For Amusement Only: The EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast

Nicholas Baldridge
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E.M., Bingo, and custom pinball gameplay, design and repair techniques.

  1. Oct 17

    Episode 479 - Steelbound Release with Charles Wolf and Jon Chad - 10-9-26

    Steelbound had its first public reveal at the White Rose Gameroom show in York, PA Oct 9th and 10th of 2026! Charles Wolf and Jon Chad sat down with me for a bit after dinner to discuss the game, their processes, and what it was like working together, separately, on a HUGE project like Steelbound. LINKS: Charles Wolf Music - be sure to check out the Drained Vinyl Soundtrack Jon Chad - listeners may enjoy Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball Learn more about Steelbound Aside from making games, For Amusement Only Games are authorized distributors for Multimorphic. We are happy to help you find a P3 of your own, or any game kits, parts, or accessories. York was an amazing show, and I want to extend a personal thank you to those that made the trip, played the incredible new games available, bought any merch, had kind words to say about Steelbound, or just said 'hello'. You are the reason that Sam and I do what we do. SOCIALS: Facebook Instagram Youtube Mastodon Bluesky Tiktok Thank you for listening, and I'll talk with you next time!

    Episode 479 - Steelbound Release with Charles Wolf and Jon Chad - 10-9-26

  2. 03/14/2025

    Episode 478 - Young Martial Artist with Neil Wilson - 1-10-25

    Young Martial Artist is the first pinball game from independent third party designer/developer Neil Wilson, built exclusively for the Heist playfield module on the Multimorphic P3 Pinball Platform. Improve your ranking by completing training modes and compete in a multi-stage tournament to prove your skill! In this interview, Neil discusses his interest in pinball as well as his reasons for designing the game for the Heist module, and describes some of the creative decisions which have resulted in the creation of the game - including gameplay, artwork, light shows, sound design and direction, and open beta testing. Young Martial Artist is FREE for any owner of the Heist playfield module in the Multimorphic Store. Links: Learn More or Download Young Martial Artist - https://www.multimorphic.com/store/p3-game-kits/3rd-party-game-kits/young-martial-artist/ Young Martial Artist Playthrough with Developer Commentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpoekxSxIz0 Learn more about the P3 Pinball Platform - https://www.multimorphic.com/p3-pinball-platform/ Music used in this episode: Japanese Traditional Festival by Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-japanese-traditional-festival-164421/https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-japanese-traditional-festival-164421/) - used for this podcast under the terms of the Pixabay Content License.

  3. 05/28/2024

    Episode 477 - Blood Bank Billiards with Ian Harrower of Ian Harrower Games - 5-4-24

    Blood Bank Billiards is the newest game from Ian Harrower Games, built exclusively for the Drained playfield module on the Multimorphic P3 Pinball Platform. It is a vampiric game of eight ball, requiring the player to sink each of the pool balls before pocketing the eight ball (at the gobble hole)! In this interview, Ian discusses Blood Bank Billiards' gameplay, and describes some of the creative decisions which have resulted in the creation of the game - including game design choices, artwork, sound design and direction, and beta testing. Blood Bank Billiards is $199 in the Multimorphic Store. Links: Interview with Dan Rosenstein of the Pinball Innovators and Makers Podcast , which delves into more of Ian's background and development journey - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pinball-innovators-makers-podcast-ep-15-its-just-code/id1497645647?i=1000634372401 Bird Watcher Interview - https://foramusementonly.libsyn.com/episode-475-bird-watcher-with-ian-harrower-of-ian-harrower-games-4-21-24 Gammagoat Sample App (E.M.-style prototype P3 game) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1meuSpv90E Ian Harrower Games website - https://ianharrowergames.com/ Learn More/Purchase Blood Bank Billiards - https://ianharrowergames.com/BloodBankBilliards/ Blood Bank Billiards Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlqVwiyPb_E Blood Bank Billiards Reveal Livestream from Buffalo Pinball is coming soon! Keep an eye on https://twitch.tv/buffalopinball to see the game in action! Learn more about the P3 Pinball Platform - https://www.multimorphic.com/p3-pinball-platform/ Music used in this episode: Bourbon Blues by Tom Feldmann (https://tomfeldmann.itch.io/) - used for this podcast under the CC BY 4.0 license. Drained is playable exclusively on the Drained playfield module, manufactured by For Amusement Only Games. Learn more or purchase your copy today and shoot some pool with a friend today! https://www.drainedpinball.com/

    Episode 477 - Blood Bank Billiards with Ian Harrower of Ian Harrower Games - 5-4-24

  4. 05/01/2024

    Episode 476 - Dungeon Door Defender with Michael Ocean - 4-28-24

    Dungeon Door Defender is a tower defense pinball game with three distinct modes of operation. Gameplay is broken into distinct phases, with fast-paced pinball play punctuated by periods of careful consideration. Dungeon Door Defender is the first third-party game developed by Michael Ocean for the Multimorphic P3 Pinball Platform, which was released in September of 2023. The game is currently playable on the Heist playfield module, with The Princess Bride compatibility in progress. In this interview, Michael discusses the process of game design, graphical and sound design, and some of the differences between first and third-party development. Dungeon Door Defender is $199 in the Multimorphic Store. Links: Homebrew and custom pinball: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Pinball (Homebrew) - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-pinball Skeletongame - the custom pinball programming framework - https://skeletongame.com/ Multimorphic games discussed in this episode: Learn more about the P3 Pinball Platform - https://www.multimorphic.com/p3-pinball-platform/ Heist Game Kit - https://www.multimorphic.com/store/p3-game-kits/multimorphic-game-kits/heist/ Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity Game Kit - https://www.multimorphic.com/store/p3-game-kits/multimorphic-game-kits/wamonh/ Final Resistance Game Kit - https://www.multimorphic.com/store/p3-game-kits/multimorphic-game-kits/final-resistance/ The Princess Bride Game Kit (Standard Edition) - https://www.multimorphic.com/store/p3-game-kits/multimorphic-game-kits/the-princess-bride-game-kit-standard-edition/ The Princess Bride Game Kit (Limited Edition) - https://www.multimorphic.com/store/p3-game-kits/multimorphic-game-kits/the-princess-bride-game-kit-limited-edition/ Dungeon Door Defender: Learn More/Purchase Dungeon Door Defender - https://www.multimorphic.com/store/p3-game-kits/3rd-party-game-kits/dungeon-door-defender/ Dungeon Door Defender forum discussion - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/dungeon-door-defender-new-downloadable-game-for-the-p3-now-available-/ Dungeon Door Defender Reveal Livestream from Buffalo Pinball - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnILbkfv8EA Music used in this episode: Industrial Combat Layers, John Leonard French - used with permission/under license.

    Episode 476 - Dungeon Door Defender with Michael Ocean - 4-28-24

  5. 04/24/2024

    Episode 475 - Bird Watcher with Ian Harrower of Ian Harrower Games 4-21-24

    Bird Watcher is a uniquely ambitious pinball game that includes game-to-game progression, collection, and a more relaxing, timed style of gameplay from Ian Harrower Games for the Multimorphic P3 Pinball Platform, which was released on November 15, 2023. It is playable on every playfield module available (7) on the P3 as of this recording. In this interview, Ian discusses the genesis of this project, the creation of the Bird Watcher Tutorial, and does a deep dive into some of the technical aspects of game creation, game design choices, and testing a multi-module application. Bird Watcher is $149 in the Multimorphic Store. Links: Interview with Dan Rosenstein of the Pinball Innovators and Makers Podcast , which delves into more of Ian's background and development journey - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pinball-innovators-makers-podcast-ep-15-its-just-code/id1497645647?i=1000634372401 Ian's Streaming Channel - https://www.twitch.tv/gammagoat Ian Harrower Games website - https://ianharrowergames.com/ Bird Watcher Tutorial - https://op3npinball.github.io/BirdWatcherTutorial/ Op3nPinball (a collection of open source utilities for developing P3 applications) - https://ianharrowergames.com/Op3nPinball/ Learn More/Purchase Bird Watcher - https://ianharrowergames.com/BirdWatcher/ Bird Watcher Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDfwc8XXr1Q Bird Watcher - Final Resistance Update Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crPt6E4zGs4 Bird Watcher Reveal Livestream from Buffalo Pinball - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIgsyvNJTE0 Learn more about the P3 Pinball Platform - https://www.multimorphic.com/p3-pinball-platform/ Music used in this episode: Celebrate Life! by Dark Fantasy Studio/Nicolas Jeudy http://darkfantasystudio.com/music/celebrate-life/ - used with permission of the composer/under license. Bird Watcher is compatible with the Drained playfield module, manufactured by For Amusement Only Games. Learn more or purchase your copy today and find some bats! https://www.drainedpinball.com/

    Episode 475 - Bird Watcher with Ian Harrower of Ian Harrower Games 4-21-24

  6. 11/22/2022

    Episode 474 - Interview with Molly Baldridge, artist of Drained

    Drained is the latest game from For Amusement Only Games, and released on Nov. 21, 2022. Molly Baldridge created all of the physical and digital artwork for Drained, and it was a lot of fun to be able to work together. Molly has been extremely supportive of my game development in the past, but committing to a project of this magnitude is something else entirely! We discuss the art direction and in what order she tackled the various pieces within the game. All images were created using an open source digital illustration program called Krita https://krita.org using a Huion Kamvas 22. To see the game: The trailer (edited by Stephen Silver) was released yesterday: https://youtu.be/PsFLtYFZCio Martin from Pinball News posted a writeup on the release: https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2022/11/21/drained-launched/ And This Week In Pinball published a Deep Dive: https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/drained-pinball-deep-dive/ If you are interested in learning more, please visit https://drainedpinball.com

  7. 11/11/2022

    Episode 473 - Interview with Charles Wolf, composer for Drained

    Drained is the latest game from For Amusement Only Games, and will be releasing soon. I wanted to discuss the creation of the soundtrack for the game with the composer, Charles Wolf. Charles has composed music in many different styles and types for a huge array of projects. He is a very positive and professional collaborator, and I had great fun working with him on the sound design for Drained! I can't wait for you all to hear it! We discuss his background, method of composing for Drained, the difference between creating sound effects when compared to full musical tracks, and some of his other works. Intro: Drained Attract music. Outro: Drained High Score music. Venturer One - Lofi Scifi Concept Album - https://charleswolfmusic.bandcamp.com/album/venturer-one Charles Wolf Music Website https://charleswolfmusic.com/ Soundcloud Music Portfolio: https://soundcloud.com/charles-wolf-composer Twitter: https://twitter.com/CWolfMusic Email: charleswolfcomposer@gmail.com

  8. 10/23/2022

    Episode 472 - 2022 York Show Recap

    Nick discusses the York show and recaps the games brought to Bingo Row, including * Big Wheel * Caravan * Carnival Queen and the games that I brought: * Multi-Bingo * Multi-Races * P3 with QFG, RITR, SF, and FFRE A huge thank you to Sam, Jim, Len, Ed, Chad, and Ed for bringing games (and me!) and for being such a great part of the bingo community. This year, as part of Bingo Row, I gave away vinyl postcards containing a medley of music from my upcoming game, "Drained". There are still a handful of these very limited items left! If you would like one, please send me an email at foramusementonlypodcast@gmail.com with your name and mailing address, and I'll be happy to send you one. See what I'm up to anytime at https://foramusementonlygames.com or call the FAO Games line at 724-BINGOS-1. You can listen to the show on Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Spotify, Facebook, Twitter (bingopodcast) or follow me on Instagram (also bingopodcast). The show's website is https://foramusementonly.libsyn.com My friends Don, Ryan, and I cohost a podcast about the Panic Playdate console called "Hello, Playdate!" Check it out at https://playdatepodcast.com Thank you very much for listening, and I'll talk to you next time.

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