# Pinball Omnibus: Episode 5

**Source:** Cary Hardy  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2021-07-01  
**Duration:** 7m 25s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIw8nuey5to

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## Analysis

Cary Hardy reviews recent pinball industry developments including Elite Toppers' Indiana Jones topper release in three tiers, Jersey Jack's Guns N' Roses playfield quality issues, Spooky Pinball's Halloween game announcement with three price tiers, Haggis Pinball facility updates, and George Gomez's revelation that Stern will add special software features to multiple games in September.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Elite Toppers sold out their Elite Indiana Jones Topper tier ($2,199) with only 25 units produced — _Cary Hardy directly states sales status at time of recording_
- [MEDIUM] Jersey Jack Guns N' Roses playfield issues stem from using undersized posts in oversized holes, causing movement and damage — _RetroGenCo video analysis cited by Cary Hardy; technical explanation provided but secondhand reporting_
- [HIGH] Spooky Pinball's Halloween game will be released in three tiers with pricing: Collector $9k, Bloodsucker Edition $8k, Standard $7k — _Cary Hardy states official announcement received; specific pricing confirmed_
- [HIGH] Spooky Pinball will use the same playfield design for Halloween and a second unreleased niche-themed title — _Playfield dissection and official announcement; both themes use identical design_
- [HIGH] George Gomez announced Stern will add 'amazing, super cool stuff' to multiple games in September — _Direct quote from George Gomez on Just Another Pinball podcast; interview with Joel Engelberth_
- [MEDIUM] Spooky Pinball's three-tier model may become their standard going forward — _Cary Hardy speculation based on Halloween game announcement; not confirmed by Spooky_
- [MEDIUM] Haggis Pinball is experiencing facility and material cost issues due to COVID and lumber price increases — _Cary Hardy cites Haggis Pinball's weekly update videos; secondhand reporting of Damien's statements_
- [HIGH] Spooky Pinball's tier production model is demand-based: production numbers for each tier depend entirely on customer orders — _Cary Hardy explains Spooky's stated ordering system; officially announced approach_

### Notable Quotes

> "I think that in September, in the vicinity of September, you may get some amazing, super cool stuff for a bunch of your games."
> — **George Gomez**, ~18:20
> _Official teaser from Stern's Chief Creative Officer about upcoming software features across multiple games_

> "So there's a lot of lead way for the post to move around and beat the hell out of the playfield"
> — **Cary Hardy (summarizing RetroGenCo analysis)**, ~3:30
> _Technical explanation of recurring Guns N' Roses quality issue_

> "there will be two different themes utilizing the same design there will not be like a mega licensed theme it will be a niche theme"
> — **Cary Hardy**, ~8:00
> _Reveals Spooky's dual-theme design strategy for Halloween playfield_

> "What models they make depends on what models are ordered. So, all of these could be collector's editions. They technically could."
> — **Cary Hardy**, ~10:45
> _Explains Spooky Pinball's demand-based production tier system_

> "98% of this interview was solely about the involvement and making and all of the inner workings of Deadpool, the game"
> — **Cary Hardy**, ~14:30
> _Highlights George Gomez Just Another Pinball podcast interview focus_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Cary Hardy | person | Pinball content creator hosting Pinball Omnibus video series |
| Elite Toppers | company | Aftermarket topper manufacturer releasing Indiana Jones toppers in three tiers |
| Indiana Jones | game | Stern Pinball game with aftermarket Elite Toppers available in three pricing tiers |
| Guns N' Roses | game | Jersey Jack Pinball game experiencing documented playfield quality issues with post fitment |
| Jersey Jack Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Guns N' Roses pinball experiencing playfield post issues |
| Spooky Pinball | company | Boutique manufacturer announcing Halloween game with three tiers and dual-theme design strategy |
| Halloween | game | Spooky Pinball's upcoming game with three price tiers ($7k-$9k) and shared playfield design with unreleased niche title |
| Haggis Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer experiencing facility relocation and material cost challenges |
| George Gomez | person | Stern Pinball Chief Creative Officer who teased upcoming September software features across multiple games |
| Deadpool | game | Stern Pinball game featured extensively in George Gomez podcast interview; may receive September software updates |
| Stern Pinball | company | Manufacturer planning September software additions across game lineup per George Gomez |
| RetroGenCo | person | Pinball content creator who analyzed Guns N' Roses playfield issues in video |
| Joel Engelberth | person | Interviewer on Just Another Pinball podcast featuring George Gomez |
| Just Another Pinball Podcast | media | Pinball Network podcast hosting George Gomez interview about Deadpool and upcoming Stern features |
| Straight Down The Middle | media | Pinball content creator with detailed video coverage of Elite Toppers Indiana Jones release |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Aftermarket toppers and accessories, Manufacturing quality issues, Game announcements and reveals, Pricing models and tiers, Software updates and features
- **Secondary:** Manufacturer business updates, Pinball design strategy

### Sentiment

**Mixed** (0.55) — Generally informative and neutral reporting tone, but quality control concerns about Guns N' Roses temper enthusiasm. Excitement about new announcements (Halloween, September features) balanced by acknowledgment of industry challenges (Haggis facility issues, lumber costs).

### Signals

- **[business_signal]** Haggis Pinball experiencing facility relocation challenges and supply chain cost pressures affecting production timeline (confidence: medium) — Cary Hardy cites Haggis weekly updates documenting COVID-related issues and lumber price increases impacting facility expansion
- **[community_signal]** Stern planning significant software feature rollout across multiple games in September, possibly including challenge modes and DJ mixer integration (confidence: high) — George Gomez direct quote from Just Another Pinball podcast teasing 'amazing, super cool stuff' for September release to multiple games
- **[design_philosophy]** Spooky Pinball employing playfield design reuse strategy with multiple themed variants from single base design (confidence: high) — Cary Hardy confirms Halloween and unreleased niche-themed title share identical playfield with different artwork/theme treatments
- **[market_signal]** Aftermarket topper market segmentation: Elite Toppers Indiana Jones release shows tiered production strategy with limited Elite tier (25 units, sold out) versus unlimited standard tier (confidence: high) — Cary Hardy documents Elite tier sold out quickly (25 units), Deluxe tier limited to 75 units, Standard tier unlimited production
- **[market_signal]** Spooky Pinball adopts three-tier model for Halloween game; potential shift toward standardized tiered pricing across future releases (confidence: high) — Cary Hardy notes 'Spooky pinball maybe going forward that's probably what they're going to do going forward' regarding three-tier model
- **[announcement]** Spooky Pinball officially announces Halloween game with three-tier pricing model ($7k-$9k) and dual-theme playfield design (confidence: high) — Cary Hardy reports official announcement with specific pricing and details about shared playfield design with unreleased niche-themed title
- **[product_concern]** Jersey Jack Guns N' Roses continues to exhibit playfield damage issues traced to undersized post design in oversized holes (confidence: high) — RetroGenCo video analysis cited; technical root cause identified as inadequate post-to-hole fitment creating movement and impact damage

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## Transcript

 hmm music music music music music What's up guys welcome back to episode five of pinball omnibus where I talk about a lot of things going on in this hobby in just a short amount of time so let's get started. Now it's been a while since my previous omnibus but honestly not much has happened in in the hobby, but the things that did occur from the previous episode I have documented, so some of it may be old news, but it will be obviously news to some of you out there. Let's start with Elite Toppers. They have revealed and released their Indiana Jones Topper in three tier models. You have your top tier Elite for $2,199, of which they are sold out. I think they only made 25 of those. You have your deluxe edition for $12.99 and they're going to make 75 of those. Those are still available at the recording of this video. And then you have your standard which is selling for $849. And I'm not seeing any kind of limitations on the number that they will make of the standards. For further details on getting your own topper for your Indiana Jones, I will put a link to their website in the description down below. If you want more visuals then there is a video put together by Straight Down The Middle. I'll put a link to their video as well. Next up is Guns N' Roses play field issues. Yes, we're going to beat this horse some more, guys. So RetroGenCo put a video out because he got his hands on his limited edition Guns N' Roses. Actually, it might have been a collector's edition. I can't remember off the top of my head. Like I said this was a couple of weeks ago now but he goes through what he believes to be the reason why we are having issues in these certain particular areas of the playfield For a better explanation on that I will put a link in the description down below for that. Basically, it seems as if Jersey Jack is trying to put a very skinny post in a very large hole with not much grabbing onto this. So there's a lot of lead way for the post to move around and beat the hell out of the playfield next up is spooky pinball news i was just gonna have a section about one little tidbit that they released a couple of weeks ago but of course like i said time has gone by since my last one so therefore we've got a lot more details to go over and that is the fact that we got the playfield from underneath we kind of dissected that a little bit and now we've got the official announcement that this title is going to be halloween further information has been released that not only will this particular design be under Halloween but it will also be under a different title as well but it will not be like a mega licensed theme it will be a niche theme but there will be two different themes utilizing the same design there will be three tier models for spooky pinball maybe going forward that's probably what they're going to do going forward but there's definitely going to be on this Halloween game. Let me pull it up over here make sure I don't get it wrong. So let's start with your collector. Your collector model is going to be 9k, your bloodsucker edition is going to be 8k, and your standard edition is going to be 7k. Now the way they're going to go about doing this is that if all the orders that come in and they request a collector edition then technically they will make all collector There is no limitations to how many there can be What models they make depends on what models are ordered So, all of these could be collector's editions. They technically could. That is up to all of you out there on ordering this game. Haggis Pinball has been keeping us up to date at least once every two weeks at the bare minimum, I want to say, on what things are going on at their facility and how it's going and all in there but they are putting kelts together getting those out they are working on getting into their new facility and building onto that but evidently they're having a little bit of issues due to covid and evidently here in america we're not the only ones suffering from the price hike on lumber if you want to hear damien explain to you what all is going on i'll put a link to his video down below And lastly, it just came out today actually, George Gomez was interviewed with Joel Engelberth on the Pinball Network's Just Another Pinball podcast. 98% of this interview was solely about the involvement and making and all of the inner workings of Deadpool, the game, and how it came to be and complications or issues and all that stuff and junk. So if you want to know all the behind-the-scenes extra additional information about the makings of Deadpool, then this podcast is right up your alley. But a little snippet that has been placed within this interview there a portion in the middle and a portion towards the end where George Gomez states that coming up in September Stern will be adding something to a lot of games that are on the line as well as games that are in your collection This was brought up whenever Joel asked about them adding other features because they added the dj mixer into the games if they plan on adding anything else like challenges or anything like that and this is what george had to say is do you guys have any plans or would would there be any way that you'd consider adding challenge modes back into deadpool funny you should say that you never know what's going to happen in the next few months i think that I think that in September, in the vicinity of September, you may get some amazing, super cool stuff for a bunch of your games. Amazing, super cool stuff sounds really nice. Yeah, and Deadpool might be one of those games. Deadpool might be one of those games. So there you have it, straight from George Gomez mouth that there is something a little special coming, more than likely going to be software based obviously but coming to our pinball machines in late summer and as of right now that's going to be it obviously spooky is going to be unveiling halloween here in the next couple of days if not tomorrow we shall see and of course i will be putting a video out about that i'm sure that's gonna wrap up pinball omnibus episode 5 if you like what you've seen here give me the thumbs up and if you haven't already smash the subscribe button ding my dong that way you can be notified on whenever i upload something for your viewing pleasure and until next time guys peace out

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