# Pinball Omnibus: Episode 6

**Source:** Cary Hardy  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2021-08-01  
**Duration:** 11m 14s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOzaZJDtKf0

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## Analysis

Kerry Hardy discusses weekend pinball news and rumors from PinFest, including Marco Specialties expanding to seven-day operations, Christopher Franchi working on art for three games with multiple manufacturers, Halloween and Ultraman games being showcased, and major personnel rumors about Steve Ritchie potentially moving to Jersey Jack Pinball and Lyman Sheets potentially leaving Stern. A Roger Sharp biopic titled 'Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game' is officially in production.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Christopher Franchi is working on three different art packages for three different games with three different companies — _Franchi stated this via stream over the weekend; Kerry cites direct source_
- [MEDIUM] Christopher Franchi stated he is soon to be back with Stern — _Kerry cites Franchi via text; acknowledges uncertainty ('could be all just smoke')_
- [MEDIUM] Steve Ritchie is rumored to be moving to Jersey Jack Pinball — _Kerry presents as rumor, states announcement expected Monday; not yet confirmed_
- [LOW] Lyman Sheets is rumored to be leaving Stern and moving to a different manufacturer — _Kerry heard rumor from Kaneda; speculates it may be Chicago Gaming Company based on game history_
- [MEDIUM] Halloween (Spooky Pinball) was taken to a horror movie convention in Chicago rather than displayed at PinFest — _Kerry cites hearsay from Charlie; acknowledges uncertainty about location_
- [MEDIUM] An official announcement regarding the pinball industry is expected on Monday — _Kerry previously posted in YouTube community section; refuses to confirm specifics_

### Notable Quotes

> "I will not watch it. I do not want my first experience of this game to be crap. I'm sorry."
> — **Kerry Hardy**, ~03:30
> _Explains decision to wait for official Jack Danger stream before forming opinions on Halloween/Ultraman gameplay_

> "The rumor is Steve Ritchie is going on to Jersey Jack Pinball. Is it true? We should find out Monday."
> — **Kerry Hardy**, ~07:45
> _States key rumor about major designer personnel move with expected Monday confirmation_

> "he's going to be officially leaving Stern and moving on to a different manufacturer"
> — **Kerry Hardy**, ~09:00
> _Reports Lyman Sheets departure rumor from Kaneda as source_

> "I wonder if there's anybody out there that's made those games that maybe could use some help on coding maybe even possibly their new game hmm that never got finished code"
> — **Kerry Hardy**, ~10:15
> _Speculates that Lyman Sheets may be joining Chicago Gaming Company based on Monster Bash/Medieval Madness history_

> "I believe that story should be told. And it's kind of funny that now it's happening."
> — **Kerry Hardy**, ~12:00
> _Expresses personal enthusiasm about Roger Sharp biopic in production_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Kerry Hardy | person | YouTube pinball content creator; host of this video; 4,000+ subscriber milestone |
| Christopher Franchi | person | Pinball artist; working on three art packages for three different games/companies; rumored to be returning to Stern |
| Marco Specialties | company | Pinball parts/merchandise supplier expanding to seven-day-a-week operations |
| Spooky Pinball | company | Boutique pinball manufacturer; released Halloween game (shown at horror convention, not PinFest) |
| Charlie Emery | person | Spooky Pinball co-owner; took Halloween game to horror movie convention |
| Steve Ritchie | person | Legendary pinball designer; rumored to be joining Jersey Jack Pinball; designed Getaway, Led Zeppelin, Black Knight Sword of Rage |
| Jersey Jack Pinball | company | Boutique pinball manufacturer; rumored to be hiring Steve Ritchie |
| Stern Pinball | company | Major pinball manufacturer; rumored to be losing Steve Ritchie and Lyman Sheets |
| Lyman Sheets | person | Pinball code designer; rumored to be leaving Stern for another manufacturer; known for Monster Bash, Medieval Madness, Attack from Mars |
| Kaneda | person | Pinball community member; source of Lyman Sheets departure rumor |
| Chicago Gaming Company | company | Pinball manufacturer; speculated by Kerry as possible destination for Lyman Sheets |
| Roger Sharp | person | Pinball wizard; subject of 'Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game' biopic; executive producer on film; birthday celebration mentioned |
| Jack Danger | person | Expected to stream gameplay of Halloween and Ultraman games soon |
| Ultraman | game | Pinball game by Spooky; showcased at PinFest; demonstrated with one-ball play format; art praised by playtesters |
| Halloween | game | Spooky Pinball game; shown at horror movie convention instead of PinFest |
| Brian Allen | person | Artist with Flyland Designs; released newest pinball compilation piece |
| Flyland Designs | company | Art/design company; Brian Allen creates pinball-related artwork |
| Joel Courtney | person | Actor; signed to star in 'Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game' biopic |
| Crystal Reed | person | Actress; signed to star in 'Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game' biopic |
| PinFest | event | Pinball convention/event in Allentown, Pennsylvania; Ultraman and other games showcased |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Personnel moves and industry rumors, New game announcements and showcases, Roger Sharp biopic production
- **Secondary:** Christopher Franchi's multi-company art projects, PinFest event coverage, Marco Specialties operational expansion
- **Mentioned:** Content creator milestones

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.72) — Kerry expresses enthusiasm about multiple developments (Franchi's prolific work, Roger Sharp movie, Ultraman reception, subscriber milestone), though tempered by skepticism toward rumors and acknowledgment of unconfirmed information. Generally optimistic tone about pinball industry activity.

### Signals

- **[business_signal]** Marco Specialties expanding operations to seven-day-a-week support (previously limited weekend hours) (confidence: high) — Revealed via Marco Specialties stream over weekend; enables phone/tech support seven days weekly
- **[event_signal]** PinFest occurring in Allentown, Pennsylvania with multiple game showcases including Ultraman and Halloween (location-specific) (confidence: high) — Kerry confirms PinFest is running/recently ended with Ultraman playable (one-ball format) and gameplay reports from attendees
- **[leak_detection]** Marco Specialties seven-day operations announcement leaked via stream before official announcement but technically disclosed publicly (confidence: high) — Kerry notes: 'they technically have announced it via their stream therefore i'm going to divulge it'
- **[personnel_signal]** Lyman Sheets rumored to be leaving Stern Pinball for another manufacturer, possibly Chicago Gaming Company (confidence: low) — Kaneda reported rumor to Kerry; Kerry speculates Chicago Gaming based on Sheets' history with Monster Bash and Medieval Madness (both made by CGC)
- **[personnel_signal]** Steve Ritchie rumored to be joining Jersey Jack Pinball from Stern Pinball; significant designer migration expected (confidence: medium) — Kerry reports rumor with expected Monday confirmation announcement; Ritchie is legendary designer of Getaway, Led Zeppelin, Black Knight Sword of Rage
- **[announcement]** Roger Sharp biopic 'Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game' officially in production starting October with cast and crew confirmed (confidence: high) — Official announcement with Joel Courtney and Crystal Reed cast, directed by Austin and Meredith Bragg, produced by MPI Original Films
- **[sentiment_shift]** Christopher Franchi maintaining active freelance art collaborations across multiple manufacturers while potentially returning to Stern (confidence: high) — Franchi stated he's working on three art packages for three different companies and 'soon to be back with stern' via stream communication

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## Transcript

 oh man so we've got a good amount of news as well as a couple of rumors that we're going to be going through so what's up guys and 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 let me start off the video by actually stating thank you to all of you out there that actually have hit the subscribe button down there because I hit a new milestone of 4,000 and I never thought I would reach that point. It's not like you know a monumental amount but when it comes to pinball that is a pretty good number. So for those of you out there that tend to watch my content but just can't seem to hit this damn button down here join the rest of them out there. There's over 4,000 of them. Let's start off with Marco's Specialties. No this is not a sponsorship it is merely the fact that over the weekend there was a leak that is not like a major oh my gosh but they haven't announced it yet but they technically have and since they technically have via their stream therefore i'm going to divulge it to everyone else out here and that is that they're going to have operations seven days of the week meaning that there's going to be able to be contacted via phone support tech support stuff like that every day of the week now does that mean you're going to be getting your stuff shipped out on Saturdays or Sundays because I believe majority of the mail services do not run on those days but you will at least have operation support seven days of the week and I believe it's going as we speak next up is Christopher Franchi now this is also divulged straight from him via a stream going on this weekend that he has stated that he is working on three different art packages for three different games with three different companies wow so that is good to hear that he's staying busy and that we have more of his art on the way he also stated that he's soon to be back with stern now i'm going by what he stated via text so i can't confirm any of that it could be all just smoke or whatever but this is just what he stated a lot of things are going on and coming out this weekend because you have pin fest that is currently running as we speak i actually think it ended within this time frame but it's going on in allentown pennsylvania there's a lot of things that we could dive go through i haven't got a chance to watch all of it so chances are there may be another omnibus or another video over the course of the next few days i'm pretty sure i definitely going to have one on monday and we go over that in just a little bit there a lot of things that are going on For one let see here I got a list here Halloween the game from Spooky Pinball was not at Pinfest Instead, that was taken to a horror movie convention in Chicago, I believe, by Charlie. I believe it was in Chicago. I might be wrong there, but it was a horror convention that he took that game to. And I've heard that there is gameplay footage, but it's like via cell phone over the shoulder. And I have not pursued it. I will not watch it. I do not want my first experience of this game to be crap. I'm sorry. So I'm not going to be able to give you my thoughts and opinions on this gameplay because I want the first experience for me to see, at least on this game, to be good. I want it to be good quality. So I'm going to wait for the Jack Danger stream that should be coming up here in the next week or two. Same thing goes for Ultraman. Ultraman is currently at Pinfest. They were showing that game off there they had it on a one ball play so that way they were able to get a lot of people to experience the game from what i've heard from people that have played it they really enjoyed it the art looks great especially in person so there you have it both of those games i am not watching gameplay footage on until it is in worthy quality so therefore i can give it a much better uh review of my first impressions of it next up we have brian allen the artist with flyland designs who has revealed and unveiled his newest compilation piece and here it is and i've got one on the way so when it gets here i will be sure to do a video on that as well i believe this is an amazing piece and i cannot wait for it to get here to uh hang it up now let's move on to a couple of rumors. Now, I don't like talking about rumors because they're rumors, but they're kind of big ones. And I feel like I need to say something. I have already said on my YouTube channel in the community section that we should be hearing something on Monday. I'm not going to confirm or deny what is going on here and if this is fact or fiction or what but the rumor is that Steve Ritchie with Stern Pinball the designer for a lot of games for those of you who don't don't know this guy Steve Ritchie designed a lot of more than likely some of your favorite games including the getaway that is behind me his most recent one was Led Zeppelin and he did Black Knight Sword of Rage before that the rumor is Steve Ritchie is going on to Jersey Jack Pinball. Is it true? We should find out Monday. There will be an official announcement coming to the pinball industry whether or not it has to do with Steve Ritchie or not I will not say but there should be an announcement on Monday that should put a big change in the pinball industry. The other most recent rumor that I heard Kaneda today actually talking about so evidently there is word going around that there's a possibility that Lyman Sheets is going to be leaving Stern as well. Like he hasn't actually been there for a while and he's going to be officially leaving Stern and moving on to a different manufacturer. Now let's just say for instance that the Lyman Sheets rumor is true. Let's say he is moving on to a different manufacturer. Which one would it make sense that he would go to? American Pinball? No. Because when it comes to code, that hasn't been American Pinball's issue. It's mainly been a design and theme that's been American Pinball's issue. So when it comes to coding, because that is his job, that's what he does, let's think about what games have been produced by certain manufacturers, and maybe this will put things in a better form of whether or not this can be considered a rumor or possibility of being fact. let's see he's done coding for games like Monster Bash, Medieval Madness Attack from Mars I wonder if there's anybody out there that's made those games that maybe could use some help on coding maybe even possibly their new game hmm that never got finished code I don't know just seems more logical but i don't know it's rumor we'll see what happens next up is roger sharp not only is it his birthday this weekend he is actually going to finally be having a full fledged motion picture in the work that starts production october and this is kind of funny because and this is honestly when it came to the story of how he saved pinball i had a mental image of how I feel the movie should be, how I believe that story should be told. And it's kind of funny that now it's happening. I was actually so motivated to create a fan-made trailer, if you will. And I'm still working on it. I'm going to do it in my spare time whenever I can. But I'll give you a little teaser right here of what I'm working on. Thank you But here is the news article and by all means everything I talking about that has an article I will put the link in the description down below. So when it comes to this movie, Joel Courtney from The Kissing Boots Super 8 and Crystal Reed from Swamp Thing and Teen Charles Wolf has signed on to star in Pinball, The Man Who Saved the Game for MPI Original Films. The dramatic comedy produced by MPI is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharp, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City's 35-year ban on pinball. Austin and Meredith Bragg wrote and directed the film, which leads into production in October. Stacey Parks, Lana Link, and Rob Faltzgraf will produce with Nick Reed and Roger Sharp on board as executive producers. Joel and Crystal bring so much remarkable talent and warmth to the project, said the Bragg brothers. We are thrilled to have them on board to bring Roger's story to the screen. So I'm also very happy that Roger Sharp is going to be heavily involved in this. So I'm sure there's going to be dramatization involved in what's going on here to make it a little more interesting, obviously. but I'm also glad that it's going to truly be based on a true story and especially a story that I believe a lot of you as well as myself have a little passion involved in it so this will actually probably be a very passionate motion picture for a lot of us out there so when it comes to my Johnny Mnemonic I'm going to give you a little bit of an update on what I've been doing with that right here the top side is almost done i've got a few little things i need to do and you're like that's nice carrie where's the content for it and i'm right there with you it's like i'm working on it i'm putting it all together but as far as like putting it into a video getting it edited and showing you yeah i'm slacking a little bit there i'm sorry but on this note i'm going to end episode 6 of Omnibus. If you like what you've seen here, give me the thumbs up. And if you haven't already, be sure to hit that subscribe button down below. That way you can be notified of whenever I upload something for your viewing pleasure. And until next time, guys, peace out. you

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