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81: 2024 Review Megabanger!
PodcastAnalysis updated 4d ago1 hr 30 min listen
Join Cale, "Deep Dive" Zach, and I as we reflect on all things pinball in 2024 including: how the market has faired, how locations are doing, how the themes sold, Haggis lol, how we feel about all of...
Highlights
- Metallica (LE) was the first Limited Edition in how long to be flipped for profit by early buyers
- Stern and Spooky are the only manufacturers who consistently generate revenue for location operators over the 6-year history of Electric Bat Arcade
- Jersey Jack games don't have longevity for making money at locations
- Avatar has connector/power issues, specifically weak Molex connectors failing under shaker motor stress
- Ninja Eclipse is surprisingly good for the price and outperformed expectations
- Haggis Pinball had structural issues before they announced financial restructuring, with Fathom units riddled with problems
- Manufacturing pinball machines in Australia presents extraordinary supply chain challenges
- X-Men has simple rules, weak voice acting, and poor shooting feel despite having decent code potential
- Secondary market pinball prices keep going down while location coin drop performance remains strong
- Jaws has air ball issues on location but plays smooth as butter in home Premium versions
Notable quotes
“it's a weird kind of semi forgettable year, I forgot that jaws... but I was playing X-Men and I really want to love that. But there's something about it. The rules are really simple. I don't love the voice acting. It's not quite right.”
“We were so blessed with Metallica because it was a game that was fully baked. They just had to add a little icing on top.”
“Now we've been open for six years so we know which manufacturers we can trust to put out games that are going to make us money and the winners are always Stern and Spooky.”
“at the price they're charging... Jersey Jack, you guys have all the money in the world. Why can't you solve all these problems?”
“Ninja Eclipse is so much better than it has any right to be. I mean it is really kind of just shocking how good it is and for the price they were selling it for.”
“We get number 10 of every run. We always have to bulletproof it straight out of the box so it can withstand the plays at the electric bat.”
“My red flags like all went up when just when they started and I was like man manufacturing in Australia seems like just a Herculean challenge right like just just crazy because the parts aren't made there.”
“I'm one of those weird people that likes Guardians more than Metallica.”
“Even in the beginning, the code was terrible... But X-Men, even with code doesn't change the way it like shoots and feels.”
“I don't play Jaws on location, I guess would be the qualifier. I play my premium at my house and it's smooth as butter and great game.”
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Electric Bat Arcade· company
- Flip N Out Pinball· company
- Haggis Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern· company
- Avatar· game
- Fathom· game
- Godzilla· game
- Jaws· game
- John Wick· game
- Metallica· game
- Ninja Eclipse· game
- Rick and Morty· game
- X-Men· game
- Counterpunch· organization
- Electric Bat Cast· organization
- Neon Dale· organization
- Pinball Party Podcast· organization
- Cale Hernandez· person
- Chris Turner· person
- Jason· person
- Rachel· person
- Zach· person
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