DPP #141 "Pinball rules! Trent Kennedy interview!"
Why pinball machines aren't toys. New Jaws videomode is benchmark Stranger Things UV kits are out! (again) All that PLUS an interview with Trent Kennedy from interactivepinball.com and his new triple-action Gun shooter mod! interactivepinball.com donspinballpodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Jaws gets robust new video mode; Don critiques manufacturer product strategies and positioning.
Synopsis
Don discusses Jaws' latest code update featuring a new 8-bit Shovel Knight-inspired video mode integrated with multiball gameplay, praises Stern's investment in post-release coding and Insider Connected, contrasts competitive positioning with Spooky Pinball, reviews his installation of the Stranger Things UV lighting kit (criticizing inefficient engineering), expresses frustration with vague Stern teaser timelines and Dutch Pinball slow Alice in Wonderland reveal strategy, contextualizes Home Pin as budget consumer furniture rather than competitive commercial-grade machines, and previews Zen Pinball's Princess Bride table.
Entities
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Home Pin· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Zen Pinball· company
- Alice in Wonderland (Dutch Pinball)· game
- Blues Brothers (Home Pin)· game
- Foo Fighters· game
- Godzilla· game
- Jaws· game
- John Wick· game
- Princess Bride· game
- Stranger Things· game
- Venom· game
- Pinside· organization
- Bug· person
- Don· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Kerry Hardy· person
- Insider Connected· product