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The Spinner Is Lit - Episode 51 Fall Fun

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Dan goes to pin a go go and finishes his creature restore. Mark and special guest Rick Deml go to the super series tournament. Spencer hosts a pinball party and reignites the pinball flame.

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Highlights

  • Dan's restored Creature from the Black Lagoon playfield has fewer than 100 games played on it and was a major community project involving George (cabinet work), Cheddar (swap), Adam (assembly), and others contributing parts and labor.
  • The new Creature playfield is 'brand new' but the ramps are about four years old; the game has a cliffy covering a previous scoop and requires very precise shots to hit the snack bar.
  • American Pinball is releasing multiple tiers of Legends of Valhalla: a Classic version with flat plastics, a standard Deluxe, and a Limited Deluxe with molded plastic toys and mountain of skulls.
  • Stern Pro machines are approaching $7,000; Premium models are $10,000-$12,000; LE models are $12,000-$15,000 depending on manufacturer.
  • Hot Wheels (American Pinball) launched at approximately $5,500-$6,740 with shipping, only $100-$300 more than Stern Pros at that time ($5,300-$5,400).
  • Houdini has the start button programmed to blink in Morse code, referencing a communication method Houdini and his wife used; the game was built from scratch with minimal reuse from the original Papaduke prototype.
  • Legends of Valhalla and Total Nuclear Annihilation (Spooky) are recent successful original unlicensed IP games that deliver on all gameplay elements (theme integration, lighting, music, gameplay, shots, kinetics, flow).
  • Dennis Nordman is the designer of Galactic Tank Force and also created the theme; Fran (implied Fran Totti) did the artwork and was the source of a leak about the game.
  • Rick Demol streams on Twitch as 'Elk Grove Pinball' and has done production work on the Golden State Pinball Festival tournament stream.
  • Indianapolis 500 machines have phantom switch issues that require adjustment; Dan's Indy is now playing 'real, real well' after troubleshooting and passed recent league night with no problems.

Notable quotes

“It's been about a year. We started, I think last, this time last year is when we finally took it all apart and sent it in. So it has been a long time coming, but it's great to have it back in the lineup.”
Dan
“I hung like 800 million up on that game... and the way it's set up right now is I haven't managed to break 200 million because I've gotten a jackpot... it still needs a little bit of adjusting.”
Dan
“If you can get a good game, you know, out there and charge $1,000 less than Stern, I think people are going to give it a chance.”
Spencer
“People do still want an original unlicensed IP. It just has to be a good game.”
Spencer
“Galactic Tank Force... Sounds like every cheesy B-80s movie that came out between like 84 and 88.”
Mark
“You can tell that whoever designed that game had a real affection for the material... It is definitely a love letter to Houdini.”
Dan
“I seriously doubt it... if American Pinball is smart, they figure out a way to get something out there for six grand.”
Mark
“Your stream is awesome. I was really impressed, and you sound good on the mic, and you have good commentators and the video quality is great. You're up there with the other ones.”
Mark

Entities

  • American Pinball· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Spooky Pinball· company
  • Stern· company
  • Golden State Pinball Festival· event
  • Creature from the Black Lagoon· game
  • Galactic Tank Force· game
  • Hot Wheels· game
  • Houdini· game
  • Indianapolis 500· game
  • Legends of Valhalla· game
  • Total Nuclear Annihilation· game
  • Capital Corp· organization
  • The Spinner Is Lit Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Adam· person
  • Cheddar· person
  • Chris Hutchins· person
  • Courtney· person
  • Dan· person
  • Dennis Nordman· person
  • Fran Totti· person
  • George· person
  • Jeff· person
  • Mark· person
  • Rick Demol· person
  • Spencer· person

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