Recap of Mel Interview and More
BlahCade Podcast
1 hr 37 min
Summary
BlahCade recaps Mel Kirk interview on Indiana Jones licensing, Zen's engine upgrade, and industry licensing challenges.
BlahCade hosts Chris Friebus and Jared Morgan recap their recent interview with Mel Kirk of Zen Pinball, discussing incoming industry news and Jared's pinball restoration progress. Key topics include the Indiana Jones license acquisition for Pinball FX (described as extremely difficult to secure), Zen's transition to Unreal Engine 5, licensing complexity for digital pinball, and the development pipeline bottleneck limiting new game releases. Jared details restoration costs for Force 2 (~$5,000 AUD) and ongoing work on Pink Panther, while discussing Australian import challenges.
We're starting off 2022 with Jared sharing an update about his Gottlieb pinball machine restorations. Then we recap our interview with Mel from Episode 233 and finish off with an annual tradition of Chris sharing his list of best/good/worst movies he saw in 2021. for all the show notes for this episode.
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