Episode 204 - Barrels of Activision
Pinball: We talk about the new company Barrels of Fun and their new pinball machine Labyrinth, we discuss Stern Pinball basically re-releasing two games, we go over a new version of Pinball Brothers'...
Highlights
- Barrels of Fun is using the FAST board set and not developing their own pinball board
- David Van Ez (Barrels of Fun CEO) secured Rick and Morty, Scooby-Doo, and two other unrevealed licenses that were originally intended for Spooky
- Labyrinth production run is up to 1,100 units but may be cut short if demand is lower
- Approximately 600 Labyrinth units have been sold based on distributor order numbers reported online
- Bo and Karen were blocked on Spooky Pinball's business social media page
- Spooky has moved to a three-tier pricing model (Pro/Premium/LE) similar to Stern
- Spooky's first game (America's Most Haunted) had a very limited run of 150 units
- Barrels of Fun's Labyrinth will be playable at Pinball Expo
Notable quotes
“Barrels of Fun, one of the worst pinball company names I have ever heard but an excellent logo”
“I'm not here to play guessing games... Your little games to try and build up hype for a company when you're not even revealing what the name of the company is going to be is a waste of my time.”
“They've done almost everything right for a new company reveal... they've launched with a licensed theme, smart, one with deep-seated nostalgia, very smart.”
“My wife is a huge Labyrinth fan... She was super excited just by all of the how the play field looked, how all the toys were and the call outs and everything that there was just tickled her fancy as a Labyrinth fan”
“If Barrels has better build quality, I really wonder [what that means for Spooky]”
“It's not working like it used to for Spooky. Their run counts are – [incomplete but indicates declining performance]”
“I think it's very interesting because one of the things I have praised spooky on for a very long time is they have been, in my opinion, extremely smart with their licensing”
Entities
- Barrels of Fun Pinball· company
- Chicago Gaming Company (CGC)· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball Expo· event
- Labyrinth· game
- Bo· person
- Brian Savage· person
- Bug· person
- Charlie Emery· person
- David Van Ez· person
- Dennis· person
- Dr. John· person
- Eric Pripke· person
- Karen· person
- Phil Grimaldi· person
- Spooky Pinball personnel (unnamed)· person
- Tony· person
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