Episode 131 - 2020 Year-End Review
Pinball: Discussion covers The Pinball Industry Awards, Stern Pinball's Led Zeppelin, Stern's EULA changes, and a discussion of pinball in 2020. Video Games: Discussion here covers Cyberpunk 2077...
Highlights
- Stern temporarily removed streaming restriction language from software EULA but will likely reintroduce it in restructured form in the new year
- Led Zeppelin (Pro)/LE artwork is poor quality compared to Guns Guns N' Roses in terms of art direction and theme integration
- Led Zeppelin design appears heavily constrained by the license with limited creative flexibility
- Stern Pinball modifications target unauthorized software, video assets, audio replacements, and hardware modifications more aggressively than streaming restrictions
- The Pinball Industry Awards Critics' Choice section is the primary focus; Excellence Awards are experimental and potentially problematic due to TPN-only voting
Notable quotes
“I expected a lot more art-wise than what we actually ended up getting.”
“Yeah, I don't like the art. Playfield art's okay, but, yeah, hate the pro. Absolutely hate the pro.”
“Steve Ritchie got stuck with the license where there's no flexibility and here, you'll use a bunch of album art and you'll like it.”
“I think that's why they took it down is I think that they got flooded with requests.”
“I just don't understand. I mean, it's not like they can put every song in, but again... What's their most famous, most successful song?”
“Well, when they announce a second topper in a year's time that comes with special extra special game modes, that one will be $2,000.”
“I'm a big fan of Critics' Choice Awards, and I think pinball deserved to have a Critics' Choice Award.”
“I think the media will give a fairer shake than the public at large to the less produced games.”
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball Industry Awards· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Twippies· event
- Black Knight· game
- Campus Queen· game
- Dead Flip· game
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Super Awesome Pinball Show· media
- Pinball Network· organization
- Roanoke Pinball Museum· organization
- Dennis· person
- Gary Stern· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jeff· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Tony· person
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