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Ep 141: B/W Godzilla and Haggis Thoughts

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We're talking Black and White Godzilla, the Haggis Trouble, and is Facebook reading our minds?

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Highlights

  • Stern released Godzilla B/W as Premium package (not LE) to avoid angering LE buyers after 2023 backlash from Jurassic Park 30th and Elvira 40th Anniversary releases
  • Godzilla was released in September 2021 (not March 2021 as initially stated)
  • Rush license was renewed and Stern plans to produce more units due to ongoing demand
  • Rush likely had only 1-2 production runs of Pro models before discontinuation
  • Secondary market for recent Stern games shows price softening and inventory buildup (Venoms at $4,000+, Foo Fighters flooding market)
  • Keith Elwin is intentionally recreating and improving upon classic game designs (Godzilla as better Medieval Madness, Jaws as better Attack from Mars)
  • X-Men '97 rumored as next John Borg release, but hosts skeptical this makes strategic sense vs Wolverine/Deadpool themed game
  • Stern maintains relationship with Disney and releases Disney properties approximately every 18 months

Notable quotes

“My thought is this was originally supposed to be an LE release, but after the pitchforks came out last year, they're like, 'You know what? We'll call it a Premium.'”
Josh Roop
“Stern makes games quicker than anybody... But when you look at like an Attack from Mars Special Edition, you are very aware that it is not the same as the LE.”
Scott Larson
“I'd probably sell off my Godzilla to get the black and white. I just think it's that good looking.”
Scott Larson
“I really feel like Keith Elwin is taking a stab at some of the best games ever made... it's a better flow. It's a better game in my opinion.”
Josh Roop
“I just find it would be really weird to be the exact same layout... I will be the first to stand up and say I was dead wrong if it ends up being X-Men '97, but that doesn't make sense to me.”
Josh Roop
“Stern is, number one, a pinball manufacturer... They're quite tuned in on what is selling at the time.”
Scott Larson
“Are people getting: is the FOMO gone?”
Josh Roop
“If you're gonna do a cartoon version of a big favorite... I would have chosen [Batman Beyond]. I truly do not understand doing the X-Men '97 theme.”
Scott Larson

Entities

  • Chicago Gaming Company· company
  • Disney· company
  • Flippin' Out Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Attack from Mars· game
  • Elvira 40th Anniversary· game
  • Foo Fighters· game
  • Godzilla (Black and White)· game
  • Godzilla (Original)· game
  • Jaws· game
  • Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary· game
  • Medieval Madness· game
  • Rush· game
  • Venom· game
  • X-Men '97· game
  • George Gomez· person
  • John Borg· person
  • Josh Roop· person
  • Keith Elwin· person
  • Scott Larson· person
  • Zombie Eddie· person

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