Eclectic Gamers Podcast - Pinball & Video Games

As far as pinball podcasts go, it’s really hard to beat the mix of the knowledgeable cynic Dennis teamed up with the light hearted pessimist Tony. Having a good basic recap of the video game industry is just a bonus.

For how great the show is and how smart Dennis is, the mic quality on his mic is the only thing that holds the show back at all! Sometimes it sounds like it’s got the slightest reverb and it is rough with headphones.

By far my favorite podcast

I’ve been listening to every episode starting from the beginning. Even years later, the old episodes are informative and entertaining. I like hearing Dennis and Tony talk about all of the boutiques and start-ups that have tried (and mostly failed) to make pinball machines. They take the time to research each topic and Dennis is good at giving a very listenable synopsis of all of the legal documents involved in the crazy antics of these companies. It’s fun to hear their first impressions of each game as they are announced and then the follow up after they’ve played each game. They had such high hopes for Rob Zombie and those hoped were completely dashed a few episodes later. At first I had intended to only listen to the pinball portion of the podcast, which is always after their opening intros, but I often find myself listening all the way through the video game section because it is just as interesting. There are also some fantastic guest-hosts and one of the most insane interviews I’ve ever heard in the “Deeproot Interview” episode. I can’t believe how calm Dennis stayed as the owner of Deeproot was giving some very bold, weird, and sometimes insulting (to other people in the industry) answers to Dennis’ very well chosen questions. I would recommend this podcast to everyone. It’s definitely worth a listen!