Vancouver Island Pinball (VIP) podcast vipinball podcast

Welcome to episode 31 of the podcast .. we start with a review of local events and then we are off to Edmonton to talk with Derek Thomson about the upcoming YEGPIN tournament .. Darrell is back with a tech tip on the ins and outs of moving a machine and we wrap up with a dialogue with Bob Matthews .. looking at where it all started, Bob talks about ideas to add value to pinball trips, and finally we chat about his most excellent guide to Classic games



The guide can be found here


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pU8feNz8R9JGuF4QPvixd5Jc4E5jdZa8PsuT9eScIPA

and to reach Bob for ideas or suggestions




bobmathuse@aol.com

In Episode 30



We update the current scene in Victoria and on the Island



Lisa and Dan give their impressions of JAWS LE



Darrell is back with a Tech Tip dealing with ROMs



finally Rob and Dave drop in to discuss the upcoming 2nd edition of the Central Ontario Arcade and Pinball Fest

In this episode

We chat about the multiple events that have happened so far in 2024

We drop in on Trevor Hamre of Bizarre Entertainment in Golden BC

Darrell has a new tech tip

We interview Emily Reilhan the new BC provincial Champion

and we wrap up with Karrie Hill and discuss her latest project !

We start off with a round up of local events



Ian Harrower drops in to discuss his first game design and all things multimorphic



Darell's tech tip takes a look at Homebrews



Ash, Karrie and Jen report back from their epic almost 3 week journey that took in Seattle, District 82, Expo in Chicago and the east coast



Here is also a link to the Amy Attas article mentioned by Karrie



https://www.westcoasttraveller.com/flipping-for-pinball-why-pro-players-love-travelling-the-west-coast/

In Episode 27



we discuss upcoming events including a new 3 day event on the Island



Cosmo and family drop into the studio to talk about their Yegpin adventure

Darrell has a new tech tip

Yegpin Matchplay B division champion Nick Greenen talks about the event

and finally we wrap up the show with Yegpin's own Derek Thompson to review the event

In our latest episode we review the latest happenings on Vancouver Island and discuss Darrell's trip to the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show



there is a round table discussion after we unbox four of the newest pinball machines



Darrell's tech tip regarding unboxing new games and the potential issues that might come up



We give our best wishes to Cdn coin-op veteran Jerry Power as he announces his retirement coming up at the end of June after 48 years in the industry



and we wrap up the episode chatting with friend of show Derek Thomson about the up coming YEGPIN show in July in Edmonton