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Ep 64: The Secret Sauce

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Episode 64 is here! Scott and I have fun discussing all the rumors floating around the next CGC, P3, and Stern titles. Plus we talk about the secret sauce to making a great pinball machine!

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Highlights

  • There are approximately 50 potential game titles being spitballed by distributors and interested buyers as possible future releases
  • Stern's strategy of keeping game announcements secret still has value in driving demand despite current market saturation
  • Tom Kopera (Cactus Canyon original designer) stated CGC hasn't contacted him for the remake's code, suggesting either new direction or conflict of interest with his Stern employment
  • Pinball games are currently holding secondary market value better than historically, with players reporting resales above original purchase price
  • Medieval Madness and World Cup Soccer are extremely difficult to find on the secondary market, with multiple new players requesting them
  • Steve Ritchie leaving Stern for Jersey Jack Pinball is essentially false (rated 2/100 likelihood)
  • P3 is developing a pinball machine based on a video game license with Scott Denisey providing music
  • Led Zeppelin has not generated strong distributor buzz despite being a quality Steve Ritchie design with light show integration

Notable quotes

“There are 50 potential titles that people are just spitballing...people are becoming shirtlocks and trying to figure out like, what is that next theme that I really want?”
Josh Roop
“The last person that told me that the for sure the next game coming out from Stern was back to the future ended up being Mandalorian. So I've even lost trust with some of my quote unquote inside sources.”
Josh Roop
“I'm kind of getting to the point though where I'm hesitant to get rid of my games unless if they're being produced...I know I you can get another one absolutely yeah if I get the itch”
Josh Roop
“It dumbfounds me that things of this magnitude happen and become public so late in the process that the only thing, only avenue they have is to sell everything off.”
Josh Roop
“Unless of JJP is planning producing more games sooner they have enough designers to fill the time frame that they are finishing right now...why would they need another designer?”
Scott Larson
“Well, and that's what's weird too...Joe Fox was saying, he's never owned a Stern game, played it for a couple months, and then sold it for more than what he bought for.”
Josh Roop
“CGC should be taking that like a Beatles white album. Like print off as many of those albums and sell them to whoever wants them because that is gold.”
Josh Roop
“I think Steve is at the end of his career, like, right? I mean, he's in his seventies. there's no reason for him to radically shake things up unless something radically happens”
Scott Larson

Entities

  • Avengers: Infinity Quest· game
  • Cactus Canyon· game
  • Medieval Madness· game
  • World Cup Soccer· game
  • Chicago Gaming Company (CGC)· organization
  • Flippin' Out Pinball· organization
  • Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP)· organization
  • Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Museum of Pinball (Banning)· organization
  • P3 (Planetary Pinball Productions)· organization
  • Pinball Hall of Fame· organization
  • PinQuest· organization
  • Stern Pinball· organization
  • Joe Fox· person
  • Josh Roop· person
  • Kyle· person
  • Neil Shelton· person
  • Pat Lawler· person
  • Scott Denisey· person
  • Scott Larson· person
  • Steve Ritchie· person
  • Tim Arnold· person
  • Tom Copera· person
  • Zach Minney· person

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