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LoserKid Pinball Podcast

Winchester Mystery House Pinball with Karl DeAngelo

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LoserKid Pinball Podcast

55 min

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Karl DeAngelo on designing Winchester Mystery House: sold-out 525-unit game with turntable, Pepper's Ghost, 13 planned modes.

Karl DeAngelo, designer of the sold-out Winchester Mystery House pinball game for Barrels of Fun, discusses how he joined the company, the design philosophy behind the game's innovative mechanics (turntable, Pepper's Ghost effect, key-based room exploration), and the currently implemented six modes with seven more planned. The game sold all 525 units within 48 hours at Pinball Expo 2025, and Carl emphasizes balancing accessibility for casual players with depth for skilled competitors.

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Karl DeAngelo joins us to talk about the smash success of his debut game, Winchester Mystery House.

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