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Ep 125: Fixing the rumors with David Fix

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David Fix of American Pinball is here to set the record straight! We talk rumors, the future of American and the future of the pinball industry.

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Highlights

  • American Pinball's next game is unlicensed, followed by a follow-up game, then two licensed games
  • American Pinball hit 300 machine production units in 2023, the most in company history
  • Galactic Tank Force signature edition is limited to 200 units total with expected completion before Christmas 2023
  • Galactic Tank Force has a quality issue where missing balls is caused by loose shooter lane switches due to missing threadlock
  • Barry Alford (designer) has passed away; his game is complete and being finalized in production
  • American Pinball is aiming for a two-games-per-year release schedule going forward
  • Legends of Valhalla limited edition had a Black Friday promotion: $400 discount bringing MSRP to $7,995, with fewer than 50 units remaining
  • The pinball market is currently a buyer's market with used game prices declining year-over-year

Notable quotes

“the next game we have coming out is an original title. It is not licensed. The game after that: let's just say it's a follow-up game. And then after that is a license, and the game after that is a license.”
David Fix
“300 gets us to the most amount of machines that American Pinball has ever made to date in one year.”
David Fix
“Some keyboard commandos will say it's terrible, but the people who are buying it love it.”
David Fix
“We have two animators, one art director, Jack Hager, which you guys had on the show. Then we hire in people like Christopher Franchi and other artists... Guys, I mean, if you think about it, I've never seen a pinball company smaller.”
David Fix
“I'm not saying anything about that, but... you're pointing out what we have said before. Other companies: I'm not going to pick on one company, but JJP did it also... this is not new.”
David Fix
“I think you're pointing out what we have said before... do people feel like they're getting something exclusive?”
David Fix
“these are pinball machines. It's not on the gold standard. But I see the market really is: it's a buyer's market right now.”
David Fix

Entities

  • American Pinball· company
  • Flippin' Out Pinball· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Riot Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Pinball Expo· event
  • Galactic Tank Force· game
  • Hot Wheels· game
  • Houdini· game
  • Legends of Valhalla· game
  • Oktoberfest· game
  • Barry Alford· person
  • Christopher Franchi· person
  • David Fix· person
  • Dennis· person
  • Jack Hager· person
  • Josh Roop· person
  • Ryan· person
  • Scott Larson· person
  • Zofia· person

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