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We Are Pinball #32 ”Supporter Josh Cox joins for a MONSTER show!”

PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 30 min listenBy WAP
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We have our very good friend, supporter, producer you may know him as Josh Cox but WAP knows him as 'Velvet Steve'! Here for your pinball listening pleasure is WAP #32!All about...

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Highlights

  • Portal is probably Multimorphic's best game but has completely dropped off in conversation after Dune and Kong launched the same week
  • Medieval Madness remake sold out 1,000 units in five minutes due to two-year production delay and massive distributor wait lists
  • King Kong LE is softening in the secondary market despite Pro version maintaining strong gameplay; LEs not selling out signals market shift
  • Stern LEs should include expression lights as standard feature with cabinet cutouts to justify LE pricing vs Premium
  • King Kong LE lacks expression light cutout capability unlike some prior Stern releases; requires premium coding spend Stern avoids
  • Harry Potter is 'ready to come out' and listed among rumored cool titles affecting Kong LE sales decisions
  • Jack Danger's games show weak secondary market performance; Foo Fighters selling at $9K (Venom-level prices) despite initial reception
  • Stern's last two years show declining sales trajectory: Venom weak → Jaws high point → John Wick bad → X-Men bad → D&D average → Kong not selling out

Notable quotes

“Everything just took a step down. How can Kong not sell out, Donnie? I'm asking, how can this happen, man?”
Cengiz
“The reality is the reality, right? If Elwin games cannot sell out day one, you can lie to yourself... but the reality is the reality.”
Cengiz
“I don't see any problem with that. The only way I could possibly see them doing that would be like, okay, if you get the LE, it'll come with the topper. When the topper's available, we'll just mail it out to all LE buyers.”
Don
“They're like, do I really need to jump into an LE that doesn't have $700 expression lights in it, isn't really any different than the premium except for some back glass and upgrades that you can add yourself?”
Don
“When you bought the Pros, you were missing the drop-downs. It would just stand upstairs... If it was missing that upper flipper and log diverter, that's what would have done it.”
Don
“I think everybody that's going to buy a portal has already bought a portal. I don't think there's anybody still on the fence.”
Don
“So I think once it gets around we may hear a little bit of a late buzz on it. But right now, not a ton.”
Don
“If they raise the prices now, I mean, oh this is Spike 3 system, we need $1,000 more no effing way. It's not the time right now.”
Cengiz
“So yeah, music sound went up for me, absolutely. Remember Godzilla, when you get that multiball, and you can pick the Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla song? It's just such a good moment.”
Cengiz
“I was thinking about the game that reminded me of Portal. What was that called, man? A first-person shooter that reminds you of Portal? Half-Life.”
Cengiz/Don

Entities

  • Chicago Gaming Company (CGC)· company
  • Electric Playground· company
  • Multimorphic· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Turner Pinball· company
  • Beatles (Stern)· game
  • Dune (Barrels of Fun)· game
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Tyrant's Eye (Stern)· game
  • Harry Potter (Jersey Jack Pinball)· game
  • Jaws (Stern)· game
  • John Wick (Stern)· game
  • King Kong· game
  • Medieval Madness (Chicago Gaming Company remake)· game
  • Merlin's Arcade (Turner Pinball)· game
  • Portal (Multimorphic)· game
  • Pulp Fiction (Spooky Pinball)· game
  • Venom (Stern)· game
  • X-Men (Stern)· game
  • Mad Pinball (Jeff)· organization
  • We Are Pinball (WAP)· organization
  • Cengiz· person
  • Don· person
  • Jack Danger· person
  • Josh Cox· person
  • Keith Elwin (Elwin)· person

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