Episode 99 - A Blizzard of Expo News
Pinball: The pinball conversation focuses mostly on news coming out of Pinball Expo. The guys discuss Haggis Pinball's Celts, the new topper for Stern's Black Knight: Sword of Rage, Chicago Gaming...
Highlights
- Dennis won a Pizza West tournament, only losing one game the entire event and never leaving the winner's bracket
- Pinball Expo has improved significantly under Rob Burke's consolidated management, with better vendor satisfaction and stronger game selection compared to recent years
- Haggis Pinball's Celts is a single-level, three-flipper game with a horseshoe center toy, two kick-out scoops, and dual LCD screens (backbox + tablet-sized)
- Celts is estimated to retail for approximately $5,500-$6,500, likely built in Australia
- Black Knight: Sword of Rage topper features animated helmet with glowing eyes and talking head movement, priced likely around $500-$600
- Tony is selling three games (Sharky's, Silver Slugger, Data East Jurassic Park) with lowest offers of $900 for Silver Slugger and $1,500 for Sharky's
- Star Wars topper was not revealed at Expo 2019 despite Tony's expectation
- Haggis Pinball previously announced a horror game before pivoting to Celts as their first publicly revealed title
Notable quotes
“I did fine... I finally actually won a tournament for once.”
“See, because I know what my walkout music would be, but it's nothing anybody's ever going to have to worry about.”
“With the change in management where Rob Burke has consolidated... it seems that things are getting a lot better with Expo.”
“It's a sort of... This is a style of game I've been really curious about if there's a market for.”
“No, there's no way this is $4,000. Too small of a manufacturer to be able to achieve that economic scale.”
“I really liked the Highway... The layout, like you were saying, being a single level with a little the way it's set up, I'm interested to see how it plays.”
“I do not like Silver Ball Mania's horseshoe. It flows well. It's too easy to hit. And it's worth way too many points.”
Entities
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Haggis Pinball· company
- Highway Pinball· company
- Silverball Swag· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball Expo 2019· event
- Pizza West· event
- Black Knight: Sword of Rage· game
- Celts· game
- Data East Jurassic Park· game
- Medieval Madness Remake· game
- Phantom of the Opera· game
- Sharky's· game
- Silver Slugger· game
- The Walking Dead· game
- Pinball News· organization
- Dennis· person
- Rob Burke· person
- Tony· person
- Zach Minney· person
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