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PinballOZwide Podcast - Episode: 2 The Nhill Experience.
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We are back once again by popular demand!Thank you to all the people who listened and enjoyed our first Podcast and thank you to all the new listeners.We start...
Highlights
- The Australian Pinball Museum (Nhill) contains approximately 50-60 pinball machines with a mix of EMs, Space Station, and modern releases
- Metallica's UV lighting effect is underwhelming compared to Stranger Things because it only lights the character heads rather than the entire playfield
- X-Men Uncanny has confusing shot geometry with difficult mid-drain problems, particularly relating to the Jack Danger room and offset flippers
- High-Speed (Williams) machines have dropped from $8,000-$12,000 range to $6,500, suggesting the secondary market has hit or is near bottom pricing
- Younger/new pinball players at the museum were preferentially drawn to EM and Space Station machines rather than modern games with premium features
- The museum's machines are frequently out of level/unlevelled, and machines lack proper maintenance (e.g., flipper rubbers need changing)
- Johnny Pinball Mnemonic is the fastest-flowing pinball machine due to its ramp-and-spinner design layout
- Space Station machines selling under $2,000 (around $1,900-$1,950) are rare and represent good value, with no such deals seen since early 2020
Notable quotes
“There must be 50, 60-something machines, I would have thought. There's a bank of EMs and Space Station machines as well, which is good for those older school guys or girls that grew up and played with that.”
“I found all the younger people or just all the new people went straight to the Space Station and EM machines... everyone was attracted to those old machines.”
“You move all those machines, you could spend two more minutes levelling them out. Like, they just – and I know operators, you know, they're just a different breed... Just spend another five minutes and just wind some legs, mate. I'll come and do it.”
“I think with Stranger Things, though, you're talking the whole play field... the whole playfield was done. Whereas with Metallica, it's just their heads, isn't it? ... the main difference between that and Stranger Things.”
“The fastest flowing machine I believe is Johnny Pinball Mnemonic left ramp right ramp spinner left ramp keep going... otherwise best flowing machine... Medieval Madness... Johnny Pinball's a very good flowing machine.”
“They've been, for the last four or five years, anywhere between $8,000 to $10,000, even $12,000... I haven't seen a Space Station machine for under two grand since probably 2019... Early 2020, just before COVID.”
“I think there's still room for certain machines to keep coming down, without a doubt. Some people putting machines up at... Stupid prices... but people who are putting up machines who want to actually sell them, they're coming at the correct price.”
“For me off the cuff I reckon actually Demolition Man would have to be up there... it is actually... and people forget it's a wide body as well which is amazing because most widebodies of that era tend to be a bit clumpy and a bit slow... But that is – I love the ramps, the orbits.”
Entities
- Demolition Man· game
- Jaws· game
- John Wick· game
- Johnny Pinball Mnemonic· game
- Labyrinth (Barrels of Fun)· game
- Medieval Madness· game
- Metallica (Stern)· game
- Space Station· game
- Stranger Things· game
- Tron· game
- Venom· game
- X-Men Uncanny· game
- Pinball OZ Wide· organization
- Chris Warren· person
- Jared· person
- Kerry· person
- Lyndon· person
- Matthew· person
- Nathan· person
- Rowan· person
- Vanessa· person
- Australian Pinball Museum (Nhill)· venue
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