Episode 277 - Glurpin' on a Prayer
Pinball: We talk about Multimorphic's new releases of Dungeon Crawler Carl and Ender's Game, Barrels of Fun's release of Bon Jovi Pinball, and American Pinball revisiting Galactic Tank Force with the Victory Edition. Video Games: We talk about downed service situations for PlayStation and Xbox, Double Fine's staff reductions, and EA moving forward with its private acquisition. Kineticist article on Dungeon Crawler Carl and Ender's Game: Kineticist article on Bon Jovi Pinball: Knapp Arcade article on Galactic Tank Force Victory Edition: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Facebook: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Multimorphic launches dual P3 games; DCC's audiobook advantage over Ender's Game analyzed.
Synopsis
In this episode of Eclectic Gamers Podcast, hosts Tony and Dennis discuss four recent pinball releases, focusing heavily on Multimorphic's simultaneous launch of Dungeon Crawler Carl (DCC) and Ender's Game: two games sharing identical mechanical layouts but different themes, artwork, and licensing restrictions. They praise DCC's use of Jeff Hays' acclaimed audiobook narration as a major advantage over Ender's Game, analyze the innovative disc-loop mechanic, and discuss pricing ($12,350 with platform for DCC). The episode also covers broader industry trends including P3 value proposition, module-swapping concerns, and DCC's unexpected cultural penetration beyond traditional pinball audiences via LitRPG fandom.
Entities
- Flip N Out Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- San Diego Comic-Con· event
- Dungeon Crawler Carl· game
- Ender's Game· game
- Portal· game
- Weird Al· game
- Eclectic Gamers Podcast· media
- The Pinball Show· media
- Brad Albright· person
- Colin MacAlpine· person
- Dennis· person
- Ian Harrower· person
- Jeff Hays· person
- Josh Coogler· person
- Luciano Fleitas· person
- Matt· person
- Orson Scott Card· person
- Stephen Silver· person
- Stumbler Pinball· person
- Tony· person
- Wesley Johnson· person
- Zach· person
- P3· product