Stern Media Day is in Optimus Prime’s rear view mirror. Here is what Players though of it:
Featuring: Grownup Adjacent, Retro Ralph, COOLTOY, Andrew Retro Gamer, Vic VP, “Chad the Bird!”, Dirty Pool Pinball, James Fremont, Lead Game Designer, Elliot Eisman, Lead Software Developer, Elizabeth Gieske, Software Developer, Mike Kyzivat, Game Designer, Jack Danger (Pokémon, Uncanny X-Men, Foo Fighters)
Real, physical pinball will make it’s first appearance ON THE MAIN STAGE at the next Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ)!
The full schedule is set to be released on or about May 15th. However we have the confirmation now that pinball, with its real-life level of “RNG”, will get the full spotlight at this year’s charity event.
I had the privilege of playing a live tutorial of Pokémon by Stern Pinball, with Software Developer Tanio Klyce and Game Designer Jack Danger, in front of an audience at Texas Pinball Festival.
While Tanio and Jack were representing Stern, I was an independent representative of … well … myself. So, like the seminar attendees, I wanted to know what updates were being planned for this game.
![Total Nuclear Annihilation Masterclass [SGDQ Speedrun Candidate]](https://funwithbonus.com/wp-content/uploads/TNA-RyanMcQuaid-Speedrun.jpg)
Ryan McQuaid (YouTube: McSquidification) records a submission for the upcoming Summer Games Done Quick speedrunning event.
I hope we see this on the stage at Summer Games Done Quick with Game Designer Scott Danesi “on the couch” for commentary.
![5-7-3 Take Highest Score! [Police Force]](https://funwithbonus.com/wp-content/uploads/PoliceForce-TakeTheHighestScore.png)
Here is a time when I could definitely say I was “LOCKED IN” or “IN THE ZONE” while playing pinball. At District 82 Arcade, it’s me vs. Police Force with the “TAKE HIGHEST SCORE” challenge set to 8 ramps in a row. Also, JACKPOT is lit. 8 consecutive ramps needed to win the game.
I reinstalled a podcatcher app, and Slam Tilt with Bruce Nightingale and Ron Hallett was the pinball podcast I added back on my list of subscriptions. I am pleased to say this episode of Slam Tilt did not make me sad. 🙂 By the way, have a nice time on that cruise, Bruce.
Tilt Trek visits the showroom of recently minted Stern Dealer / Distributor, Lock Is Lit Pinball, to discuss the process of becoming one. Learn what he needed to do to get started and a few numbers you need to have handled to get it done. That’s right … a couple of real-world numbers are used in this conversation.
It’s a tutorial on my second favorite pinball game, Twilight Zone! What?! A stop-and-go game is among my favorite pinball games in the whole wide world?! Blasphemy!
Be ready to defend or at least react to ball deflections, misses, even targets that you shoot on purpose. It’s a visceral translation of The Black Knight’s power.
(Who’s that guy on the far right side?!)
See what happened at the event and how the game was revealed to us. Scan the differences among the trim levels of the Pro, Premium, and Limited Editions. (Insert Pokémon pun here.)
My “first look” review of the game from Stern Media Day
This Ace (a difference of 0.364%) was livestreamed on one of pinball’s biggest stages, The Open World Pinball Championship.