Basement Dads Pinball Podcast
The Basement Dads Pinball Podcast is where we talk about all things entertainment from pinball, boardgames, video games, and collectible card games to movies, music, and shows. We talk about everything both good and bad that could make their way into your home arcade and entertainment areas!
Episodes
"OOPS, All Jaws-Berries"
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Paul and George discuss Jaws... for waaaaay too long. But now we can finally put our SPIKE2 journey to bed. Thanks everyone for the emails letting us know we skipped Jaws in our Spike 2 journey!
George's Info:
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/dontpanicflip
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/do...
Spooky pinball released BEETLEJUICE pinball last week and Basement Dads break down the game, the shots, the lighting (eww), and more. George and Paul discuss the good, the bad, and the gameplay video that was released. Hold on to those banisters folks because we've got a heck of a show for you!
George's Info:
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/dontpanicflip
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dontpanicflip
Email: georg...
With the release of SPIKE3 from Stern, we thought we'd try something a bit different. In this episode of Basement Dads, Paul and George continue the long trek through Stern's SPIKE2 era discussing each game in chronological order starting with Foo Fighters and ending with King Kong.
This is part 3. Phew... we finished.
Watch the Vodcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLHZbJzaJFI
George's Info:
Twitch: ...
With the release of SPIKE3 from Stern, we thought we'd try something a bit different. In this episode of Basement Dads, Paul and George continue the long trek through Stern's SPIKE2 era discussing each game in chronological order starting TMNT and ending with James Bond 007.
This is part 2. Expect part 3 to follow.
Watch the Vodcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hRPNVTgHeg
George's Info:
Twitch: http...
With the release of SPIKE3 from Stern, we thought we'd try something a bit different. In this episode of Basement Dads, Paul and George begin the long trek through Stern's SPIKE2 era discussing each game in chronological order starting with Batman '66 and ending at COVID (just before TMNT).
Initially we thought we make it through all 28 games on SPIKE2. Boy were we wrong. This is part 1. Expect part 2 and part 3 to fo...
Basement Dad's went to Elk Grove, IL this week for the Stern Pinball Media Event surrounding their newest release, Star Wars: Fall of the Empire! But... we brought a guest.
Listen in as Paul, George, and Mike (Lord_Helmet) discuss the layout, the code, the art, the license, and the experience of getting to play the newest game on the SPIKE 3 system from Stern Pinball, Star Wars: Fall of the Empire!
Season 2 of Basement Dad's Pinball Podcast is here! Listen in as George and Paul review everything that has happened in 2025 so far...
- New Releases
- Harry Potter
- Evil Dead
- King Kong
- Dune
- Video Games:
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Split Fiction
- Books: Dungeon Crawler Carl
- Competition Play
- Dory Hill... next time.
Watch the Vodcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxH5LeYtZSE
George's Info:
Twitch: h...
Paul and George discuss Stern Pinball's newest cornerstone launch of "The Uncanny Xmen" and more!
Want to check out the live stream? Find it here on the Don't Panic Flip YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRlN4aHJFxY
George's Info:
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/dontpanicflip
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dontpanicflip
Email: george@dontpanicflip.com
Paul's Info:
Twi...
Whoa, Basement Dad's is Back and LIVE! We catch up this episode on what the heck happened the past few months and the couple of things that occurred in the pinball world! Specifically, we go over:
- Top 3 songs we're listening to while playing pinball
- New video games we're playing
- Strategies to Maximize WPPRs in Local Tournaments
- Dory Hill 2024
- Why Paul isn't excited about CupHead
Welcome to episode 5 of Basement Dad's Pinball Podcast where we bring on special guest, Amanda from Freeplay Pinball Podcast to discuss our dream theme... Harry Potter.
All the spoilers. If you were waiting to read or watch the series... DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS EPIDODE. We discuss all things Harry Potter and spoil the heck out of the entire series.
But if you want to hear about this monster license and thought on:
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Welcome to Episode 4 where we do a DEEP DIVE into Stern's VENOM with the internet's favorite pinball nerd from Frisco... FriscoPinball!
Join Paul, Hadi, and George while they discuss:
- Why hasn't Hadi been streaming pinball?
- How big of a Venom superfan is Hadi?
- Basement Dad's 5 Stair Review System!
- Will Venom "Stick the Landing" and make it down ALL 5 stairs?
And m...
Happy MLK holiday everyone! Episode 3 is here! This week, we have MJ, one of the very few people in the world who can claim to be a "Jaws Expert" from "Let's Jaws for a Minute" podcast (100+ hours of Jaws movie discussion) in-house to discuss the Great White Shark in the Room:
- The fact that Jaws does not eat any balls
- The pinball community acting like children unhappy with their XMAS presents<...
Basement Dad's long hiatus is broken with the release of episode 2! We talk about the following:- Color blind glasses
- Why the long break
- How sick George was for over a month
George's Info:
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/dontpanicflip
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dontpanicflip
Email: george@dontpanicflip.com
Paul's Info:
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/bumpernugget
Email: pc...
This is the first episode of "Basement Dad's Pinball Podcast" and we cover Pinball Expo 2023 in Chicago. In this episode, we discuss:
- Barrels of Fun's first pinball machine: Labrynth
- Jersey Jack's newest game: Elton John
- Stern Pinball's newest re-release: Elvira "Kiss"
- Pinball Brothers newest re-release: Alien Ripley Edition
- Pinball Olympics
- Pinball Olympics Tacos
- Progress on Turner Pinball&apos...
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