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Episode - 29 Recording 1/25/2019 stranger things,the new pinball media
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Episode - 29 Recording 1/25/2019 stranger things,the new pinball media by The Spinner Is Lit Pinball Podcast
Highlights
- The Stranger Things Pro ball lock mechanism is malfunctioning consistently across multiple machines, getting stuck behind the Demogorgon toy
- Stranger Things Pro retails for $6,000-$6,100
- The Stranger Things translite/backglass artwork is low-quality and looks like cheap merchandise artwork
- Stern is releasing games incomplete with minimal code to ship faster and reduce bill of materials
- The game's playfield layout is similar to Attack from Mars, following Brian Eddy's typical design pattern
- Multiple players failed to achieve multiball on the machine due to lock mechanism failures
- Stern games historically had test locations only in Chicago area; wider social media now prevents extended beta testing
- The projection feature is innovative and represents significant evolution in pinball technology
- Stern is failing on basic hardware like coil stops and flippers in new machines
- Casual location players may be deterred from pinball if machines don't work well, despite operators like Chris and Dallas quickly fixing issues
Notable quotes
“It's hard to have an opinion about it because of the fact that I didn't really even get a full game in.”
“I would say that's probably one of the toughest shots in pinball along with the slam ramp and no good gophers in my opinion.”
“The ball would stick, it would go through five or six ball searches, and then it just shut your turn off and start the next turn.”
“When you're paying $6,000 for a game, there's some expectation of proper performance.”
“Stern's bringing out brand new, brand new games that they're charging 6K for that are not complete.”
“You gotta do better. We're asking nicely, but... you gotta have these things bulletproof.”
“This is what pinball 2000 tried to be... this is the perfect evolution and I can only see it getting better from here as they keep innovating.”
“You like pinball? I like pinball. Cool. We're friends.”
“It just feels like they went real cheap on this one.”
“When I'm putting in a dollar, I'm putting in a significant amount of money and I expect proper entertainment.”
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Attack from Mars· game
- Deadpool· game
- Final Fantasy XIV· game
- Stranger Things· game
- Orange Lounge Radio· organization
- Alex· person
- Atticus· person
- Brian· person
- Brian Eddy· person
- Chris and Dallas· person
- Dan· person
- David Hornan· person
- Eric Selford· person
- Greg Bone· person
- Jamie· person
- Mike Vinacore· person
- Ryan· person
- Seth· person
- Spencer Klingin· person
- Zach Sharp· person
- Uncle Vito's· venue
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