DPP# 206 "Fall of the Pinball Empire?"

Don critiques Star Wars pinball design while examining industry trends in pricing, LE strategy, and game quality.

Synopsis

Don discusses the state of pinball post-Star Wars: Fall of the Empire launch, critiquing the game's layout and mechanical design while praising its premium LE package and audio/screen quality. He addresses broader industry concerns about pricing, Limited Edition strategy, and licensing constraints, compares Star Wars unfavorably to recent releases like Kong and Venom, and speculates on upcoming manufacturer projects including Big Bang Bar and Portal module shipping delays.

Entities

• Dutch Pinball· company
• Multimorphic· company
• Pedretti· company
• Pinball Brothers· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Pinball Expo· event
• Alice in Wonderland· game
• Big Bang Bar· game
• Jaws 50th Anniversary LE· game
• John Wick· game
• King Kong· game
• Magic Girl· game
• Merlin's Arcade· game
• Portal· game
• Star Wars: Fall of the Empire· game
• Venom· game
• Brad Albright· person
• Chris Turner· person
• Don· person
• Kerry Hardy· person
• Zombie Yeti· person
• Spike 3· product