DPP #179 "Portal, Potter, and Podcasting"

Portal released; Harry Potter sub-$10k rumored; mystery game coming pre-TPF; Multimorphic prices climbing.

Synopsis

Don Garrison discusses a massive week of pinball news highlighted by the official Portal P3 module release from Multimorphic, rumors of a third-tier pricing structure for Harry Potter from Jersey Jack Pinball with a sub-$10k standard edition, and speculation about an unannounced game releasing before the Texas Pinball Festival. He praises Portal's design innovation but criticizes the escalating price barrier ($3,900 base, $5,500 extended) and recurring P3 system limitations including cantilever flippers and screen maintenance issues.

Entities

• American Pinball· company
• Barrels of Fun· company
• Electric Bat / Electric Playground· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Multimorphic· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Texas Pinball Festival· event
• Harry Potter· game
• Portal· game
• Pulp Fiction· game
• Venom· game
• Brad Albright· person
• Don Garrison· person
• Jerry Etter· person
• Patreon (Don's Pinball Podcast)· platform