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Ep 60: Cool Guys Walk Away from Explosions with Tim Lee
PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 26 min listen
Another first impressions podcast?! You know it! We invite Tim Lee on to talk about his podcast "Tribe Multiball" along with a deepish dive of Mandalorian. Enjoy!
Highlights
- The Mandalorian rivals The Office in minutes viewed via streaming, despite having only 16 episodes vs 200 for The Office
- Pinball machine development cycles take approximately 15 months, meaning Stern would have greenlit The Mandalorian license in the middle of Season 1
- Luke Skywalker appears on the right sling plastic, indicating the game extends through the very end of Season 2
- Cara Dune character is missing from the game artwork despite being a significant character in the TV series, likely due to licensing/personal life considerations
- Disney exercises tight creative control over artwork for Star Wars games, dictating color schemes and specific visual directions
- The playfield layout features a faster-playing right side approximately one-third closer than traditional playfields
- The reversible/tilting center ramp activates based on difficulty level and is tied to the Razor Crest multiball mode
- The Mandalorian head is a playfield feature tied to encounter modes that must be completed to progress, similar to Brian Eddy's design philosophy in games like Attack from Mars
Notable quotes
“It's the Star Wars for people who don't like Star Wars.”
“The Mandalorian felt Star Wars. It felt very much like this is something that connects with people who are both outside of the Star Wars fan club and inside of the Star Wars fan club.”
“Cool guys walk away from explosions, right?”
“This feels marketing-centric... if you look at the premium on a T. I could see about 100 kids wearing it tomorrow on a T.”
“If you do a deep dive into the personal lives of a lot of actors, there's probably going to be a lot more you don't have in common with them than you do.”
“It feels a little bit like a variation on Congo, which isn't necessarily bad.”
“Brian Eddy's notorious for having modes where you have to finish... boss fights.”
“I actually like The Mandalorian more than Back to the Future.”
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Disney· company
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- The Mandalorian· game
- IFPA/WPPR· organization
- LoserKid Pinball Podcast· organization
- Poor Man's Pinball Podcast· organization
- Straight Down the Middle: a pinball show· organization
- This Week In Pinball· organization
- Tribe Multiball· organization
- Brian Eddy· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Jeff Patterson· person
- Jon Favreau· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Nicole Minney· person
- Randy Martinez· person
- Ray Day· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Tim Lee· person
- Zach Minney· person
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