Episode 184 - 00$20,000
Pinball: Coverage is entirely focused on Stern's James Bond 007 60th Anniversary Limited Edition, plus Rumor Corner. Video Games: Discussion covers EVE Online, Microsoft's Activision purchase, Hitman games having a new name, and an update on CD Projekt Red. Tabletop: The segment returns to dive extensively into Wizards of the Coast and their new open game license. Knapp Arcade article on the reveal of Bond 60th: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Stitcher: Facebook: Twitter: Twitch: YouTube: Watches with Dennis YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Stern's Bond 60th Anniversary ($20K, 500 units) impresses with layout but disappoints with collage art.
Synopsis
Dennis and Tony discuss the newly revealed Bond 60th Anniversary pinball machine from Stern, a limited-edition single-tier game priced at $20,000 (later discounted to ~$18,000 by distributors). They extensively critique the collage-style art package as among the ugliest they've seen, likely dictated by licensors, while praising the single-level playfield layout with interesting flow shots and spinner mechanics reminiscent of 1970s-80s games. The conversation touches on pinball awards eligibility challenges and Tony's charitable Polar Plunge participation.
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Special Olympics Polar Plunge· event
- Bond 60th Anniversary· game
- Spinal Tap· game
- Star Wars (Stern)· game
- Whirlwind· game
- Wonka· game
- Flippin' Out· organization
- Nap Arcade· organization
- Dennis· person
- Elwynn· person
- George Gomez· person
- Joel Engelberth· person
- Tony· person
- The Riftbreaker· product