The Pinball Show Ep 121 Part 2: From BUY Now! To CRY Now! #crycrycry
The Pinball Show Episode 121 Part 2: From BUY Now! To CRY Now! #crycrycry Hosts: Dennis Kriesel & Zach Meny - Bond 60th Anniversary First Impressions - Craig Bobbie's Big Bold Stern Pinball Predictions - Exclusive 007 Topper? - (clickbait) Back To The Future Pinball & Harry Potter Pinball - Spooky Pinball Expands Operations & Scooby Is On The Line - competitive pinball - INDISC New Mascot - TWIPYs Re-Revisit Fathom - The Pinball Awards January 28th 2023 LFG! - Poor Flippy... - Pinball Market Trends - Lazy Pinball Media - BUY! BUY! BUY! CRY! CRY! CRY! - Ice Cold Beer Arcade Remake Coming Soon To Flip N Out Pinball 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
Bond 60th Anniversary layout praised, art direction harshly criticized; topper exclusivity controversy explained.
Synopsis
The The Pinball Show hosts discuss Keith Elwin design of the James Bond 007 60th Anniversary pinball machine, covering gameplay mechanics (inline drop targets, spinning disc, four opto spinners, figure-eight shot), design philosophy (drainy but fair, no lane change), and production timeline (targeting late January/early February release). The episode heavily critiques the game's art direction and backglass design, calling it potentially "the ugliest pinball machine ever created" due to mismatched movie poster fonts, poor composition, and licensor-driven constraints. A controversy regarding exclusive topper marketing is discussed, where Stern's use of "exclusive" in promotional material caused dealer/collector confusion about topper availability across game tiers.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- CES (Consumer Electronics Show)· event
- Indiana Jones (Pinball)· game
- James Bond 007 60th Anniversary· game
- Scooby-Doo· game
- Silver Slugger· game
- The Beatles· game
- TNA (Total Nuclear Annihilation)· game
- Whirlwind· game
- Stern Insider Pinball Podcast· organization
- Straight Down the Middle· organization
- The Pinball Show· organization
- Dennis· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Mark Panaccio· person
- Seth Davis· person
- Zach· person