DPP #229 "Can you call yourself a Pinball Company if you can't make games?"

DPX implodes; Don investigates Pokemon Pinball hype authenticity with expert analysis.

Don discusses the shocking dissolution of DPX (Melvin Williams' collaboration with Dutch Pinball), questioning whether a company that can't deliver games deserves the title 'pinball company,' then pivots to extensive analysis of Pokemon Pinball's hype cycle, interviewing Pokemon expert Orbital Albert to assess whether collector demand is genuine or manufactured FOMO, and concluding with reflection on Stern's accessory supply chain challenges affecting his game-buying strategy.