Vancouver Island Pinball (VIP) podcast vipinball podcast
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Our podcast will emphasize pinball on our Island. As well we intend to highlight events, groups and individuals in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the US. In addition we will be providing general news updates to our listeners and global interviews with pinball folks from all over
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Ep 31 .. It's YEGPIN ! and a chat with Bob Matthews
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 -
Ep 30 Something new on land and in the sea
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 -
Ep 29 .. A new BC Champ, dropping into Golden BC and what's been going in 2024 so far
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 ! -
Episode 28 an Epic Journey and Ian Harrower game designer
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/ -
EP 27 Yegpin Bound ..
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 -
EP 26 (yes this one is actually 26) .. A new Island Champ, unboxing 4 new games, Darrell's tech tip and a pre YEGPIN discussion with Derek Thomson
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