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Episode 107 - Holiday Special
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Highlights
- Elvira's House of Horrors features a Santa Claus Conquers the Martians mode with a special insider connected achievement for beating it on Christmas day
- Goodyear (1969) by Electro Coin was a drop-in conversion kit for Williams Blast Off or Apollo
- Taxi was designed by Mark Ritchie and features original music by Chris Granner
- Sing-Along (also known as Melody in add-a-ball form) is a 1967 Gottlieb game designed by Ed Krinsky with art by Art Stenholm
- The Sing-Along copy at Wedgehead bar belonged to co-owner Road's family when he was a child
- Gremlins would be a strong commercial choice for a Stern holiday game due to 80s nostalgia and minimal actor licensing needs
- Nightmare Before Christmas would also be viable for Stern holiday production and would work year-round
- North Star is a two-inch flipper Gottlieb game that costs under $1,000 and is difficult to find
Notable quotes
“It's our first ever holiday special. Alan, all the big shows, all the big franchises, everybody had a holiday special growing up. I thought it was time we had one.”
“It's a sort of pinball nomenclature Thunderdome lately, where we all fight each other over what constitutes a center ramp.”
“I wish Stern was going to have Elliot Eisman the unanimous best designer currently working in pinball make a game based on a holiday theme: that's what we all want deep down.”
“Gremlins is actually a good answer... it's got great cast, it has very quotable lines.”
“You will sell tens of units, I guarantee it.”
“For less than $1,000, you can make me happy for the rest of my life.”
“It's just so lively because you have all the pops and stuff... what I really like about them as I've grown to experience them is that unlike a modern game... you do not get that feeling when you're looking at an old wedgehead.”
Entities
- Bally· company
- Electro Coin· company
- Gottlieb· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- System Three· company
- Wedgehead· company
- Williams· company
- Christmas Countdown· game
- Die Hard homebrew· game
- Elfie (Buddy the Elf homebrew)· game
- Nightmare Before Christmas homebrew· game
- Alan· person
- Art Stenholm· person
- Chris Granter· person
- Ed Krinsky· person
- Elliot Eisman· person
- Mark Ritchie· person
- Road· person
- Waterboy· person
