Play It Up – Details, episodes & analysis

Hello you absolute legends and welcome to a new episode of the Play It Up Podcast! In this high excitement, low resolution holiday episode - the team all catch up in person at Denny's garage arcade on a searing hot summer's day to crank the AC downstairs and chat about the long awaited recap of BPAC 2024, recent events around the scene in Brisbane and with the usual quality discussion you've come to expect and love from the team. We hope you enjoy the episode. If there is something you'd like us to delve deeper into, or if you have any comments or feedback, feel free to drop us a line at ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playituppodcast/message or playituppodcast@gmail.com. Your question could be featured on the podcast! Want moar Play It Up Podcast? You can also find us here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0BJmmWLtgkDnd5l4JVTOju?si=f273f3a11f4142fb https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/play-it-up/id1489273083?uo=4 ⁠⁠https://pca.st/5tm92if5⁠⁠ https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/play-it-up-1014965? https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-play-it-up-74680093/ https://instagram.com/playituppodcast/ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/PlayItUpPodcast⁠ Thanks so much you guys and catch you on the next episode!!

In this episode Mike, Denny and Shaun chat about their recent happenings, including Mike heading to Supanova, Denny swimming in arcade cabs and playing Nintendo World Championships NES edition on the Switch. We hope you enjoy the episode! If there is something you'd like us to delve deeper into, or if you have any comments or feedback, feel free to drop us a line on Spotify at the link below or at playituppodcast@gmail.com and tell us your thoughts! Your question could be featured on the podcast!⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playituppodcast/message

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Welcome to Episode 49 of the Play It Up Podcast!!

In this Episode, Denny, Shauno and Mikey (sans Neil) delve into the world of Pinball in the QLD scene with the help of the amazing Mr. Adam 'Chops' Newton as their guide! Adam takes the team on a journey through his gaming history right back from early computer games, discovery (and love for) Pinballs and his involvement within the thriving Pinball scene here in the beautiful sunshine state.

Want the low-down on latest events? Want to know about Adam's love of Hearthstone, who "Captain Toilet" is? Maybe want to know why TNA (the Pinball) can suck it, or why Caveman is an amazing Pinball??

For the answers you seek - be sure to tune on in to this latest episode of Play It Up Podcast!!

Big Play It Up Podcast shoutouts to:

Stephen Bardell

Steven Bowden

James Drury

Gary Eldershaw

Dan Olejniczak

Leisha Martini

Tom Fletcher UK

Marcus Wicke

Jason Lambo Lambert

Michael Dod

And many of you wonderful people we may have accidentally omitted from the above list.

Chapter Guide:

00:00 - Hey! Hi! Hello! Welcome!

04:20 - The scoop on the Netherworld Daytona comp

08:40 - Dennis is bad at Call of Duty

10:20 - "Captain Toilet"

11:20 - Shaun calls the Poo Man

13:20 - Mikey puts us back on track - 1st time

13:30 - Adam's gaming history

26:30 - Mikey is the actual Doom Guy / talkin' Doom

31:09 - Star Wars: Outlaws hype

34:35 - The Last of Us: Factions on PS3

37:40 - Survival games are cool

45:35 - Talkin' Pinnys, venues, and the woes of Pinball maintenance

50:15 - Adam's foray into the realm of Pins

1:02:15 - Death by Pinball / Doivid Clarke is a legend!

1:04:32 - Mikey puts us back on track - 2nd time

1:04:41 - BPAC

1:09:40 - Fkk King of Fighters

1:11:40 - Stereo Timelords!!

1:12:45 - Adam at BPAC & on Social Pinball Comps

1:23:50 - Shauno's favourite Pins

1:29:55 - Denny's favourite Pins

1:33:23 - Adam's favourite Pins

1:39:34 - TNA SUCKS!! lols just kidding

1:42:40 - Caveman is awesome

1:45:40 - AKO Donkey Kong U16 comp

1:48:00 - Events Adam is keen for at BPAC

1:53:30 - Adam's BPAC predictions

2:04:40 - Special when lit

2:07:00 - Netherworld pin luvrs / sign off

(NOTE: Mikey's fave Pins are Judge Dredd, Medieval Madness and Ghost Busters)

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Love from the Play It Up team and hope to see you at BPAC!!!

Hello you absolute legends to Episode 48 of the Play It Up Podcast!! In this Episode, Denny, Neil and Shaun have the pleasure of kicking it with the guys from the Pressing The Points Podcast! With Pressing the Points' Danny Fazackerley just hitting the lofty goal of a Donkey Kong Killscreen, Denny getting a new PB (both achievements thanks to Geoff) and Australian Kong Off 6 on the horizon, there is tons to talk about and get across.

Chapter Guide:

00:00 - Special guest Intro by SimpleDack / Danny Fazackerley

06:40 - Geoff takes over

07:30 - Dack's Killscreen

14:10 - The Ol’ Bridge Technique

15:00 - Back to the Killscreen

25:38 - Denny's Minor PB Increase

35:35 - Australian Kong Off 6 HYPE (sort of)

39:00 - Kong Off 6 Statsssss

47:00 - Kong Off Head-to-head matches we want to see

52:00 - Stats 'n' Strats

58:00 - AKO6 Stream Design Sneaky Peeks

1:03:10 - Geoff gees up

1:04:00 - Strats that Denny cannot comprehend

1:15:10 - Geoff decides the episode is over

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Love from the Play It Up team and hope to see you at BPAC!!!

Welcome and join us for Episode 47 of the Play It Up Podcast!!

In this episode, Neil, Mikey and Quad-D (should it be 3D?) catch up sans team captain Shaun to have a chat around the latest goings on, including the amazing NEW SPONSOR for the Play It Up Podcast!!

In addition to this exciting news, listen in to hear what’s been going on lately with the guys, reports on recent events and also what events are upcoming in the Arcade scene for Brisbane.

With the main calendar events of both BPAC and also Battle of the Arcades (BotA) looming for 2023, the guys sink their teeth into what is happening with event prep, their excitement and hopes for the upcoming events and also – of course, a delve into this year’s Kong Off! It wouldn’t be an episode of PUP without a brief chat regarding Donkey Kong, with a quick foray into AKO6 hardware preparations, key player stats and most importantly, what is it with DK players who do ‘the spread’ while playing Classic Donkey Kong Cabinets??

With these key items on the agenda and much more, be sure to tune in to hear the latest from the guys in episode 47 of the Play it Up Podcast!

Chapter Guide:

0:00 - Intro with Neil Mikey and Quad-D

1:15 - The NEW SPONSOR!!

3:35 - Starcade

9:10 - Other Local Events

15:00 - BPAC

20:45 - BotA

22:31 - Latest from Den

34:22 - Neil's Kong Off questions

38:12 - Neil asking about Den's 'Grail Cabs'

45:10 - Latest from Mikey

57:46 - Latest from Young Neil (Not Neil Young, ok)

1:05:35 - Wrap #1 / Mikey's final thangs

1:07:45 - Neil's 'one final thing' (on DK & Kong Off)

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Welcome and join us for Episode 46 of the Play It Up Podcast!!

In this episode, Neil, Dennis and Shaun talk a historic Arcade pickup in Brisbane! Dennis (with the help of Neil) come across several Nintendo HeliFire Arcade cabinets. Further to this there is the usual whip-around of what everyone's been up to any playing, latest pickups and more.

Chapter Guide:

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - The HeliFire pickup

39:32 - What else Denny has been up to

46:15 - The latest from Shaun

1:00:50 - Neil's Spectar Adventures and love of unique Arcade cabs

1:17:14 - The lead up to Netherworld Death by Arcade 2023

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In this episode, it's just Shaun and Neil hanging out and catching up on some recent happenings such as a new Killscreen for one of us, what games we have been playing and some pickups we have had. Enjoy!

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Welcome and join us for Episode 44 of the Play It Up Podcast!! 

In this episode, our hosts:
Neil "taxman" Cairns,
Mike "dial-up" Coolican,
Dennis "Input Source" Edmunds, and
Shaun "Tech Support" Ruhland
all catch up for a chat about what everyone has been up to in the new year so far.

Among the topics and chaos the guys talk new headsets, tax tips with Neil, the missed opportunity of making M*A*S*H the video game, 1UP Arcade's recent Pixel Collective evening, Denny's DK woes, Mikey's Galaga goals, Neil's Spectar mission (and Depth Charge aspirations), plus Shaun's latest PS5 pickup, and his amazing Gumtree (Craiglist for you USA folks) adventure which has to be heard to be believed. This all the while of battling technical dramas, screwing up hardware setups and so much more.

Shoutouts to our mates in this episode Marc Bell, Taggsta, Jacob Spring, Evan Weston the guys from the Pressing the Points Podcast and Phil, who sold Shauno his much appreciated copy of Child of Light for PS Vita - epic.

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In this festive 2022 Christmas Special, Mike, Shaun, Den and surprise late entry Neil 'Stroganoff' Cairns all hang out and discuss what they've been up to in the holiday season and take the time to answer questions from friend of the show and former guest, Mr. Jacob Spring!

As discussed during the episode, Neil Cairns' WR run for Strikers 1945 can be found here: https://www.twingalaxies.com/showthread.php/253080

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We hope you have all had a great 2022 and we look forward to hanging out with you all again in 2023.

Thanks,

Shaun, Mike, Neil and Denny

Finally, all of the hosts are back together in the same place! In this episode, we discuss what we have been up to, what it was like to see each other again, the reunion we had at one of our favourite arcades, Netherworld, and the recent Ultimate Denizen 2022 tournament which was held at Netherworld on Saturday, 19th November. 

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