball! A toast to the Broken Token PODcast! Pinball on OZ TV…Weekend Sunrise crosses to Tassie, Weekend Today goes to Coogee Diggers & Geoff Fraser reveals MAD MAX Pinball! Special delivery fr...

Feb 08, 2016•1 hr 50 min

PPPo17. Pinheadz pinball PODcast ep17! WORLD CHAMPION edition!

0:01 HAPPY HOLIDAYS…Here’s what’s coming up in PINHEADZ 17! 7:30 LOOKING BACK at arguably pinball’s greatest artist Gordon Morrison. 19:05 Will Gaz’s gameroom construction be complete before Christmas 2015 or 2016? 24:00 Rod & Stevie perform a playfield swap on a 1996 CAPCOM BREAKSHOT! 30:22 ROB ZOMBIE’S SPOOKSHOW INTERNATIONAL has been revealed…how does it look & is Rod getting one? 46:40 SPOOKY PINBALL quietly announce DOMINOS PIZZA the pinball machine. What will be in it? 58:26 Austra...

Dec 24, 2015•2 hr 40 min

PPPo16. Pinheadz Pinball PODcast ep16! PINBALL EXPO 2015 SPECIAL!

Chicago Pinball EXPO 2015 jammed into 2 hours of the biggest names & biggest news of the event! GAZ’s Gamesroom construction report…stuff is actually happening! First ever tour of PINTECH STEVIE’S personal Gottlieb wedge head collection! Why has ROD begun the search for a Back To The Future Pinball machine? STERN PINBALL boss Gary Stern may have let slip his plans for China manufacture! Just how far back will the STERN PINBALL re-released games actually go? JERSEY JACK is a new man! What doe...

Nov 28, 2015•2 hr 15 min

PPPo15 Pinheadz Pinball PODcast ep15! AS SEEN ON TV!

Pinheadz PODcast Episode 15 INTRODUCTION – Mainstream media coverage of pinball reaches new heights. PINTECH STEVIE survives his GOLD PROSPECTING OUTBACK ADVENTURE. GAZ finally begins the GAME ROOM build…one step forward, two steps back. ACT PINBALL CHAMPS. How did the boys games stand up to 2 days non stop play? GAME OF THRONES PINBALL coverage preview. PINBALLERS the reality TV show…the world reacts! ROD’s verdict. GAME OF THRONES PINBALL – first pictures…first impressions! Where’s my mini pla...

Sep 24, 2015•3 hr 25 min

PPPo14 Pinheadz Pinball PODcast ep14! Pinball & Rock – THE PERFECT MATCH!

Spooky Pinball’s ROB ZOMBIE SPOOKSHOW INTERNATIONAL pre intro – intro. The history of Pinball & Rock n Roll. Vice City Players meet at Rod’s place. ACT Pinball Championships countdown with Tournament Director Pete Menzel. What does the new STERN KISS PINBALL look like to a KISS cover band lead guitarist & pinhead? STERN PINBALL’s new Social Media manager is on fire! Have The Barenaked Ladies delivered pinheadz a new anthem? Pinheadz PODcast contributor Greg Seigel gets national coverage ...

Jun 21, 2015

PPPo13 Pinheadz Pinball PODcast! ep13. PINHEADZ THE 13TH!

INTRODUCTION…the big things coming up in Episode 13! GAZ’s Game Room addition UPDATE…will Gaz meet his winter deadline? SWINKS’ new Creature From The Black Lagoon SNACK BAR MOD. A brief reflection on the beginning of the LICENCED PINBALL THEME revolution. ROD sells his 1997 BALLY Cirqus Voltaire to fund a new STERN WRESTLEMANIA LE. ROD unboxes a NIB HANKIN Cocktail table. PREDATOR PINBALL IS DEAD…how did it all fall apart? Was it a scam? Will the PREDATOR fallout effect the other pinball manufac...

Apr 30, 2015

PPPo12 Pinheadz Pinball PODcast! ep12. PINHEADZ MANIA!

When STERN PINBALL announced a new title within weeks of the new year the pinball world was caught completely off guard…in Episode 12 of The Pinheadz PODcast Rod, Gaz & Pintech Stevie take a look at how STERN managed to keep it’s new WWE Wrestlemania Pinball secret! Guest Pinheadz reporter & Australia’s IFPA No.7 ranked player Greg Siegele gives a crash course on how to play like a champion with special guest & PAPA World Champion Cayle George! Manu ‘SPUDZ’ Smith takes us behind the ...

Feb 09, 2015

PPPo11b Pinheadz Pinball PODcast! ep11 PART 2. 2014 Australian Pinball EXPO Special!

The final Pinheadz PODcast of 2014! In the continuation of Ep11…Rod, Gaz & Pintech Stevie continue your virtual tour of the 2014 Australian Pinball EXPO in Sydney! If you didn’t catch PART 1 just skip back in the cue & check it out. Be part of the PODcast via FACEBOOK – Pinheadz Pinball PODcast or TWITTER – @RODsaid #pinheadz So join broadcaster Rod Cuddihy, international pinball hunter Gary Christiansen & professional pinball technician Steve Hyde for Americana from Down Under, in E...

Dec 31, 2014

PPPo11a Pinheadz Pinball PODcast! ep11 PART 1. 2014 Australian Pinball EXPO Special!

Episode 11 of the Pinheadz PODcast takes you on a virtual tour of the 2014 Australian Pinball EXPO in Sydney! Rod, Gaz & Pintech Stevie meet pinheadz from around the world, bump into famous Aussie pinball personalities & actually stop to play some pinball. From some of the rarest games on the planet to some of the most popular, the closest you’ll come to experiencing the largest collection of pinball machines made available to the public in the Southern Hemisphere is this episode! ALSO f...

Dec 22, 2014

PPPo10 Pinheadz Pinball PODcast EP10! The Pinball Resurgence IS REAL!

With 9 of the TOP 10 grossing film franchises in history already having been made into pinball machines, are there any valuable film franchise licences left? In this episode we discover there’s one less title available to pinball manufacturers with Heighway Pinball’s announcement that they’re putting ALIEN PINBALL into production! UK pinball king & Heighway Pinball president Andrew Heighway joins us for the big news. Normally that’s about as big as it gets, but in the month just gone, Chicag...

Oct 31, 2014•3 hr 2 min

PPP009 Pinheadz Pinball PODcast ep9! EVERYBODY LOVES A COMEBACK…THE SPOOKY SPECIAL!

Despite a legendary history, horror themed pinball machines have been conspicuously absent from the new pinball landscape this millennium. But just when it looked like the death of the genre…STERN Pinball has announced their newest title – The Walking Dead! Special guest & Horror/Sci Fi pinball aficionado Charlie Emery joins us for a look at the genre’s place in pinball history. As well as talking about, playing & collecting them, Charlie is leading the charge of boutique pinball manufac...

Sep 15, 2014•2 hr 55 min

PPP008 Pinheadz Pinball PODcast ep8! Experts Of Dangerous v Revenge Of The Zombie Crash Test Dummies

SKIT B Head Designer – Kevin Kulek gives an in depth interview on the announcement of the company’s new game EXPERTS OF DANGEROUS and the unique licensing deal done with the stars of MYTHBUSTERS. Kevin also reveals mode details of SKIT B’s FUNHOUSE 2.0 project, including the quest to track down the actor who provided the original voice of the game’s iconic star – Rudy! PLUS Kevin describes what stage of production SKIT B’s PREDATOR pin is at, while standing amongst the games currently being buil...

Aug 12, 2014•2 hr 53 min

PPPoo7 Pinheadz Pinball PODcast ep7! A DECADE IN THE MAKING – Pinball Creation V Pinball Destruction

When pinball’s most controversial designer passed away earlier this year it was widely accepted that the dream of Python Angelo ‘s holy grail – Williams Pinball Circus going into production died with him. Ten years after the prototype was completed we celebrate the announcement that Python’s legacy will be complete & one of pinball’s most innovative games ever, will be built! Also proving how much can happen in a decade, we take a look at how a stash of early 90’s Bally Williams pins stood u...

Jul 09, 2014•2 hr 37 min

PPPoo6 Pinheadz Pinball PODcast ep6! Pinball Pimping v Pinball Pizza

Is the lone MAD MAX pinball machine the most extreme ‘pin pimp out’ ever? Geoff Fraser joins us to reveal all about his amazing creation. Williams Pinball’s greatest game goes into production at STERN. Are we getting closer to a pinball factory reinstating a night shift on the production line? We get serious about Virtual Pinball and graduate from playing on the iPhone. Aussie VP builder Sam Vicario gives us a lesson in full size Virtual Pinball construction. DUTCH PINBALL reveal the Big Lebowsk...

Jun 14, 2014•2 hr 26 min

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