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The Pinball Show Ep 129: PLUME...HUNT!
PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 54 min listen
The Pinball Show Episode 129: PLUME...HUNT! Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - Stern Pinball's Newly Revealed Godzilla Topper Accessory - Craig Bobbie Digs Himself A Hole In Top Stories - Zach...
Highlights
- Godzilla is Stern's best-selling game since its September 2021 release
- The Godzilla topper retails for $999.99
- The topper contains 21 RGB lights in the plume alone
- The topper includes an exclusive 'King of the Monsters' time attack mode unlocked only with the topper purchase
- Previous premium toppers (Mandalorian, Rush) were priced at $2,000 and $1,700 respectively
- Godzilla toppers are selling well with most distributors reporting sold-out or near-sell-through status
- Stern toppers regularly sell for $3,000-$5,000 on the secondary market when out of production
- The Godzilla sculpture on the topper is the same figure many owners dislike on the game itself
- Stern's marketing video for the topper was poorly shot and didn't adequately showcase features
- Stern is planning second run production based on first allocation dealer orders
Notable quotes
“Surely Stern was not going to double down on the one major flaw in Godzilla, being the almost laughable Godzilla sculpt itself that every respectable owner immediately rips out”
“Stern wins again! With a snap of their sandals-like fingers, they actually can produce garbage, and the masses will still come.”
“I am buying that whenever I hit a certain shot, that 21 RGB interacts in a certain way...I am buying that integration.”
“The plume is full of RGB lighting. So much so that there's probably more RGB lighting in that plume than is on the Godzilla game itself.”
“The one thing it is that you cannot take away and you cannot replicate, ladies and gentlemen, is the thing that will keep me buying time after time again, and that is the interactivity, the coding.”
“I think Stern Pinball is smart enough to know that we as a group didn't really like the sculpt of Godzilla in the playing field. I think they know that.”
“It's $1,000 DLC. Yeah, and I know it had: I like the light panel with the fire.”
“Somebody that hates toppers and never have toppers can't be like, oh, this is such a ripoff. You're not going to buy it. Why do you care?”
“No one would be arguing about the sculpt being the exact same sculpt, in my opinion, if it was when the game came out.”
“90% of homemade toppers look like complete ass. 8% make me roll my eyes...Maybe 2% are good.”
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Godzilla· game
- Eclectic Gamers Podcast· organization
- Electric Playground· organization
- Pinside· organization
- The Pinball Show· organization
- Toho· organization
- Craig Bobby· person
- Dennis Priestel· person
- Zach Minney· person
- Black Knight topper· product
- Godzilla Heat Ray Destruction Topper· product
- Jurassic Park topper· product
- Mandalorian topper· product
- Rush topper· product
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