Episode 272 - Why Ball No Transform?
Pinball: We discuss Stern's new pinball machine: Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Pinball. Video Games: We talk about AtGames and their Zen conflict, Summer Games Done Quick, Destiny 2, Switch 2, GTA 6, Subnautica 2, a LOTR game, and Sony's decision to put narrative, single-player games out only on their PS5. Kineticist article on Stern's new Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Pinball: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Facebook: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Stern reveals Gen 1 Transformers pinball with fixed Optimus sculpt, unchanged pricing, strong voice talent, generating mixed reception.
Synopsis
Eclectic Gamers Podcast discusses Stern's newly revealed Transformers pinball machine based on Gen 1 cartoon series, exploring its design decisions including the controversial Optimus Prime sculpt that was originally planned to transform but couldn't be engineered properly. The episode covers pricing (unchanged at $7k/$9.7k/$13k), toy features across trim levels, voice talent (Peter Cullen, Frank Welker), and features custom artwork and theme integration. Hosts also discuss listener emails about theme suggestions for future pins and a rumored LEGO buildable pinball machine concept.
Entities
- Flip N Out Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Jaws· game
- John Wick· game
- Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye· game
- Knights of Unicron· organization
- David D.· person
- Dennis· person
- Doug M.· person
- Elizabeth Gieske· person
- Elliot Eismin· person
- Frank Welker· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jerry Thompson· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Mike Kyzivat· person
- Peter Cullen· person
- Richard A.· person
- Robert Blakeman· person
- Stan Bush· person
- Steve Ritchie· person
- Tony· person
- Zach Minnie· person
- Transformers· product
- LEGO Icons· product_line