DPP #224 "The return of the Want!"

Don celebrates recovering 'the want' in pinball collecting while defending non-owner critics and updating on Spooky/Barrels/JJP production.

Synopsis

Don discusses the psychological shift from compulsive new-game purchasing to cultivating healthy desire ('the want') for pinball machines. He reflects on selling games (Harry Potter, Avatar) during a house move, rediscovering enjoyment through hunting for used machines like Walking Dead Remastered, and defends critics' right to judge games without owning machines. Key industry updates: Spooky's Beetlejuice production begins January 5, Barrels of Fun has 69 Labyrinths remaining, Dune sales closed December 31 (~550 units sold), and Jersey Jack's Sonic pipeline shows positive early signals.

Entities

• Barrels of Fun· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Spooky Pinball· company
• Canada Kudos Awards· event
• The Kickback· event
• Avatar· game
• Beetlejuice· game
• Big Lebowski· game
• Dark Knight· game
• Dune· game
• Evil Dead· game
• Harry Potter· game
• Labyrinth· game
• Metallica· game
• Rick and Morty· game
• Sonic the Hedgehog· game
• Walking Dead Remastered· game
• Winchester· game
• IFPA· organization
• Bush's Game Garage· person
• Butch· person
• Don· person
• Kaneda· person
• Putsch's Game Garage· person