DPP #239 "New Games, New Sales, New Drama!!"

Don covers Big Bang Bar drama, upcoming Stern/JJP reveals, production timelines, and his Pokémon (Premium/LE) sale decision.

Synopsis

Don discusses major pinball industry drama, new game announcements, and personal decisions about selling his Pokémon (Premium/LE). Key topics include the Big Bang Bar remake dispute between Team Pinball, Pedretti, and Melvin; Barrels of Fun production timelines (Dune in June, Winchester in September); Stern's upcoming Cornerstone title (rumored Transformers) with media day May 20th; Jersey Jack's Sonic the Hedgehog in development; and Spooky's Beetlejuice production ramping up. Don explains his reasoning for listing his Pokémon (Premium/LE) at $15,500 and chronicles his involvement building a personal Beetlejuice cabinet.

Entities

• American Pinball· company
• Barrels of Fun· company
• Chicago Gaming Company· company
• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• Multimorphic· company
• Pedretti· company
• Spooky Pinball· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Chicago Pinball Expo· event
• Golden State Pinball Festival· event
• Beetlejuice· game
• Big Bang Bar· game
• Dungeon Crawler Carl· game
• G.I. Joe· game
• Pokemon· game
• Sonic the Hedgehog· game
• Stern Cornerstone· game
• Tales of the Arabian Nights· game
• Transformers· game
• Pinside· organization
• Team Pinball· organization
• Don· person
• Jean-Paul de Win· person
• Steve Richie· person
• Zach Sharpe· person