What was your favorite thing you saw or played at Texas Pinball Festival this year? Let me know in the comments below!

Jaws grows on you the more you play but I agree. It’s no Godzilla that’s for sure. Also I have seen that fin target broken at my local arcade as well.

Another great video by Cooltoy. Amazing show and you really captured the highs - and lows - of it all. Also, you always use the best music in your intros, outros and anywhere in between.

Nice one Doug, thanks for such detail especially with the homebrews...Can't wait to meet you when you come to expo! 👍🙏

Great recap! Motörhead was the game of the show for me - it’s a dream theme and it played so well! Awesome time at TPF!

Dude as someone who has never been to TPF I really enjoyed your take on everything. I am one of the people waiting on Pulp Fiction...lol. Always great content!

I was under “my personal” impression that the next AP machine would need to be a hit to keep the company afloat. This would have definitely been the time to bring out a big licensed game to get people interested. I’m one of the “few” that LOVE GTF and was close to buying one, but the model they had on loan at Enterrium (AP owns the machine) kept on breaking down or just having issues. Then on pinside (which is always negative) I heard a lot of complaints about customer service not being around. Now I’ve come to the realization that pinball owners are a very “passionate” group of people. By passionate I mean fight/defend their favorite company or crap on the team they don’t like. I just love ALL pinball, but I know my comment not being favorable to AP will bring out the Autists. So please understand that I want to see AP succeed, but believe they’ve shot themselves in the foot with this offering.

I really need to go to this next year, it looks like a blast! Thanks for the video tour!

Well done on the recap Doug! It was good to see you at the show.

"Cant wait to own one!" Does that mean you have a Labyrinth on order?! Had a blast playing it with you at Ecpo and cant wait to play it again!.... I think Labyrinth is still the coolest game to come out recently. Would love to gwt some real time on one

Thanks for the coverage and straight up honest take on everything.

Hey! That's my controller! So glad you found it there! :D

Great overview. Hoping to see Motor head at Pintastic next month. I played most of the home brew games at Expo last year. Glad they're still on the circuit. It's a great time for the hobby. If CGC would only build and deliver my Pulp Fiction LE.

Texas Chainsaw Masacare is going to be amazing. I can't wait to play it.

Cool selection. Labyrinth Pinball machine looks cool too. Thanks.

Not a horror guy but wearing the Goosebumps shirt 🤔 Great video! Thank you for the content

Another great video man! Hopefully one day you’ll get to be a Jersey Jack Pinball Machine :)

Nice review ❤ I chuckled at your initial thoughts on Barry O BBQ. I'm sure I'll agree with you if I get a chance to play it.

Thumbs up, one day I got go. Enjoyed the content.

Glad you talked about looney tunes. It looks awesome! Love looney tunes. Shame no big pinball ytbers really talked about it

Great video! Always good honest opinions on pins. Surprised not more content on the non-pinball cabs brought (Appreciated the B roll) but understandable being a pinball fan myself. I always tend to skip TPF because a lot friends say it's very strict on their floor hours, strict on the BYOB, and the price of rooms onsite for the convention can be high. Should check out the Houston Arcade Expo, convention floor never closes it seems(Even has that nice soft carpet), great price on rooms, and some really good food places in the surrounding area. Also a parking lot swap meet of people selling retro games and arcade parts.

CoolToy, The thing that kept popping in my mind when you were talking about Barry O's Barbecue, was one of the greatest wrestling jobbers of all time, Barry O. He would always make an O shape with his arms when he was announced. I also liked the jobber, Mr. X. Great times! vgv

Hopefully I'll get hands on time with Barry O's at MGC. It is sad to see such a great designer make something that is not top tier. See how how this thing plays.

Thanks for sharing! I am the one who fabricated the functional reverse bear trap topper as well as the laughing Billy head 🧩

Jaws was a miss for my wife and I. We are huge Jaws fans and I saw the movie when it came out in 1975. I was 4 years old, only movie my dad ever took me to. Looney Tunes looks great and will get one at some point used. Glad you’re loving pinball. Crazy to see you start with arcade 1up to now. Nice you see you and your channel grow. Welcome to the the pinball bug.

Sad I missed you there brother. It was another great year!

Good reviews. Thanks for the video.

I gotta try that guitar Foo Fighters table! 😮

Thanks for posting this Doug. I am a big horror movie guy and that was the first time I saw the Friday the 13th Homebrew that thing looks incredible. I’m glad to hear Spooky’s new games are good. I want them to succeed. Still have my heart set on a Halloween someday. It was sad hearing your take on BarryO’s. I liked GTF and want American to do well but it doesn’t look that inspiring

"I'm not really a horror guy" Also: Goosebumps T-shirt.

You’re not gonna get a BBQ pinball machine?! :)

Thanks Doug for the recap. Always like watching pinball content. While I love real pinball (and always will) for me, at home, virtual is what I have. Was there any virtual pinball machines there? I saw a couple last time I went, but they were sort of off to the side.

Dude, u went- I skipped this year due to the rain- Imma biker from Austin - Damn it

I completely agree, the BBQ game was suuuuuper boring. There wasn't a line to it all weekend.

Thanks for the shout out in your video!

Your opinions mirror mine, so, like me, you're obviously a good looking man of high intelligence. You've earned a subscriber as long as you perfectly mirror my opinions. Well done.

Getting excited for MGC!

I watched the panel about the bbq game. The theme was made for a guy at their company that died and liked bbq. I was thinking, “that’s a cool send off, but why would the general public care?” Odd choice from a commercial venture. I’m sure the dude was a good guy, but still.

nice job great recap did you hear any new rumours on future releases

Ill buy all the Foo accessories BUT that topper....$2k is nuts. I have a premium so the light kit, armor and shooter knob is a must for me. I love the machine.

When i heard about the BBQ challenge pinball coming out I was at a loss for why. It's an odd theme and i don't see too many people wanting one. A better theme that I am surprised hasn't been done yet would be the movie "Christine" from 1981. The pinball could represent Christine and the modes would be trying to get rid of Arnie's enemies without getting crushed in the car crusher..

I really need to make an effort and hit one of these pinball conventions.

Barry O (Oursler) created some of the coolest pinball machines in history and I proudly own at least 4 of them. This was his last design I think before his departure. I would have liked a way interesting theme attached to it. What a waste IMHO. But I guess there is also apparently a market for that.

You nailed the AP and CGC comparison.

As a huge fan of PinBot, I was sad that Barry O's last game was so.... Forgettable.

Cyclone II

Hoping to get invoiced on my Labyrinth any day now!

Cool video. In your opinion how does the Texas show compare to the Chicago one? Which one do you think is better?

Totally agree with your assessment. Why can't American Pinball make a fun game? They all seem to be mediocre to just bad and they aren't getting better. I'm going to Expo and I'll try out Labyrinth there. Thanks for the video.

We have completely different options as I find the P3 lacking. I love the concept but I find myself wanting more. I just not a fan of lobbing the ball to the back of the playfield where all your targets are. As for BBQ I liked it. It definitely could use some cooking of the code but it did have some nice shots. That and being from Texas a BBQ theme fits 😂 I think my favorite new game is Elton John and Foo fighters even that I am not a fan of either. The play was fun and the shots where smooth and left you wanting to play more.

Can’t believe he dogged Jaws pinball I played it a few times it’s awesome as hell with no complaints

Do you have a recommendation for specific a distributor on labyrinth? I live in utah if that matters for area.

what was thIs TRON/ENCOM 4 Player Machine ? cant find anything about it. But it looks so cool 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘...

Hi from Germany, like to hear your opinion on that: I am a big WILLIAMS fan. I own them all.... digital on my DIY Williams wide body T2 Virtual Pinball. If I watch your clips about all that new manufacturing companies, do you see any chance that one will be able to get the WILIAMS rights for the classic tables ? I mean I do respect peoples work on new designs and new ideas into pinball games. Just for me whatever I play, especially those STERN tables, they do not work for me at all. I am a Mandalorian Cosplayer #BangnoFett bit when I played The Mandalorian Stern table, the cabinet was for me worse than the digital version. Totally disappointed from the force feedback, the ball Controll, the flippers. Nothing turned me on. I get this feeling on almost all modern machines. One Williams Monster Bash, Fishtails or machines like Attack from Mars and almost all tables from that area feel so much better for me. Medieval Madness.... man this machines are getting so expensive here in Europe. If you even can buy one. How great would it be if someone would produce them again. Not with extras and big screens, just the way the support to be played. Would that dream of mine ever come true ? What you or all your guys think about that ? Regards Mike aka Bangno Fett

Did you ever try The Munsters pinball machine?

I'm a HUGE fan of Jaws the movie(my personal GOAT), and not having Brody on the machine is blasphemy. I get there must have been a licensing issue, but that means it shouldn't have been made. For what it is, it's OK I guess? As there is enough there to make fans of the movie oooh and ahhh when seeing it, but that appears to be as far as it goes. And I also saw an issue with that fin section the other day, as the plate in front of the fin has "give" to it, and can become out of level with the rest of the field. The video I saw the person had made a rubber piece that went under it to fix the problem.

l don't understand the appeal of the texas chainsaw massacre pinball! i know its liked,,but just compare it to something like the nightmare on elm street pinball machine that game is way fun!

Played Barry Os at my local barcade and it was trash unfortunately. I want to love American Pinball but it’s been continuous let down. The only game I’ve enjoyed from them is Valhalla. Also, why are there rubbers bouncier than flubber from the Robin Williams movie?

I felt the same about princess bride. As much as I like the mechs in the p3 table, the hybrid just doesnt do the movie justice. I made a virtual table on vpx a couple years ago and was hoping for someone to launch a full standard table for the movie. Mayne if they could get their prices down more people would look positively on them.

I really can't understand why someone would spend a lot of money to design and manufacture a Barry O's BBQ Challenge pinball machine. You just put out Galactic Tank Force and you decide this is your next machine? No offense to those who worked on it, those folks can do things I'll never be able to do, but I just can't understand the process for choosing a BBQ Challenge pinball. At the very least, put a Barry's O-Face shot in the playfield....O!.....O!.....O!...You know what I'm talkin bout....O! :)

Kid in a candy store

Where is American pinballs Masters of the universe pinball table ?

Yeah jaws is wack