Ep 76: Let's talk Rush
PodcastAnalysis updated last month1 hr 24 min listen
Rush is here! Let's talk about the game and it's reception so far. Also, it's award season so we give our opinions on what games have won which categories.
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TL;DR
Deep dive on Rush pinball: reception, design analysis, and theme integration strategy.
Synopsis
Josh Roop and Scott Larson discuss Stern's newly announced Rush pinball machine, analyzing its reception, design similarities to prior Borg games, and the importance of theme integration over theme alone. They explore licensing challenges, compare Rush favorably to Led Zeppelin and other recent Stern releases, and discuss market dynamics around 'dad rock' themes and demographic purchasing power.
Entities
- Flip N Out Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Deadpool· game
- Godzilla· game
- Iron Maiden· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Rush· game
- Star Wars· game
- X-Men· game
- Pinside· organization
- Triple Drain· organization
- Alex Lifeson· person
- Borg· person
- Ed Robertson· person
- Geddy Lee· person
- Jeff Rivera· person
- Jody Dankberg· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Josh Sharpe· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Neil Peart· person
- Nicole Meny· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Zach Meny· person
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