BlahCade Pinball Podcast
By Chris Friebus and Jared Morgan
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Description
A show about digital pinball on mobile, PC, and console from the industry's leading game developers.
You'll be treated to segment favorites such as "BlahCade Speculation", interviews with industry leaders, and other tangents (including "real" pinball news) that keep the format fresh and topical.
The show originates from the East Coast of Australia and the West Coast of California, with new episodes available when news is worth sharing (which is pretty regularly).
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2025 State of Zen Studios with Mel Kirk
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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The 'lost' Halloween Episode!
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Pinball Titles We Love To Suck At
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Actual Costs for Premium Pinball Experience
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Tomb Raider Pinball
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Arcade2TV-XR Pt 2 - Software
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May 26, 2025 |
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Is Arcade2TV-XR Our Dream Pinball Controller? (part 1)
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May 11, 2025 |
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VR Extravaganza! Pinball FX VR
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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$1000 Pinball? Alice Goes To Wonderland
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Spin the wheel of topics
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Happy 2025! Movies of 2024
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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End of year pinball bonanza
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Were you finished? Allow me to retort!
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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The 2024 State of Zen with Mel Kirk
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Mel Kirk talks Zen and Goings On with AtGames
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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The Jurassic Park Home Edition $4900 Question
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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The Princess Bride Pinball: As You Wish
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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What's your favourite gimmick?
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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The pros and cons of real and digital pinball cab ownership
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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So many new Pinball FX tables to play
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May 26, 2024 |
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Gottlieb Packs 1 and 2 review PLUS PinFX Universal TV Tables!
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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AtGames Legends Pinball 4K Hands On Discussion
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Netflix and Zen?
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Top 10 Zen Originals We Always Play
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Target Alpha, New Toys for 2024!
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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End of 2023 Interview with Zen's Mel Kirk
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Pinball FX has 14 new tables!
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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Unboxing AtGames Legends Pinball Arcade Control Panel, and South Park
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Hastily Thrown Together Reaction to AtGames Legends 4K Pinball
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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Top 5 Pinball Arcade Bally Williams Tables We Want Next in Pinball FX
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Is This Zen After Dark (Pinball M)?
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Poll Results for the Best of New in Pinball FX
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Diving DEEP with Pinball FX's Peter Grafl
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May 14, 2023 |
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Table Speculation Time
|
Apr 02, 2023 |
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What? Pulp Fiction Pinball!
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Let's Play Garfield and Snoopy
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Let's Play Pinball FX and Look At Some Festering
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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Pinball FX Feb 16 Launch Details
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Let's Play Plants vs Zombies and Ms. Splosion Man pinball
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Winter 2022 Chat with Mel Kirk
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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GOOAAALLL! WCS '94
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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My Little Star Inks
|
Oct 02, 2022 |
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Homeworld Pinball Let's Play
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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The rest of 2022 as we see it
|
Aug 21, 2022 |
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Grimm Tales and RetroPlay Aftermath
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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Retroplay Gets Us Talking About VPX
|
Jul 10, 2022 |
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RIP Digital Pinball Fans
|
Jun 26, 2022 |
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Swords, Monsters, and Cab Mode
|
May 28, 2022 |
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Spring 2022 Chat with Mel Kirk
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May 01, 2022 |
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More Williams and More Originals
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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Pinball FX Early Access Gut Reactions
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Indiana Jones and the Costs of Licensing
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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Rollers of the Realm: Reunion interview with Tony Walsh
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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We like what we see so far, PinFX
|
Feb 06, 2022 |
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Recap of Mel Interview and More
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Indiana Jones and the Mel Kirk Interview
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Xmas 2021 A Pinball Bust
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Not Salty About Peanuts
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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Pinball FX delayed until 2022
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Lights, camera, auction!
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Zen brings Apple to a Pinball Party
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Lost in the Woods with Arcooda Pinball Forest
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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AtGames Taito Pinball Reaction
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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Zen Original Sneak Peek
|
Jun 06, 2021 |
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Mando vs Mando
|
May 28, 2021 |
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Star Wars Pinball VR analysis
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May 14, 2021 |
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Speculation a-go-go
|
May 02, 2021 |
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Mel Kirk interview for Spring 2021
|
Apr 20, 2021 |
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Reacting to Epic Pinball FX News
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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Star Wars Pinball VR
|
Mar 12, 2021 |
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AtGames, hear us out
|
Feb 24, 2021 |
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Zen Pinball FX News Unpacked
|
Feb 06, 2021 |
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Pinball in VR
|
Jan 29, 2021 |
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We can't just push reset?
|
Jan 12, 2021 |
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End of year free-for-all
|
Jan 02, 2021 |
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Let's predict 2021
|
Dec 20, 2020 |
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105 Reasons Why
|
Dec 05, 2020 |
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Acquisitions and Redesigns
|
Nov 27, 2020 |
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Pre-order This!
|
Nov 20, 2020 |
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Zen's Mel Kirk Holiday 2020 Q&A
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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Pinball Cabinet Wars 2020
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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New content bonanza
|
Oct 24, 2020 |
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Same sh*t, different day
|
Sep 18, 2020 |
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The Other Pin Cabs
|
Aug 22, 2020 |
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Williams Pinball Volume 6 Reveal
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Let's ride bikes!
|
Jul 27, 2020 |
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Arcade 1UP Interview Thoughts
|
Jul 06, 2020 |
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Arcade 1UP Interview
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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Put your money where your mouth is
|
May 29, 2020 |
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May the flip be with you
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May 07, 2020 |
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BlahCade Speculation Zen-style
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Zen about quarantine with Mel Kirk
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Mar 28, 2020 |
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Spinning Copper
|
Feb 29, 2020 |
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Interviews and Lists
|
Feb 02, 2020 |
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Sign Me 1UP
|
Jan 19, 2020 |
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2019 in review, and more!
|
Dec 30, 2019 |
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Williams Pinball Volume 5 Announcement
|
Dec 08, 2019 |
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Three-quarter scale shock!
|
Nov 21, 2019 |
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Creatures, Monsters and Zen: Oh My!
|
Nov 07, 2019 |
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It's Alive!
|
Oct 20, 2019 |
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The Last Zaccaria
|
Oct 18, 2019 |
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Some News is Good News
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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Are We There Yet?
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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Star Race Declared Brain Dead
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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Who's The Aussie?
|
Aug 11, 2019 |
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Rhymes with Switch
|
Aug 02, 2019 |
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Creators Gotta Create
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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Skype is Shyte
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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Commercial Prototype Cabinet from Zen
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Jun 01, 2019 |
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Vol. 4 Reactions and Live Drop Contraptions
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May 27, 2019 |
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Williams Pinball Vol. 4 Announcement
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May 18, 2019 |
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Volume 4 Announcement Eve
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May 17, 2019 |
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Friebus Free Bus
|
May 03, 2019 |
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Shifting Sands
|
Apr 24, 2019 |
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Earths, Wins and Fire
|
Apr 13, 2019 |
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ZaccaRIa, not ZaccARia
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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Analytics, here we come!
|
Mar 28, 2019 |
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Williams Pinball Vol. 3
|
Mar 19, 2019 |
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Out of Sync
|
Mar 14, 2019 |
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Williams Pinball Vol 3 Interview
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Mar 06, 2019 |
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Data is King
|
Feb 21, 2019 |
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Zen Studios Design Interview
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Feb 16, 2019 |
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A Unified Experience
|
Jan 31, 2019 |
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INDISC Action
|
Jan 25, 2019 |
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A Box of Chiclets
|
Nov 26, 2018 |
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Mel Kirk Interview: Volume Two
|
Nov 14, 2018 |
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Slow News Weeks Are Awesome!
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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A Bad Case of the Smurfberries
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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Does Censoring Pinball Kill the Buzz?
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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Stern Pinball Arcade VR and Cabinet Shenanigans
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Oct 09, 2018 |
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Zen Williams Pinball Retrospective
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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Zen Studios Interview with Mel Kirk
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Sep 16, 2018 |
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WMS License Speculation Time
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Sep 12, 2018 |
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And the WMS License Goes To… Zen Studios!
|
Sep 04, 2018 |
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Mart from Magic Pixel
|
Aug 20, 2018 |
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Did You Miss Us?
|
Aug 15, 2018 |
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Zen Through the Ages
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Jul 28, 2018 |
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Four Little Words
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Leaky Pinball Valve
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Jul 10, 2018 |
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Spacies Fireside Chat
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Jul 04, 2018 |
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Arcooda Cabinet Hands-on
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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Fully Sicario, Bro!
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Jun 21, 2018 |
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Yoku's Island Express
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Jun 05, 2018 |
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Post WMS Chat with Mike from FarSight
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May 30, 2018 |
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Bobby King WMS Licensing Interview and Commentary
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May 11, 2018 |
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Aaach Toe
|
May 10, 2018 |
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Change in Programming
|
Apr 20, 2018 |
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Life - and pinball - happens
|
Apr 10, 2018 |
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Farsight Newsletter 72
|
Mar 11, 2018 |
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Dude on a Stick Annihilation
|
Mar 06, 2018 |
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Fossilrific Zen
|
Mar 02, 2018 |
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Hey Dude, Let's Par Tee
|
Feb 18, 2018 |
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Dino-mite from Zen Studios
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Feb 11, 2018 |
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Arcooda Video Pinball News
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Feb 03, 2018 |
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Make Your Own
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Jan 28, 2018 |
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Dee Ex Do-over
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Jan 23, 2018 |
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Saucy Sounds from Stepansky
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Jan 13, 2018 |
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A Very Herculean Festivus
|
Dec 23, 2017 |
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Switch It Up With Site Visits
|
Dec 15, 2017 |
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Extra-terrestrial Radio
|
Dec 06, 2017 |
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Gaps in Storage
|
Nov 29, 2017 |
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Asgard-land
|
Nov 12, 2017 |
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Groot Vomit Mech
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Nov 07, 2017 |
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Tell Me A Story
|
Oct 26, 2017 |
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Fifteen Trabillion Megadoodles
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Oct 15, 2017 |
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FX Knee
|
Oct 11, 2017 |
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Save The Pinball For Last
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Oct 01, 2017 |
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Billionaire's Rave
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Sep 14, 2017 |
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Allegedly...
|
Sep 05, 2017 |
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Universal Soccer
|
Sep 01, 2017 |
|
Work Work
|
Aug 08, 2017 |
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Portland Pinball Places
|
Aug 02, 2017 |
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Sounds Hard
|
Jul 16, 2017 |
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Drop It Like Its Hawt
|
Jul 06, 2017 |
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Touch My Glow Balls
|
Jun 25, 2017 |
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Focus!
|
Jun 11, 2017 |
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Trololo
|
Jun 06, 2017 |
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Mr Hart, whatta mess!
|
May 31, 2017 |
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Szás
|
May 22, 2017 |
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A Mother of Days
|
May 19, 2017 |
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Clear the Field
|
May 09, 2017 |
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Implausibility Goggles to Max
|
May 02, 2017 |
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Bugs, Scores and Leaderboards
|
Apr 23, 2017 |
|
King of Pin
|
Apr 13, 2017 |
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Bit Rot and Bug Fixes
|
Apr 01, 2017 |
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Circuits and Gaps
|
Mar 26, 2017 |
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Here Cum Da Guards
|
Mar 19, 2017 |
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Chalk up, Lion Man
|
Mar 06, 2017 |
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It's like Cactus Jacks 2, with Pool
|
Feb 26, 2017 |
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Fadgeting with your Dinner Sausage
|
Feb 19, 2017 |
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Arcooda Been a Pinball Wizard
|
Feb 12, 2017 |
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Track 'n' Field Drum Solo
|
Feb 05, 2017 |
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From Meatballs to Mods
|
Jan 30, 2017 |
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If you don't have anything nice to say...
|
Jan 22, 2017 |
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Welcome to 2017
|
Jan 08, 2017 |
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Last Gasp 2016
|
Dec 29, 2016 |
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2016 In Review, and More
|
Dec 19, 2016 |
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Take the Challenge, Brave One
|
Dec 04, 2016 |
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Questions That Drift To the Future-past
|
Nov 13, 2016 |
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Rethemes and Cross-promotions
|
Nov 06, 2016 |
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Bust your Bone
|
Oct 31, 2016 |
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Steam Saves and Managing Friends
|
Oct 24, 2016 |
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When Pinball Loses Its Shine
|
Oct 17, 2016 |
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Antisocial Arachnids and Full Service Servos
|
Oct 03, 2016 |
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Marvel at Timelords
|
Sep 26, 2016 |
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The Money Shot
|
Sep 13, 2016 |
|
Things That Make You Go Hummm
|
Sep 04, 2016 |
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Questions Answered (sort of)
|
Aug 31, 2016 |
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Tech Talk, Bugs, and Features
|
Aug 22, 2016 |
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Blab is Dead. Long Live Blab.
|
Aug 16, 2016 |
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Harry Nutter and the Call-in Collector
|
Aug 02, 2016 |
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No Good Gottliebs (Premiere)
|
Jul 24, 2016 |
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Influencing the Back End of the Field
|
Jul 18, 2016 |
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Posterising in the H2H Lobby
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Jul 11, 2016 |
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Recommend Tables Like You Recommend Home Theatre Test Movies
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Jul 03, 2016 |
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Console Yourself With Cheap Steam
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Jun 27, 2016 |
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U and I Gotta Talk
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Jun 20, 2016 |
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Flip 'n' Bitch
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Jun 13, 2016 |
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Why Gottlieb's Aren't Chris' Favourite Manufacturer
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May 30, 2016 |
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Virtual Pinball For Real, or VPCabs Interview.
|
May 23, 2016 |
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Dnyeahh I speak good, or Sharks with Flippers?
|
May 15, 2016 |
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Stern Pinball App, or Rollercoaster Kickstarter?
|
May 08, 2016 |
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Education is Important, But Pinball is Importanter
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May 02, 2016 |
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Blabbing Into the Ether
|
Apr 25, 2016 |
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Drop a Rotary In It
|
Apr 13, 2016 |
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Zen Studios Easter Mic Drop
|
Apr 04, 2016 |
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It's 10 Inches Man: It Fits Through the Hole
|
Mar 21, 2016 |
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Is Virtual Reality the Pinnacle of Pinball?
|
Mar 14, 2016 |
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Double the Bart
|
Mar 07, 2016 |
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Jarful, Meaty, Prickly, Pinball Discussion
|
Mar 02, 2016 |
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Tourney and Three Dee BackRoom
|
Feb 17, 2016 |
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Kickstart my Heart
|
Feb 15, 2016 |
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Timey Wimey FarSight Chat
|
Feb 09, 2016 |
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Timings on the Mind (TotM Talk)
|
Feb 01, 2016 |
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BackRoom: What a Mother Bucker
|
Jan 27, 2016 |
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Zen Studios Star Wars Tables
|
Jan 25, 2016 |
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Musical Eff Chimes, or Arcade Expo 2016
|
Jan 18, 2016 |
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Christmas Break Summary
|
Jan 16, 2016 |
|
Tshirts, Tough Times, and Tie-ins
|
Jan 11, 2016 |
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Festivus EM Nom Noms
|
Dec 20, 2015 |
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Now With More Chaps and Rage
|
Dec 16, 2015 |
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Metadata Mike from FarSight
|
Dec 07, 2015 |
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Dressed to a Tee
|
Nov 30, 2015 |
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Zen Interview Retrospective
|
Nov 26, 2015 |
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Zen, and the Art of Digital Pinball
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Nov 16, 2015 |
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BlahCade BackRoom #2
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Nov 14, 2015 |
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U Interested in a New UI?
|
Nov 11, 2015 |
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38 Weeks Old. Next week: Brains
|
Nov 03, 2015 |
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BlahCade BackRoom
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Nov 01, 2015 |
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If It Walks Like A Duck, It's Pinball
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Oct 27, 2015 |
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Ten Seconds or Less and No Farts
|
Oct 19, 2015 |
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Teeny Tiny Isn’t Always a Bad Thing
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Oct 13, 2015 |
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Stern Pinball Arcade Wild Speculation
|
Sep 29, 2015 |
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Tech Talk (Troubles) and Tourney Tongue Twisters
|
Sep 21, 2015 |
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Feelin' Good
|
Sep 14, 2015 |
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Forum Questions Part 2
|
Sep 01, 2015 |
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Forum Questions Part 1
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Jul 21, 2015 |
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Pitch Slapped
|
Jun 16, 2015 |
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Two and Done
|
May 22, 2015 |
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Big Nuts
|
Apr 20, 2015 |
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Drunken Farmer
|
Mar 24, 2015 |
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Facts Are Hard
|
Feb 13, 2015 |
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Continbute
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Jan 21, 2015 |
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The Anniversary
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Nov 24, 2014 |
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The Extraordinarily Awkward Pause
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Oct 03, 2014 |
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Bobby King Interview
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Sep 11, 2014 |
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Pinball Galore
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Aug 14, 2014 |