Episode 51: Pinball at the Beach FOMO 🌊 Pokémon Is Almost Here?! + Major Pinball Buzz
In this episode, I’m joined by my buddy Jamie from The JBS Show as we break down the much-talked-about Pokémon pinball trailer, why it told us nothing, who the game might actually be for, and what it...
Highlights
- Beetlejuice has the best shooter in Stern's history according to Rob at Pinball at the Beach
- Pokémon Pinball teaser trailer was confirmed to have all three licensing parties secured (Nintendo, Game Freak, and one other)
- Pokémon Pinball allocation is tight: distributors report they are not getting as many units as wanted and all spoken for
- Beetlejuice at Pinball at the Beach has 10-15 units available on the floor
- There are rumors of a limited card feature in Pokémon Pinball
- Jack Danger and George Gomez collaborated on Pokémon Pinball design, but exact contribution percentages are unclear
- Barrels of Fun sent a shaker to a listener (Travis) without wiring or motor connections
- Pinball at the Beach is scheduled during Super Bowl weekend, creating scheduling conflicts for some attendees
Notable quotes
“The only thing that was really good about that teaser trailer was nothing... it's a fake ball rolling down an animation. Someone animated that. There's nothing in that that's real at all.”
“I think this might be unmoddable... but like, the total package has got a lot going on, man. I mean, bang for your buck.”
“It's definitely their best shooter in my opinion ever by a long shot.”
“Don will show up at your front door and just be like, hey, Don... He will ask.”
“If there's a card in there, that's pretty wicked. That's pretty cool.”
“I have full confirmation. Nap Arcade gave me full confirmation... Nope. They're good about it. They don't do leaks.”
“This is the first year I'm not streaming a thing, dude, because I can just have fun.”
“Well, there's TVs in Florida.”
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Pinball at the Beach· event
- Stern Pinball Media Day· event
- Tampa Pinball Expo (TPF)· event
- Beetlejuice· game
- Dungeons & Dragons· game
- Evil Dead· game
- Labyrinth· game
- Pokémon Pinball· game
- Winchester Mystery House· game
- Pinside· organization
- Andrew (MNRetroGamer)· person
- Don· person
- Erica· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jamie Burchell· person
- Melissa Loomis· person
- Retro Ralph· person
- Rob· person
- Terry Hardy· person
- Travis· person
- Vic VP· person
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