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#77 Double Down? - The Classic Pinball Podcast

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago56 min listenBy George
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In celebration of todays release date “Twosday” Feb. 22, 2022. 2/22/22 is the direction of todays podcast: games with a follow up or two. Dave and George explore the pinball machines that have a...

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Highlights

  • Steve Ritchie designed High Speed, Getaway, and Black Knight series games
  • Black Knight Sword of Rage is a Stern modernization of the Black Knight franchise, designed by Steve Ritchie
  • There are at least three different 8-Ball Deluxe variations (standard, Limited Edition, and one more)
  • Star Trek Next Gen (Data East) was released around 1990-1991
  • The original Spider-Man pinball by Stern was released in 2007
  • A nice condition Star Trek Next Gen (Data East) sold for $7,500 and could fetch $9,000-$10,000 now
  • Jersey Jack Pinball has released multiple Wizard of Oz editions with different color variants
  • Fathom remake is not yet released, so it was excluded from the sequel discussion

Notable quotes

“I happen to like all those games. I like them all. It's kind of like the Fast and the Furious movies.”
Dave
“Don't you do a sequel because of the recognition? People can identify with the theme right away. So you don't have to explain the premise.”
Dave
“The entire back glass delaminated. In strips. He saved them and showed them... It's called the enemy of good is better.”
George
“All the Vault does typically is just add a bunch of freaking LEDs to the thing, and they cheapen out the wiring. They put finer gauge wire in there.”
Dave
“You don't come to us for accuracy. This is... a very loyal audience.”
George
“Gary Stern recycled. I mean, he probably should have called this the Gary Stern Recycle Tour.”
George
“The one I sold, the nice one I had, I think I sold it for $7,500. I could probably get more... like around 9 or 10K now.”
Dave

Entities

  • Bally· company
  • Data East· company
  • Gottlieb· company
  • Jersey Jack Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • 8-Ball Deluxe· game
  • Batman franchise (pinball)· game
  • Black Knight series· game
  • Evel Knievel (Bally)· game
  • Spider-Man (Stern)· game
  • Star Trek franchise (pinball)· game
  • Wizard of Oz (Jersey Jack)· game
  • Dave· person
  • Gary Stern· person
  • George· person
  • Jack· person
  • Jim Comple· person
  • Maureen· person
  • Megan Nick· person
  • Steve Ritchie· person
  • Ted Knight· person
  • CPR (Custom Pinball Restoration)· product
  • Betson's· venue
  • New Hampshire Cooperative· venue

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