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Ep 119: Expo 23 Pre Show and Top 5

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Venom, Stranger Things, Expo 23, Top 5 current games, and what we love about pinball is some of the highlights we talk about this episode

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Highlights

  • Stern AC/DC Premium was the turning point that saved pinball from decline in the early 2010s
  • Stranger Things Premium Edition pricing increased $2,000 from original 2019 release ($7,700 to $9,700)
  • Venom is being designed as the first game where progress saves carry over between plays, targeting location play
  • Stern designers frequently reuse code from previous games as a base, modifying and improving it for new releases
  • Jersey Jack Pinball aims to release a game every nine months, with less than 8 months between Godfather and Elton John
  • Stranger Things vault edition kills on location play despite mixed home collector reception
  • Spike 3 platform is coming out 'sooner rather than later' with advanced code capabilities
  • Home Pin's third game is puzzle-game-focused and designed for bar play rather than serious collector gameplay
  • 2,500 units produced of Stern Indiana Jones (Barnyard edition)
  • Labyrinth was not on community wishlist prior to announcement, making it an unexpected licensing choice

Notable quotes

“Stern AC/DC Premium was the turning point...it really was a business crisis, a hobby crisis.”
Josh Roop
“This is a risk for Stern...this may be the first game that actually thrives on location in that people are able to save their progress because no other game does that right now.”
Josh Roop
“When you're getting a Godzilla, you're essentially getting Avengers, Jurassic Park, and Iron Maiden. The code's all there for that, but it's being shifted around...The scaffolding's there, and they're just building walls.”
Josh Roop
“He's also given the middle finger to Americans...by your own admission, you had bad experience with four customers.”
Matt Scott Larson
“It's like, if I remember in there the interview, he said he wasn't going to sell to people in America anyway, so I could be wrong.”
Josh Roop
“You're making a game that that beeps and dings and you're supposed to drink it at a bar...that is not going to fly well in a pinball players area.”
Josh Roop
“I think Jersey Jack Pinball makes great games...but I think it's a fun game and I would own Toy Story right now for the right price.”
Matt Scott Larson
“I would really say Stern AC/DC Premium was the turning point...it certainly was a business crisis, a hobby crisis.”
Josh Roop

Entities

  • Home Pin Pinball· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Mystery Company· company
  • Spooky Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Pinball Expo· event
  • Attack from Mars· game
  • Elements/Pinball Adventures· game
  • Elton John· game
  • Indiana Jones· game
  • Labyrinth· game
  • Lord of the Rings· game
  • Medieval Madness· game
  • Stranger Things· game
  • The Godfather· game
  • Venom· game
  • Bryn Bragg and Zeke Bragg· person
  • Dwight Sullivan· person
  • Josh Roop· person
  • Matt Scott Larson· person
  • Roger Sharpe· person
  • Zach Sharpe· person
  • Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game· product
  • Special When Lit· product

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