# Pinball Omnibus: Episode 2

**Source:** Cary Hardy  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2021-04-25  
**Duration:** 7m 44s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQljtoXKaZk

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## Analysis

Cary Hardy discusses recent pinball industry developments including Haggis Pinball shipping their first Celts game and teasing a Jaws machine, rumors of Stern's next title being Mandalorian with Brian Eddy as designer, positive reception of Pinball Brothers' Alien machines, Spooky Pinball's fifth facility expansion, and updates on his Johnny Mnemonic restoration project.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Haggis Pinball has boxed their first game of Celts and shipped it to individuals — _Cary Hardy directly references Damien from Haggis Pinball posting a video and picture confirming shipment milestone_
- [MEDIUM] Haggis Pinball's teaser video suggests their next title is Jaws — _Cary Hardy interprets the teaser styling and wording to suggest Jaws, noting Damien specified it would be a licensed theme, but acknowledges uncertainty_
- [MEDIUM] Stern's next title is rumored to be Mandalorian with Brian Eddy as designer — _Cary cites Kaneda as doubling down on Mandalorian rumors, notes Kaneda has been right and wrong before, expresses hope the game will exceed Brian Eddy's Stranger Things work_
- [HIGH] Pinball Brothers' Alien machine has good manufacturing quality and improved hinge design compared to 1990s Williams/Bally machines — _Cary reviews RetroSyngico's unboxing video and praises the reversed hinge placement and overall build quality_
- [HIGH] Alien Pinball has audio quality issues with insufficient bass — _Cary cites RetroSyngico's unboxing review noting this as the major complaint about the audio, particularly relevant to the Alien license requiring bass-heavy sound_
- [HIGH] Spooky Pinball is expanding their operations for the fifth time and should reveal their next title in summertime — _Cary references Spooky's Facebook post showing ground-breaking on March 29th and reports timing information for next title reveal_

### Notable Quotes

> "You are a lot further than Deep Root is there... it's uh is it sad that deep root has now become like the butt end of a joke"
> — **Cary Hardy**, early
> _Commentary on Deep Root Pinball's extended delays and community perception of their production timeline relative to Haggis_

> "I really want him to show us again what he's capable of, and I'm not going to harp on Stranger Things. I'm not. I'm not going to do it. I'm just saying I'm hoping this game is better than his previous."
> — **Cary Hardy**, mid
> _Criticism of Brian Eddy's Stranger Things design, expressing hope that Mandalorian (if real) will demonstrate improved design capability_

> "It's not that they make bad games. It's that they can't make their games fast enough."
> — **Cary Hardy**, mid-late
> _Assessment of Spooky Pinball's production constraints and quality reputation_

> "And then I got to the shipping cost and I was like holy shit."
> — **Cary Hardy**, late
> _Commentary on high international shipping costs for ramp replacements sourced from Australia_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Haggis Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer that has shipped their first Celts game and teased their next licensed title (possibly Jaws) |
| Damien | person | Founder/representative of Haggis Pinball who posted shipment announcement and teaser video |
| Deep Root Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer subject of community jokes about production delays |
| Kaneda | person | Industry insider/commentator providing rumors about Stern's next title being Mandalorian; has mixed track record of accuracy |
| Brian Eddy | person | Pinball designer rumored for Stern's Mandalorian game; previously designed Stranger Things which received criticism |
| Pinball Brothers | company | Manufacturer of Alien Pinball, praised for manufacturing quality and design innovations |
| RetroSyngico | person | Content creator who posted detailed Alien Pinball unboxing video reviewed by Cary Hardy |
| Spooky Pinball | company | Manufacturer expanding facilities for the fifth time; known for high-quality games but production constraints |
| Celine Dion | person | Made announcement on March 21st; her section included mention of pinball related to new Las Vegas casino opening |
| Cary Hardy | person | Content creator and host of Pinball Omnibus podcast discussing industry news and restoration projects |
| Alien | game | Pinball Brothers' licensed game with strong manufacturing quality but audio bass issues; being unboxed and reviewed in community |
| Celts | game | Haggis Pinball's first released game, recently shipped to customers |
| Johnny Mnemonic | game | Classic pinball game being restored by Cary Hardy; currently in playfield restoration phase with new ramps on order |
| Stranger Things | game | Stern pinball game designed by Brian Eddy; subject of criticism regarding design quality |
| Mandalorian | game | Rumored upcoming Stern title with Brian Eddy as designer (unconfirmed) |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Manufacturer production and shipping milestones, Upcoming game announcements and rumors, Manufacturing quality and design innovations
- **Secondary:** Designer track record and game quality criticism, Production capacity constraints in industry, Pinball restoration and DIY projects
- **Mentioned:** Community content creation and media

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.72) — Cary is generally upbeat and encouraging about industry developments (Haggis milestone, Spooky expansion, Pinball Brothers quality). Criticism is measured and constructive (Brian Eddy's previous work, Deep Root delays as running joke, audio issues in Alien). The tone is optimistic about pinball's growth despite acknowledging specific challenges.

### Signals

- **[business_signal]** Spooky Pinball announces fifth facility expansion with ground-breaking on March 29th and plans for new title reveal in summer (confidence: high) — Cary cites Spooky's Facebook post showing expansion is underway, indicating business growth and increased production capacity
- **[event_signal]** RetroSyngico posts detailed Alien Pinball unboxing video generating community discussion of manufacturing quality and design features (confidence: high) — Cary references and reviews the unboxing video, plans to create his own Alien unboxing content in future
- **[design_philosophy]** Brian Eddy's Stranger Things design criticized; community hopes Mandalorian will demonstrate improved design capability (confidence: medium) — Cary explicitly avoids harping on Stranger Things but expresses hope for better work from Eddy on next project
- **[announcement]** Haggis Pinball ships first Celts game to customers and teases next licensed title (likely Jaws) (confidence: high) — Damien posted video and picture confirming Celts shipment; teaser suggests Jaws but Cary notes Damien only confirmed it would be licensed
- **[product_strategy]** Pinball Brothers implements improved hinge design on Alien (reversed orientation vs 1990s Williams/Bally) to prevent ground-drag issues when moving machines (confidence: high) — Cary observes hinge design in RetroSyngico's unboxing video and explains functional improvement for machine portability
- **[product_concern]** Alien Pinball has audio quality issues with insufficient bass despite strong manufacturing quality (confidence: high) — RetroSyngico's unboxing review cited by Cary identified major audio complaint; Cary notes bass is critical for Alien license audio
- **[rumor_hype]** Stern's next title rumored to be Mandalorian with Brian Eddy as designer (confidence: medium) — Kaneda confident in Mandalorian rumors; Cary notes Kaneda has mixed track record but appears to be doubling down on this information
- **[sentiment_shift]** Deep Root Pinball's production delays have become an established community joke (confidence: medium) — Cary questions whether it's sad that Deep Root has become the 'butt end of a joke,' implying this is established community sentiment

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## Transcript

 Wow, I literally just pulled out the protection layer of my phone. I didn't even know that was on there, so that's awesome. My phone looks brand new. What's up, guys? Welcome back to my channel where I talk and do everything pinball. So if that sounds interesting to you, then hit that subscribe button down below. Welcome to Pinball Omnibus episode 2, where I talk about a lot of things going on in this hobby in a short amount of time. So let's kick this pig. Damien from Haggis Pinball has posted a video as well as a picture. That picture being they have boxed their first game of Celts and they are finally going out to individuals. So a milestone definitely. You are a lot further than Deep Root is there. it's uh is it sad that deep root has now become like the butt end of a joke nah i don't think so but along with shipping their first game they have also released a teaser for their upcoming title and the teaser kind of leans towards it being jaws i mean damien did specify that the next title that they would be doing would be a licensed theme but that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be jaws but the way the trailer teaser words things it just kind of makes it seem like that's what it could be although I think it could be nope nope nope not turning off right there I still have yet to see the end of that movie next up we've been hearing rumors of what Stern's next title was going to be but it seems like Kaneda is doubling down on what he is hearing the next title is going to be and the rumors are pointing towards it being Mandalorian Now Kaneda been right sometimes and he been wrong sometimes but he very confident that it going to be Mandalorian Brian Eddy as the designer and I'm really hoping this is going to be a good game, mainly for Brian's sake. I really want him to show us again what he's capable of, and I'm not going to harp on Stranger Things. I'm not. I'm not going to do it. I'm just saying I'm hoping this game is better than his previous. That's all I'm going to say. We are starting to see alien pinballs more and more throughout the community. And a video of an unboxing was posted by RetroSyngico. I'm going to mess up your name there, man. I'm sorry. I will put a link down there below for the entire video so you can see him unbox it. And from what I see in the video, I am enjoying what I see when it comes to the quality and the cleanliness cleanliness and just the manufacturing it looks like it's been put in place to build this game it looks very good and down to just the back of the game i was noticing how the hinge that they have that locks in place they've actually got it a 180 in comparison to what they used to be like you know on the 90s games for bally williams and i was like why did they got it upside down And then it hit me that that's actually a very good way to put that because so many times, I'm sure many of you out there have had to move those machines and the hinges, if they have not been removed, the locking hinge, then you're going to have issues with it dragging on the ground. It's just not a pretty thing and fun thing to deal with. So with it being reversed, you can see it in the video, that's actually a much better way of doing it. But he goes over the entire game inside and out underneath the play field. I highly recommend that you watch it. His only complaint not only complaint but the major complaint that he has is with the audio quality And mainly due to the fact that there not much bass in the audio And that's a little bit of a kicker right there because for the license of Alien, I'm not sure if you've watched these movies, but bass really does matter and everything, especially when it comes to the audio soundtrack of the game. Or the movie, I should say, actually. A little update, I know I've told you guys that I will be doing an unboxing and video for Alien Pinball that is still planned for the future, I just do not have a date of when that's going to be. Supposedly, it's on a boat. Next up, Spooky Pinball is expanding their operations for the fifth time now. I mean, they actually posted this picture like the March 29th on Facebook showing us that they are currently breaking ground on expanding their operations, which is obviously a good sign for pinball. That means that they are going to hopefully be putting out more games faster because as of right now, it's not that they make bad games. It's that they can't make their games fast enough. Another little tidbit is that they should be revealing their next title in summertime. That is what we're getting information-wise so far. If you watched my previous episode, I talked a little bit about Celine Dion having an announcement on the 21st, and it looks like it was somewhat pinball-related. Well, it's not pinball-related. Her announcement is her section of the video that is evidently announcing an opening to a new casino in Las Vegas, her section is dedicated to pinball relations in general and it's just the theme of it basically but here that section is right here to save you guys some time so so and we'll wrap this up with a quick little update on my johnny mnemonic restoration I've ordered all new ramps guys. I was going to keep my originals and just do some flame polishing on them and stuff like that but then I got to thinking and I've got a little bit of an idea of what I'm going to do with these new ramps and I was excited at first whenever I was adding these ramps to the cart because I was like man these actually are priced pretty dang decent. I mean they're located in Australia but they're priced pretty dang decent and then I got to the shipping cost and I was like holy shit. So obviously those ramps are going to take a while to get to me and I'm okay with that because I still got a good ways to go with the plate field. I hope to be clear coding that game maybe next week. Carl Weathers pending of course but I'm hoping, fingers crossed, that I'll get to it next week. If you want more details on the Johnny the Monarch restoration as well as just details sooner than the general public, then by all means feel free to join the rest of the gang right here on my Patreon subscribers. And with all that, that's going to wrap up episode two of Pinball Omnibus. If you haven't already, hit that subscribe button. Give me a thumbs up. It really helps out the channel. Until next time, peace out. you

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