Ep 80: Catching Up
Scott and Josh take a break from an interview and do some catching up with the pinball happenings over the last little bit. Join us as we talk Weird Al, Stern Delays, TPF, and Toy Story!
Kineticist’s take
Weird Al launch and Stern delays signal demand surge; production constraints reshaping pinball industry pace.
Synopsis
Loser Kid Pinball Podcast Episode 80 covers two major industry developments: Multimorphic's announcement of Weird Al's Museum of Hilarity (their fifth P3 game module), and Stern's decision to push back their next cornerstone release due to production capacity constraints and designer scheduling. Hosts discuss Weird Al as an accessible, recognizable theme that could drive new P3 system adoption, while analyzing Multimorphic's marketing execution and pricing communication. They also examine Stern's inability to meet demand despite a 25% production increase, the loss of designer Richie (likely John Popadiuk) and recruitment of George Gomez to fill the gap, and broader supply chain pressures affecting distributors like Flip N Out Pinball.
Entities
- Chicago Gaming Company· company
- Flip N Out Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- The Pinball Show· content_outlet
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle· game
- Godzilla· game
- Iron Maiden· game
- Jurassic Park· game
- Led Zeppelin· game
- Mandalorian· game
- Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity· game
- Bowen Kerins· person
- Colin McAlpine· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jerry· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Mark Ritchie· person
- Rick Naegele· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Weird Al Yankovic· person
- Zach Meny· person