{"podcast":{"title":"Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball Industry","slug":"dirtypool-pinball-podcast-an-exploration-of-the-pinball-industry-7329087","podcast_index_feed_id":7329087,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/Dirtypoolpinball/feed.xml","website_url":"https://Dirtypoolpinball.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20730298/DirtyPool_Podcast_Square_1400_copy8jz7j.jpg","author":"Dirtypoolpinball","episode_count":38,"summary":"Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball Industry","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtypool-pinball-podcast-an-exploration-of-the-pinball-industry-7329087"},"episode":{"title":"Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep23 - Scott Danesi and Building Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball","slug":"dirty-pool-podcast-ep23-scott-danesi-and-building-total-nuclear-annihilation-pinball","published_at":"2026-01-07T16:00:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtypool-pinball-podcast-an-exploration-of-the-pinball-industry-7329087/dirty-pool-podcast-ep23-scott-danesi-and-building-total-nuclear-annihilation-pinball","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtypool-pinball-podcast-an-exploration-of-the-pinball-industry-7329087","url":"https://Dirtypoolpinball.podbean.com/e/dirty-pool-podcast-ep23-scott-danesi-and-building-total-nuclear-annihilation-pinball/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rzon4fcriwnfp9gu/yt_video_eLThGw4ZdGQ_gnkdi9.mp3","summary":"This episode traces Total Nuclear Annihilation from its earliest idea through to a finished production game. Scott Danesi walks through how TNA started as a very specific reaction to modern pinball, how the layout, rules, sound, and scoring all evolved together, and what had to change once it moved from a personal project into a real commercial product. We talk early prototypes, design compromises and manufacturing realities. It’s a full look at how one of the most influential modern games actually got made!a🔺 Praise the Great Pyramid:📡 Twitch – http://twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball📺 YouTube – http://youtube.com/@DirtyPoolPinball📷 Instagram – http://instagram.com/dirtypoolpinball📘 Facebook – http://facebook.com/dirtypoolpinball🔊 Discord – http://discord.gg/bSbXnA38Q800:00:00 - Summoning the Great Pyramid and opening ritual00:00:15 - Episode intro and welcoming Scott Danesi00:01:05 - RGB studios, StepManiacs, and music crossing mediums00:03:25 - Why this episode is fully about Total Nuclear Annihilation00:04:05 - Starting TNA as a homebrew with no production goal00:06:00 - Reactor core concept, dystopian lore, and accidental canon00:07:30 - RGB restraint, sound dynamics, and intentional impact00:09:00 - Single-level layout and modern System 11 philosophy00:10:40 - Designing in SolidWorks and committing to physical geometry00:12:30 - Difficulty, fairness, and rejecting fake ball-save solutions00:14:05 - One-minute crash course on how TNA actually plays00:15:45 - Cut features, star rollovers, and location reliability00:18:30 - Writing the code, abusing frameworks, and making it work00:21:30 - Seeing TNA and StepManiacs on location for the first time00:24:45 - Dance game culture, bar holders, and competitive absurdity00:27:30 - Rapid-fire Q&A begins and homebrew realities0…","meta_description":"This episode traces Total Nuclear Annihilation from its earliest idea through to a finished production game. Scott Danesi walks through how TNA started as…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5594,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dirtypool-pinball-podcast-an-exploration-of-the-pinball-industry-7329087/episodes/dirty-pool-podcast-ep23-scott-danesi-and-building-total-nuclear-annihilation-pinball/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtypool-pinball-podcast-an-exploration-of-the-pinball-industry-7329087/dirty-pool-podcast-ep23-scott-danesi-and-building-total-nuclear-annihilation-pinball.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}