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Episode 5: The Classic Pinball Podcast - Quicksilver - part 2

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago27 min listenBy George
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George argues: why can’t Stern make games with old tech? The guys have an off the rails discussion of the new Stern Home edition pinball: Star Wars. Dave tells the most explosive pinball story you...

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Highlights

  • Stern previously dismissed classic remakes as non-viable because the originals lack brand recognition compared to modern IP
  • The Stern Star Wars home edition costs approximately $4,000 discounted, which is only marginally less than a full commercial Star Wars pinball machine
  • Only approximately 75 Quicksilver machines likely remain in existence today (from an original production of 1,200)
  • Chris Hutchins reports that 75% of playfields he receives from customers require restoration work (touch-up, paint, clearing)
  • Classic Pinball Podcast's largest listener concentration is in Ashburn, Virginia (85% of total audience)
  • Stern's approach to classic remake licensing has involved working around IP payments (similar to Williams and Bally practices of using lookalike characters)

Notable quotes

“You could make a turd look really good [with the right player], but the game... I was excited... Good job. Great game.”
George (unnamed host)
“They're at least trying... I give them a lot of credit because they're trying to push the price point down and get it Joe casual to buy this thing.”
George
“I made a perfect bomb... the playfield glass came up. The back glass came out. They met in the middle and smashed together.”
Dave
“It was working and it was pristine. The play field was perfect. Back glass, perfect. Cabinet, perfect. And it worked for $170.”
Dave
“Why don't we all take a break? I'm going to take some free spray upside down and spray it inside each one of the cabinets.”
Dave
“Don't get my back up i'm gonna go deep and tell you everything you ever wanted and not wanted to know about quicksilver”
George
“I said, I'll take it. He said, I didn't tell you how much yet. He said, I don't care. It's a new old stock Quicksilver Backglass. I'll take it.”
Dave

Entities

  • Bally· company
  • Disney· company
  • Mayfair Amusements (New York)· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Williams· company
  • Quicksilver· game
  • Sea Witch· game
  • Star Wars (Stern commercial)· game
  • Star Wars (Stern home edition)· game
  • The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Bill Morrison· person
  • Chris Hutchins· person
  • Dave· person
  • George· person
  • Paul· person
  • PJ· person
  • Steve· person
  • Zach Sharp· person
  • Museum of Pinball (Banning, California)· venue
  • Papa· venue
  • Pinball PA (Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania)· venue
  • The Pinball Parlor (Ramsgate, Kent, England)· venue
  • Vintage Flipper World (Brighton, Michigan)· venue

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