Episode 175 - Welcome to Survivor
Pinball: We open with the game results from the last episode, and follow that with coverage of the re-release of TNA by Spooky Pinball. We follow that with an in-depth discussion of our rankings of ten pinball manufacturers in order of our perceptions of their ability to survive moving forward. Finally, we conclude with Rumor Corner. Video Games: This segment covers new details of the Microsoft purchase of Activision, an update on Halo Infinite, Sony and Tencent increasing ownership stakes in From Software, the Playstation 5 price increase, Embracer Group confirming a Star Wars title, and a Steamdeck update. Pinside thread about the ability to support so many manufacturers: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Stitcher: Facebook: Twitter: Twitch: YouTube: Watches with Dennis YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Spooky's TNA price increase sparks industry discussion; hosts rank pinball manufacturer survival odds.
Synopsis
Tony and Dennis discuss their recent purchases (motorcycle and pinball machine restoration), then pivot to analyzing the pinball industry. The main topic is Spooky Pinball new 250-unit run of Total Nuclear Annihilation at $9,000 (up from original $6,000), which generated significant Pinside forum discussion about pricing, production quality, and business sustainability. They then begin ranking pinball manufacturers by survival likelihood, agreeing on Stern as #1 and Chicago Gaming as #2.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Haggis Pinball· company
- Home Pin· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Godzilla Premium· game
- Total Nuclear Annihilation (TNA)· game
- Eclectic Gamers Podcast· organization
- Pinside Forum· organization
- Charlie (Spooky owner)· person
- Dennis· person
- Joel Engelberth· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Matt· person
- Scott Campbell· person
- Todd (Big Daddy Enterprises)· person
- Tony· person
- Spooky Fang Club· product