The Pinball Show Ep 115: For Just The Cost Of 400 Cups Of Coffee + Tax, Shipping, & Electricity
The Pinball Show Episode 115: For Just The Cost Of 400 Cups Of Coffee + Tax, Shipping, & Electricity Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - The Most Anticipated Pinball Accessory Of 2022 - The 2022 Pinball Expo - Playing James Bond 007, Magic Girl, & Queen - The American Dream: 2022 Homebrew Pinball - How The Script Was Flipped On Autism - Dennis' Trending Popularity - The 2022 TWIPYs - Pinball Market Trends - Making New Friends email: thepinballnetwork@gmail.com website: thepinball.network facebook: facebook.com/thepinballnetwork twitch: twitch.tv/pinballnetwork youtube: youtube.com/thepinballnetwork instagram: @thepinballnetwork twitter: @therealTPN review: thisweekinpinball.com/the-pinball-show/
Kineticist’s take
Stern's $2k Mandalorian holographic topper steals Expo spotlight despite vendor friction and pricing controversy.
Synopsis
Dennis Kriesel and host discuss the 2022 Chicago Pinball Expo, with primary focus on Stern's surprise announcement of the $1,999 Mandalorian topper featuring 3D holographic display, embedded mini-wizard modes, and deep Insider Connected integration. The episode covers vendor experience challenges (electricity charges, lack of advance notice), Expo logistics improvements, and strong topper pre-order reception despite high price point.
Entities
- Stern Pinball· company
- Chicago Pinball Expo 2022· event
- Flippin' Out Expo tailgate party· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Pinball Junk Drawer· media
- Bill Webb, Steve Beattie, Courtney Bowman· person
- Brian Eddy· person
- Chuck Ernst· person
- Craig Ball· person
- Dennis Kriesel· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Nicole· person
- Zach· person
- Black Knight topper· product
- Godzilla Rush (pinball)· product
- Insider Connected· product
- James Bond pinball· product
- Mandalorian topper· product
- R2-D2 Star Wars topper· product