DPP #213 "New Pinball Standards"
Hey everyone!I have special in studio guest Ryan Barry from The Phantom Tilt podcast here to share some post expo and Chicago takes as well as to discuss the new standard shifting occurring in pinball with these awesome new releases.donspinballpodcast@gmail.compatreon.com/donspinballpodcast
Kineticist’s take
Don reflects on Expo's community focus; Winchester Mystery House wins; new game apps emerge as Stern alternatives.
Synopsis
Don discusses his return from Chicago Pinball Expo, emphasizing that the community and people matter more than new games. He highlights Winchester Mystery House as game of the show despite long queues, praises the topper contest, and introduces guest Ryan Barry from Australia. Discussion covers new app-based game connectivity platforms (Plunger, Scorbit) challenging Stern's Insider Connected monopoly, and explores how the pinball market dynamics are shifting away from Stern's unchallenged dominance.
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Hexapinball· company
- Scorbit· company
- Chicago Pinball Expo· event
- Portal· game
- Predator· game
- Winchester Mystery House· game
- Electric Bat Arcade· organization
- Brad Albright· person
- Cale Hernandez· person
- Carl D'Angelo· person
- Don· person
- Glenn Wechter· person
- Rachel· person
- Retro Ralph· person
- Ryan Barry· person
- Insider Connected· product
- Plunger· product
- Logan Arcade· venue
- Quarter Bandits Arcade· venue