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Great British Pinball Podcast Episode 10.2 - TPF Special
PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 49 min listen
Send us Fan Mail Scott and Neil talk to Paul and Colin about TPF, BBQ, Dangerous Dave and all things Texas and pinball.
Highlights
- ElectroCoin adds approximately £2,000 markup on top of US pricing for UK distribution of Stern machines
- Premium pinball machines in the UK are priced around £10,000-£12,000, making them economically unviable for UK collectors
- Texas Pinball Festival 2025 was held during Texas Spring Break week, making it quieter than previous years
- Turner Pinball Ninja Eclipse was perceived as a joke at Chicago six months prior but has been completely redesigned and improved
- JJP Elton John fixes flipper responsiveness issues previously present in Guns N' Roses
- Stern Jaws Pro lacks drop targets present in Premium version, making it feel 'barren' by comparison
- Bally/Williams had 50% of their sales come from overseas markets historically
- JJP Elton John is priced at $13,000 USD for the Platinum Edition
- Spooky Pinball games (Labyrinth, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) are built to appeal to both casual/family and hardcore player audiences
- Stern games are pricing UK collectors out of the market despite their quality and features
Notable quotes
“Be careful what you wish for when you meet your heroes.”
“What you get off a drop target, can it be reproduced on these stand-up targets? All day for me: drop targets. That's one of my favourite things in pinball.”
“You're just pricing yourself out of the market in the UK.”
“We're not out to make vast amounts of monies for shareholders.”
“It felt like one of the best builds in my mind. Quality pins, yeah?”
“Game of the Show. I'll tell you why, and it wouldn't have been Game of the Show for everybody. But I was surprised all the lads I was with loved the game.”
“If you haven't got an order from Carl, he's been playing games.”
“The way the ball reflects off a stand-up target next to a drop target? All day for me: drop targets.”
“This is a different generation, honestly. If they continue making their pains like that, it's just the price.”
“I was intending getting it to sell it... But I set it up yesterday, and I couldn't get off it.”
Entities
- ElectroCoin· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball (JJP)· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Turner Pinball· company
- Elton John· game
- Jaws· game
- Labyrinth· game
- Looney Tunes· game
- Ninja Eclipse· game
- Princess Bride· game
- Pulp Fiction· game
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre· game
- Venom· game
- Colin MacAlpine· person
- Gomez· person
- John Borg· person
- Kerry Hardy· person
- Mark Ritchie· person
- Neil McRae· person
- Paul· person
- Rob Turner· person
- Scott Rundell· person
- Seth Davis· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
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