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The Pinball Show Ep 113: The Big James Bond 007 Episode
PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 56 min listen
The Pinball Show Episode 113: The Big James Bond 007 Episode Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - NEW Info On James Bond 007 Pinball - NEW Stern Pinball Production Updates - NEW Pricing Changes...
Highlights
- James Bond 007 is George Gomez-designed with three distinct film-based art packages (Pro=Dr. No, Premium=You Only Live Twice, LE=Thunderball)
- Keith Elwin is designing a separate 60th Anniversary Bond edition with mechanical scoring reels, limited to 500 units
- Stern raised Pro pricing by $100 (to $6,999), Premium by $700 (to $9,699), and LE by $1,900 (to $12,999)
- The launch was severely bungled due to Queen Elizabeth II's death forcing date changes, then delayed again by two days, followed by 007 store leaking images
- Despite the chaotic launch, James Bond 007 is 'selling like fucking bananas' and is a 'certified hit'
- The Bond Wand (jetpack mechanism) can lock balls and may be player-actuated via action button, not just game-controlled
- The Elwin 60th Anniversary edition features mechanical scoring reels programmed by Mark Panayko (former Williams, now Stern) and a video display from the Home Pin Edition
- A poor launch, despite eventual sales success, objectively costs Stern additional sales because consumer emotional reactions at visual reveal are peak probability moments for purchase
- George Gomez's Bond design features only two pops, not the traditional three, marking Gomez's first deviation from this standard since Corvette Alley (Williams)
- The licensor (EON Productions/UK-based) became upset about photo leaks and demanded machines be pulled from the convention floor
Notable quotes
“I have never seen Stern have such a bad launch in my entire time. I agree, which makes me think that it was something out of their hands. I'm going to say partially.”
“It is selling very well. And given that, especially now that we have numbers, we've been hearing from a variety of distributors about the sales. So it's selling great, but.”
“They could have sold more had this reveal been better. And I really firmly stand behind that because from a sales marketing standpoint, whenever a potential consumer first, quote unquote, experiences a game, and in this respect for pinball, it's usually a visual thing. Once they see pictures, you are at the highest peak and probability of making that sale.”
“This Gomez design machine is definitely not your slapdash, throw some maximum designs in a ring and then cut three quarters of them out due to an inflated cost and overrun bill of materials.”
“Gone now were the cries for more mechs, better art, and better layouts, as this machine is mech-heavy with a fresh and exciting Gomez layout and beautifully vibrant [film] movie-themed art.”
“Why is the game already at the show, getting set up for the show? The Queen had been deceased for, I think, over 48 hours before they made the determination.”
“This isn't a pinball. We're not pulling these from pinball. These were sketches and artwork that's made famous from movie posters from the six Bond Connery films.”
“Could we be looking at the game of the year here in James Bond? Well, when matched against rivals this year in John Borg's Rush and Pat Lawler's Toy Story 4 as previous frontrunners, theme aside, I think this George Gomez-designed James Bond certainly edges out those titles in design and theming.”
“The Premium LE also showcases a stainless steel Bird 1 gantry with the diverter. So it's like a big building in the back by the missile, which has a spiral ramp and a three-ball physical lock.”
“But this is pinball. It's not like a lot of other industries where there's not really a lot of competition against them anyway. So it still worked out.”
Entities
- EON Productions· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- James Bond 007· game
- Pinball Party· media
- Stern All Access· media
- The Pinball Show· media
- Brian Eddy· person
- Chuck Ernst· person
- Craig Bobby· person
- Dennis Creasel· person
- Gary and Seth· person
- George Gomez· person
- Greg Bone· person
- Jerry Thompson· person
- Joel Engelberth· person
- John Borg· person
- John Rothermel· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Kevin O'Connor· person
- Lonnie Ropp· person
- Mark Panayko· person
- Mike Vinacore· person
- Pat Lawlor· person
- Tom Capera· person
- Zach Manning· person
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