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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 follow quickly.

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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!

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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.

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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

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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
- Paul's SUPER SECRET new pinball project
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=BNg1ewJu8h0

George's Info:
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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:
- The history of HP licensing
- Is Harry Potter really that BIG of a License?
- Which manf. has the license and who would we "want" to have the license?
- Books vs. Movies... which theme would be best?
- What if there is limited assets?
- How could theme and game progression work well?
And more!
Want to check out Amanda's Freeplay Pinball Podcast? Click this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2855727178074858/

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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 more!
Want to check out Hadi's FriscoPinball stream on Twitch? Check out https://twitch.tv/friscopinball and make sure to click the FOLLOW button!

George's Info:
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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
- Paul's Disappointment
- Riots in Venice
- Keith Elwin games, Pro vs. Premium
- Dwight's divisive playfield multipliers
- James Bond... again.
- That Premium Jaws translite, woof.
And quite a bit more!
Want quite a more in-depth review of Jaws with Video??? Check out Don't Panic Flip's YouTube: https://youtu.be/8qLaioz_cq8?si=KVry9e7nuglv1bpt
Want to check out MJ's podcast "Jaws for a Minute" on Spotify, check out: https://open.spotify.com/show/1xXQFa11xmrVwakzMj4vlF

George's Info:
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Email: george@dontpanicflip.com

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Email: pckardell@gmail.com