For Amusement Only EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast
Detailing EM and Bingo pinball features, gameplay, and repair techniques.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 478
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Episode 418 - Robo-Frenzy Progress, Multi-Bingo Coin Flash, 1939 Exhibit Avalon
Robo-Frenzy is coming along, awaiting some new parts. I discuss a bit about how difficult it is for me to wire up a stepper from scratch. The Multi is progressing on several fronts, and I'm working …
00:29:46 |
Thu 29 Mar 2018
Episode 417 - Sing Along playfield tear down, Robo-Frenzy build progress, Bally Shoot-a-Line and Dixieland, Williams Skylab, 1946 Bally Double Barrel
Sing Along tear down started - and that playfield is really rough. I located a different used playfield that should clean up ok. Very excited to rebuild this game. Robo-Frenzy wiring continues, alb…
00:44:57 |
Wed 14 Mar 2018
Episode 416 - Robo-Frenzy, Multi Horse Race, Sing Along, 1941 Bally Fairmont
As usual, lots going on - I've begun work in depth in wiring Robo-Frenzy. All coils have power, but switches and steppers between still need to be wired. I also need to install a light board and wi…
00:28:50 |
Thu 22 Feb 2018
Episode 415 - Interview with Jeff Frick 2-7-18
Jeff is an avid collector of pre-war pinball (games produced prior to WWII), coordinates the History of Pinball booth at the Texas Pinball Festival, and helps reproduce rare and unique parts for game…
00:59:27 |
Thu 08 Feb 2018
Episode 414 - Williams Line Drive, Robo-Frenzy Wiring, 1935 Pamco Roto Lite
I finished working on a '72 Williams "Line Drive". Well, enough to play, but the crowd doesn't go wild! Next, I talk a little bit about what I've been working on on Robo-Frenzy. Lots more to come. …
00:23:34 |
Wed 24 Jan 2018
Episode 413 - 1940 Chicago Coin Fox Hunt, Shoot-A-Line, Dixieland, Royal Flush, Doozie, Line Drive
Fox Hunt is done! Ryan came down and picked it up on a whirlwind trip. I filmed a short video of gameplay/features: Also, I wrote up a Pinside thread with lots of photos! Aside from this, I've be…
00:27:51 |
Wed 10 Jan 2018
Episode 412 - Fox Hunt Almost Done, Serenade Working and 1939 Genco Airport
The 1940 Chicago Coin Fox Hunt is just about finished. Two shorted 'coils in a can' are taken apart and rewound. I have a trip relay coil to replace, as well as two springs that are not doing their …
00:43:46 |
Wed 27 Dec 2017
Episode 411 - New Meter Day, Kings and Queens, Demagnetizer Tool and 1935 Rockola Screamo
A friend of mine asked me to pick any meter I wanted to, to replace my really poor DMM that I've been fighting forever (thanks Ryan!). A Sanwa SP-21 is what I chose: Good balance of price and featur…
00:18:06 |
Thu 14 Dec 2017
Episode 410 - Fox Hunt on Fire, 1934 Exhibit Lightning 36
I hope all my American listeners had a great Thanksgiving. I am very thankful for all of you. Today is a cautionary tale. Managed to set the game I was working on on fire... sleep is necessary, but…
00:22:15 |
Thu 30 Nov 2017
Epsode 409 - Fox Hunt Refurb, 1934 Chicago Coin Show Boat
Some discussion of a pre-war game I'm working on currently, and the Year of Flipperless game, Chicago Coin's 1934 Show Boat. http://ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=2136&picno=16947
00:29:39 |
Thu 16 Nov 2017
Epsode 408 - Interview with Scott Gullicks 10-18-2017
Scott Gullicks is part of Riot Pinball, LLC, who are best known for their creation "Wrath of Olympus", a full-size DMD-style pinball machine. This year at Expo, Scott unveiled a new project, focused …
00:18:55 |
Wed 01 Nov 2017
Episode 407 - Interview with Bingo Butch Glauda 10-01-2017
Bingo Butch Glauda is an operator and serious bingo collector. He owns one of each Bally bingo pinball machine and needs only three more United games to complete his collection. Butch tells many grea…
01:35:14 |
Wed 18 Oct 2017
Episode 406 - York show recap and 1939 Baker Twinkle
I recap the details from the York show! I had a lot of fun talking to everyone and watching them play the Multi-Bingo over three days! Thank you for coming out and giving the games a shot in the Bin…
01:02:45 |
Wed 04 Oct 2017
Episode 405 - Come Play the Multi-Bingo, Bingo Row Giveaways, and 1934 Bally Skyscraper
The Multi-Bingo will be available for you to play on September 29th and 30th, 2017! Come play it, say hello, and compete on any of the bingo pinball machines in the 3rd annual Bingo Row. Win a 4 or…
00:23:30 |
Thu 21 Sep 2017
Episode 404 - Multi-Bingo Playtesting and 1947 Williams Amber
I had some folks over to playtest the game - outsiders tend to play the game differently than I do, so it's valuable to see if anything new breaks. Out of many many games played and discussed, only o…
00:16:34 |
Thu 07 Sep 2017
Episode 403 - Multi-Bingo Bugfixing and 1934 Exhibit Golden Gate
The Multi-Bingo is really taking shape. I discuss some of the difficulty in introducing bugs that are unexpected when thinking about the reset sequence of the EM games vs. a solid state. Today's yea…
00:26:28 |
Thu 24 Aug 2017
Episode 402 - Multi-Bingo Backglass and 1933 Genco 42nd Street
I talk about the process for installing the backglass in the Multi-Bingo. Check out the podcast Facebook page or the Pinside thread to see some photos of this beautiful artwork! I also discuss some …
00:36:22 |
Thu 10 Aug 2017
Episode 401 - Multi-Bingo Progress - Prep for Bingo Row 2017 at York - Robo-Frenzy Progress - 1973 Chicago Coin Baseball Champ and 1934 Automatic Action
Happy 99th birthday to Wayne Neyens, fantastic pinball designer for Gottlieb! Bingo Row 2017 prep is underway! I am working to make the Multi-Bingo a great game to play. Robo-Frenzy cabinet has …
00:32:25 |
Thu 27 Jul 2017
Episode 400 - Multi-Bingo Progress - Programming Complete - Robo-Frenzy Progress - 1938 Exhibit Coney Island
The Multi-Bingo programming, a labor of love for 70 weeks, is complete! Yep, 138 games later, and this thing has shaped up very well. I talk about next steps (briefly, gotta have some surprises), an…
00:27:20 |
Wed 12 Jul 2017
Episode 399 - Multi-Bingo Progress - The Special Games - Robo-Frenzy Progress - Service Call on Wall Street Special - 1937 Genco Archer
The Multi-Bingo marches on! Only 9 games left to implement. Pretty exciting to be down to the single digits. I discuss some of the 'special' games included with the hybrid solid state 1960s bingos.…
00:28:49 |
Thu 29 Jun 2017
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