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Episode 475 - Bird Watcher with Ian Harrower of Ian Harrower Games 4-21-24

For Amusement Only EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast

Release Date: 04/24/2024

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Bird Watcher is a uniquely ambitious pinball game that includes game-to-game progression, collection, and a more relaxing, timed style of gameplay from Ian Harrower Games for the Multimorphic P3 Pinball Platform, which was released on November 15, 2023. 

It is playable on every playfield module available (7) on the P3 as of this recording.  In this interview, Ian discusses the genesis of this project, the creation of the Bird Watcher Tutorial, and does a deep dive into some of the technical aspects of game creation, game design choices, and testing a multi-module application.

Bird Watcher is $149 in the Multimorphic Store.

 

Links:

Interview with Dan Rosenstein of the Pinball Innovators and Makers Podcast , which delves into more of Ian's background and development journey - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pinball-innovators-makers-podcast-ep-15-its-just-code/id1497645647?i=1000634372401

Ian's Streaming Channel - https://www.twitch.tv/gammagoat 

Ian Harrower Games website - https://ianharrowergames.com/

Bird Watcher Tutorial - https://op3npinball.github.io/BirdWatcherTutorial/ 

Op3nPinball (a collection of open source utilities for developing P3 applications) - https://ianharrowergames.com/Op3nPinball/ 

Learn More/Purchase Bird Watcher - https://ianharrowergames.com/BirdWatcher/ 

Bird Watcher Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDfwc8XXr1Q 

Bird Watcher - Final Resistance Update Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crPt6E4zGs4 

Bird Watcher Reveal Livestream from Buffalo Pinball - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIgsyvNJTE0 

Learn more about the P3 Pinball Platform - https://www.multimorphic.com/p3-pinball-platform/ 

Music used in this episode: Celebrate Life! by Dark Fantasy Studio/Nicolas Jeudy http://darkfantasystudio.com/music/celebrate-life/ - used with permission of the composer/under license.

 

 

Bird Watcher is compatible with the Drained playfield module, manufactured by For Amusement Only Games.  Learn more or purchase your copy today and find some bats! https://www.drainedpinball.com/