Episode 219 – More Rush Please
Pinburgh 2002 C Division Winner Tom Ceckitti joins us to talk Pinball -Tom’s Story-Push-Ups at The Sanctum-Advertising Code-Crashing the App-Kineticist Favorite Games List-AP’s Original Themes…
Kineticist’s take
Tom Cicchetti joins Slam Tilt to discuss Rush, Stern's ad strategy, JJP pricing, and Jaws rumors.
Synopsis
Slam Tilt Podcast Episode 219 features guest Tom Cicchetti, a longtime pinball collector with 35 machines owned over 23 years and currently 14 in rotation. The episode covers Stern's recent code updates and controversial in-game advertising, the Stern Insider Connected app launch, Rush Premium gameplay deep-dives, Rochester Pinball Collective expansion plans, TWIP's leadership transition, American Pinball three-game original theme commitment, Jersey Jack Pinball pricing concerns (particularly Elton John), Jaws rumors based on artist Christopher Franchi hints, and Pinball Brothers' strategic Alien Ripley edition price reduction to under $8k.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Pinball Brothers· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- Alien Ripley Edition· game
- Dialed In· game
- Elton John· game
- Jaws (rumored)· game
- Rush Premium· game
- World Cup Soccer (1978 Williams)· game
- Rochester Pinball Collective· organization
- This Week in Pinball (TWIP)· organization
- Bruce Nightingale· person
- Christopher Franchi· person
- Ron Hallett· person
- Tim Sexton· person
- Tom Cicchetti· person
- Stern Insider Connected App· product
- Pinball Hall of Fame (Las Vegas)· venue