DPP #237 "Dungeons and Karls"

Don analyzes summer 2024 pinball releases, DCC licensing mystery, and manufacturer strategies.

Synopsis

Don discusses upcoming pinball releases including rumored Dungeon Crawler Carl (likely Barrels of Fun or Multimorphic), confirmed Transformers Gen1 from Stern and Sonic the Hedgehog from Jersey Jack Pinball, plus Turner Pinball's Yukon Yetis launching soon. He speculates on licensing strategy, code completion philosophy between manufacturers, and explores potential family-friendly licenses (Smurfs, Bluey, DuckTales) for Turner. He also discusses rumors of He-Man from Barrels of Fun and reflects on Christopher Franchi artwork.

Entities

• American Pinball· company
• Barrels of Fun· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Multimorphic· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Turner Pinball· company
• Dungeon Crawler Carl· game
• Sonic the Hedgehog· game
• Transformers Generation 1· game
• Yukon Yetis· game
• Adam Gumbin· person
• Carl· person
• Chris Granner· person
• Christopher Franchi· person
• David· person
• David Fix· person
• Don· person
• Elliot Eismin· person
• Eric Kineticism· person
• Matt Dinniman· person
• Steve Ritchie· person