DPP #244 "Toppers and Museum Field Trips"
Let's get together for some awesome pinball talk!We got hit with a new topper accessory out of nowhere this week. Reactions seem to be mixed but favorable. My question...what do YOU look for in a topper?We talk soon-to-debut games as well! Rumor is more than Sonic is coming this month. What will the game of the summer be?!Also I talk some Spooky stuff!It's all good, it's all fun! I've got a C-3PO topper up for somebody. Reach out at donspinballpodcast@gmail.com or hit me up on the socials.It's pinball time!
Kineticist’s take
Topper design analysis, Spooky factory work, and upcoming game speculations
Synopsis
Don discusses recent experiences with toppers across Stern and other manufacturers, comparing design philosophies (moving head vs static). He details his hands-on involvement building a Beetlejuice machine at Spooky Pinball factory and his new role as a docent. He also speculates on upcoming releases including Sonic, Cirqus Voltaire, Fifth Element, and Pedretti, while expressing frustration with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in Wonderland fulfillment and topper delays.
Entities
- Barrels of Fun· company
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Euro Pinball Corp· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Northwest Pinball Show· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland· game
- Beetlejuice· game
- Cirqus Voltaire· game
- Fifth Element· game
- Pedretti· game
- Sonic· game
- Totan· game
- Transformers· game
- Winchester Mystery House· game
- Brian Allen· person
- Don· person
- Elizabeth· person
- Melvin· person
- Steve Ritchie· person