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Harry v. Harry - Harry Potter Pinball, is it packed? - In Before the Lock Episode 27

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Harry v. Harry - Harry Potter Pinball, is it packed? - In Before the Lock Episode 27

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The debate goes on, is Jersey Jack's Harry Potter Pinball packed? Join us where we'll share our personal opinions on the matter (cause that's all we've got) and talk about what we might do to address...

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Highlights

  • Harry Potter is a fast-shooting game with no ramp returns to inlanes, which is an unusual design choice
  • Wizard of Oz is more 'packed' than Harry Potter in terms of interactive features and things to point at
  • The Harry Potter topper was potentially supposed to be made by Leor but fell through at the last minute
  • Retro Ralph's highlight video does not show the Harry Potter topper, suggesting potential dissatisfaction with it
  • JJP had to make design trade-offs on Harry Potter due to production volume and complexity constraints
  • The staircase diverter mechanic is not even a main feature that Harry Potter fans remember from the films
  • Dune has an interactive mech that is more visually compelling than Harry Potter's staircase feature for casual audiences
  • Leor's Guns and Roses topper was taken down for copyright infringement and has not been released since
  • Harry Potter threads on Pinside have generated unprecedented post volume, making them difficult to fully read
  • In Before the Lock will announce an Alice's Adventures in Wonderland topper expansion in approximately 2-4 weeks

Notable quotes

“As a Harry Potter fan, this is exactly what I feared.”
Unnamed UK pinball group member (relayed by Davey)
“I think it's a really interesting mech. I'm sure it would have been very difficult to pull off.”
Davey
“I don't think I've ever seen threads, you know, with that many posts... you can't even read them all because there's not enough time.”
Davey
“Any pinball fan would want Harry Potter to do well because it's such a big license... I'm sort of rooting for it to succeed.”
Davey
“The Avatar Topper is just like so amazing... this one certainly is not on that level.”
Rob
“Why are they there? [referring to side returns on topper] It just makes it look like a diorama like a school project.”
Davey
“There's probably the one area where there's the biggest cause for potential copyright infringement.”
Davey (regarding topper mods)
“I'm honored for us to be a part of any rumor mill. If you want to rumor about us, then we'll take it.”
Rob

Entities

  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Northwest Pinball Show· event
  • Avatar (game)· game
  • D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) pinball· game
  • Dune (game)· game
  • Harry Potter (game)· game
  • Kong (King Kong) pinball· game
  • Twilight Zone (game)· game
  • Wizard of Oz (game)· game
  • In Before the Lock· organization
  • Pinside· organization
  • Cole (Collie Wobbles)· person
  • Davey· person
  • Don· person
  • Leor· person
  • Melvin· person
  • Retro Ralph· person
  • Rob· person
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (topper)· product
  • Guns and Roses (game/topper)· product

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