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Episode - 36 new year,new hope.
PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago1 hr 39 min listen
we talk about pinball.
Highlights
- The Stern Pinball 30 Years book is a high-quality production featuring factory tours, wiring diagrams, and beautiful photography produced over five years
- Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas is fundraising via GoFundMe to build a new facility that will house 700+ pinball games
- Smart Axe, a new local venue in Sacramento area, has installed six pinball machines including High Roller Casino, NASCAR, Metallica Premium, and AC/DC Premium
- The new Guns N' Roses Limited Edition pinball from Jersey Jack Pinball is limited to 5,000 units
- Guns N' Roses features impressive light shows synchronized to songs and an upper playfield with a challenging shot
- Aftermarket pinball toppers are experiencing rapid price increases with the Black Knight topper breaking through at ~$500 and the Elvira Irocopter topper reaching $1,000
- A custom Medieval Madness Royal Edition topper installation cost $650 plus labor (Dan's machine)
- Stern is releasing 3-4 games per year, creating a market where not all themes will appeal to all players
Notable quotes
“Pinball Hall of Fame needs our help. Tim's given so much back to the pinball community over the years...every dime he's made beyond operating costs he's given to local charities, primarily the Salvation Army.”
“The light show is definitely incredible...when you start a song and the lights are going off and sequence with the song and the beats of the music and stuff, it's great.”
“It very much reminded me of when...I was in Hollywood...the light really reminded me of how the Rainbow Room sign on the Sunset Strip was lit up. They really did a good job.”
“The price is going to go up until they find that market equilibrium sweet point. Eventually they'll hit the ceiling...but they haven't found it yet.”
“Black Knight's gonna be the breaking point...that topper is as cool as any topper ever was when you see it in action...and for what you get with that topper, 500 bucks doesn't feel too bad.”
“I wouldn't be surprised to see a $1500 topper on the next boutique game...The Elvira topper is really cool. I don't think it's $1000 cool, but it's really cool.”
“You can't play it unless you're 65 or over for the first eight months that it's not available...Lego Pinball.”
“The Mandalorian...it's Star Wars so it'll catch all us old folks...but it's like Stranger Things, it's new, it's hip, it's current, so if they want to attract younger people...you'd sell a million units just because of Baby Yoda.”
“As long as the topper is Statler and Waldorf making fun of you while you play. That would be so amazing...That's a topper that I would pay two grand for.”
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Silver Ball Chronicles· content
- Super Awesome Pinball Show· content
- Golden State· event
- Elvira Irocopter· game
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Medieval Madness· game
- Pinball Hall of Fame· organization
- Alex· person
- Brian· person
- Chris Franchi· person
- Dan· person
- Dr. Pin· person
- Eric· person
- Jeff· person
- Ken· person
- Mick· person
- Spencer Klingon· person
- Tim Arnold· person
- The Mandalorian· product
- Auburn arcade· venue
- Smart Axe· venue
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