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Jack Danger hosts Bowen Kerins on Dead Flip stream, discussing Ghostbusters and pinball design.
Ghostbusters pinball features 'ghost slingshots' that use magnetic control instead of solenoids
high confidence · Ghost slingshots on Premium Edition - they're slingshots without a solenoid, only a leaf spring and magnet to control ball movement
Metallica Limited Edition sold out at only 500 units produced
high confidence · The Limited Edition are sold out, apparently. They only made 500 of those babies.
Bowen Kerins writes math textbooks
high confidence · Chat comment confirms 'he writes math textbooks'
Dwight Sullivan is working on code for Ghostbusters pinball
high confidence · Lead on code is Dwight Sullivan Jim Sullivan...They just did a little teaser stream from the Sam Stern Facebook of Dwight Sullivan playing Ghostbusters
Dead Flip's TV show deal requires legal review before discussing publicly
high confidence · Goran, I can't talk any more about the show until I sign some papers...So you'll know more about the TV show next week
“The ghost sling was an idea that someone was playing with, and it was just like this Louis Toy thing someone built that was just sitting off to the side that they didn't know what to do with. And then they're like, crap, this would be great on Ghostbusters, like, a year later.”
Jack Danger@ 25:49 — Explains origin of innovative ghost slingshot feature for Ghostbusters pinball
“And you're seeing, like, you know when World of Warcraft opens up the freaking test servers and you mess around and you're like, man, these numbers are all screwed up, this game's... No. It's all about function. Nothing's fine-tuned yet.”
Jack Danger@ 23:12 — Explains beta code state for upcoming Ghostbusters gameplay reveal
“I want to come out to one of your guys' league nights sometime in New England because I want to see what the mood is like when Bowen shows up. Where everyone's like, yeah, we're having fun. We're playing pinball. Oh, shit. Bowen just showed up.”
Jack Danger@ 40:42 — Demonstrates Bowen Kerins' status and respect within the New England Pinball League community
“I went out and got a giant handle of Captain Rick Morgan and some Coca-Cola. And he doesn't like beer as much, but he also likes Fireball and Coke.”
Jack Danger@ 31:39 — Personal detail about Bowen Kerins' drink preferences
“Now remember, and this is something I stressed when we did the Game of Thrones (Premium Edition) stream at Sam Stern... is that the code is beta, alright?”
Jack Danger@ 22:57 — Sets expectations for beta code quality in Ghostbusters reveal stream
business_signal: Dead Flip TV show deal in legal review phase, indicating formal entertainment industry development beyond standard streaming
high · I can't talk any more about the show until I sign some papers, which we're in the middle of doing right now...you'll know more about the TV show next week
event_signal: Stern planning factory-based livestream reveal of Ghostbusters with beta code demonstration, featuring factory tours and possible staff appearances
high · Going to Sam Stern Factory to stream Ghostbusters...that ups the possibility that people that normally wouldn't have come will come...Gary Stern will eventually stop it to yell at you guys...everyone's going to walk by
community_signal: Bowen Kerins highly respected figure in competitive pinball league with strong community standing and reputation for mentoring new players
high · When I was new into this hobby, sport, whatever you want to call it...I immediately latched on to Bowen because he's just like the nicest dude...he's more than happy to help you
leak_detection: Ghostbusters pinball details (including mechanical features and hologram technology) appear to have leaked prior to official reveal, though impact on sales assessed as minimal
medium · The GP leak was real, but it didn't...I don't think it hurt...You can't leak Ghostbusters and have it hurt the sales
market_signal: New Stern game releases include Captain America and Spider-Man with cross-promotional features (Spider-Man appearing at end of Captain America)
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medium · The new Captain America looks like it's going to be great. Spider-Man showing up at the end.
personnel_signal: Dead Flip (Jack Danger) involved in animation work and game design consultation, suggesting design community collaboration
medium · I was briefly designing some animations for it [System Eleven game]...John Papaduke copyrighted so many things that were original on that game
announcement: Ghostbusters pinball by Stern features innovative ghost slingshots with magnetic control instead of solenoids, representing a novel mechanical innovation
high · Ghost slingshots are slingshots without a solenoid, only a leaf spring and magnet to control ball movement; originated as unused prototype toy later adapted for game
product_strategy: Ghostbusters pinball features edition-specific features: ghost slingshots appear on Premium Edition, hologram feature on Ecto Goggles
high · Ghost slingshots on the Premium Edition; hologram feature for Ecto Goggles; multiple tier offerings (Pro/Premium/LE implied)
business_signal: Metallica LE production deliberately constrained to 500 units, suggesting intentional scarcity/FOMO strategy
high · Limited Edition are sold out, apparently. They only made 500 of those babies.
technology_signal: Ghostbusters features hologram technology implementation on Ecto Goggles, representing new visual/display innovation for Stern
medium · They created some sort of hologram thingy for the Ecto Goggles; Ghost Feature hologram thing mentioned as something Jack wants to see behind-the-scenes