Episode 202 - Kingpin's Unity
Pinball: We talk about Haggis and Fathom Revisited, Stern's final run of Guardians of the Galaxy Pro games, and the fall of Circus Maximus and its attempts to make Pinball Circus and Kingpin. Video...
Highlights
- Circus Maximus has failed to produce Kingpin and Pinball Circus; rights are no longer in their control
- Kingpin prototypes were playable at Texas Pinball Festival 2018 or 2019, and Steve Bowden played and 'blew up' the game
- Circus Maximus sold Kingpin Translites with signed editions that guaranteed a place in the purchase line, with earlier numbers meaning earlier access
- Circus Maximus was founded by individuals friendly with Python Angelo, the legendary Williams/Capcom artist, who made them promise to create Pinball Circus before his death
- Stern Pinball is doing a final run of Guardians of the Galaxy Pro in December 2023
- Haggis indicates they are still on pace to finish Fathom Revisited by end of 2023
Notable quotes
“I think making that sort of promise without really understanding the scope of everything that was going to go into it was a huge mistake.”
“This news of them failing can be a surprise because it was after TPF everything seemed like it was downhill to me... it sounded like they were trying to find a contract manufacturer to do the build, and then nothing happened.”
“It's always felt like a labor of love fan project... it's more akin to a custom build than something specifically made for production really and there's nothing wrong with that but I really lost all sight of it.”
“If there was a serious will to get it done, I think more progress would have been made than what we saw... if there was a serious will to get it done, I think more progress would have been made.”
“As far as pinball failures go, this is no big deal. It's fine. Anyway, I thought it would be a fun discussion, just because we happened to play that game.”
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Circus Maximus· company
- Deep Root· company
- Haggis· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Dave P.· person
- Dennis· person
- Jason Knapp· person
- Mark Ritchie· person
- Python Angelo· person
- Steve Bowden· person
- Tony· person
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