Gameroom Junkies Arcade And Pinball Podcast

It's a great time to be a gamer! Whether you're a fan of classic arcades, new consoles, or pinball machines, it seems there is always something to be excited about. In this episode of the podcast, we talk about new additions and updates to our personal gamerooms. In the Console Corner segment, Bryan dishes about his love for Mario Maker and helps Preston try to understand the allure of the Amiibo. The big announcement this month has been the revelation that Stern Pinball is releasing an all new Game of Thrones pinball machine. Tune in to hear about some of the features and our thoughts on the game photos before we dive into the mailbag. Listeners ask the Junkies for our thoughts on the rise of arcades as bars, our favorite 90s games, and advice on a game pickup. Music Credits Circa Vitae contributes the tracks Wage War and When it Flies under the license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Steve Combs contributes the tracks Gone and Mess under the following license: http://creativecommons.org

Expert panelists from SFGE talk about first steps, programming tools of choice, overcoming challenges, and the inspiration for creating custom pinball and video games. Patrick is out, so Bryan is in the co-pilot seat. Music Credits Circa Vitae contributes the tracks Wage War and When it Flies under the license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Steve Combs contributes the tracks Gone and Mess under the following license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Josh Woodward contributes the track Big Disco Ball under the following license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The bulk of this episode is an interview we recorded live at SFGE with long time arcade collector and YouTube celebrity John Jacobsen. John is the host of Johns Arcade, a popular YouTube channel featuring arcade game restoration, how-to guides, collecting adventures, gameplay tips, and more (Disclaimer: John is very animated when he speaks, and there is noise when he bumps the table as he talks with his hands throughout the interview.) Before the interview, your hosts Patrick and Preston talk a bit about the new reality TV show sizzle reel, Pinballers, and whether it's a good fit for pinball. Sticking with the pinball topic, Patrick goes into detail about his new pickup of a PinSound circuit board to bring his Star Wars pinball machine out of the disco era. Finally, Preston details some of his new gameroom additions including his late-to-the-party Wii U acquisition and newly-constructed LED-lit shelf for collectibles. Music Credits Circa Vitae contributes the tracks Wage War and When it Flies under the lic

Hot off the heels of the 2nd annual Southern Fried Gameroom Expo in Atlanta, the Gameroom Junkies dive right into episode 52 with our thoughts on another successful arcade and pinball convention. We go over some of our personal highlights from the event including a KISS pinball launch party, a live game show, and even some disco loving zombies roaming the hall. In case you could not attend, be sure to check out the official photo set from the event to see what you missed. The bulk of this episode, however, comes from an interview we conducted with legendary video game designer Brian Colin. Mr. Colin is famous for his work on Rampage, Arch Rivals, Xenophobe, Sarge, Star Trek Voyager, and numerous others. In our interview we talk about the lasting legacy of Rampage and what went into creating a game so iconic that two days after the interview a Rampage movie was announced! A small bit of a warning, the interview audio is not up to our normal standards as this was recorded in a large ballroom. That said, it wa

In the time since the last Gameroom Junkies podcast, there has been a bunch of game room news released, most notable of which is the announcement of the new KISS pinball machine from Stern. Hosts Preston and Patrick dive right into the show to talk about their thoughts on the KISS theme, the new edition of Rock Band, Marvels Daredevil TV show, and the 2015 inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. After some updates on what changes have been happening in their respective gamerooms, The Junkies discuss an epic bulk buy of classic arcade games in Mobile, AL including Tron, Dragons Lair, Gauntlet and more. In the Console Corner segment, Bryan gives the scoop on two new console games releasing this summer, Splatoon and Witcher 3. Bryan and Preston also go down memory lane with Slugfest, a 90s pitch-and-bat game from Williams Electronics. Before closing out the show, Patrick and Preston give a rundown of all the upcoming fun to be had at the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo in Atlanta June 19-21, 2015. Speci

This month on Gameroom Junkies, we take some extra time to celebrate our milestone 50th episode and addition to the GeekDad Podcast Network with a wide range of news, topics, and guest interviews. First off we discuss games in the news including the upcoming movies Tron 3 and Pixels. We interview the star of the movie King of Kong and video game player of the century Billy Mitchell to ask what would Billy do? Preston talks to console expert Bryan about the best console games for families to enjoy together, we answer viewer mail, give our suggestions for a 50s game room theme, and more.