Vancouver Island Pinball (VIP) podcast

In Episode 30

We update the current scene in Victoria and on the Island

Lisa and Dan give their impressions of JAWS LE

Darrell is back with a Tech Tip dealing with ROMs

finally Rob and Dave drop in to discuss the upcoming 2nd edition of the Central Ontario Arcade and Pinball Fest

In this episode

We chat about the multiple events that have happened so far in 2024

We drop in on Trevor Hamre of Bizarre Entertainment in Golden BC

Darrell has a new tech tip

We interview Emily Reilhan the new BC provincial Champion

and we wrap up with Karrie Hill and discuss her latest project !

We start off with a round up of local events

Ian Harrower drops in to discuss his first game design and all things multimorphic

Darell's tech tip takes a look at Homebrews

Ash, Karrie and Jen report back from their epic almost 3 week journey that took in Seattle, District 82, Expo in Chicago and the east coast

Here is also a link to the Amy Attas article mentioned by Karrie

https://www.westcoasttraveller.com/flipping-for-pinball-why-pro-players-love-travelling-the-west-coast/

In Episode 27

we discuss upcoming events including a new 3 day event on the Island

Cosmo and family drop into the studio to talk about their Yegpin adventure

Darrell has a new tech tip

Yegpin Matchplay B division champion Nick Greenen talks about the event

and finally we wrap up the show with Yegpin's own Derek Thompson to review the event

In our latest episode we review the latest happenings on Vancouver Island and discuss Darrell's trip to the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show

there is a round table discussion after we unbox four of the newest pinball machines

Darrell's tech tip regarding unboxing new games and the potential issues that might come up

We give our best wishes to Cdn coin-op veteran Jerry Power as he announces his retirement coming up at the end of June after 48 years in the industry

and we wrap up the episode chatting with friend of show Derek Thomson about the up coming YEGPIN show in July in Edmonton

We discuss the local scene on the Island

Then we interview Nick and Trent about their startup league at Alchemy Brewery in Kamloops BC

In the shop Darrell has been busy with a mid 80's rarity Gamatron

and we wrap up the episode talking with Joe C founder of the Pinball Degenerates FB group and review the (Spoiler Alert) amazing film

Pinball the man who saved the game

Episode 24 

We discuss the latest local news

Ashleigh Kolla drops in to discuss this years trip to INDISC as well as the results from the BC Provincial Championships 

Darrell's tech tip is well connected 

and we wrap up chatting with Rachel Bess from the Electric Bat arcade in Tempe Arizona 

In Today's episode 

We chat with Karrie Hill from Deadbeetz Women's league, Darrell has a Christmas based tech tip, We discuss the upcoming BC Provincial Championship with BC IFPA rep Rob Moller and Dan and Karrie chat the first ever BC Women's Provincial Championships with IFPA Women's council member (and all around pinball master) Zoe Vrabel 

We are back with Episode 22 

A reminder that the Island largest women's event is coming up on Oct 2nd .. a few spots are left when this episode was released.

In this episode we go over the results of the largest tournament ever held on the Island with Tyler Bates 

Darrell fuses a Tech Tip 

and we chat with Dino Gaspari of Ship my pinball and the pinball depot 

Welcome to Episode 21 

In this episode we chat with players (Julie Dorssers and Mike Dymus)  that competed at the recent YEGPIN tourney in Edmonton, Darrell has a tech tip with Peter who recently brought a Williams Fantastic EM back from the abyss and then we go back to YEGPIN to recap the show from the founders (Derek Thomson) perspective. 

In Episode 20 we look at two shows in our Northwest region

We open with an interview with Derek Thomson of the upcoming Edmonton based YEGPIN show 

and we discuss the trip Neil and Dan took to the most excellent North West Pinball and Arcade show 

We return with Episode 18 of our podcast 

Which local brought home hardware from the Texas Pinball Festival ? 

Results from the playin for the Island Championships 

an Interview with Chris Force of the newly opened Northwest Pinball Collective 

First impressions of the new RUSH pinball machine (pro and LE) with Bryan and Ron

Dan Halligan from the North West Pinball and Arcade show drops in to chat about the show coming up June 3rd to 5th in Tacoma  

In Episode 17 we interview Tyler Bates of Black Diamond antiques and the second Tournament Director on the Island

Darrell is back with two tech tips this month, using forums as resources for pin repair and reviewing the new Art Blade protector product

And being Oscar month we chat with Film maker Ben Wilms and Mike Loftus who is the focus on Ben's documentary 'Full Til'

Link to Full Tilt on youtube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5azFfvCfk-0

Pinmedics can be found at 

https://pinballmedics.ca/

We open with the current status of public pinball on the Island 

A short tribute for Lyman Sheets .. world champion and pinball programmer

Local engaged couple Lara and Rob discuss their entry into the hobby and ownership of machines

Darrell's back with a tech tip on your three button panel and it's uses 

Jerry Power Canadian sales manage of Player One pinball details his lifetime in the coin-op 

We are back with episode 15 

Updates on the pinball scene on the Island 

Ashleigh and Karrie drop in to talk about the Women's Bubblegum Frenzy tournament 

Darrell's tech tip .. just happens to be playfield replacement 

and Kevin from CPR talks the history and future of CPR in his first ever audio interview 

In this episode we go over recent tournament results and also reflect on the first year of the podcast. We wrap up with an interview with the currently #1 globally ranked player Raymond Davidson 

In our bakers dozen episode we provide the results of the initial events since the return of competitive pinball, we have a round table discussion after unboxing a GNRLE, Darrell is back with his pinball tech tip and Julie Dorssers drops into the VIP studio for an interview 

In Episode 12 

We discuss the return of sanctioned events to Victoria and the first events in Chemainus

Darrell is back with the second part of Flipper tech maintenance 

We unbox a LE version of the Mandalorian and give our first impressions 

Mike Hanley returns and we talk about Brazilian pinball as well as European manufacturers 

In Episode 11 we update the current situation regarding the arcades on the Island, The reopening of leagues and tournaments, we sit down and chat with Fuji Eng current Island Champion, Darrell talk Flippers and we drop in on Steve to get the news on changes at Quazar's and Powerhouse 

Status of the arcades including another new location opening soon .. results from the Island Remote Challenge as well as the Global ICR

We chat with Neil Hodge from VPL and 4ever flip regarding his experiences in pinball as well as his hoody line 4ever Flip 

Darrell and Dan discuss the process of upgrading Meteor to Meteor 2021 

Dick Hammill the developer of Meteor 2021 drops in to discuss the game development as well as other games he has been working on 

A new location on the Island .. we chat with Chris the head tech at Powerhouse Pinball .. Pin2DMD is reviewed with Dino and Mike Hanley shares his story and that of the only pinball manufacturer in Canadian History Northstar Pinball .. 

Link to PIn2DMD 

https://www.cdnpin2dmd.ca

Montreal Pinball 

http://www.montrealpinball.com/

Full interview with Jaques Tremblay cofounder of Northstar Pinball

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqF96IHNRQ

Thanks for dropping in 

In today's episode we update the status of the arcades on the Island .. we also discuss the remote ICR tournament that 3 VPL'ers are competing in and announce the Island ICR tournament that will take place in April. 

We drop in on Shawn Orza from Wiffle Games and Wizard's Arcade

and get to take a Led Zep LE for a spin courtesy of friend of the podcast Lisa

finally we wrap up with Mike Dymus co-founder of London's Pinball League discussing his unique pinball finds and his current obsession with Gottlieb Black Hole pinball machines ..

In Episode 7 

We update current status of the arcades on the Island

Tournament Results .. The IFPA ICR semi-final results

An Interview with VPL's own Bryan Couch .. we discuss some of his travels ... pinball in Japan and on the east coast of Canada. Starting a collection and his introduction to pinball 

In his tech tip Darrell puts together the must have items for a pinball toolbox 

We interview John Robertson (aka John Jukes) .. how it all started ... the time travel warehouse ... John;s connection with restoring the PAPA HQ after the once in a century flood plus much more 

Episode 6 of the Vancouver Island Pinball podcast

We give a status update on the arcades on the Island as well as a special location in the state of Minnesota 

The winner of last months contest is announced

We interview local player and entrepreneur Karrie Hill 

Darrell is back with his tech tip on the does and don'ts of LEDs

and we wrap up with an interview from the top ranked female player in the world Danni Peck from New Zealand 

Below are a few links to items mentioned in the interview with Danni

The Peck family's first epic Route 66 pinside thread 

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/rotordaves-route-66-odessy-is-underway

Stuntwomen Danni vs the Flintstone Slide 

https://youtu.be/l9042g0GuDI

Episode 5 of the VIP podcast 

Included in the episode are 

Arcade Status on the Island

Catching up with VPL'er Brennon Patterson in Calgary

Darrell's Tech Tip .. discussing buying pins with pinball Dave

A first look at JJP's GNR LE with BAMOH Bob

An interview with Derek Thomson of YEGPIN and Arkadium Retro Arcade (Edmonton) 

A new contest for locals to win some VPL swag 

In Episode 4 we return with an interview with Jeff Teolis from the Pinball Profile and Final Round podcasts. We also interview VPL director of officiating Brent Hayashi ... Darrell takes a trip back in time for the what's in the shop Darrel segment .. we update the arcade status on the Island and we also introduce the first ever VIP podcast contest.  

In this episode we provide updates on the status of the arcades on the Island. We interview VPL Vice-President Hayley Williams, Darrell is back with a tech tip and we wrap up with an Interview of Walt Morose who discusses the Pinball for Change charitable tournaments as well as the history of the Bluffs Pinball League(s) and his entry into the madness of the pinball hobby

In Episode #2 we update the status of the arcades on the Island. In our interview with Ashleigh we find out about the little known connection between asparagus and pinball. Darrell returns with "What's in the shop Darrell" providing insight into hardtop replacements for playfields and we wrap up the episode with an interview with Steve from Powerhouse Pinball 

In our first ever episode we interview IFPA ROY (2019) Axel Blonde and local player "Pinball Dave'. We also have current arcade status on the Island as well as Tech Tip segment with Darrell.