Pinball Industry News: July 2019 Re-cap
PodcastAnalysis updated 2mo ago2 hr 3 min listenBy Martin Ayub, Jonathan Joosten
The pinball industry news of July 2019: Two new Stern Pinball titles, Dutch Pinball news, American Pinball, JJP and more.
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TL;DR
July 2019: Stern reveals Star Wars home edition and Jurassic Park cornerstone game with mixed reception.
Synopsis
A monthly recap of July 2019 pinball industry news featuring two major Stern announcements: the Star Wars (Home Edition) (a lower-priced consumer game at $4,499 designed by George Gomez) and Jurassic Park (a full-featured cornerstone game designed by Keith Elwin). The discussion covers design philosophy, pricing strategy, animation quality, rule complexity, and recent code updates, with significant attention to market positioning and community reception.
Entities
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- San Diego Comic-Con· event
- Coin-Taker Booth· organization
- Pinball Magazine· organization
- Pinball News· organization
- Gary Stern· person
- George Gomez· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jerry Thompson· person
- Jonathan Bergeron (Johnny Crab)· person
- Jonathan Euston· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Martin Eyre· person
- Wayne Knight· person
- Black Knight Sword of Rage· product
- Game of Thrones· product
- Jurassic Park· product
- Spider-Man Home Edition· product
- Star Wars Home Edition· product
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