DPP #183 "Is this the best year for pinball?"

Don analyzes 2025 pinball landscape post-TPF, assessing upcoming releases and manufacturer strategies.

Synopsis

Don returns from Texas Pinball Festival to discuss the state of pinball in 2025, evaluating whether it's the best year for the industry. He reviews upcoming releases from major manufacturers (Stern, Jersey Jack, Spooky, Barrels, Turner, Multimorphic), discusses missing games at TPF, analyzes manufacturer strategies, and expresses both excitement and concerns about market saturation, pricing, and game quality.

Entities

• Barrels of Fun· company
• Dutch Pinball· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Play Mechanics· company
• Spooky Pinball· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Texas Pinball Festival· event
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland· game
• Avatar· game
• Dungeons & Dragons· game
• Elton John· game
• Evil Dead· game
• Godfather· game
• Harry Potter· game
• John Wick· game
• King Kong· game
• Merlin's Arcade· game
• Star Wars· game
• Don· person
• Enzo· person
• George Gomez· person
• Jamie· person
• Retro Ralph· person
• Steve Ritchie· person
• Tim Sexton· person