The Pinball Show Ep 107: The Passing Of A Pinball Pioneer & Industry Updates

“Wayne really had a love for the game. And just different perspectives. But to run over a little bit of the history on it, because obviously, Wayne was in the hobby for so long, in the industry for so long. I mean, he started in pinball in 1937.”

“He wanted to have it stacked so that based off of what cards were where, you have to close certain switch combinations and all that. And Wayne sort of obsessed over this design, and he ended up being able to come up with no computers, a solution around the entire problem.”

“I remember my peak. And it's like he's like I said, I sit and I try and remember and come up with the circuit. And I just I can't I know I did it. I don't remember how I did it anymore.”

“Did you know Stern has 85% to 90% of the market? I'm always interested year after year. How do they know that? Well, they don't.”

“Gary Stern indicated that probably 70% of their pinball machines are no longer commercial focused. 70%. Right, right. I always remember when he used to say it was like 50% commercial.”

“Well over 400 people, end quote, in total.”

“The pinball world was so amused. In fact, Stern's marketing antics got buyers so revved up into a pinball-buying frenzy, and then threw them right into the loving arms of the Pinball Brothers, with their latest, perfectly timed, yet dare I say it, somewhat lackluster, release of Queen in Concert Pinball.”

“Like, because if you change too much, it becomes a mere toy, right? Not a close approximation to a piece of commercial equipment.”

“At age 104, Dennis, that's one hell of a high score that I don't think anyone is going to be. Steve Kordek got close. He did. About 100, almost 101.”

“So oftentimes the allotments are configured that way but then they come back to the U before they produced So that makes sense to me.”