Episode 264 – Lustrous Renaissance
Top Rope Pinball’s Robert Byers joins us to talk some pinball. -DPX Defunct-CPR Downsizing-Pinball At The Beach Show Review-Pokémon Teaser-Austin Pinball Collective-More Games-Evil Dead Experience-We’d…
Kineticist’s take
DPX implodes as Melvin exits; CPR downsizes amid tariff pressure and demand collapse.
Synopsis
The Slam Tilt Podcast (episode 264) covers two major pinball industry stories: the collapse of DPX (Dutch Pinball Exclusive) after Melvin Williams stepped away due to new investors and organizational restructuring, leaving Alice in Wonderland orders and future projects in limbo; and the downsizing of Classic Playfield Reproductions (CPR) due to tariff impacts and declining demand, forcing a move to smaller operations. The hosts discuss community concerns about Back to the Future licensing, the curse of Papa Duke's involvement in pinball ventures, and broader industry consolidation.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Classic Playfield Reproductions (CPR)· company
- Dutch Pinball· company
- NAP Arcade / Coin Taker· company
- Pedretti factory (Italy)· company
- Pinball at the Beach· event
- Alice in Wonderland· game
- Back to the Future· game
- Pinball News· media
- Barry Driessen· person
- Bruce Nightingale· person
- Colin McAlpine· person
- Kevin Waite· person
- Melvin Williams· person
- Mike Purcell· person
- Papa Duke (John Papaduke)· person
- Robert Byers· person
- Ron Halle· person
- Shedden Stafford· person
- DPX (Dutch Pinball Exclusive)· product/brand