Vancouver Island Pinball (VIP) podcast

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 are back for Episode #19 We start off with a bit of general news and then straight into a chat with the New Vancouver Island Champion !! Darrell and Tyler return for a tech tip on a new product for help with updating lights on Classic and more modern pins  and we wrap up with an interview with Seven Graylands, youtuber and soon to be owner of Canada's largest classic Pinball arcade located just outside  Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island ... welcome to Seven's Pinballorama  http://www.pinballorama.com

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.