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The JBS Show with Jamie BurchellSteve Bowden - Fun With Bonus - Episode 55Send us a textEpisode 55 - Steve Bowden. This week Jamie is joined by his Streaming Co-host, Donovan Wade. They discuss everything from competitive pinball to American Pinball and everything in between. Steve also sat down for the Hurry Up rapid-fire question and answer game. For More information on Steve’s website, please visit www.funwithbonus.com
2025-02-141h 16
Pinball ProfileEpisode 331: Stephanie Lesser - 101 Pinball Puzzles authorSpecial guest host Steven Bowden (American Pinball, FunWithBonus.com) talks with Stephanie about her amazing new book. It’s filled with all kinds of pinball games, call-outs, personalities and more. And there’s a variety of puzzles to choose from including crosswords, word searches, mazes and more. Get your book today on Amazon.
2022-01-1908 min
A Pinball Podcast#19 - The End of an EraIn this episode of the podcast I discuss Steve Bowden transitioning Fun With Bonus from daily content to Deeproot centric content. I tell a couple of quick stories about how Bowden has helped me get into pinball and develop my overall pinball game. Steve has be an invaluable asset to the pinball community for years, including putting in 8 plus years of daily content together for the community to enjoy.
https://funwithbonus.com/
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2020-09-2219 min
Backbox Pinball PodcastSpecial Episode: Let's Talk About Diversity!Black Lives Matter.
Please join us for a discussion on how we can help make our pinball spaces safe for BIPOC and more diverse . We talk about the announcements from the IFPA, the statements from some of the manufactures and our feelings as players, TD's, content creators and more. I hope that this is the first of may discussions. The members of the panel include Juana Summers, Jessica Kent, Josh Sharpe, Steven Bowden and Jack Danger.
Links
https://www.ifpapinball.com/a-message-from-the-ifpa/
https://sternpinball.com/2020/06/08/message-from-gary-stern/
https://www.twitch.tv/deadflip
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2020-06-111h 07
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 14: 36 hours before The SanctumEpisode 14 of The Meltdown was recorded 36 hours before the 24 Hour Battle at The Sanctum.
Join Greg Poverelli and me as we breakdown the impending breakdowns of 100 pinball players who paid for the privilege of going through this pinball torture chamber.
Episode Synopsis
Pinball Profile World Tour
Flip Frenzies
Paying for torture
Describing the 24 Hour Battle
Resting strategies
Thank you Tournament Directors
Supplies for The Sanctum
The MyBookie Lines
Ron vs. Bruce
Greg vs. Steve at last years State Champs
Potential winners
The last round is the Money Round
The Sanctum will take a piece o...
2019-11-0142 min
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 13: Post Pinburgh Decompression (Part Two)Episode 13 of The Meltdown Pinball Podcast is a continuation of the last episode, right where we left off. This is part two of our collaboration. as the Post Pinburgh Decompression continues.
Rejoin Duncan McFarlane, Luke Cervi, Jack Danger, Kikasaurus Rex and me as we continue to break down Pinburgh and other pinball stuff.
There's still no synopsis here ... but, there were still many, and large quantities of beverages involved in the making of this production as well (see cover photo).
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Music: Dilemmachine – Fred
https://youtu.be/EPug-w5HVpE...
2019-10-231h 42
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 12: Post Pinburgh Decompression (Part One)Episode 12 of The Meltdown Pinball Podcast is a group of pinballers going through ... not Post Pinburgh Depression as stated in the New Pinball Dictionary, but Post Pinburgh Decompression.
This is part one of our collaboration, and I decided to separate it at a very appropriate point (you'll see .. or rather you'll hear). Part two (episode 13) will be released soon and will pick up right where part one leaves off.
Join Duncan McFarlane, Luke Cervi, Jack Danger, Kikasaurus Rex and me as we break down Pinburgh and many other pinball things as they come up. This...
2019-09-211h 46
Backbox Pinball PodcastImoto ArcadeToday we talk with cinematographer and creative, Imoto Arcade. Imoto takes an hour while driving across the country to chat with us about her world. We talk about her work with Marco Specialties, her thoughts on chipgate, and more!
www.imotoarcade.com
https://www.youtube.com/marcopinball
Show links (there are a bunch!)
News: https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/
Clearcoat break down: https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/this-week-in-pinball-podcast-episode-59-with-poormans-pinball-podcast/
Houston Arcade Expo: http://www.arcadecenter.com/
Ayce Gogi: http://www.aycegogi.com/
82 LA: http://eightytwo.la/
Pinball Expo in...
2019-09-0758 min
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 11 - Yo! Eleven, Yo!On Episode 11, Greg Poverelli and Steve Bowden (FunWithBonus.com) cover many topics in the game, hobby, sport, and world of pinball... Just in time for Pinburgh.
What are we having?
Pinburgh - The Super Bowl of Pinball
PinballSpinner.com
Pick your favorite Pinburgh bank
Pinburgh Sign-up Frenzy Drama (AKA: Pinburgh Round ZERO)
Can Pinburgh do more than 1000?
Tournament directors playing in tournaments
Surviving The Sanctum
MyBookie and prop bets
Pinburgh Fantasy League
Pintastic
Vegas Stakes and Pop-O-Matic Craps
The WPPRelli Tournament Forecast
The Intergalactic Lineup
Always be getting points
Dream bank
Circuit schedule planning
* A very special announcement *
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2019-07-282h 20
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 10 - Urban, Belsito, Spolar, Harney, Johnson, Gottlieb & Associates, LLC Part 3 This is the third and final part of the It Never Drains in Southern California edition of The Meltdown Pinball Podcast with Imoto Harney, Antoinette Johnson, and Michael Gottlieb.
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Also joining us will be 2019 INDISC Grand Champion Colin Urban, Tournament Director Jim Belsito and Daniel Spolar of Project Pinball. The conversation gets a little more tournament focused as we talk about the strategy aspects of card-based or set-based qualifying, also known as the former PAPA style. And we watch as the competition is winding down, until a time when we decide to relocate.
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2019-02-0846 min
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 9 – Harney, Johnson, Gottlieb & Associates, LLC Part 2Special guests Antoinette Johnson (from Marco Specialties), Imoto Harney (from Imoto Arcade) and Michael Gottlieb join me in the arcade/food/drink area at the Museum of Pinball in Banning, California.
This is Part 2 of the INDISC episode and it's still happening while the It Never Drains in Southern California tournament was deep into the Final Round.
We pick up right where we left off talking about Haunted House vs. Black Hole, other games and stories.
Other topics ...
"Surprise and Delight"
"Planned Obsolescence"
Gottlieb's Texas Ranger Prototype
Mini...
2019-02-0141 min
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 8 - Harney, Johnson, ??? & Associates, LLCSpecial guests Antoinette Johnson (from Marco Specialties), Imoto Harney (from Imoto Arcade) and another secret special guest join me in the arcade, food and drink area at the Museum of Pinball in Banning, California.
This is Part 1 and it's happening while the It Never Drains in Southern California tournament was heading to the Semi-Finals. Head Teacher Antoinette has some pinball acquisition stories to tell us.
Imoto remains vigilant monitoring the tournament before introducing our secret guest who joins us about three-quarters of the way through this episode. I tried to kayfabe as much as possible.
2019-01-2841 min
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 7 - Social Justice Krystle It's the Christmas gift that no one expected ... or the Holiday curse that no one wanted! It's the seventh episode of The Meltdown Pinball Podcast! International Pinball Sensation, Krystle Gemnich of the Rip Tide Pinball Podcast joins The Meltdown as we sit in the audience during the Oktoberfest game reveal seminar at Chicago Pinball Expo.
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After the introductions and a (very edited) seminar period where we talk under our breaths, at about 18:30 into this attempt at recording a podcast, we get the opportunity to step up to play American Pinball's newest offering. We don't go...
2018-12-2651 min
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 6 - There's a meme for everythingNikki and Steve return, severely delayed but slightly more coherent. This was recorded moments after the STOMP tournament in Rochester, New York so it's a throwback to that time. A time right after my career and life started to change.
This time, we talk about how Nikki enjoyed a 12-hour tournament and that sometimes, all you need is the meme. There's a meme for everything.
Track: RetroVision - Campfire [NCS Release]
Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds.
Watch: https://youtu.be/geOGWGe0aB8
Stream: ncs.io/CampfireYO
2018-11-2438 min
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 5 - The Atlanta ShuffleIt's Nikki (@KikasaurusRex) and Steve (@FunWithBonus) at our most Meltdown-y!
Reporting from the Southern Fried Gaming Expo near Atlanta, Georgia are two very tired pinballers. We tried to do all the things at SFGE, and attempted to do a podcast afterward.
This is the episode where we discover the cell phone microphone picks up everything, so apologies for the shuffling sounds that happen during the conversation.
We have learned the Pinvasion Tournament will not be happening next year at Southern Fried Gaming Expo. Thanks to Bryan Broyles and his crew for running the tournament. I'm sure that this part of...
2018-09-1528 min
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 4 - Rock Fantasy and WPPRelliNikki DeLasagna (@kikasaurusrex) and I (@funwithbonus) talk about The Rock Fantasy Stern Pinball Launch Party and Match Play Tournaments, plus Pinburgh.
Greg Poverelli and I discuss the IFPA World Pinball Championships.
Find us at: MeltdownPinball.com / meltdown.funwithbonus.com
Email us at: meltdown [at] funwithbonus [dot] com
Highlights:
- Bride tattoo
- Match play frustration
- Doing other things
- Breaking the rules
- The state of the game
- Screwing people less
- Competition Analysis
Music by Joakim Karud youtube.com/joakimkarud
2018-07-1125 min
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 3 - SCP-1825 RevisitedIn this episode, "Dr K.Rex" and "Dr. Bonus" discuss the confidential documents revealed during the last podcast.
Also known as: "what the heck was that last podcast anyway?!" "What's this about torsos being removed from their bodies?!"
Lightless Dawn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Myst on the Moor Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Based on "SCP-1825": www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1825
Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Sound effects obtained from www.zapsplat.com
2018-06-0618 min
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 2 - "SCP-1825 - The Wrecking Pinball"Episode Two - "SCP-1825 - The Wrecking Pinball"
The roller-coaster ride, known as the Meltdown Pinball Podcast, takes a sudden left-hand turn right out of the gate!
If you have proper security clearance, you may learn about this mysterious object currently under careful containment.
What you are about to hear is confidential. Please only share with personnel who have high enough access privileges.
Lightless Dawn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Myst on the Moor Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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2018-05-1618 min
Meltdown Pinball PodcastEp. 1 - Episode OneDrunken Pinball Podcast #1
Welcome to the show! Nikki DeLasagna (@kikasaurusrex) and myself (@funwithbonus) talk about The Allentown Pinfest Pinball Show and surrounding events.
Find us at: MeltdownPinball.com / meltdown.funwithbonus.com
Email us at: meltdown [at] funwithbonus [dot] com
Highlights:
- Allentown Show review
- Pinfest Tournaments review
- Who was EDDIE? (Iron Maiden)
- Events at the Unnamed Hotel
- The pinball scene at Buffalo
Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud
2018-05-0955 min
Eclectic Gamers Podcast - Pinball & Video GamesEpisode 58 - TPF 2018Discussion revolves around the 2018 Texas Pinball Festival, the first round of our The Worst of the Fall Tournament, and a couple video game topics (Mad Max and Overwatch). A setting was wrong on Dennis' microphone input so he will have more echo than ideal, sorry!
Links:
Fun with Bonus: https://funwithbonus.com/
Roanoke Pinball Museum: https://www.roanokepinball.org/
The Pinball Podcast: http://www.thepinballpodcast.com/
Head2Head Pinball: http://www.head2headpinball.com/
Straight Down the Middle: A Pinball Show: http://www.podcastgarden.com/podcast/httpyoutubeubovjgfcizw
This Week in Pinball: http://thisweekinpinball.com/
Pinball News: http://www.pinballnews.com...
2018-03-242h 28
Eclectic Gamers Podcast - Pinball & Video GamesEpisode 54 - The King of CashingTony and Dennis are joined by Steve Bowden, top world-ranked pinball player and the mind behind Fun With Bonus (a website about all things pinball). As such, expect a pinball-heavy episode.
The pinball topics start with the third round of the "shame" pinball tournament, and wrap-up of round two. Then, the latest pinball news is discussed (focusing on Stern Pinball's Luci AC/DC Vault Edition announcement, This Week in Pinball's follow-up interview with deeproot Pinball, and the TWIPY pinball award results). From there, competitive pinball topics are discussed, including some talk of the IFPA's new $1 fee (which went into effect...
2018-01-282h 09Pinball ProfileEpisode 7: Steven Bowden, Fun With BonusPerfect for Cyber Monday, it’s the man behind FunWithBonus.com. Hear one of the best (and nicest) players in the world.
2016-11-2814 min