Episode 137 - Dark Days of Avengers
Pinball: The guys discuss Project Pinball's translites' auction, JJP's new approach on chipped playfields, and whether pinball is in a darkest days period despite all the purported demand. Video...
Highlights
- Stern had a backlog of 5,000 games at one point
- Guns N' Roses CE sold out, making it only the second CE ever to sell out after Pirates
- Guns N' Roses prices increased by $1,000 across all models
- Stern boutique pins (Batman 66, Elvira) prices increased by $500
- Jersey Jack historically offered free unpopulated playfields, then shifted to refund-only policy
- Chicago area has 'draconian' COVID regulations limiting manufacturer production capacity
- ReplayFX closed without attempting to adapt or continue operations
- Pinball Hall of Fame nearly failed to reach $200k fundraising goal without a $79k single donation
Notable quotes
“What is going on? Because I don't know what's going on anymore, Tony. I don't understand this hobby anymore.”
“It seems like despite all this demand, I have this taste in my mouth that like two companies are about to go out of business.”
“They might not be getting the parts they need to build the machines. They might be building the machines as fast as they get the parts.”
“With the chipping and stuff, we can't afford to give away free. Even though we've raised prices, even though there's so much demand, even though we could raise prices again, and people will buy our stuff because they're so desperate.”
“JJP looks to me like they're more uncomfortable with all the demand than they would be if there was less demand.”
“If we're that weak, if we as a hobby are that weak, I'm nervous.”
“Pinball is the smallest by far. Right. By far. And it's just, yeah, I don't know.”
“The ultimate hobby will survive no matter what, even if there were no manufacturers, they'll still be a pinball hobby.”
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Chicago Gaming Company (CGC)· company
- Deep Root Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP)· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- ReplayFX· event/organization
- Batman 66· game
- Cactus Canyon· game
- Elvira· game
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Hot Wheels· game
- Pirates of the Caribbean· game
- Willy Wonka· game
- Pinball Hall of Fame· organization
- Project Pinball· organization
- Dennis· person
- Gary Stern· person
- Jack Guarneri· person
- Tony· person
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