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Ep 20: Pinball Expo and Lit Frames with Brad Hunter

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Mr Brad Hunter of Lit Frames joins us to talk about what he does. Also we talk about PInball Expo and all the wonderful things we hope to see there! If you want to contact Brad, email him at...

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Highlights

  • Brad was given four translites (Deadpool, Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Maiden) by Stern as a thank you for discussing marketing ideas with Jody and Zach Sharpe
  • In 2004, Brad purchased Scared Stiff for $13.95 (sticker price) from Namco Game Sales and sold it in 2009 for $2,600
  • In the 2000s downturn, pinball parts were not readily available and there was no YouTube or online repair community to help fix machines
  • Jersey Jack's entry into the market around 2010 sparked Stern to improve game quality, releasing AC/DC, Tron, and other titles
  • IFPA has over 75,000 registered competitive players who have entered real tournaments
  • Lit Frames has pre-sold about half of the 25 limited-edition Beetlejuice translites before Expo
  • Brad hadn't played old Star Wars pinball before Expo and plans to play Pirates, Wonka, and new Star Wars at the show
  • There is at least one Predator pinball machine in existence at Galloping Ghost Pinball, described as possibly the only one

Notable quotes

“I thought that's pretty lame. After a few months, these should be lit. They should be hanging in a frame, but I couldn't find anything that was readily available that fit this size.”
Brad Hunter
“A game that worked. That's all that mattered to me. And so I kept that game about eight or nine years, sold it in 2009.”
Brad Hunter
“You weren't thinking I should start hoarding games now because five, 10 years from now, everything's going to be three times what it's worth.”
Brad Hunter
“Jersey Jack jumped in and said, we don't like what machine Sterns are making. We are going to do a different type of game... that lit a fire under stern.”
Brad Hunter
“There's almost 70,000 people who have tried a tournament. and if you can get any of those to latch on and to become a fan, you're growing the sport.”
Scott Larson
“He was the only one that replied and gave me a few locations and said here some locations or you could just come over and play at my house.”
Brad Hunter
“About half of those Beetlejuice have already been pre-sold, and Expo hasn't even happened yet.”
Brad Hunter
“I'm pretty for sure that's what it was because we all joked, like, you got to stream it, you got to stream it. And then Jack was like, guys, it's like a turd.”
Josh Roop

Entities

  • Galloping Ghost Pinball· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Pinball Expo· event
  • Iron Man· game
  • Jurassic Park· game
  • Monster Bash· game
  • Pirates of the Caribbean· game
  • Predator· game
  • Scared Stiff· game
  • The Wizard of Oz· game
  • Wonka· game
  • IFPA· organization
  • Brad Hunter· person
  • Brian Allen· person
  • Christopher Franchi· person
  • Dan Snorman· person
  • Jack Danger· person
  • Josh Roop· person
  • Keith Elwin· person
  • Lyman F. Sheats Jr.· person
  • Norman Schwarzvogel· person
  • Scott Larson· person
  • Zach Sharpe· person
  • Lit Frames· product

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