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Pinball Junk Drawer Episode 61 - Twipys and general award winning-esque fun

Poor Man's Pinball Podcast·podcast_episode·20m 11s·analyzed·Dec 12, 2024
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TL;DR

Casual podcast chat on TWIPY Awards, Evil Dead pinball, and holiday beers.

Summary

In this casual Pinball Junk Drawer episode, hosts discuss the TWIPY Awards return (amid acknowledged controversy), Evil Dead pinball from Spooky, artist Brian Allen custom art blade offerings, the upcoming Cuphead pinball from American Pinball, and a beer segment featuring holiday beer recommendations from listeners.

Key Claims

  • ProjectPinball.org ran a raffle for serial number 001 of Evil Dead from Spooky Pinball

    high confidence · Host discussing their affinity for Evil Dead and entering the raffle

  • Bruce Campbell provides voice callouts for Evil Dead pinball

    high confidence · Hosts discussing the voice work and some criticism of it being 'flat'

  • TWIPY Awards were associated with controversy last year

    medium confidence · Co-host referencing 'all of the controversy last year when they were not doing the Twinkies'

  • American Pinball teased Cuphead but then said 'just kidding' before later confirming it

    medium confidence · Host stating 'american had teased that cuphead was coming out or on the line but then they said just kidding but now it is on the line'

  • Brian Allen (Flyland Designs) creates custom art blades for pinball machines

    high confidence · Hosts discussing reaching out to Brian Allen to create art blades for their Dr. Dude machine

Notable Quotes

  • “Evil Dead from Spooky Pinball. And I was like, oh my God, because I have an affinity for those movies”

    [name withheld pending review] @ ~12:30 — Personal connection to Evil Dead theme driving interest in the machine

  • “a lot of people criticize him for being a bit flat but uh it's bruce campbell i don't know what do you expect”

    [name withheld pending review] @ ~15:00 — Acknowledging criticism of Bruce Campbell's voice performance while defending it

  • “Crap-flavored drama in like a crock pot. So it bubbles and stews for a while and smells up the whole place.”

    Co-host (Craft Brew Sally) @ ~25:00 — Characterizing the TWIPY Awards as inherently dramatic/controversial

  • “I have trust issues with american pinball i have all issues with american pinball”

    [name withheld pending review] @ ~38:00 — Expressing skepticism toward American Pinball as a manufacturer

  • “I think it was like 4.5 seconds and we lost all our lives we're like well yeah well it is something”

    [name withheld pending review] @ ~40:00 — Describing difficulty of Cuphead arcade game, expressing doubts about pinball adaptation

Entities

Evil DeadgameSpooky PinballcompanyBruce CampbellpersonBrian AllenpersonFlyland DesignscompanyAmerican PinballcompanyCupheadgameProjectPinball.orgorganization

Signals

  • ?

    product_launch: Evil Dead pinball from Spooky Pinball confirmed as available/shipping; ProjectPinball.org running raffle for serial 001

    high · Hosts discussing raffle entry and Bruce Campbell voice work as features of released product

  • ?

    community_signal: TWIPY Awards returning after controversy; community sentiment mixed with skepticism about inherent drama

    high · Co-host characterizing awards as 'crap-flavored drama' and 'bubbles and stews'; hosts noting controversy last year

  • ?

    product_strategy: Evil Dead limited to serial 001 being raffled, suggesting scarcity and FOMO strategy

    medium · Hosts discussing ProjectPinball.org raffle for '001 of Evil Dead' with personal desire despite low odds

  • ?

    industry_signal: Hosts express low confidence in American Pinball based on past performance; trust issues noted

    medium · Host stating 'I have trust issues with american pinball i have all issues with american pinball'

  • ?

    rumor_hype: Cuphead pinball from American Pinball; mixed reaction based on arcade game difficulty concerns

    medium · Hosts questioning if difficult arcade game translates to fun pinball; noting beautiful artwork as positive

  • ?

    design_innovation: Brian Allen's Flyland Designs creating custom art blades as aftermarket enhancement for pinball machines

Transcript

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0:00
Now who's responsible for this unwarranted attack on my person? I say, I say, I say, pay attention now, boy. This is, of course, Foghorn Leghorn presents the Pinball Junk Drawer. You all asked for it. I say, you all asked for it now. You're going to get it. Boy, oh boy, are you going to get it. Go, I say, go away, boy, you bother me.
0:25
Ready as we're ever going to be. Ready as that oxygen destroyer is ever going to make us. Right. that goddamn thing i know it's just death i just that or the other thing destruction jack oh that loop the destruction jackpot yes i've gotten better at that we're talking about godzilla of course if i i think like twice maybe three times i've sent crafter sally a meme where it's that screaming little japanese girl and it says oxygen destroyer deployed three two and that's exactly what it is me screaming anyway this is of course pinball junk drawer big show 61 wow my name's foghorn leghorn with me as always craft brew sally aren't you ever amazed that i can keep track of all my aliases on these shows yes almost seeming almost seamlessly yes yeah it is sometimes i forget what my name is it's okay just slipping in an alternate reality man whoa so i'm trying to think what's been going on not a whole heck of a lot we did donate twice to uh projectpinball.org and by that i mean i bought losing raffle tickets no that just means we gave them money so that they can do more great stuff yeah but i would have rather had a prize yeah i know but still and you know i don't know why i'm always disappointed looking back i've never gotten anything in my life like i've never i never i'm like i always have to take the long road you know i mean like I almost won. I could have won a bye week in my fancy football. No, this week half my players forgot how to play football. Nope, taking the long road. You know, just get back there. You're not getting the free bye week. You're not getting the free machine. You're not getting nothing. Enough of this nonsense. So, yes, we did put in the first one. It's all nonsense. It's all I know how to do. It's nonsense. I was hopeful for the, like, I usually just buy them and say, who cares? Last one I was really hopeful for. Oh, I know. because there is no way in hell I'll buy one. Right. But I sure would like one. Me too. Projectpinball.org's latest raffle was for 001 of... Evil Dead. Evil Dead from Spooky Pinball. And I was like, oh my God, because I have an affinity for those movies to the point where there's me saying, liking the deal as I... And it pointed to my brother-in-law on the way out after we got married. So it's literally on the wedding tape. Yeah. And then, so then a couple years ago, I think it was, maybe two or three years ago, when the kids were of a certain age, my brother called me and said, hey, Molly and Brennan want to say something to you. And then they told me that my brother had introduced them to the Evil Dead movies. Evil Dead, yes. Now, those are Army of Darkness, which are obviously not Evil Dead 1 and 2, because those are a bit more horror, horror movies, you know. Still good. Yes. very bruce campbell like by all accounts that you know now that we had the first when we did this show last they just did the teaser they didn't have a teaser video and i don't believe they just had like the info kind of dump saying oh this is our next show this is our next pinball machine and it was the evil dead you know it created a lot of buzz yeah and then they did the some of the video teaser trailer and i was like wow this is cool i love that bruce campbell is doing the call outs yeah a lot of people criticize him for being a bit flat but uh it's bruce campbell i don't know i don't know what do you expect right it was what 30 ish years and i think there's a lot uh the depth of the audio tracks are a lot deeper than people think so some of them are way more emotive and yeah it's okay it's you got bruce campbell let's let's take it back everyone let's leave it at that you know so that that's it looks fun it looks like a lot of really great machine i was really kind of this is one i kind of let myself dream a little dream and was hopeful about and of course no chance right but what are you gonna do yep i don't know if you saw i reached out now there's a of course brian allen is a really well-known artist for on a lot of different fronts but he has since made some real headway into the pinball world not since he's been in the pinball world for quite some time where he he's at the expos and he does a lot of pinball related artwork and it's really cool. Well, he does a lot of art blades for the inside of machines and they're his art so they're cool as hell. You know. And of all our machines now, the Wonelli does not have any because that's almost like flush mount. You can't see the sides Oh yeah But of all of them the only one that is just that black from the factory is our Dr Dude And to be quite honest if any machine in the world needs very gregarious flashy no art blades it Dr Dude So I reached out to Brian Allen on his website and asked if he had any plans to make him. And he said, maybe, and stuff like that. And I said, well, you put us down for the first art blade set. maybe I can con him into signing one of them or something cool. I am very hopeful. He's the guy we met at. Yeah. At Expo. Yep, yep. He did that. Skate deck. My skate deck. And he did that one, that disc golf. Yep, I have a disc golf. What is it? It's like, it's a Toy Story, isn't it? Yes. Yeah. But like Brian Allen Toy Story. So cool. And also we have a picture for our bar. Yeah, that's right. The Tiki. That was one of his first purchases we made for him. so I'm hopeful that that email kind of makes him say well you know I have one sale right now right and I'll put it up on my site and just sell them a lot of people are going to buy them so maybe that gave him the inspiration and he'll do it and then Ali will pay him money and we'll have awesome art blades I do have to admit I hardly ever play Dr. Dude I know well there's no boopy dupes no I should just make a little button that pretends fake ones oh that would be awesome and you can just relate and you hit a button and it just sounds like you're getting Stern Insider Connect things. Get on that. Better be careful, I will. I'll just have it randomly going off and be like, oh my god, look at all the booby-doops. It's all worthless. So, oh, and if you... Flyland Designs. If you're interested in some of the art blades that Brian Allen does have, it's Flyland Designs. Just how it's spelled. Spelled how it sounds. Flyland Designs. he does have a lot of really good ones out there already. You'll probably put that in the show notes. Yeah, we should try to. There's some new, some older machines. So he has a good mix going on. Check him out. His artwork is always very awesome.
TWIPY Awards
event
Colinperson
Yamotoperson
Barrels of Funcompany
Labyrinthgame
Dr. Dudegame
Wonelligame
Metallicagame
Uncanny X-Mengame
Jawsgame
John Wickgame
Avatargame
Funhousegame
Lumberjack Johnny'svenue

high · Hosts discussing commissioning art blades for Dr. Dude and cataloging Brian Allen's portfolio

  • ~

    sentiment_shift: Evil Dead receiving positive community reception; hosts personally excited despite low odds of ownership

    high · Hosts discussing personal affinity for Evil Dead IP and 'really great machine' appearance

  • ?

    venue_signal: Local venue (Lumberjack Johnny's) potentially rotating out Labyrinth for Avatar

    low · Hosts uncertain about current status: 'Did they take that out? No, I don't think so. Maybe.'

  • ?

    business_signal: Brian Allen expanding into pinball art blade market; business inquiry from hosts may influence production decisions

    medium · Hosts discussing reaching out to Brian Allen and hoping to 'con him into' creating Dr. Dude art blades

  • ?

    content_signal: Hosts requesting listener engagement (beer recommendations) with low initial response; tribal call provided backup engagement

    high · Co-host noting zero emails received until tribe call generated responses from listeners

    • 7:07
    So I'm trying to think of some of the other things. Twippy, the Twippy Awards have been announced that they're back. Now, do you care one way or the other about the Twippy Awards? Well, I don't really know a whole bunch about the Twippy Awards other than all of the controversy last year when they were not doing the Twinkies? It's kind of like a steaming crock of shit and drama. That's kind of all it is. Okay. And from what I understand, that's all it's ever been. Crap-flavored drama in like a crock pot. So it bubbles and stews for a while and smells up the whole place. I don't know. I know some people look forward to them. And I don't care one way or the other about them. Like I'll never win. We'll never win one. Right. So I don't care. You never know. I do. But you never know. Oh, yeah, you're right. I never know. But I feel that way about all award shows, though, kind of. Yeah, you're not a big award show guy. Could care less. Right. The selfs suck. I don't need to see it. I'm like, yeah, get on with your life. Go do something. I mostly like the after the game award presentation kind of award shows. You like the golf thing. You like to see people crying with joy. I do. because I cry too. No, and I just like rage. I like nothing but rage and hatred and drama. So I guess I should love Twippies. Right. But no, that's not true. I'm joking.
    8:28
    Like I know you, we always stick around for the golf stuff. I like the trophy presentation. Well, those are almost like more of a formal procession kind of thing. See, golf has this little bit of a dignity to it. A little bit of a dignity to it. Not a lot, but a little. We're slowly destroying it. Don't worry. It will be, you know, lowest common denominator in no time. But it used to be a very... It had some grandeur to it. Yeah. You know, before screaming get in the ball and baba booey. Get in the hole. And mashed potatoes. Yeah. Whatever nonsense some idiot that's been drinking since last week comes up with it out of his head. Yeah. You know. Maybe we should just... Maybe we should go to do the Twippy Awards and then after every one somebody just yells some nonsense. Yeah. Get in the out lane. Yeah. Get in the out lane. That's a fun one. Let's scream that every time someone does something. Ugh. Yeah, we'll see. I mean, I have a feeling it's just going to devolve into controversy, but hopeful. Yeah, we'll see. I won't watch it. It doesn't matter. I don't think I've ever watched any of them, to be honest with you. I always see the results because it always ends up in a craptacular thread on Pinside. Oh, yeah. So that's where you really get all the positivity and the joy. That's where you laser focuses on the good and the just. No, lies. I do know our friend Colin over at the Kineticist is the one putting it on. And usually Yamoto has something to do with it. So I'll always at least support it in that regard. Because they're both awesome people. They are. So what the hell Let see Maybe we could win the award for the most indifferent towards it Right No Maybe the most logical podcaster is Oh, with me on board, I don't think that could be. I try to keep you logical. How would you say you're doing with that? I don't know. Fair to... I do. Mid?
    10:22
    Mid. Yes, it's very mid. Welcome to the Pinball Junk Tour. It's mid. that sounds like something dumb some stupid kid would say all right so i'm trying to think what that was like amazon not amazon american had teased that cuphead was coming out or on the line but then they said just kidding but now it is on the line i don't know i have trust issues with american pinball i have all issues with american pinball but i don't mostly i don't i'm not sure I can say it might be awesome because Cuphead has beautiful artwork. Yes. And maybe it will be a good shooting game. I don't know. It's just a mystery game right now. So it's all speculation and Ruber Corner nonsense. Right. My only experience with Cuphead is when we were at Freeplay Florida. Yeah. And it was an arcade, stand-up arcade game. Yeah. And it was impossible. I remember we walked away in like 13 seconds. Right. That's being. Both of us. two two plays in a like two players back to back 13 seconds i think 13 seconds is being generous i think it was like 4.5 seconds and we lost all our lives we're like well yeah well it is something well because didn't um don's daughter holly knows the person that she knows the person that made it yeah i took it there but we do have it for the switch it is and they it's one of those games like there's one called like super meat boy and then there's this one that they're very like impossible games but you just you kind of just go through it uh like screen by screen and you'll die 90 times and you get through the 91st so like mario and you never go through that one no because that one's fun like these are just like literally just death death death then you get through it you're like well i'm never gonna play that again next thing it's death death death death okay get through it death death death you know every single scene is a boss fight basically where you just die over and over again. So I don't think that's going to be a very fun pinball machine, but it has some followers, though. People like it. It might be better than the arcade game. Yeah, probably. I mean, you're in control of the silver ball. That's a theory.
    12:32
    Until the oxygen destroyer comes out, then nobody's in control of nothing. We shall see. The only other, I did have a topic. Well, I was kind of thinking, because with Twippy now, they're going to also have the best game of the year. I was trying to think of all the games that came out there's a lot of them what do you think it's hard to say maybe next time I'll get a full list going I'm sure Metallica will be on there well yeah Metallica Uncanny X-Men, Jaws, John Wick you know Kirkland Brand Joker and Two Hookers is out there, Avatar Funhouse remake there's a lot of rain in the nonsense I can't Okay, so we're on the low side now. Yes, Labyrinth. Labyrinth, we didn't play that enough. No, I think we only played it like once or twice at Lumberjack Johnny's. Did they take that out? No, I don't think so. Maybe. I don't know. They may have taken it out for Avatar. I don't remember. I remember it being good. Yeah. It's a decent game. I'm not a Labyrinth soup fan, but I do like it. I remember it being a good game. And I think that was the first one from them. I can't even think of the name. It wasn't like a pinball name. It was Barrels of Fun. That's who did it. Barrels of Fun did Labyrinth. But enough about all that. I think it's time for everyone's favorite section. Of course, I'm talking about Craft Brew Sally's Beer Review, Journal Review. Craft Brew Sally.
    14:04
    Gonna have to put your journal down. Craft Brew Sally time. You've been to all the breweries around You've been running all over the town Tell me what to drink until I fall on the ground Yeah That's right, people.
    14:33
    And we're back. Now, if you were here last week, Crab Brew Sally got a little rambunctious. A little too big for our britches. She had called out for people to email with their favorite beer, holiday beers. Because Christmas is coming up and whatnot. Did you get any emails, Crafter Sally? I did not get any emails at all. Can you imagine that? I was like, I know people listen, but... It was so sad. Asking people to do anything is a very tough task. Humans are insanely lazy But luckily there was a tribe call on the weekend and Saved the day Right All right So what happened Someone may have been too drunk to call into the tribe call Yes. So that person asked the group some questions about it. And I did get a couple of responses. Nice. So the tribe call saved the day. and thankfully they were there because otherwise it would have been a sad sad panda right so some of the favorite beers first off was dan the man uh 12 dogs of christmas by thirsty dog which i looked up today and we might be having to drive to ohio thirsty dog thirsty dog he's in ohio yeah i've never even i've never even heard of that one thirsty dog yeah i've probably had something from there but i never heard of the 12 dogs of christmas like sometimes oh good really good yeah like sometimes when people say like a name i go i remember i know the logo or the look of it and you know or other beers you've had from that brewery so i yeah so but this one i was like nope never heard of it so all right and then billy yj said he doesn't have a favorite holiday or christmas beer but his favorite um halloween or like fall beer is pum king by uh southern tear which i've had that one and that one is really good we've seen that one yes yeah and then when i look that one up today i didn't realize that they actually make whiskey pum king whiskey i was like huh it's interesting never knew that i don't drink whiskey and then tim sucks at pinball said his favorite is genesee cream ale which i'm not sure if that is a holiday beer or not but yeah we'll cut we'll qualify it right that is a very pennsylvania answer isn't it yeah but it's from new york yeah yeah you know but genesee cream ale i'm trying to think i remember the local farmer that we used to bale hay with when i was a kid he always would drink genesee cream ale i'm gonna have to find it because i like cream ales they're really good i can't remember if we stole any from you probably did i would almost say i'd have to stolen some from him at some point because that's kind of what we did so but then some of the other responses i got were uh great lakes christmas ale sierra nevada celebration shiner holiday cheer and this one i'm gonna have to try to find is trog mad elf ale nice which is a cherry oh yeah i like those all right but the latest um holiday beer that i had was santa's little helper it was a sour ale by young blood beer company out of madison there you go it was good yeah i wouldn't say it's my favorite holiday beer but yeah it was good mine's asahi japanese beer yeah my favorite christmas beer and my favorite getting over the holidays beer your favorite my favorite is saturday night i don't want to remember last week beer i'm adding a couple shots of rum we'll get you where you need to go i had that on this on saturday You sure did. I forgot about that. And then, you know, as I hung over. Yes, you were. We were both. I was feeling it that night, but I got up through it. Yeah. I guess that's going to do it. You know, I think we have one more before Christmas. It might be right around Christmas. I can't remember. But we'll see. We are still, I put out a solo show for the We Suck at Video Games. I think we're going to try and get into a more regular cadence. Yes. Some recent events might have that being a much easier go of it. But more on that some other time. Anything else for today? Nope, that's it. Yeah, me either. Thanks for listening, one and all. And remember, in Twippy season, don't vote for us because I don't even know. No, you should vote for us. Yes, Crabby's Eye is right. We demand a vote.
    19:19
    The best pinball and beer podcast there is. I don't think that's a thing. How about you write it in? Oh, a write-in, yeah. those always go well we're going to be the third party what are those it's called independence we're going to be the independents yeah that's going to get 0.09 votes well it'll get two votes I don't think it will maybe a couple more if everyone keeps listening who knows yeah who knows right everyone four I don't think so all right that's going to do it thanks for listening everyone my name is it wasn't always Willoughby Falkorn Leghorn and with me as always Craft Bruce Alley. See you next time, folks.
    20:01
    That's it, man. Game over, man. Game over.