Blahcade Podcast

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It’s BackRoom time! Jared talks about his time in the Australian Pinball Championships (that he incorrectly refers to as Australian Pinball Open).We also talk about new tourney options, and have a frank discussion about a wide range of 3D TV and Movie talking points.Perhaps you have some perspectives you’d like to add to this conversation. Hit us up on Twitter at @blahcade if you do: we’d love to hear from you.TimingsAustralian Pinball ChampionshipsIndy JonesDinerMedieval Madness field faultsDark KnightIron Man VaultSpiderman BlackGenieCycloneBlack PyramidMeteorTourney of the Month Ideas - 15:30Want to Run a Tourney? - 19:003D is Dead for TVs - 20:30How does VR fit in? - 21:30Direct Your Own TV - 24:00Hardcore Henry FPS Stuntman - 26:30Multiple actor 360 perspective - 27:50Driver on PS2’s "Director Mode" - 30:00There’s 3D and there’s 3D - 32:20Prescription 3D Glasses - 40:00Outro - 42:00

It’s all about crowd funding in this BlahCade.We talk Kickstarter, now that the Doctor Who Kickstarter has successfully funded.The Zaccaria Steam Greenlight push has succeeded and now Magic Pixel (formerly A.S.K Homework) are doing an indiegogo campaign to raise some funds for cool PC features.We also touch on TPA mobile graphical improvements planned.TimingsIntroDeadpool Box Office Records - 2:15Should Zen update Deadpool? - 3:15Blab Gremilins in #44 - 5:35Faster Internet - 6:55Dr Who Kickstarter Retrospective - 11:15Which tier was the lynchpin? - 12:45Want the Wallpaper - 14:00TAF Gold Kickstarter exclusivity - 15:00Use TAF Gold as a funding method - 16:40Historical license pricing - 19:35Is 50K the cost for modern pinball licenses? - 20:20Magic Pixel Zaccaria Indiegogo - 22:50Steam Greenlight Key if campaign fails - 24:55Pinball Arcade Fans Zaccaria plug - 26:15Pinball Arcade mobile graphics improvements - 27:00TotW: Space Shuttle - 27:30The Thing Ball - 33:05Pinball Forum Initialisms - 34:15Initialism Dec

We are joined this week by Mike from FarSight Studios, in the closing days of the Kickstarter. Even though the Kickstarter has surpassed the funding goal, there is still time to talk about it. Don’t let this one fester in your podcatcher. Listen now!TimingsIntroSuperb Owl - 0:45Kickstarter intro - 5:20Starship Troopers TotW - 6:25Kickstarter Q&A - 8:45What does your $17 get you?Will there be a Pro mode on DH:RWill there be custom voice?Are there two different ball packs?What does the Beta testing tier get you?What Doctors will make it into DH:R?Will Companions make it into DH:R?What about new DMD dots?Will there be a rule change?Will DH:R be stand-alone?Will it be exclusive to Kickstarter?Why can this table be so heavily modded?Will Ghostbusters be included in TPA?Can you sneak into a booth at Gallifrey One?Other Kickstarter News - 18:30New tiersHow can the community help?About TAF Gold inclusion? - 20:30Why can’t new adopters purchase TAF Gold?Converting Scripted SS tables to Emulated - 23:50FarSight And

With the BlahCade Tournament of the Month season it’s time to put our minds to work on getting a new season started up. But we need your help. If you haven’t already taken a look at the option on the Pinball Arcade Fans poll, let us go through them for you and discuss a few things about them.We also talk about Zen "Season Passes" and talk about the now-released Electro-mechanical tables in The Pinball Arcade.Plenty of pinball again this episode. Enjoy.TimingsIntroEverything in Australia wants to kill you - 0:45Jellyfish Pinball - 4:25The most pop bumpers on a pinball? - 6:25Using the /Q feature on Blab - 7:25TotM Results - 7:55TotM Season Restart - 10:45Tourney structureOptions to considerTourney format options - PinPortal?Zen Pinball’s "Season Passes" - 23:35New GI FX in El Dorado EM - 25:45EM vs SS El Dorado Behaviour - 28:55Fireball Physics Foibles - 30:20Tuning for the Fireball Skill Shot - 31:35Plunger Behaviour with Analog Sticks - 33:00Sound Effects and EMs - 36:00Pro Pinball price point - 37:3599c, or

Here is a rather pinbally BackRoom. We have a dig at some of the seemingly recurring themes that are emerging on the Forum and the Kickstarter zeitgeist. When re-listening to the podcast, it was clear that while some of the Kickstarter suggestions are perhaps a bit misguided, they all have one goal in mind: to have the kickstarter succeed. And that is worth discussing. So keep thinking of ideas, and keep on being passionate.TimingsSilly Complaints Department - 0:00EM Haters!"Wouldn’t Buy Season Pass Because EMs!""Won’t Buy Any Tables Until [Favourite] is Released!"Zen and Leaderboard Hate."I’m not going to be a customer any more!""I want to stick with the old UI""I can make a better UI in two days"Jared’s tip about not being a duckhead with developersKickstarter Engagement Discussion - 11:00Badgering about "why not this table, waaaaah"TSPP in TPA. Probably not, right?"Rewards are not compelling""Make us an entitlement table""Why CafePress for TPA Merch?""Integration with BBC for Merch""Farsight relies on comm

There is so much content in this BlahCade that we made the call to split some of it off into a BackRoom episode while recording it. That should give you an idea of what to expect. If it doesn’t, then you should expect this episode to contain a motherlode of digital pinball discussion again.We focus on Zen Star Wars Ep 8 digital releases (no spoilers), Zen Balls of Glory / Fox Animation tables, and A.S.K Homework’s foray into Steam for their Zaccaria product.We also touch on FarSight’s Dr Who Kickstarter, but the real meat to that discussion is in the BackRoom, which will land later this week. We also break the sad news about table of the week.TimingsIntro and SponsorsIntroductions and Stuff - 0:45Blab.io Reminder - 1:48Comparison Between New Star Wars Tables - 3:30The Force Awakens (TFA) vs Might of the First Order (MOTFO)Vacuum Ramps vs Real LifeShots on MOTFO vs TFAMOTFO Upper and Lower Playfield Mind FrackingSpelling Tables vs Shots TablesIssues with in-game guidanceZen Custom Call-outs and DMD Tweaks Sugg

Join us as Chris tells us all about his little journey to Banning, CA for the annual Arcade Expo event.Because AE is so close to Big Bear, FarSight made the drive down the range and Chris caught up with both Norman and Mike about a whole pile of stuff to do with The Pinball Arcade.Plenty of pinball in this huuuge installment. So huge that Jared couldn’t break down the episode into separate segments and still hit the Tuesday PM deadline. ;)In the words of the Museum of Pinball "Pinball doesn’t need to be SAVED, it needs to be SAVORED". Let us know what you think.TimingsIntro and SponsorsIntroductions and Stuff - 0:45Chris' Car Altercation - 2:00Road trip to Banning - 8:00The Layout of the Venue - 11:00Trading Restriction - 11:55Pinball Under The Stars? - 13:10Pinheadz 8-ball Deluxe Playfield - 14:00Specialty Row/Hercules - 15:30Tokens/costs? - 17:00Other Rows/INDISC - 18:30Chronological Order and Stern’s Tough Time - 19:15EMs - 21:00Behind the Curtain - 21:30Sopranos (non-family mode) - 23:00FarSight - 24:45Th

Because we went long last episode (surprise surprise), here is a little bit extra about what we got up to over the Christmas break and how we celebrated. It's only 15 minutes. 

See what happens when we have three weeks off? You get a motherlode of pinball talk! Interspersed with other topics that act as a segue into the pinball topics.Excuse the slight audio oddities in this episode, where it sounds like we’re running over each other all the time. We’re just super excited to be back again talking pinball and stuff.Look out for a BlahCade BackRoom episode later in the week (it’s one of those episodes).TimingsIntro and SponsorsIntroductions and Stuff - 0:45T-shirts Have Arrived! - 2:35BlahCade at Arcade Expo - 4:50What Should Chris Expect? - 7:00G’day Nick Baldridge - 8:45Jared’s Challenge to Chris - 9:50Stern’s "Tough Times" vs "Vault" - 10:50Analog vs Digital - 14:00A note about Film vs Digital - 17:00Resurgence vs Sustainability - 20:00Spooky Sustainability - 23:50You Won’t Believe Who The Canonical Source of Stern App Info Is - 25:00Occulus Rift Speculation - 28:00Wii-U Delay Speculation - 36:00FarSight at Arcade Expo? - 39:00Dr Who Kickstarter - 40:00Stern Kickstarter? - 41:35Ste

Closing out the year, the last official BlahCade of 2015 is here.We talk about missed opportunities with a concurrent SWEP7 pinball tie-in, we give you a nutty stocking filler, we talk about "fashion", Chris masticates food, and there is actual pin talk as well, so you’re covered.We even deliver sugar plum fairies. Happy Festivus, and may your sack be full.TimingsIntro and SponsorsIntroductions and Stuff - 0:35Om nom nom - 2:00T-shirts - 3:00Brisbane Pinball League Swag - 4:20AHS Wrap Gifts - 6:00Sexy Synthesizer Swag - 8:51On Australia and Natural Resources - 9:50Chris Tells Jared How Australian Cars are Made - 10:45Submarine Cars - 12:45Judge Dredd - 15:10TPA Discounts and 12 Days - 20:20EMs Incoming - 21:45Star Wars Screening Etiquette in California - 25:10Star Wars Tie(Fighter)-ins - 35:20Pinball on Google Play - 39:10Some Pro Pinball Commentary - 42:00Table of the Week - 46:30Outro - 48:40

It’s a pre-christmas romp in the land of small wheels. Yep, we take a less structured approach to this show and let it take us where we want. There’s an extra long, super-sized rant from Chris about School Christmas pageants but don’t be put off by that. If you are a parent, you’ll love this segment. And if you’re not, you’ll feel the pain we expereince as parents. There is actual pin talk as well, so you’re covered. Get on it!Intro and SponsorsIntroductions and Stuff - 0:45Farsight Tourney - 8:15TotW: Safe Cracker - 8:45Beta Talk - 10:00Studio North Lakes - 11:3014 Minutes of Rage With Chris - 13:15Jared the Pageant Greenskin - 27:55Stern’s Next Pin! - 30:45Heighway Pinball and Modular Design - 32:45Motion Picture Industry Procedural Drudgery - 40:00Podcast Plans for Festivus - 51:10Upload Issues Tech Talk - 51:52Outro - 54:00

With No Fear going out the door, we wanted to get FarSight back on to talk with us about all things Digital Pinball.As you can see from the show notes, nary a thing is left untouched. What was most interesting was to hear about what Mike actually does as Community Manager.So sit down, and enjoy the chat. And buy a T-shirt. C'mon, you know you want to.Links:Blab.im: https://blab.im/BlahCadeT-shirts: https://represent.com/blahcade-logo-tee (hurry, while stocks last!)SummaryIntro and SponsorsIntroductions (Hello Mike from FarSight) - 0:45Will we get a table for December? - 2:10Would a bigger Dev remove release blockers? - 3:45How do you manage all the IRL tables you have? - 5:20What's the FS Routed tables revenue going towards? - 6:20Where do you get parts? - 8:00How is 3D printing helping the pinball industry? - 8:20Could delicensing open up other opportunities? - 9:50Table designers using product placements? - 12:30Coming clean about the leaked table list? - 13:55How did you do Goin' Nuts without owning the ta

LinksBlab.im: https://blab.im/BlahCadeT-shirts: https://represent.com/blahcade-logo-teeSummaryBefore we say anything else, we now have an official BlahCade Shirt! Visit the link to get one. Don’t delay: the campaign is here for a good time, not a long time.It’s a potpourri of pinball topics, TV and movies, next TPA table musings, and T-shirts (did we mention T-shirts!!!).SegmentsIntro and SponsorsIntroductions - 0:45Thanks Giving - 1:00Cyber Monday Sales - 3:20T-shirts for Sale! - 7:20T-shirt Pricing and Portal - 10:00Why T-shirts - 12:36Tournament Results - 13:00Bracketing in TotM? - 17:40Zen Book Club - 18:36Zen Devs and Table Flow - 23:00How to join the Book Club - 24:00Judge Dredd - 25:30No Fear and Licensing - 28:20Rollergames and Custom Audio - 29:20Brunswick Pro Bowling or Big Lebowski - 30:00Lego Dimensions: Gateway Drug to Movie Introductions - 31:00Jared Owns Up to Lack of Portal - 36:20Television Talk: Mid-season Breaks - 38:30Must Watch TV Because Spoilers - 42:00Instant Fix Society. Boo! - 46:00T

We ease into this week’s BlahCade gently with some random talk. Then it’s right into the Meat ‘n’ Three Veg of the Zen Interview retrospective. Towards the end we talk about the Table of the Week and Tourney of the Month, and Chris’ wife provides background hilarity to close us out.Contact us by tweeting @blahcade, @jaredmorgs or @shutyertraps. Participate live every recording session on https://blab.im/BlahCade.SegmentsBump-in and SponsorsIntroduction - 0.45Shaved heads and podcast fashion - 1:00Windows 10 upgrade untimeliness - 4:40Chris' Color TV and Pinball - 12:10TPA and Zen 3D Review - 13:003D and DMD Focal Point - 15:40Input Lag on Zen and TPA Issue - 17:20Lag Resolution - 19:20Zen Interview Retrospective - 21:05Jared Gets Confused With Timelines - 23:00If FarSight Had Zen Pinball's Team Size - 24:50Putting the "FX" In Pinball - 26:30Box Episodes, or kicking the Kickstarter - 29:30License Cost Considerations - 31:45Migrating DLC Entitlements - 32:40Loyal Customer are Loyal - 35:35TotM - 38:30Chris' Med

Back to back interviews. Yep, we’re pulling out all the stops to keep New BlahCade fresh as possible. This week Bobby from Zen Studios joins us on her Sunday afternoon to talk about a motherload of subjects. It’s a fantastic interview, and almost double our normal length. I’m sure you won’t mind though.It’s both an enjoyable and informative session so get streaming and let us know if you want to hear more of this type of content by tweeting @blahcade, @jaredmorgs or @shutyertraps.SegmentsBump In and Ads - 0:00Introductions - 0:45Blab Woes - 1:00Shiny New TV - 1:35Monopress.com Advert (not!) - 2:35Bobby from Zen Studios joins - 5:00How Bobby became Community Manager - 6:00How many titles does zen support? - 6:28What's the most challenging title/platform to support - 6:50Chris' first Zen support case - 8:163D support - 9:30What is the most challenging platform - 11:30Team size - 12:15Zen's Design Philosophy - 13:15How long does a table take to release - 15:45Homage to tables past - 17:00How much input do licens

Before we get stuck into another interview (stay tuned later in the week), we bring you some extra content that happened after the TPA UI interview. There is some pinball chat intermingled between other topics.