Episode 226 – Spiderman Eclipse

Dutch rebrands as DPX; Pinball Brothers loses founders; ABBA machine announced.

Synopsis

Ron and Bruce discuss upcoming pinball news, including Dutch Pinball controversial rebrand as DPX (Dutch Pinball Exclusive) to distance from Papa Duke's tainted legacy, Pinball Brothers' leadership changes with two founding partners departing, and Pinball Brothers' new ABBA game announcement with 800-unit limited production. They also cover American Pinball's Barry O's Barbecue Challenge and criticize the company's strategy of licensing original themes over established IPs.

Entities

• American Pinball· company
• DPX (Dutch Pinball Exclusive)· company
• Dutch Pinball· company
• Multimorphic· company
• Pinball Brothers· company
• Spooky Pinball· company
• Texas Pinball Festival (TPF)· event
• ABBA· game
• Barry O's Barbecue Challenge· game
• Big Lebowski· game
• Cuphead· game
• Magic Girl· game
• Princess Bride· game
• Bruce Nightingale· person
• Danny Peck· person
• Roger Svanovics & Cato Poisscred· person
• Ron Hallett· person
• FAST (board system)· product
• Pinball News· publication
• Rochester Pinball Collective· venue