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Ep 112: Save That Cat!

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Centaur has been revealed and we give our first impressions. We also give our thoughts on the Homepin interview, Pinball Hall of Fame, and some of the rumors that have been making the rounds.

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Highlights

  • Haggis Centaur Resurrected base model is $12,000 USD and limited edition is $15,000 USD
  • Only 250 Rebellion and 50 Oblivion (colorized) models of Centaur will be produced
  • HomePin can produce approximately 40 playfields per month maximum (2 per day, 20 work days)
  • HomePin has produced only 5 games total with only 2 publicly available
  • Stern Pinball has 800,000 Facebook followers vs JJP's 43,000 and HomePin's ~1,000
  • Spinal Tap (HomePin) has weak flippers that feel like 'mush' and poor ramp physics with J-Pop-like return behavior
  • Thunderbirds (HomePin) has 20-25 center ramp shots with no programmed purpose, added the night before shipping
  • Mike Kalinowski claims HomePin's games are not designed for people who know about pinball, only for casual theme-focused buyers

Notable quotes

“There are people who are collectors and they want that thing that no one else can have”
Scott
“The lyrics. Oh, my goodness. We have been yelling 'half man' at each other at my household.”
Josh
“If Loser Kid Pinball Podcast wants their 15 minutes of fame, we're not going to go after a company with less followers than we get... it makes no sense for me to target your company”
Josh
“It felt like a Zizzle got the go-ahead to make a full-size machine. If you want a Zizzle for the price of a Stern...”
Josh
“It felt like the kid that procrastinated his homework project up until the last point and then was like here you go”
Josh
“Why even have any rules? Yeah. Why have any scoring whatsoever? Yeah. Because if score doesn't matter, then why would you even worry about it?”
Scott and Josh
“Imagine a car company coming out and saying, you know, all the people who know how to drive cars, this car isn't for you.”
Josh
“We have the updated code and the original code the OEM”
Scott

Entities

  • Flippin' Out Pinball· company
  • Haggis Pinball· company
  • HomePin· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Centaur Resurrected· game
  • Fathom· game
  • Medieval Madness Royal Edition· game
  • Spinal Tap· game
  • Thunderbirds· game
  • Pinball Hall of Fame· location
  • Dr. John· person
  • Josh Roop· person
  • Mike Kalinowski· person
  • Scott Larson· person
  • Zach Minney· person

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