Pinheadz Pinball PODcast

With 9 of the TOP 10 grossing film franchises in history already having been made into pinball machines, are there any valuable film franchise licences left? In this episode we discover there's one less title available to pinball manufacturers with Heighway Pinball's announcement that they're putting ALIEN PINBALL into production! UK pinball king & Heighway Pinball president Andrew Heighway joins us for the big news. Normally that's about as big as it gets, but in the month just gone, Chicago's 30th annual pinball EXPO had more big announcements & surprises than any other pinball expo for years! Amongst the CHICAGO EXPO highlights, Dutch Pinball's THE BIG LEBOWSKI has landed on US soil! Do pinheadz like what they see? ALSO, Electromechanical pinball returns with WIZ BANG PINBALL's Whoa Nellie going into production at STERN? We'll find out how the magic of the EM era is coming back to modern pinball. PLUS the days of the Orange dot matrix display are numbered...COLORDMD announces their first STERN color display - LORD OF THE RINGS. ANOTHER new game is being announced this episode with Jersey Jack's THE HOBBIT GOLD prototype revealed! MEANWHILE 14,000 kilometres away from Chicago on Australia's Gold Coast, one of the country's most talented maxillofacial surgeons is spreading the pinball word! AND the good news that we MAY BE one step closer to realising the dream of a Ghostbusters pinball machine. We'll ALSO confirm which BALLY Williams classics are going back into production thanks to Planetary Pinball, the end of an era with the final STERN factory tour and lots more pin spotting with NEW instalments of "Pinball Appearances In Pop Culture". Be part of the PODcast via FACEBOOK – Pinheadz Pinball PODcast or TWITTER – @RODsaid #pinheadz So join broadcaster Rod Cuddihy, guest Pinball Enthusiast Michael Dojcinoski & professional pinball technician Steve Hyde for Americana from Down Under, in episode 10 of The Pinheadz Pinball PODcast!  

Despite a legendary history, horror themed pinball machines have been conspicuously absent from the new pinball landscape this millennium. But just when it looked like the death of the genre…STERN Pinball has announced their newest title – The Walking Dead! Special guest & Horror/Sci Fi pinball aficionado Charlie Emery joins us for a look at the genre’s place in pinball history. As well as talking about, playing & collecting them, Charlie is leading the charge of boutique pinball manufacturers building new games. But, how long till he starts loading a container bound for Australia? With the new Homepin THUNDERBIRDS pinball machine on the way, we take a look at what’s inside the boxes being shipped out of their manufacturing facility in China this month. Pintech Stevie’s Super Tip is so obvious you’d have to be crazy not to do it…fit Cliffy hole protectors to your game or risk total playfield annihilation. So why are some people not doing it? This episode’s Pinball Appearances in Popular Culture features scenes from Greg The Bunny starring Seth Green, an awesome Waylon Jennings narration of Dukes Of Hazzard & The Bachelor Australia…plus some more obscure sightings. And we’ll find out why people are freaking out over JAWS in 2014! Be part of the PODcast via FACEBOOK – Pinheadz Pinball PODcast or TWITTER – @RODsaid #pinheadz So join broadcaster Rod Cuddihy, International Pinball Hunter Gary Christiansen & professional pinball technician Steve Hyde for Americana from Down Under, in episode 9 of The Pinheadz Pinball PODcast!

SKIT B Head Designer – Kevin Kulek gives an in depth interview on the announcement of the company’s new game EXPERTS OF DANGEROUS and the unique licensing deal done with the stars of MYTHBUSTERS. Kevin also reveals mode details of SKIT B’s FUNHOUSE 2.0 project, including the quest to track down the actor who provided the original voice of the game’s iconic star - Rudy! PLUS Kevin describes what stage of production SKIT B’s PREDATOR pin is at, while standing amongst the games currently being built. We ask the question, “can an alternate translite increase a game’s earnings”…and an Aussie operator gives us the answer by letting us look in the coin box. While history’s greatest pins are getting converted into virtual games, Silver Castle Pinball announce they are doing the reverse. Legendary PC pinball simulation TIME SHOCK is about to enter the world of real pinball. How close is pinball designing great Barry Oursler to making a comeback with the new title PINBALL GREMLINS? And after Australian Federal Police & the bomb squad got called out to a pinball machine, Pintech Stevie’s SUPER TIP of the episode has never been more important! Be part of the PODcast via FACEBOOK – Pinheadz Pinball PODcast or TWITTER – @RODsaid #pinheadz So join broadcaster Rod Cuddihy, Federal Government IT expert Gary Christiansen & professional pinball technician Steve Hyde for Americana from Down Under, in episode 8 of The Pinheadz Pinball PODcast!

When pinball’s most controversial designer passed away earlier this year it was widely accepted that the dream of Python Angelo's holy grail – Williams Pinball Circus going into production died with him. Ten years after the prototype was completed we celebrate the announcement that Python’s legacy will be complete & one of pinball’s most innovative games ever, will be built! Also proving how much can happen in a decade, we take a look at how a stash of early 90’s Bally Williams pins stood up to ten years of some of the harshest weather conditions anywhere on the planet…North Queensland! At last we get hold of the STERN Mustang LE track list sourced from 50 years of SONY’s back catalogue…but is it predictable or inspirational? For all Pintech Stevie’s potentially lifesaving Pinball Safety Tips…how did he end up trapped under a game this month? After eight years, is the man behind Gorgar, Space Shuttle & Dr Who - pinball designing legend Barry Oursler returning to pinball? Bally Williams may have closed it’s doors in 1999 but STERN Pinball appear to have leant a trick or two from them in 2014. STERN are set to rebuild the classics as they open THE VAULT! We begin planning our Australian Pinball Expo with the release of the event’s games list! And we’ll discover which pivotal game in pinball history is being brought into the new millennium with the development of a “2.0” version. Be part of the PODcast via FACEBOOK – Pinheadz Pinball PODcast or TWITTER – @RODsaid #pinheadz So join broadcaster Rod Cuddihy, Federal Government IT expert Gary Christiansen & professional pinball technician Steve Hyde for Americana from Down Under, in episode 7 of The Pinheadz Pinball PODcast!

Is the lone MAD MAX pinball machine the most extreme 'pin pimp out' ever? Geoff Fraser joins us to reveal all about his amazing creation. Williams Pinball's greatest game goes into production at STERN. Are we getting closer to a pinball factory reinstating a night shift on the production line? We get serious about Virtual Pinball and graduate from playing on the iPhone. Aussie VP builder Sam Vicario gives us a lesson in full size Virtual Pinball construction. DUTCH PINBALL reveal the Big Lebowski Pinball sub playfield! We look at how it stacks up against the great sub play fields of all time? Classic Playfield Reproductions finally have an Australian distributor! Niño from Australian Pinball Restorations calls in to discuss what the good news means for us.. Will PinTech Stevie have to change his name to PinWizard Stevie? What's a Zine? SLAM TILT ZINE editor Tilt Wilson explains why pinball in print is better than a BLOG. And we discover what's on an ELVIRA PIZZA! Be part of the PODcast via FACEBOOK – Pinheadz Pinball PODcast or TWITTER – @RODsaid #pinheadz So join broadcaster Rod Cuddihy, Federal Government IT expert Gary Christiansen & professional pinball technician Steve Hyde for Americana from Down Under, in episode 6 of The Pinheadz Pinball PODcast!

Rod, Gaz & Pinball Stevie reflect on where their love of pinball started in Australia, before declaring 2013 - YEAR OF THE PINBALL PODCAST! The team then look at the impact social media has on marketing pinball in 2013/14, before debating "WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST THING IN PINBALL FOR 2013". And the nominees are... METALLICA LE selling out in hours WIZARD OF OZ begins shipping The emergence of an Australian pinball manufacturer with the THUNDERBIRDS LICENCE Planetary Pinball putting MEDIEVIL MADNESS back into production JOHN TRUDEAU joining STERN PINBALL Finally a look forward to next year & next episode leaves us wondering could 2014 be bigger than 2013...NO WAY! Or could it? Be part of the episode any time on FACEBOOK: Pinheadz Pinball PODcast or TWITTER: @RODsaid #pinheadz