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Ep 43: Dream Themes Go Gonzo
PodcastAnalysis updated 5d ago46 min listen
Mornin! Help me avoid work and talk about the current state of the pinball market (value-wise), talk about how well Elton John won't do, ping pong around various pinball topics...and finally invade...
Highlights
- A Stern/JJP game designer at Expo was wearing a Super Mario shirt and told someone they were working on a Mario pinball machine
- Stern used Nintendo Wii Mii Creator music in an Expo promotional video on Instagram, suggesting possible Nintendo partnership
- JJP has acquired the Matrix license and is developing a Matrix pinball machine
- Stern has reduced MSRP for Led Zeppelin Premium and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Premium to $7,500 (down from $9,000)
- Secondary market pinball prices are declining significantly due to economic conditions and oversupply
- Games like Tron Pro are relisted 8+ times and sitting for 8+ months, indicating pricing misalignment
- Elvira LE buyers experienced significant value loss due to Stern releasing multiple LE editions in quick succession
- Rocketman's flippers and feedback indicate JJP has nailed precision/speed gameplay required for a potential Matrix adaptation
- The hardcore pinball market is sustained by COVID-era newbies and die-hard collectors, but is now being pressured by new LE pricing
- Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama is a popular YouTube channel with high production quality
Notable quotes
“one of them pointed to his shirt said yeah I'm working on this game right now. Um and Steve saw this person's shirt and the person's shirt was wearing a Super Mario T-shirt.”
“Stern was making this video about Expo and they were using the Mii music and I said with my profile that's funny that sounds like the Mii music and that sounds like it is and Stern just gave my post a thumbs up”
“if Rocketman's flippers are any indication from the feedback we get that they've really nailed it, then I think they're in good hands. Because when I think Matrix, I think speed and precision”
“I will happily pay $12,000 for a Matrix machine, possibly even $15,000. That's one of those, like, Lord of the Rings to me, where I'd be like, okay, I just have it and whatever.”
“if you want any hope. Don't list it anywhere close to MSRP right now. Take a thousand dollars off basically instantly”
“23 games for sale, Lord of the Rings. The lowest is 7,000. the highest this is the normal this is not LE the highest is 11”
“I would want Stern to do it with, yeah, Keith Elwin. I want the whole team. Man, I want it to be where, like, everyone stop what you're doing. We're all going to work on this.”
“I want it very force-based, Jedi-based. I mean, like, progression. Use the Stern progression system so you're training as a Jedi over time.”
“the fear with Jersey Jack from uh even from Matrix or that of like don't don't just do the multi-ball thing and i know people say that a lot but it's true it turns me off”
“it's not Ninja Eclipse uh but you know yeah Matrix in my head that that may do it but and uh hey look it's just something i would very much like to see”
Entities
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Elvira LE· game
- Lord of the Rings· game
- Rocketman· game
- Super Mario (pinball)· game
- The Matrix (pinball)· game
- Venom· game
- Gonzo's Pinball Flipperama· organization
- Kaneda's Pinball Podcasts· organization
- Pinball Party Podcast· organization
- Pinside· organization
- David Thiel· person
- Dennis· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jason (Pinball Party)· person
- Kayla Hernandez· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Mark Ritchie· person
- Tanyo· person
- Zach Sharpe (Flip N Out Pinball)· person
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