Episode 184 - 00$20,000
Pinball: Coverage is entirely focused on Stern's James Bond 007 60th Anniversary Limited Edition, plus Rumor Corner. Video Games: Discussion covers EVE Online, Microsoft's Activision purchase...
Highlights
- Bond 60th Anniversary is limited to exactly 500 units as a single-tier release
- Stern initially priced Bond at $20,000; distributors have since discounted to as low as $18,000
- The score reels only go to 999,999 with lights handling higher scores in old-school fashion
- Game features four opto spinners that can all be activated simultaneously, spinning indefinitely
- The art package is collage-based (movie posters on cabinet sides, bond characters on backglass) due to licensor requirements, not Stern design choice
- Elwynn mentioned his highest score on Bond was 'some twenty thousand' points
- Determining which 2024 games qualify for pinball awards ballots is logistically difficult because eligibility depends on actual shipping/availability, not just announcement
Notable quotes
“I think this is one of the ugliest art packages I have ever seen. I don't think it works.”
“I cannot fathom this being anything other than the licensors said this is exactly what you're going to do because Stern has way more experience at this art layout thing.”
“The topper war was won with Whirlwind. And it's all been downhill since then.”
“I actually really like this layout. I kind of feel bad that it's such a limited edition because of how interesting I find the layout to be.”
“Everything else about this is risky to me... I think this game is going to play really really hard.”
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Special Olympics Polar Plunge· event
- Bond 60th Anniversary· game
- Spinal Tap· game
- Star Wars (Stern)· game
- Whirlwind· game
- Wonka· game
- Flippin' Out· organization
- Nap Arcade· organization
- Dennis· person
- Elwynn· person
- George Gomez· person
- Joel Engelberth· person
- Tony· person
- The Riftbreaker· product
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