Episode 144 - The E3 of Silver Falls
Pinball: The guys discuss Silver Falls, an upcoming new title for the P3 platform, and discuss the P3 and Multimorphic's attempts to grow the system in general. Video Games: Discussion focuses on...
Highlights
- Silver Falls is a P3 game by Nick Baldridge in collaboration with his daughter, featuring music by Scott Denisey
- Silver Falls is a pinball simulation where players choose avatars, earn points, and spend them improving their home while meeting avatar needs
- Silver Falls priced at $150 but requires P3 platform and Heist module (significant additional investment)
- The next official P3 game also features Scott Denisey on music and is licensed IP
- P3 adoption is limited by platform cost and library depth, not individual game pricing
- Lumber prices recently dropped after rising, helping traditional pinball maintain competitive pricing vs. P3
- P3's all-or-nothing resale model creates friction for traditional pinball collectors who want to exit the platform
- Multimorphic's first licensed game (Hot Wheels) was a smarter move than American Pinball's recent licensed releases
Notable quotes
“I think if you're bought into the platform, it's a no-brainer. Sure. Oh, yeah. At $150, I mean, I can't imagine not.”
“The license thing is their best bet. The license thing with the right license will be huge.”
“You can't take a module that you can. I understand. You can technically, but practically, you can't find someone to buy your Lexi module. Because why would they buy the module from you? They've already bought into this system.”
“The trick with the license is the game doesn't have to be good. You'll get the sale. Right. And remember, the goal is the sale. The goal isn't to make people happy.”
“It seems much more oriented to a new market, but it's clearly not found that new market in terms of the volume that I think they were hoping for.”
“I think it would be mighty tempting if I wanted to develop a game to do it on P3 it solves so many issues it's just like I can use an existing module I'm not messing around making cabinets”
“But probably aren't going to be inclined to do anything other than an original just because, I mean, how many standalone individuals are equipped to deal with the licensing department?”
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Buffalo Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Heist· game
- Hot Wheels· game
- Ranger in the Ruins· game
- Silver Falls· game
- Dennis· person
- Nick Baldridge· person
- Scott Denisey· person
- Tony· person
- P3 platform· product
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