Ep 61: License To Tilt
Final Round Pinball Podcast Episode 61: License To Tilt Hosts: Martin Robbins & Jeff Teolis In this episode, we discuss: Direct Feed: Email: finalroundpinball@gmail.com Instagram: @finalroundpinballpodcast Twitter: @finalroundpin Website: thepinball.network
Kineticist’s take
Bond theme sparks two-designer competition; Stern raises LE pricing as Spinal Tap struggles post-launch.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis and Martin Robbins discuss the recent Stern James Bond pinball machine reveal, comparing it to HomePin's This Is Spinal Tap and previewing Keith Elwin upcoming 60th-anniversary Bond game. The episode covers artwork criticism, mechanical features, significant pricing increases for the Bond LE ($20k in Australia, $13k US), and Stern's strategy of experimenting with multiple designer versions of the same theme.
Entities
- HomePin· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Cleapin (tournament)· event
- Pinfest· event
- Beatles/1964 (Stern)· game
- James Bond (Stern/Gomez)· game
- James Bond 60th Anniversary (Stern/Elwin)· game
- This Is Spinal Tap (HomePin)· game
- Final Round Pinball Podcast· organization
- Head to Head Pinball Podcast· organization
- IFPA· organization
- Inside Connected podcast· organization
- Pinball Party podcast· organization
- Don Johnson· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jason from Wisconsin· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Kim Martinez· person
- Martin Robbins· person
- Ray Ray· person