Episode 121 - Dots in the Popcorn
Eclectic Gamers Podcast
54 min
Summary
Location pinball faces multi-year decline; Ryan Claytor's arcade-themed watch sells out rapidly.
Eclectic Gamers hosts Dennis and Tony discuss pandemic-related location pinball closures and broader industry challenges, predicting a prolonged decline in location play through 2021-2022. They also cover a collaborative watch design by Ryan Claytor with Mr. Jones Watches inspired by electromechanical arcade games, and engage in speculative design banter about luxury complications.
Pinball: The guys do a re-cap on the last Build a Bank game. From there they discuss the survival of location pinball in the protracted fallout from COVID-19. Finally, in a not-really-pinball but not-really-video-games transition topic they talk about the Mr Jones Watches design that Ryan Claytor did: Step Right Up. Video Games: Discussion focuses on exclusivity and the Marvel's Avengers video game, the comeback of Dr. Disrespect, the 2020 World Championship for League of Legends, and Blizzard's employee pay woes.
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