Episode 92 - Zombie TBLs
Pinball: In pinball news, the guys see a revival of a zombie topic: Dutch Pinball and The Big Lebowski (driven by a conclusion to the ARA lawsuit). Beyond this, they discuss Guns N' Roses musician Slash confirming a new GnR pinball machine is being developed. The final news item is a brief discussion regarding rumors floating around that Chicago Gaming Company will be making more Alien Pinball (originally built by Heighway Pinball). They also play 20 Questions. Video Games: Video game coverage goes over the end of the Elite Dangerous cross-galaxy expedition, some updates on EVE and their ongoing event, and the Nintendo announcement of a Switch Lite. Alux Top 10 Most Expensive Pinball Machines in the World video: EGP parody video, the Top 10 Possibly Expensive Pinball Machines in the World: Dennis' silly 403 Club commercial: Mr68 post on Pinside regarding Dutch Pinball update: San Francisco Weekly article confirming Guns N' Roses pinball machine forthcoming: Elite Dangerous infographics: Elite Dangerous forum discussion of final fleet numbers: Website: EGP T-shirts: iTunes: SoundCloud: Stitcher: Facebook: Twitter: Twitch: YouTube: Email: eclecticgamerspodcast@gmail.com
Kineticist’s take
Dutch Pinball settles lawsuit but early backers likely won't recover investment as promised.
Synopsis
Dennis and Tony discuss Dutch Pinball latest newsletter update regarding a major lawsuit settlement with ARA, significant personal tragedy involving co-founder Yop's terminal cancer diagnosis, and the company's plan to resume production. The hosts analyze the implications for early achievers (pre-orderers) who paid $8,500, noting they were excluded from the 40 refurbished machines now priced at $12,500 and sold through Cointaker and Nitro Pinball. Both hosts express deep skepticism about Dutch Pinball viability and the likelihood that early customers will receive their games at the promised price point.
Entities
- ARA· company
- Cointaker· company
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Nitro Pinball· company
- Zytec· company
- Big Lebowski· game
- Barry· person
- Dennis· person
- Mr68· person
- Tony· person
- Yop· person