Pinstripe is a 2017 dark puzzle platformer that tells the story of an ex-priest Ted who is trying to save his little daughter Bo from the evil clutches of Pinstripe on a journey through Hell. There are six worlds or ‘chapters’ that Ted travels through and characters that will help him in one way or another. Along his journey, he is joined by his dog, George who can help him do certain tasks.
Last year, one man team Thomas Brush’s Atmos Games revealed his project Pinstripe on Kickstarter with a lot of success. It reached stretch goals that included voice acting for its characters. After one delay to expand the game, Pinstripe was released on Steam at the end of April. Here’s our thoughts.
The independent game development industry does surprise us time and time again. Thomas Brush aka Atmos Games has delivered a Tim Burton-esque journey. Whether it is the atmosphere or the tone, there is a charm to the entire world presented here. The story leads its players on an incredible journey that starts off gloomy and snowy (quite opposite from how we would imagine Hell) but gets a little more ominous as we learn more about Ted and his family from the pieces of clues that double as aids to solve puzzles. In terms of conversation, there are some choice-based elements here and it gives the options of being nice or mean. These choices will unlock different items to pick up as well as one of the two endings. It is important to note that while this deals with a darker story, there is still a fair bit of humor, particularly with the characters which are actually quite silly and fun, some of which are voice acted by popular Youtube content creators like Pewdiepie and Jacksepticeye.
One of the things done well here is a good balance in the variety of gameplay. There are enemies to fight and codes or puzzles to solve and there are simple mini games like Spot the Differences and little challenges like Flappy Bird-esque puzzles or shooting games that has to be completed. Alongside that is the platformer aspect which runs smoothly also. There are routes high and low to try to access and discover or unlock via different types of platforms and experimenting whether there are other paths and rooms on the left or right. There are also light Metroidvania elements here such as collecting items gradually like the slingshot or headlamp to help progress to the next area. There are tasks to complete and these little pieces called Frozen Drops scattered across the map to also accumulate. These drops can help purchase items at various shop locations owned by a sleep-deprived fellow called Happy.
These items lead us to another positive trait of Pinstripe and that is the replayability value. While some may criticize that Pinstripe is quite a short experience averaging around two to three hours, if the world here has intrigued you enough, the game opens up the Adventure Plus mode after the first run is completed and the credits have rolled. Heading back with an additional item in hand, there are secret areas to open as well achievement hunts like finding the hidden film strips or collecting all the items while having the chance to test out being the good or bad guy to see where the dialogue and ending goes and perhaps even collect some butterflies along the way.
Unlike some of the recent indie releases, Pinstripe is straightforward and simple to grasp. Paired up with a dark but humorous tale, this game could be a nice quick adventure to share with a younger audience. Where the story itself has a deeper story behind it, the beautiful visuals and the enchanting soundtrack in the background along with well-voiced characters makes this Pinstripe well worth a playthrough, if not two.
The 2017 New Era Pinstripe Bowl takes place Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York. Iowa (7-5) meets Boston College (7-5) in this year's game. Pinstripe is an emotionally charged adventure about Hell created entirely by a one-man team over the course of five years. Play as Teddy, an estranged ex-minister forced to venture through the frozen afterlife in search of Bo, his three year old daughter, and her perverse kidnapper.
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Pinstripe Bowl | |
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New Era Pinstripe Bowl | |
Stadium | Yankee Stadium |
Location | The Bronx, New York City |
Operated | 2010–present |
Conference tie-ins | ACC, Big Ten |
Previous conference tie-ins | American, Big 12, Big East, Notre Dame |
Payout | US$4,400,000 (2019)[1] |
Sponsors | |
Former names | |
Yankee Bowl (2010, working title) | |
2018 matchup | |
Miami (FL) vs. Wisconsin (Wisconsin 35–3) | |
2019 matchup | |
Michigan State vs. Wake Forest (Michigan State 27–21) |
Apr 24, 2017 Pinstripe is an emotionally charged adventure through Hell created entirely by a one-man team over the course of five years. Play as Teddy, an estranged ex-minister forced to venture through the frozen afterlife in search of his three-year-old daughter Bo, and her perverse kidnapper. Apr 24, 2017 Pinstripe is an emotionally charged adventure through Hell created entirely by a one-man team over the course of five years. Play as Teddy, an estranged ex-minister forced to venture through the frozen afterlife in search of his three-year-old daughter Bo, and her perverse kidnapper. Pinstripe (Video Game 2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We provide pinstripe tape rolls, automotive vinyl kits, barbed wire stripes, truck paint break stripes and reflective stripes in multiple widths & hundreds of colors from 3M and Avery brand stripes. So many options allow you to create the pattern on your car, truck or boat that you’ve always wanted!
The Pinstripe Bowl is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division IFootball Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college footballbowl game that is held at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City. Since its inaugural game in 2010, the bowl has been sponsored by New Era Cap Company and officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. The game is organized by the New York Yankees, primary tenants of the venue, and is currently affiliated with the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten Conference through 2025.[3][4] The game previously had ties with the Big 12 Conference and the Big East Conference.
The winner of the game is awarded the George M. Steinbrenner Trophy, while the David C. Koch MVP Trophy is awarded to the bowl's most valuable player.[5] The Pinstripe Bowl is one of two FBS bowls held in the Northeast, the other being the Military Bowl in Annapolis, Maryland. It is also one of three bowls that are played outdoors in what are considered cold-weather cities, joining the Military Bowl and the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl held in Boise, Idaho.
History[edit]
The 'Yankee' bowl was announced by the New York Yankees' then–minority owner Hal Steinbrenner, then–New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, then-Big East commissioner John Marinatto, and then–Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe at a Yankee Stadium press conference on September 30, 2009. The last bowl in New York City proper was the Gotham Bowl pitted Miami against Nebraska at the original Yankee Stadium in 1962. The bowl paired the fourth-place team from the Big East Conference against the seventh-place team from the Big 12 Conference.[6][7] In the event the Big 12 lacked an eligible team, Notre Dame received its invitation, as happened in 2013.[8]
On March 9, 2010, the Yankee bowl official name was announced to be the Pinstripe Bowl with New Era Cap Company agreed to sponsor the bowl for four years while ESPN agreed to broadcast the bowl for six years. The inaugural game was played on December 30, 2010.[9][10]
Initially a matchup between the Big 12 and the Big East (which became The American), the matchup now pits an Atlantic Coast Conference team against a Big Ten team starting in 2014, the same year Rutgers University, a New Jersey university that is the closest FBS school in the NYC area, moved to the Big Ten from The American, and one year after Syracuse University moved from the Big East to the ACC.
The ACC agreed to a six-year deal with the Pinstripe Bowl, and the Big Ten agreed to the alignment for eight years. The ACC has adopted a tiered system so the same conference position will not necessarily go to the same bowl.[11] ESPN.com quoted sources that third through sixth bowl-eligible teams would be tiered with the Pinstripe, Belk, Sun, TaxSlayer and Music City bowls.[12]
Game results[edit]
Rankings are based on the AP Poll prior to the game being played.
Date | Winning team | Losing team | Attnd. | Notes | ||
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December 30, 2010 | Syracuse | 36 | Kansas State | 34 | 38,274 | notes |
December 30, 2011 | Rutgers | 27 | Iowa State | 13 | 38,328 | notes |
December 29, 2012 | Syracuse | 38 | West Virginia | 14 | 39,098 | notes |
December 28, 2013 | No. 25 Notre Dame | 29 | Rutgers | 16 | 47,122 | notes |
December 27, 2014 | Penn State | 31 | Boston College | 30 (OT) | 49,012 | notes |
December 26, 2015 | Duke | 44 | Indiana | 41 (OT) | 37,218 | notes |
December 28, 2016 | Northwestern | 31 | No. 22 Pittsburgh | 24 | 37,918 | notes |
December 27, 2017 | Iowa | 27 | Boston College | 20 | 37,667 | notes |
December 27, 2018 | Wisconsin | 35 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 37,821 | notes |
December 27, 2019 | Michigan State | 27 | Wake Forest | 21 | 36,895 | notes |
MVPs[edit]
2013 MVP Zack Martin
The MVP of the bowl is presented with the David C. Koch MVP Trophy,[13] named after a former president of the New Era Cap Company.[14]
Year | MVP | Team | Position |
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2010 | Delone Carter | Syracuse | RB |
2011 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | RB |
2012 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | RB |
2013 | Zack Martin | Notre Dame | OT |
2014 | Christian Hackenberg | Penn State | QB |
2015 | Thomas Sirk | Duke | QB |
Shaun Wilson | RB | ||
2016 | Justin Jackson | Northwestern | RB |
2017 | Akrum Wadley | Iowa | RB |
2018 | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin | RB |
2019 | Brian Lewerke | Michigan State | QB |
Most appearances[edit]
Updated through the December 2019 edition (10 games, 20 total appearances).
- Teams with multiple appearances
Rank | Team | Appearances | Record |
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T1 | Syracuse | 2 | 2–0 |
T1 | Rutgers | 2 | 1–1 |
T1 | Boston College | 2 | 0–2 |
- Teams with a single appearance
Won: Duke, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Penn State, Wisconsin
Lost: Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Miami (FL), Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, West Virginia
Lost: Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas State, Miami (FL), Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, West Virginia
Appearances by conference[edit]
Updated through the December 2019 edition (10 games, 20 total appearances).
Conference | Record | Appearances by season | ||||
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Games | W | L | Win pct. | Won | Lost | |
Big Ten | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | 2015 |
ACC | 6 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 2015 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
The American | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | 2013 |
Big 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
Independents | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2013 |
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- The American's record includes appearances of Syracuse (2010, 2012) and Rutgers (2011), at the time members of the Big East, as The American retains the conference charter following the 2013 split of the original Big East along football lines.
- Independent appearances: Notre Dame (2013)
Game records[edit]
Team | Record, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
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Most points scored (one team) | 44, Duke vs. Indiana | 2015 |
Most points scored (losing team) | 41, Indiana vs. Duke | 2015 |
Most points scored (both teams) | 85, Duke vs. Indiana | 2015 |
Fewest points allowed | 3, Wisconsin vs. Miami (FL) | 2018 |
Largest margin of victory | 32, Wisconsin vs. Miami (FL) | 2018 |
Total yards | 667, Indiana vs. Duke | 2015 |
Rushing yards | 382, Duke vs. Indiana | 2015 |
Passing yards | 389, Indiana vs. Duke | 2015 |
First downs | 33, Indiana vs. Duke | 2015 |
Fewest yards allowed | 169, Wisconsin vs. Miami (FL) | 2018 |
Fewest rushing yards allowed | 80, Notre Dame vs. Rutgers | 2013 |
Fewest passing yards allowed | 48, Wisconsin vs. Miami (FL) | 2018 |
Individual | Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
All-purpose yards | ||
Touchdowns (all-purpose) | 3, several players—most recently: Justin Jackson, Northwestern vs. Pittsburgh | 2016 |
Rushing yards | 227, Devine Redding, Indiana vs. Duke | 2015 |
Rushing touchdowns | 3, shared by: Daniel Thomas, Kansas State vs. Syracuse Justin Jackson, Northwestern vs. Pittsburgh | 2010 2016 |
Passing yards | 389, Nate Sudfeld, Indiana vs. Duke | 2015 |
Passing touchdowns | 4, Christian Hackenberg, Penn State vs. Boston College | 2014 |
Receiving yards | 172 Marcus Sales, Syracuse vs. Kansas State | 2010 |
Receiving touchdowns | 3, Marcus Sales, Syracuse vs. Kansas State | 2010 |
Tackles | ||
Sacks | ||
Interceptions | 1, by several players | |
Long Plays | Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent | Year |
Touchdown run | 85, Shaun Wilson, Duke vs. Indiana | 2015 |
Touchdown pass | 86, Brandon Coleman from Chas Dodd, Rutgers vs. Iowa State | 2011 |
Kickoff return | 98, Shaun Wilson, Duke vs. Indiana | 2015 |
Punt return | 36, Kendall Hinton, Wake Forest vs. Michigan State | 2019 |
Interception return | 30, Eric Burrell, Washington vs. Miami (FL) | 2018 |
Fumble return | ||
Punt | 57, Justin Doerner, Rutgers vs. Iowa | 2011 |
Field goal | 52, Ross Martin, Duke vs. Indiana | 2015 |
Media coverage[edit]
The bowl has been televised by ESPN since its inception, except for 2015, when it was carried by ABC.
References[edit]
- ^'2019 Bowl Schedule'. collegefootballpoll.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^'Official Sponsors'. PinstripeBowl.com. Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^'ACC Announces Bowl Agreements for 2020-25'. theacc.com (Press release). July 11, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^'Big Ten Announces New Postseason Slate with at Least 11 Different Bowls Across the Country'. bigten.org (Press release). June 4, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^'David C. Koch MVP Trophy Winners'. PinstripeBowl.com. Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^Mandel, Stewart (2009-09-29). 'Yankees, Big East, Big 12 to announce Yankee Bowl formation'. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^Hoch, Bryan (April 23, 2010). 'Pinstripe Bowl granted four-year license'. Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^Bennett, Brian (2009-09-29). 'Yankee Bowl will start in 2010'. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^(March 9, 2010). First Pinstripe Bowl to be held Dec. 30. ESPN.com. Accessed on January 8, 2013.
- ^Bennett, Brian. (March 9, 2010). Put on your pinstripes. ESPN.com. Accessed on January 8, 2013.
- ^ACC reaches six-year deal with Pinstripe Bowl. Sports Illustrated.cnn.com. Accessed on January 8, 2013.
- ^McMurphy, Brett. (June 24, 2013). Pinstripe Bowl, ACC agree to deal. ESPN.com. Accessed on January 8, 2013.
- ^'David C. Koch MVP Trophy Winners'. MLB.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^'David C. Koch'. buffalosportshallfame.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
2017 Pinstripe Bowl
External links[edit]
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