Dude! I just have to say that this series was absolutely fantastic! People have no idea the amount of work that you must have put into these videos with all of the research, image gathering, graphic design, animation and editing. I guarantee it could be quantified as a "sh*t ton" of work. These videos were both informative and very entertaining. Thank you for taking the time to create this series for us pinheads who enjoy the past, present and future of the games.
I needed this when I started archiving pinball history.. best documentary/history of I’ve ever seen.. after collecting all the great tables, I realized mid 70s EMS are unmatched, and in the modern era, noone is on John papadiuks level like it’s not close.. thankyou
just caught the whole series today, so good! And so true! I didn’t really “get” pinball until I stumbled across FX3. Once I realized what pinball encapsulates I was hooked. When I first played the Williams tables irl that I played in FX3 it was like “omg!!! It’s Party Zone! White Water!” my dream is to play a Cirqus Voltaire, favorite table. Beating Wizard Mode and joining the cirqus in FX 3 is one of my favorite moments
My goal, own a circus voltaire, use it to provide inspiration for my children so that my children and I (family) start making our own PB machines using the OPP platform similar to ‘Barrels of Fun‘S’ Labyrinth! In other words, start thinking bigger, as all it takes is 1% inspiration and 109% perspiration to become ‘SO EPIC’ that even the inventors of Bagatelle will be turning over in their graves!!😅🎉
The good thing about Pinball Arcade losing the rights to the Bally/Williams tables is that if you had already purchased them for a specific platform, you could keep them, even after reinstalling the game on a new device using the same platform.
Another good thing is that Zen does the tables way better justice. Better sound effects, better ball physics, better atmosphere. I'll still go back to The Pinball Arcade for the rest of them, but if it's on Pinball FX, there's no contest.
Not good for most of us though who didn't get them lol. Though the nice thing I wrote about in my review for the game on Steam (which got banned by their steam moderator, didn't even know you could ban a steam review, seems like censorship to me), but if you just get the tables online for free elsewhere *cough*, you can play the tables, log into the proper game on Steam, and your scores will auto upload.
@@SparkpadArt I just wish Pinball FX had the Ghostbusters + Star Trek Vengeance + Walking Dead tables and a few others that I can't find on Pinball FX.
I was really impressed with Virtual Pinball, with the number of fans who meticulously recreated classic machines and gave them away for free. While it could be a chore to install, once it was up and running it was fantastic.
Yes! Watched all 3 previous parts in one binge, then was left on a cliffhanger. It was definitely worth the wait. Love this series, but was over all too quickly. I'm going back for a re-watch of parts 1 to 3, now I'm more familiar with pinball in general - been playing a load of tables on VPX, it's the closest I'll get.... for now. Not sure why there's geese everywhere, but I like it! Great work.
I’m fairly new to pinball but successfully obsessing enough where I can put up a few high score :) Thanks to you I can look at ems to virtual and appreciate them all! I am addicted to Surfer by Gottlieb…. Without this series I will have no appreciation or understanding the complexity and seriousness that goes into pinball. I’m now starting to go to local leagues , talking to pro players , and truly becoming friends with people who love the same thing I do . Cheers to you for opening a new door and new chapter in my life !😎💙
I'm a 28 year old lapsed pinball fan from Ohio. I mention this because there are few young people like you making quality pinball content on TH-cam. I have been trying to get back into the hobby recently, and this series is just what I needed. You made me laugh so much, thank you for such an educational and entertaining series. Your voice and humor remind me of Scott the Woz, and your editing reminds me a bit of Bill Wurtz. Both of those are big compliments. Instant sub :') Also loved your weird goose anime music video, wth
Binged the whole series in a few hours- this is honestly top tier stuff. I got "into" pinball like a year ago through vpx where I developed an addiction to just downloading a billion tables onto my computer. The history aspect probably interested me more than the game itself looking back haha. Anyway, awesome stuff, looking forward to whatever you do next/are doing now :)
Thank you so much for putting so much effort, love and personality into this series, which ultimately currently only serves a pretty niche community. Stuff like this is exactly what is needed to introduce pinball to a new generation of players!
Thank you for the walk through memory lane... i first fell in love with Pinball with a machine in a local pizza place. It was "Tombstone" - i think. It was a simple table. 3 Flippers. The single upper flipper was used to shot down the tombstones. 7 of them i think. My all time favorite was Black Knight. My most played was .... man, i can't remember the name! I remember oit being bright orange and had a habit of flashing VERY brightly when you got a good combination. I played it so much because it was at my mom's favorite bar (The Olney Pub), and she would keep me busy by feeding me quarters.
Gawd Dayumn! I sure enjoyed that series and it definitely helps me writing my Bachelor Thesis about the history of Pinball 🙂Thanks a lot!!! Awesome Work!
These make me so happy. Your voice is so soothing and your videos are great for quick references and feeding my curiosity to know more. I'm glad you're so passionate. 😄
@@bralex2670 as a pinball newbie, it felt a little challenging, but it was crazy fun. Foo Fighters is easily in my top 3 bands, and being able to select your song before play is pretty slick. There may be a bias there, but the art and atmosphere of the game is undeniably awesome!
Wow just did the lot in one go. I learned so much I didn’t know about a hobby I love. The way you deliver and the fun you made it was fantastic. Will have to re watch as I am sure I missed somethings as you go through a lot at speed. You deserve more views come on everyone let’s spread the word😂.
What a great 4-part series this was! Stuffing that much information into each episode is really awesome, although at some points I would have wanted a little more time to read some text or admire the graphics… never mind, I just halted the video. I am a pinball addict since around 60 years, already watched many videos on pinball history, and yours are top notch! Thumbs up!
Thank you :) looking back on it, there are definitely plenty of things I failed to mention. I'll try my best to clean those topics up in further videos
Lovely series, i love the editing and your quirky style! i guess you missed the news while making this but Stern just announced a James Bond Theme. and Spooky is doing a TNA rebooted/reworked
Didnt think Id see the pinball collection games mentioned! I really didnt know how monumental or forgettable they were for the hobby or in general, but they had some serious love packed into them. Worth noting that the gottlieb collection actually came prepackaged with my PS2 at launch! You may be on to something there!
Loved the whole series. I was a little sad to see a few missed games mentioned in the new era, but all in all, awesome work, funny and informative in a great story telling kind of way. Great job!
In my eyes the game that brought me fun that’s closest to real pinballs was the pro pinball series. The first part was called „the web“ the second and best „timeshock“ and I think there are one or two more. Ty for putting so much effort into to this dope documentary.
Well done. The whole series was great. Good timing too, barcades and old style arcades are popping up everywhere, and many of them are back to a quarter a game! Dropped you a sub.
Please make part 5... Scooby-Doo, Foo fighters, Godfather, battle galactic, pulp fiction and new pinball company TiltBob Pinball by 2022 texas pinball homebrew pinball designer of the year Bob Nies, He made Elf pin. 2023 I'm actually helping build pins with him. Bob is an engineer, a coder, carpenter, and technician a Very smart guy. We are taking new pins to Texas March 2024.
Would love to see this series in one big episode. This is definitely worthy of a documentary to be picked up by a major network (NetFlix hint hint). Fantastic production and very well done!!!
this was a really fun series to watch, good stuff!! i'm surprised you didn't really mention visual pinball much; that's definitely the reason i've been able to get into the hobby since real tables are a pain to find IRL and the stuff people have made for it (conversions or homebrew/original tables) is frankly *astonishing* given its all freeware/FOSS i cant help but feel bad for popadiuk, dude just wanted to make cool pins and ended up becoming pinball's equivalent of keiji inafune due to (what im guessing was) poor planning and overambition :
Yeah vpx is probably the best way to really get into the hobby. Having pretty much any table right at your fingertips is way is epic. I really wish popadiuk just went to one of the other companies like all the other legacy designers. Making the most insane table as a first in a company he's spearheading was just way too tall an order. It was never gonna happen and, yeah he should've known how it was gonna turn out, but idk I just wish he was given more of a fighting chance
You should get into it if youre interested. There's a ton of good resources like vpx and pinball fx for new players to get into without spending like a billion dollars
I was fortunate enough to play the big lebowski pin at a pinball fest in Dallas back in 2018. Loved it! I really hope they succeed in a public release someday.
Steve Ritchie (pinball designer) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jersey Jack years In August 2021, Ritchie left Stern Pinball and joined Jersey Jack Pinball.[9][10] In an April 2022 PinCast interview with Pinball Magazine and Pinball News, Ritchie said that he was actively working on a game for Jersey Jack and that it would likely be produced in the second half of 2022.[11]
I've played the rush table, it's great, imho! Loved watching this series after youtube dropped the 4th episode in my lap, this is a really well-researched, in depth look at the ins and outs of the pinball industry. Also, firm agree, black knight 2000's music is ICONIC and I've got a lot of fond memories of it blasting over my shoulder while I try to finally get a score above 6th place in tetris, haha
Great video!! Keith Elwin might become a legendary designer soon! He made 4 titles, 3 of which are amazing!! Godzilla is his best( specially the Premium/LE)!!
Same, but I think it's better in Zen's hands. Zen arguably has better physics for the Williams tables compared to TPA. Zen has been releasing tables at a slower pace, though, and the overall "roster" of tables is smaller. Maybe they'll add all the tables that were in TPA with enough time. My biggest gripes though with Zen is lack of lighting customization and the rather weak nudge. Yes, TPA's nudging was broken OP but the nudge in FX is a little too weak. (I know that IRL death saves, bangbacks, etc. are banned in competitive/tournament play on a real machine, at least, but if we're playing a virtual pin I don't see anything wrong with it. Maybe keep the weak nudge in classic mode, but on Arcade mode, the power of nudging is increased somewhat so you can do things you could do on a real table)
Really great series with a ton of info, this couldn't have been easy to research. I would have appreciated a LITTLE more detail on some tables (you mention the giant head of Fun House but not the cartoony destruction of the castle in Medieval Madness), but you covered a ton of ground so I can't complain much. I could see Godzilla staying on top until something new dethrones it, as it really does have better gameplay than the 90's kings and queens. Nostalgia is hard to beat though and the castle in Medieval Madness IS pretty damn cool.
I definitely get that. Looking back I could've mentioned a lot more about individual tables, like I somehow forgot to mention either of the star treks. Idk I was just at the point in the script where I was having trouble finding new things to say about even Indiana Jones. If there's one thing I could go back and change. I definitely would've given myself more time to flesh out the script more for the last 2 parts
@@bralex2670 - You got my subscription all the same. If you ever feel like doing a "bonus" video, it would be cool to show why the top tables are the top tables and how that lead to the evolution of tables in the 90's and led up to the modern resurgence of machines like Deadpool and Godzilla (and I think Elvira's third game deserves some props, because it's a surprisingly high quality game). Like you mention how Adams Family changed pinball, but it would be cool to detail exactly how it did that (the scoring options it had and the progression that would lead to wizard mode, and how later pins improved upon the template it laid).
hello Bralex, I saw your pinball videos parts 1-4 with a friend today. I think the way you make your videos is really great, and you're also doing something for the pinball scene, which I also think is really great. Do you plan on making more pinball videos? if necessary about the individual artists (phyton anghelo etc)? I would be very happy I hope you're doing well, please keep making videos! :) Best regards from Germany
The only physical pinball machine I've ever played was the Simpsons' Pinball Party, back when I was a kid over ten years ago at Chuckies. Even so, I've always loved pinball and I long to build my own machine.
Yessss, digital pinball really do be pulling peeps into the hobby.. Besides 3D Space Cadet Pinball, I also played a bunch of the Plants Vs. Zombies table in Pinball FX 2 back when I used my brother's Xbox 360 (wish it was on Steam, aaaaaaaaaaaa). Also, thank you for making this series, it was a fun and informative watch! OUO
Digital pinball is such a great gateway because it’s super accessible and because you can play infinitely you can learn the rules without spending $100. Only problem is it leads to a real pinball addiction which costs far more
Awesome little documentary series, many thanks for the hard work you put on these videos! Did I sense correctly, were the companies in the EM era such as the Gottlieb able to push more machines in a time frame into the markets than during the modern digital era? And were the businesses longer lasting? Did the pace decrease when the companies turned into digital pinball? If my sense is right, what do you think were the biggest reasons for the change? Were there something special in the company management and culture in the earlier days, or are the modern machines so complex and digital devices buggy that the development and delivery slowed down. Thanks.
I think that pinball machines just got way more complicated to make and work out the kinks. Also the price to make a table skyrocketted, making a line of EM's was way faster and cheaper than putting together one modern solid state table
I loved watching this series. Pinball was always my favorite at the arcade, but i never knew anything about it. Born in '79, maybe it was my non-questioning kid brain, but i kinda felt like every machine i played in the 80s and 90s had always existed. Like, i never heard someone say a game was a new release. I never really heard people say "x game was one of the best," nor that a game was "critically panned." Like in the 90s, when i was playing pinball in the arcade, there was usually 0 or 1 other people playing pinball. So yeah, i heard nothing. So, It was really fun learning when all the games in my personal timeline were released. I remember that Medieval game and thought it was pretty fun, but i had no clue until now it was highly rated haha. Or, that any game was. Loved learning all this. I cant wait to go this arcade nearby and see if they have any prestigious pins (good pinball company name). I really loved Cyclone growing up. Bc, I dont know why, but no matter where I came across that game, i always won score free games. Did that game have a rep for being easy, anyone know?
I'm really not sure if cyclone was easy. I've never found it (as much as I'd like to) I know for sure that its 90's counterpart Hurricane is pretty simple, so I'd say maybe. That being said people seem to like Comet and Cyclone a lot more than Hurricane so either way, good taste
@Bralex first time i played Hurricane, i was on vacation near the beach, and it was very hot. So that fan on top felt very refreshing. So the game got my favorable review. But I think now a fan in my face at arcade would annoy me. Edit* Oops. I think that was Whirlwind.
Wish that you mentioned the spike system, as its whats detering me from buying any new stern machines, due to its costs for repair and just simple LED's going out can't be fixed depending on the machine.
Dude! I just have to say that this series was absolutely fantastic! People have no idea the amount of work that you must have put into these videos with all of the research, image gathering, graphic design, animation and editing. I guarantee it could be quantified as a "sh*t ton" of work. These videos were both informative and very entertaining. Thank you for taking the time to create this series for us pinheads who enjoy the past, present and future of the games.
About time for part 5?
I started here and then 30 seconds in I was like ohh this is gooood 😁 so I watched parts 1-3 and now im back for the finale
Great job
I needed this when I started archiving pinball history.. best documentary/history of I’ve ever seen.. after collecting all the great tables, I realized mid 70s EMS are unmatched, and in the modern era, noone is on John papadiuks level like it’s not close.. thankyou
just caught the whole series today, so good! And so true! I didn’t really “get” pinball until I stumbled across FX3. Once I realized what pinball encapsulates I was hooked.
When I first played the Williams tables irl that I played in FX3 it was like “omg!!! It’s Party Zone! White Water!”
my dream is to play a Cirqus Voltaire, favorite table. Beating Wizard Mode and joining the cirqus in FX 3 is one of my favorite moments
Cirqus Voltaire is a certified banger. I'd check out vpx if you wanna play some more tables
My goal, own a circus voltaire, use it to provide inspiration for my children so that my children and I (family) start making our own PB machines using the OPP platform similar to ‘Barrels of Fun‘S’ Labyrinth! In other words, start thinking bigger, as all it takes is 1% inspiration and 109% perspiration to become ‘SO EPIC’ that even the inventors of Bagatelle will be turning over in their graves!!😅🎉
Thank you for this awesome series! Pinball is about to make a huge comeback........again......
Damn i might have to make a part 5 if it blows up again lol
This was an amazing series, fun and informative. Thanks! I'll rewatch it for sure after some time.
Thank you very much for this entire series
The good thing about Pinball Arcade losing the rights to the Bally/Williams tables is that if you had already purchased them for a specific platform, you could keep them, even after reinstalling the game on a new device using the same platform.
I missed the boat.
Another good thing is that Zen does the tables way better justice. Better sound effects, better ball physics, better atmosphere. I'll still go back to The Pinball Arcade for the rest of them, but if it's on Pinball FX, there's no contest.
Not good for most of us though who didn't get them lol. Though the nice thing I wrote about in my review for the game on Steam (which got banned by their steam moderator, didn't even know you could ban a steam review, seems like censorship to me), but if you just get the tables online for free elsewhere *cough*, you can play the tables, log into the proper game on Steam, and your scores will auto upload.
@@SparkpadArt I just wish Pinball FX had the Ghostbusters + Star Trek Vengeance + Walking Dead tables and a few others that I can't find on Pinball FX.
@@casedistorted Prepare your Wallet, because Star Trek: TNG is around the Corner to get bought for Pinball FX.
I'm glad that you mentioned RUSH pinball.
You said that one company moved to Taiwan and I never see pinball here. 😢
Thanks for your 4 parts! Had to download even more VPX tables although I have everything from Zen Studios, Zaccharia and The Pinball Arcade.
simply amazing my friend. Thank you so so much for everything that you have done with this four part series. Thoroughly enjoyed it. ❤️ ☮ ♾ 💡
I was really impressed with Virtual Pinball, with the number of fans who meticulously recreated classic machines and gave them away for free. While it could be a chore to install, once it was up and running it was fantastic.
100% agree
Yes! Watched all 3 previous parts in one binge, then was left on a cliffhanger. It was definitely worth the wait. Love this series, but was over all too quickly. I'm going back for a re-watch of parts 1 to 3, now I'm more familiar with pinball in general - been playing a load of tables on VPX, it's the closest I'll get.... for now. Not sure why there's geese everywhere, but I like it! Great work.
Goose arc
Well that clears it up.
I’m fairly new to pinball but successfully obsessing enough where I can put up a few high score :) Thanks to you I can look at ems to virtual and appreciate them all! I am addicted to Surfer by Gottlieb…. Without this series I will have no appreciation or understanding the complexity and seriousness that goes into pinball. I’m now starting to go to local leagues , talking to pro players , and truly becoming friends with people who love the same thing I do .
Cheers to you for opening a new door and new chapter in my life !😎💙
I'm a 28 year old lapsed pinball fan from Ohio. I mention this because there are few young people like you making quality pinball content on TH-cam. I have been trying to get back into the hobby recently, and this series is just what I needed. You made me laugh so much, thank you for such an educational and entertaining series. Your voice and humor remind me of Scott the Woz, and your editing reminds me a bit of Bill Wurtz. Both of those are big compliments. Instant sub :') Also loved your weird goose anime music video, wth
Goose arc is probably the best video I'll ever make
Gotta concur as a 24 year old really getting into pinball, its a little hard to sell the youngins on pinball when they can just swipe they phone
Binged the whole series in a few hours- this is honestly top tier stuff. I got "into" pinball like a year ago through vpx where I developed an addiction to just downloading a billion tables onto my computer. The history aspect probably interested me more than the game itself looking back haha. Anyway, awesome stuff, looking forward to whatever you do next/are doing now :)
Loved this series,
I would watch the hell out of you doing table reviews. hint hint.
This whole series must have been a labor of love on your part. Top quality content. Kudos.
I love LOTR pinball! It was the table that got me addicted to pinball for life.
Thank you so much for putting so much effort, love and personality into this series, which ultimately currently only serves a pretty niche community. Stuff like this is exactly what is needed to introduce pinball to a new generation of players!
Popping in to say this was a very fun series to watch and I loved the rapid fire presentation of it. Awesome job my dude!
I really enjoyed this video, great job 👍 I hope you make more like this.
You've easily become one of my favorite youtube channels
Absolutely loved this series. Thank you for the hard work and infotainment!!
Thank you for the walk through memory lane... i first fell in love with Pinball with a machine in a local pizza place. It was "Tombstone" - i think. It was a simple table. 3 Flippers. The single upper flipper was used to shot down the tombstones. 7 of them i think. My all time favorite was Black Knight. My most played was .... man, i can't remember the name! I remember oit being bright orange and had a habit of flashing VERY brightly when you got a good combination. I played it so much because it was at my mom's favorite bar (The Olney Pub), and she would keep me busy by feeding me quarters.
Part 5 when?
i just got into pinball recently and my favorite is Cactus Canyon. i’m so happy when i heard you say they are remaking it.
Me too the remake looks so clean
Gawd Dayumn! I sure enjoyed that series and it definitely helps me writing my Bachelor Thesis about the history of Pinball 🙂Thanks a lot!!! Awesome Work!
Nice work man. I used one of my days of vacation to watch all of this serie. And it was awesome. Thankyou!!
Fab series. The perfect combination of lightheartedness and well researched information.
Dude.. SUCH A GREAT SERIES! 👍 👍 Really love all the history, and the awesome humor. Pinball should never be allowed to die.
These make me so happy. Your voice is so soothing and your videos are great for quick references and feeding my curiosity to know more. I'm glad you're so passionate. 😄
This is one of my favorite TH-cam series ever! Amazing job man! You deserve more views for sure
Stern's Foo Fighter machine is what got me interested in starting a collection. Hence how I ended up here. Amazing videos.
How is it?
@@bralex2670 as a pinball newbie, it felt a little challenging, but it was crazy fun.
Foo Fighters is easily in my top 3 bands, and being able to select your song before play is pretty slick. There may be a bias there, but the art and atmosphere of the game is undeniably awesome!
As someone who is yet to play the game, I can at least agree that the art is epic
Looks like a great table tho
Great video series bud. Fantastic layout / editing and information. Thanks for putting in the work. Much appreciated
Wow just did the lot in one go. I learned so much I didn’t know about a hobby I love. The way you deliver and the fun you made it was fantastic. Will have to re watch as I am sure I missed somethings as you go through a lot at speed. You deserve more views come on everyone let’s spread the word😂.
I have absolutly loved this series! Informative as it witty, and a real fun since of humor. Well done! Can't wait to see what you do next.
Thx :) it means a lot. Im happy to be finished with this project and am ecxited to move on to the next project.
What a FANTASTIC series 😍
Great series, I hope you do part 5 one day.
Most entertaining and informative history of pinball I've ever watched! You should do an expanded one on visual pinball! Thanks!
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What a great 4-part series this was! Stuffing that much information into each episode is really awesome, although at some points I would have wanted a little more time to read some text or admire the graphics… never mind, I just halted the video. I am a pinball addict since around 60 years, already watched many videos on pinball history, and yours are top notch! Thumbs up!
Thank you :) looking back on it, there are definitely plenty of things I failed to mention. I'll try my best to clean those topics up in further videos
Lovely series, i love the editing and your quirky style! i guess you missed the news while making this but Stern just announced a James Bond Theme. and Spooky is doing a TNA rebooted/reworked
Yeah lol I literally heard about that last night as I was finishing up. Oh well.
Didnt think Id see the pinball collection games mentioned! I really didnt know how monumental or forgettable they were for the hobby or in general, but they had some serious love packed into them. Worth noting that the gottlieb collection actually came prepackaged with my PS2 at launch! You may be on to something there!
Absolutely amazing series, I learned a ton and had a good time. Thanks :3
This was well done and more entertaining than playing a gottlieb em.
Loved the whole series. I was a little sad to see a few missed games mentioned in the new era, but all in all, awesome work, funny and informative in a great story telling kind of way. Great job!
Love this series. Well done
In my eyes the game that brought me fun that’s closest to real pinballs was the pro pinball series. The first part was called „the web“ the second and best „timeshock“ and I think there are one or two more. Ty for putting so much effort into to this dope documentary.
Wow, loved this series. One of the few TH-cam series I ever watched from start to end. Like, really few. Really, really few. Okay, this was the first.
What an awesome series. Well done dude. 👏
This was an amazing series, wow well done!
Watched them all, thanks for making them, goodstuff.
Well done. The whole series was great. Good timing too, barcades and old style arcades are popping up everywhere, and many of them are back to a quarter a game! Dropped you a sub.
Please make part 5... Scooby-Doo, Foo fighters, Godfather, battle galactic, pulp fiction and new pinball company TiltBob Pinball by 2022 texas pinball homebrew pinball designer of the year Bob Nies, He made Elf pin. 2023 I'm actually helping build pins with him. Bob is an engineer, a coder, carpenter, and technician a Very smart guy. We are taking new pins to Texas March 2024.
thank you for telling me about pinball arcade I just started my steam download to see if i can try some of the iconics you mentioned in your series :D
Would love to see this series in one big episode. This is definitely worthy of a documentary to be picked up by a major network (NetFlix hint hint). Fantastic production and very well done!!!
this was a really fun series to watch, good stuff!! i'm surprised you didn't really mention visual pinball much; that's definitely the reason i've been able to get into the hobby since real tables are a pain to find IRL and the stuff people have made for it (conversions or homebrew/original tables) is frankly *astonishing* given its all freeware/FOSS
i cant help but feel bad for popadiuk, dude just wanted to make cool pins and ended up becoming pinball's equivalent of keiji inafune due to (what im guessing was) poor planning and overambition :
Yeah vpx is probably the best way to really get into the hobby. Having pretty much any table right at your fingertips is way is epic.
I really wish popadiuk just went to one of the other companies like all the other legacy designers. Making the most insane table as a first in a company he's spearheading was just way too tall an order. It was never gonna happen and, yeah he should've known how it was gonna turn out, but idk I just wish he was given more of a fighting chance
I love watching the slo-motion slo mo guys did for jersy jacks wonka table but cool to see they did many others
Excellent series! Informative and entertaining! MULTILIKES MADNESS!!!
Watching your series makes me want to care about pinball.
Very nice editing.
You should get into it if youre interested. There's a ton of good resources like vpx and pinball fx for new players to get into without spending like a billion dollars
I was fortunate enough to play the big lebowski pin at a pinball fest in Dallas back in 2018. Loved it! I really hope they succeed in a public release someday.
Had a chance to play it last year in Edmonton. Played too much RUSH.
Enjoyed every part of the serious, well done!
Man, I've waited SO long for this!
thx
great series!
Thanks to that series, I think I've got a pretty good overview of history of pinball. Thanks a lot!
The local retro arcade in downtown Macon, GA has a Striker Xtreme, and for being someone not into soccer at all, it's actually pretty fun
Did you mention "At Games?" I have one of their mini-pinball machines and really enjoy it.
No but I'll probably make a video at some point talking about those types of tables. They are pretty interesting
Really enjoyed all four vids, nicely done!!
Steve Ritchie (pinball designer)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jersey Jack years
In August 2021, Ritchie left Stern Pinball and joined Jersey Jack Pinball.[9][10]
In an April 2022 PinCast interview with Pinball Magazine and Pinball News, Ritchie said that he was actively working on a game for Jersey Jack and that it would likely be produced in the second half of 2022.[11]
Great series of videos.
Just finished this enjoyable series. Very well done and thanks for the credit/mention.
No, thank you for the high quality gameplay. You have no idea how hard that can be to find
Absolutely loved this video.
As a side note Steve Richie kind of had a falling out with Stern and he's working at Jersey Jack's right now.
Love Taxi music at the end.
Thanks for these! I loved em.
I've played the rush table, it's great, imho! Loved watching this series after youtube dropped the 4th episode in my lap, this is a really well-researched, in depth look at the ins and outs of the pinball industry. Also, firm agree, black knight 2000's music is ICONIC and I've got a lot of fond memories of it blasting over my shoulder while I try to finally get a score above 6th place in tetris, haha
I really enjoy Rush as well
SO MANY COMPANIES! I had no idea
Part 5 Wheeeooohh wait. We are caught up.
Well, thanks for the ride.
Great video!!
Keith Elwin might become a legendary designer soon!
He made 4 titles, 3 of which are amazing!!
Godzilla is his best( specially the Premium/LE)!!
The Pinball Arcade thing just makes me sad since most of the classic tables on there got yeeted...
Same, but I think it's better in Zen's hands. Zen arguably has better physics for the Williams tables compared to TPA. Zen has been releasing tables at a slower pace, though, and the overall "roster" of tables is smaller. Maybe they'll add all the tables that were in TPA with enough time. My biggest gripes though with Zen is lack of lighting customization and the rather weak nudge. Yes, TPA's nudging was broken OP but the nudge in FX is a little too weak. (I know that IRL death saves, bangbacks, etc. are banned in competitive/tournament play on a real machine, at least, but if we're playing a virtual pin I don't see anything wrong with it. Maybe keep the weak nudge in classic mode, but on Arcade mode, the power of nudging is increased somewhat so you can do things you could do on a real table)
I do agree that zen is overall better quality. Losing so many tables sucks tho. I guess it doesnt really matter tho cause you can just get vpx
Amazing! Thanks for bringing it out so soon! I needed it!
Thank you!!
Really great series with a ton of info, this couldn't have been easy to research. I would have appreciated a LITTLE more detail on some tables (you mention the giant head of Fun House but not the cartoony destruction of the castle in Medieval Madness), but you covered a ton of ground so I can't complain much.
I could see Godzilla staying on top until something new dethrones it, as it really does have better gameplay than the 90's kings and queens. Nostalgia is hard to beat though and the castle in Medieval Madness IS pretty damn cool.
I definitely get that. Looking back I could've mentioned a lot more about individual tables, like I somehow forgot to mention either of the star treks. Idk I was just at the point in the script where I was having trouble finding new things to say about even Indiana Jones. If there's one thing I could go back and change. I definitely would've given myself more time to flesh out the script more for the last 2 parts
@@bralex2670 - You got my subscription all the same. If you ever feel like doing a "bonus" video, it would be cool to show why the top tables are the top tables and how that lead to the evolution of tables in the 90's and led up to the modern resurgence of machines like Deadpool and Godzilla (and I think Elvira's third game deserves some props, because it's a surprisingly high quality game). Like you mention how Adams Family changed pinball, but it would be cool to detail exactly how it did that (the scoring options it had and the progression that would lead to wizard mode, and how later pins improved upon the template it laid).
hello Bralex,
I saw your pinball videos parts 1-4 with a friend today.
I think the way you make your videos is really great, and you're also doing something for the pinball scene, which I also think is really great.
Do you plan on making more pinball videos? if necessary about the individual artists (phyton anghelo etc)?
I would be very happy
I hope you're doing well, please keep making videos! :)
Best regards from Germany
Glad you enjoyed :)
I'm still making pinball videos, Python actually featured very prominently in my Kingpin video if you wanna check that one out too
ty for this series. very engaging & informative watch :)
wonderful series
Yaaaay it's here! Great work!
The only physical pinball machine I've ever played was the Simpsons' Pinball Party, back when I was a kid over ten years ago at Chuckies. Even so, I've always loved pinball and I long to build my own machine.
Wait, WAIT. I think I saw that Magic Girl table. It was at the Tacoma pinball expo, right? Didn't get the chance to play it or anything, though.
Don't worry. I think the people that tried it also didn't get the chance to play it
I do wish I could find more new pins like that oktoberfest one. Most places have stern ones or old bally/williams machines.
Stern made a Harley Davidson pinball machine in 1999, that was their first release then they release strikers extreme after. Great Series.
Thx :) I wasn't sure about harley cause I think it was mostly sega's doing right before stern took over.
@@bralex2670 Stern was just getting started so it seems like they quietly put it out there.
Yessss, digital pinball really do be pulling peeps into the hobby.. Besides 3D Space Cadet Pinball, I also played a bunch of the Plants Vs. Zombies table in Pinball FX 2 back when I used my brother's Xbox 360 (wish it was on Steam, aaaaaaaaaaaa).
Also, thank you for making this series, it was a fun and informative watch! OUO
The plants v zombies table kinda went off ngl. Thats one of their only original tables i played lmao
Thanks for the extended history lesson. You need more subs, count me as one of 'em.
Digital pinball is such a great gateway because it’s super accessible and because you can play infinitely you can learn the rules without spending $100. Only problem is it leads to a real pinball addiction which costs far more
Awesome little documentary series, many thanks for the hard work you put on these videos! Did I sense correctly, were the companies in the EM era such as the Gottlieb able to push more machines in a time frame into the markets than during the modern digital era? And were the businesses longer lasting? Did the pace decrease when the companies turned into digital pinball? If my sense is right, what do you think were the biggest reasons for the change? Were there something special in the company management and culture in the earlier days, or are the modern machines so complex and digital devices buggy that the development and delivery slowed down. Thanks.
I think that pinball machines just got way more complicated to make and work out the kinks. Also the price to make a table skyrocketted, making a line of EM's was way faster and cheaper than putting together one modern solid state table
I forgot about fushigi
Enjoyed watching your other uploads, and immediately clicked when I saw a new one! Made sure to sub, too 👍
I loved watching this series. Pinball was always my favorite at the arcade, but i never knew anything about it.
Born in '79, maybe it was my non-questioning kid brain, but i kinda felt like every machine i played in the 80s and 90s had always existed. Like, i never heard someone say a game was a new release. I never really heard people say "x game was one of the best," nor that a game was "critically panned." Like in the 90s, when i was playing pinball in the arcade, there was usually 0 or 1 other people playing pinball. So yeah, i heard nothing. So, It was really fun learning when all the games in my personal timeline were released.
I remember that Medieval game and thought it was pretty fun, but i had no clue until now it was highly rated haha. Or, that any game was. Loved learning all this. I cant wait to go this arcade nearby and see if they have any prestigious pins (good pinball company name).
I really loved Cyclone growing up. Bc, I dont know why, but no matter where I came across that game, i always won score free games. Did that game have a rep for being easy, anyone know?
I'm really not sure if cyclone was easy. I've never found it (as much as I'd like to)
I know for sure that its 90's counterpart Hurricane is pretty simple, so I'd say maybe. That being said people seem to like Comet and Cyclone a lot more than Hurricane so either way, good taste
@Bralex first time i played Hurricane, i was on vacation near the beach, and it was very hot. So that fan on top felt very refreshing. So the game got my favorable review. But I think now a fan in my face at arcade would annoy me.
Edit* Oops. I think that was Whirlwind.
Yeah that'd be whirlwind alright lol. Don't worry whirlwinds a banger no matter how hot it is
Wish that you mentioned the spike system, as its whats detering me from buying any new stern machines, due to its costs for repair and just simple LED's going out can't be fixed depending on the machine.
sick video(s). I own 3 original cabinets (Theatre of Magic, Attack from Mars, and Stern's Foo Fighters) now and knew nothing about the history