Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball Industry

• Dirty Pool Podcast Ep10 – After Hours: Electric Bat Arcade with Rachel & Cale

  How do you run a full-blown pinball bar until 2 AM every night and stay married? Rachel and Cale from Electric Bat Arcade break it all down—logistics, love, location pinball, and late-night arcade life in Tempe. We talk running machines in the desert heat, Arizona pinball culture, and how to build a community one quarter at a time. Praise the Great Pyramid 📡 Twitch – twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball 📺 YouTube – youtube.com/@DirtyPoolPinball 📷 Instagram – instagram.com/dirtypoolpinball 📘 Facebook – facebook.com/dirtypoolpinball 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:15 - How Did Electric Bat Start? 00:02:38 - What's It Like Running a Business With a Partner? 00:04:15 - Cale 'Wide Stance' Pinball Technique 00:05:45 - Running an Arcade Business 00:07:21 - "Barcade" Trademark 00:10:00 - Booze On Top Of Pinball 00:11:48 - Where'd The Name Come From? 00:13:45 - Electric Bat Podcast Loves To Be Transparent and Honest About Business 00:16:00 - Earnings Info Helping The Manufacturers? 00:19:35 - Most Important Thing an Arcade Can Do... 00:21:16 - Chat Questions 00:23:00 - Pinball For Everyone 00:26:20 - How Does Booze Work at @electricbatarcade 00:28:15 - Repairing Pinball Machines / Cale @ Marco Specialties 00:30:43 - Most Important Relationship Thing... Talk Through Chat Programs? 00:33:00 - Electric Bat Crazy Hours?! 00:35:12 - DND... 00:38:35 - Hardest Part Of Running a Business? Dealing With The City... 00:43:28 - Arcade Owners Aren't Generally Business People 00:45:00 - Cursed Game? It's Galactic Tank Force 00:51:49 - Whats The Modern Way To Handle Customer Service For a Manufacturer 00:54:15 - Kiko the Cat / Pinball Tech 00:59:58 - How To Be a Good Customer / Manufacturers Need To Be Better 01:01:35 - It's Ok To Be Frustrated, Channel It Right. 01:06:00 - Serge, The Ultimate Pinball Commentator 01:08:00 - Memorizing Pi in the Wildest Way 01:12:00 - How To Learn Pinball Repair 01:18:35 - Choosing To Be A Great Experience Over Making Money 01:20:55 - Chat Questions 2 01:22:30 - Don't Be Afraid To Get Involved With Tournaments 01:27:25 - Donuts? 01:27:35 - Pinball Is About People 01:28:25 - The Raven Thing... 01:29:30 - Top 3 Games? 01:33:00 - How Do You Not Burn Out On Pinball? 01:35:09 - Thank You! / Bye! #ElectricBatArcade #PinballBar #PinballLife #PinballCommunity #DirtyPoolPinball #TempeArcade #MarriedAndFlipping #ArcadeCouple #Barcade #LocationPinball #PinballTalk #PinballPodcast #PinballWizard #ArcadeLife #ClassicArcade #CoinOpCulture #LateNightArcade #PinballLove #PinballPeople #ArcadeOwners #GameRoomGoals #ArcadeChat #PinballArizona #PinballCulture #SupportLocalArcades

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• Dirty Pool Podcast Ep09 – The Hunt Begins: Predator Pinball with Daniel Janson

  The widebody has landed. We sit down with Daniel Jansen, CEO of Pinball Brothers, to talk about their new Predator machine: the rules, the features, and the sheer guts it takes to bring a licensed behemoth like this to life. We dig into the use of AI in their teaser campaign, the implications of AI-generated art in the industry, and whether high import costs and tariffs are creating real barriers for international buyers. Transparency, tech, and one of the most iconic monsters of all time. Praise the Great Pyramid 📡 Twitch – https://twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball 📺 YouTube – https://youtube.com/@DirtyPoolPinball 📷 Instagram – https://instagram.com/dirtypoolpinball 📘 Facebook – https://facebook.com/dirtypoolpinball 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:14 - Hello! 00:00:35 - Daniel Janson 00:01:31 - Confirmed? Future 80's Action Themed Pins Coming? 00:02:03 - Alien and Predator - BFF's 00:03:01 - Predator Clicking Sounds... LIVE! 00:03:41 - Art and Collaboration at Pinball Brothers 00:07:40 - Lets Talk Wide Bodies 00:08:45 - Does Predator Eat The Ball? 00:09:30 - Predator Is The Main Character 00:11:00 - The Predator Sculpt is All Original, Not a Toy 00:12:30 - How Do You Handle Lighting a Widebody? 00:14:00 - @fastpinball Boards 00:15:10 - Iconic Playfield Art In Pinball. Predator 3 Skulls? 00:17:30 - Is There a Family Mode / Gore Mode in Predator? 00:18:16 - Are More Arnold Video Assets Coming? 00:19:00 - Leaked Footage? 00:20:00 - Predator Launch... 00:22:00 - Handling Criticism From The Community 00:25:41 - Alien and Predator IP's Came From The Same Licensor 00:26:12 - Chat Questions! 00:28:00 - Thanks for the raid @DRI374 00:28:45 - Games Ship August 00:29:31- Tariffs 00:30:15 - Do You Believe Consumers Should Pay For Tariffs? 00:31:28 - How Are Tariff Costs Handled For People Purchasing Pinball Brother's Games? 00:34:00 - When Tariffs Are Locked In Will You Notify The Consumer Base On Your Plans? 00:35:01 - Gameplay Footage? (Few Days.) 00:37:52 - Retro Kit To Improve Flippers On Older @PinballBrothers Games? 00:38:38 - Does Pinball Brothers Use AI in Playfield Art? (no they don't) 00:40:22 - Observation... Pinball Brother's Loves Predator. 00:43:15 - Mods In Predator. 00:43:30 - Design Goal - Feeling The Movie 00:44:40 - Rules and Modes Logic 00:48:16 - New Hairdo! 00:48:46 - Horror Games for PB? (no) 00:51:25 - Rapid Fire Chat Questions (Yes / No) HOT TAKES! 00:52:20 - The Raven Thing. 00:53:42 - Competition Mode or Competition Play? 00:56:27 - Where Can You Play Predator? 00:57:29 - @PinballBrothers Appreciates Your Support 00:57:57 - For The Predator Fans 00:58:10 - Distributors Available on Pinball Brother's Website 00:59:15 - Better Updates For New Patches? 01:01:06 - Thank You Daniel! 01:01:52 - Bye! 01:02:50 - Bonus Questions... How Many Daniel's Is Too Many? #Pinball #PredatorPinball #PinballBrothers #DirtyPoolPinball #WidebodyPinball #PinballPodcast #NewPinballMachine #AIinPinball #PinballInterview #PinballDesign #PinballCommunity #PinballManufacturing #PinballRules #RetroGaming #ArcadeGames #PinballLife #ClassicGaming #SciFiPinball #LicensedPinball #ArcadeCulture #HomeArcade #PinballTalk #RuleSheetBreakdown #MonsterThemePinball #TariffsOnPinball #InternationalPinball

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• Dirty Pool Podcast Ep08 – Brewing Beans & Flipping Dreams: Tony from What’s Brewing

  We head south to San Antonio to talk to Tony, the owner of What’s Brewing, a coffee roastery that also happens to double as a pinball arcade. We get into the grind of running two very different scenes under one roof, from roasting beans to repairing flippers, and how a city like San Antonio shaped the culture of both. Turns out, coffee people and pinball people might just be the same weirdos. Praise the Great Pyramid 📡 Twitch – twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball 📺 YouTube – youtube.com/@DirtyPoolPinball 📷 Instagram – instagram.com/dirtypoolpinball 📘 Facebook – facebook.com/dirtypoolpinball 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:40 - Surprise Pyramid Praising 00:01:05 - Where What's Brewing Came From 00:04:25 - What To Do In A Tornado / Emergency Info 00:07:18 - Pinball Enters What's Brewing 00:11:50 - Exotic Fruit and "The Nerd Tree" 00:14:45 - Pinball On Location Doesn't Make Money 00:17:16 - Chat Asks About Pinball 'named' Coffee 00:19:41 - Where do you acquire beans? 00:23:26 - What's up @CoffeeFlipper4 ! 00:23:51 - Lets talk poop coffee. (Yes Seriously) 00:29:21 - Lets break down coffee types. 00:38:00 - How Coffee is Roasted 00:45:46 - Jar Jar killed Pinball... temporarily 00:49:21 - Have you converted pinball non-believers? 00:51:41 - Booze at a roastery? Sure? 00:55:21 - What's Brewing Tournaments Have Diverse Games 00:57:41 - @sternpinballinc Release Tiers... 01:01:23 - Back When You Could Get Pins For Cheap 01:04:23 - Don't Trust Your Cable Colors. 01:08:00 - The Pinball Experience is Interactive and Challenging 01:13:11 - Remakes Feel Different... Doesn't Every Game Feel Different? 01:19:52 - Day Off Interview? Tony Says Some Nice Things To Me. 01:22:22 - Pinball For All Types Of People 01:23:12 - Drink Spills and Coffee Pinball Aroma. 01:26:31 - Pinball Innovation / Pinball Golden Age 01:30:21 - Completed Code? 01:33:51 - Small Companies Grow Smart 01:35:21 - Barry O's! 01:36:41 - What's Brewing Events 01:39:21 - Big Screen Dirty Pool?! 01:41:21 - Bye! #DirtyPoolPinball #PinballPodcast #WhatsBrewingSA #PinballArcade #PinballLife #CoffeeAndPinball #TexasPinball #SanAntonioArcade #PinballCulture #PinballTalk #CoffeeRoasterLife #ArcadeVibes #PinballCommunity #PinballMachines #ArcadeInterview #PinballHistory #RoasteryAndArcade #RetroGaming #LatteAndLockbar #PinballInterview #FlipperFreaks #PinballScene #CoffeeAndGames

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• Dirty Pool Podcast Ep07 – Davey of Stumblor Mods / The Art of The Pinball Modding

  Davey from Stumblor joins Dirty Pool to discuss how one of the most respected names in pinball modding became a quiet powerhouse. Twitch – https://twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball YouTube – https://youtube.com/@DirtyPoolPinball Instagram – https://instagram.com/dirtypoolpinball Facebook – https://facebook.com/dirtypoolpinball Known for high-end, limited-run mods for machines like Godzilla, Jaws, and Elton John, Stumblor has built a reputation for precision engineering, lighting effects that don’t feel like an afterthought, and an aesthetic that leans more toward sculptural design than simple add-ons. We talk through his full creative process—from initial idea to final shipment—and cover topics like what makes a game “worth modding,” and why some projects never make it out of the prototype phase. Davey also discusses community feedback, and testing challenges. Also included: the origin of the name "Stumblor!" 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:01 - Oops 00:00:07 - Actual Opening 00:00:18 - Davey / Stumblor Mods! 00:02:30 - Are Mod Makers Making Manufacturers Leave Out Components? 00:05:51 - The First Mod... Creature. 00:11:12 - Godzilla. 00:12:58 - The First Pinside Post That Launched Stumblor. 00:16:58 - Stumblor Website Breaks My Audio 00:20:00 - Where The Ideas For Mods Come From 00:20:52 - Elton John Sign 00:25:02 - Where Are You From? 00:26:41- Pin2DMD 00:29:21- PinMAME 00:32:00 - Stumblor Homebrew? 00:35:45 - Customer Emails / Customer Service 00:36:40 - The Customer Is Not Always Right 00:39:40- Tinkering Is Part Of Pinball 00:40:59 - @teppinball Plug and Upcoming Kong Mod / The Process 00:45:36 - Mod Making Is Art and Mechanical 00:48:51- Talking Materials 00:52:41- How to update Stumblor Mods to the new App 00:54:34 - Relationship With @dutchpinball 00:55:45 - What Deeproot Was... 01:01:20 - Manufacturers Not Collaborating With Mod Makers 01:06:46 - Dutch Pinball's Alice 01:08:14 - The Pinwalk and @InBeforetheLock 01:09:00 - How To Get Ahold of @stumblor 01:09:30 - The Raven Joke... 01:12:56 - TNA will take you to town. 01:16:20 - BTTF... 01:18:00 - Evil Dead @SpookyPinball 's Best Game 01:22:30 - 90's Pinball Style 01:23:48 - Where did the name Stumblor come from?? (Of course it's the Simpsons.) 01:27:20 - Next Stumblor Mod? ... Jurassic Park 01:29:20 - Tour of the workshop (Davey's Muted Adventure) 01:29:51- I Poorly Try To Fill In 01:30:46- DAAAVEEEEEEYYY 01:30:57- Schwarzenegger Tour 01:31:20 - Explaining Whats Going On For The Audio Only Podcast Peeps. 01:33:57 - Davey Returns 01:36:20 - Pin2DMD Oversized Mod For Classics 01:39:00 - Logistics for Assembly 01:45:23 - Pinball Is About Memories 01:47:10 - Raid / Outro 01:47:55 - BYE! #StumblorMods #PinballInterview #DirtyPoolPinball #PinballMods #GodzillaPinball #JawsPinball #EltonJohnPinball #PinballDesign #SternPinball #JerseyJackPinball #SpookyPinball #DutchPinball #TurnerPinball #PinballMachine #RetroGaming #ModdingMasters #PinballCommunity #CustomPinball #ArcadeCulture #PinballAddict #PinballArt #MakerCulture #LightingDesign #PinballTalk #CultOfTheScoop

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• Dirty Pool Podcast Ep06 – Chad The Bird Loves Worms and Pinball

  This week’s guest has a lot to say—and somehow says it all without moving his lips. We get into pinball, performance art, and the unique acoustics of Logan Arcade. Let’s just say this one might take flight in unexpected directions. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:15 - What Are You? 00:02:32 - Did I Pay Chad? ... No. 00:03:30 - Bi-coastal? Bi-Polar. 00:04:00 - All Natural Pink 00:05:50 - Go Follow @BillLarkin 00:06:05 - Comedy Monologue vs. Improv 00:09:00 - Manic Panic?! 00:09:14 - Which Font Is Better 00:10:30 - Chad's Diet And Bowel Problems / Solutions 00:11:42 - Do You Pay Taxes? 00:12:26 - Chad's Font? 00:12:42 - @LoganArcade !! 00:13:41 - Chad Loves Pinball 00:14:20 - Lets Talk ⁨@pinballexpo2540⁩ 'Pinball Expo'! 00:15:30 - Little Kong Talk... 00:17:13 - Harry Potter Hype Videos... The Industry Needs To Change It Up. 00:17:44 - #Onlybirds 00:18:17 - 97% Of Birds... Don't Have Dongs. 00:19:57 - Happy Birthday George Gomez! ⁨@sternpinballinc⁩ 00:21:27 - Lets Talk Pinball Classic Voice Over 00:23:10 - Sensitive Ears? 00:24:18 - Bird In Chicago = Good At Booze 00:26:47 - Chicago Is The Heart Of Pinball 00:27:16 - Barry O's Isn't A Bad Game - Burned Birds... 00:28:40 - The Booming Pinball Business? 00:30:32 - Stern Needs To Add Side Lights To LE's 00:32:28 - Star Wars Jizz. (The Music) 00:34:12 - Fresh Ass Bees. 00:36:25 - Need More Flair. 00:40:30 - Toppers... Unnecessary 00:42:00 - Galloping Ghost and Other Hot Spots 00:46:20 - Jack Danger Makes Cool Games. Also No Code :( 00:47:50 - Chad Says LCD Playfield is the Future of Pinball 00:49:30 - Jurassic Park Home Edition... Underrated Gem 00:51:14 - Pinball is Already Perfect 00:53:00 - Chad Knows His Sh.tuff 00:54:00 - Chads Underrated Game List 00:55:00 - Need ⁨@johnnycrap1⁩ to Help us Pronounce Stuff 00:56:00 - Finding Old Games On Location In Great Condition 00:57:15 - There's A Porn Pinball Machine?? Why!? 00:59:48 - The Raven Gag. 01:01:40 - MFK Pinball 01:06:08 - Chad Doesn't Like Jaws... What an Idiot 01:08:00 - My DnD is an Expensive Lamp 01:11:00 - Pun Daddy SignoutDk Makes Jokes 01:11:25 - GnR is TOO LOUD 01:15:00 - Clay Pigeon Stuff 01:17:58 - Chad Stuff Going On! 01:20:41 - Bye! #DirtyPoolPodcast #DirtyPoolPinball #PinballInterview #MysteryGuest #LoganArcade #PinballCommunity #PinballCulture #ArcadePodcast #PinballTalk #RetroGaming #CultOfPinball #BehindTheFlippers #PinballLore #PinballMedia #PinballObsessed #PodcastVibes #IlluminatiApproved #SomewhatMysteryGuest #BirdAdjacent #ArcadeLife

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