
We Played Star Wars Fall of the Empire with Erika’s Pinball Journey and Dirty Pool! Part 2
It’s part 2 of the Season 2 Premiere! We’re at the Stern Factory to check out their newest release, Star Wars Fall of the Empire. We chat with Erika from Erika’s Pinball Journey as well as...
Highlights
- Star Wars Fall of the Empire Death Star shot rejects and won't go in despite being open
- The Pro model in the replay room plays significantly harder/shorter (30-second games) compared to Premium
- Raymond Davidson (code designer) was at Stern taking live feedback and made code changes in the last two weeks
- Center ramp moves up/down on Premium and LE but is permanently fixed on Pro
- Star Wars Fall of the Empire is more accessible than 2017 Star Wars and designed for casual/new players
- Pinball culture is gatekept by age, gender, and money barriers that the community needs to address
- Mark Seiden personally maintains his Jersey Jack Avatar game at an Anterium location
- The Costco Star Wars pinball game is driving exposure and conversation in the community
Notable quotes
“I'm worried about the Death Star shot, Matt. You and I talked about that. It's a little rejecting... Like, emotionally. I've been losing sleep at night thinking about this.”
“I think that pinball culture is unfortunately based on gatekeeping. And I think that extends from both genders, operators, and money. It's prohibitively expensive. It is prohibitively run by a certain age group.”
“It's fast. It's hard. Like a John Borg game. I'm worried about the Death Star shot.”
“The main stopping point is when you really hit the toilet shot... I wish the toilet shot, the slash Sarlacc pit, had a sticker on it or something. Because it's just a clear funnel.”
“If it's broken, like, if you go to Las Vegas where every game is broken. Yeah, yeah. If you've gone to Vegas, you know what I'm talking about.”
“The difference is, for people that are listening to this later, the difference is between the Pro, the Premium, and the LE is cosmetic. except for one component, which we should talk about. The Force.”
“I think it's going to be a long playing game already for good players. Without those pop bumpers there, it would be a really long game. Unless you're playing the pro in here, of which case it is a 30-second playing game.”
“So, like, if it's broken, like, if you go to Las Vegas where every game is broken. Yeah, yeah. If you've gone to Vegas, you know what I'm talking about.”
Entities
- Costco· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Star Wars Fall of the Empire· game
- The Room· game/project
- Austin Pinball Collective· organization
- Stern Army· organization
- Bex· person
- Don· person
- Erika· person
- Jeff / Dirty Pool· person
- John Borg· person
- Mark Seiden· person
- Matt· person
- Raymond Davidson· person
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