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Don's Pinball Podcast Live Streams (YouTube)·video·9m 45s·analyzed·Jun 15, 2026
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TL;DR

Don reviews Pedretti Gaming of the Arabian Night remake pricing and manufacturing details.

Summary

Don reviews the newly released Pedretti Gaming of the Arabian Night remake, analyzing its pricing ($11,000–$12,000 USD via Flip N Out Pinball), limited edition strategy (399 Legacy Purple editions), and construction details. He compares it to competing modern games and discusses secondary market potential, manufacturing challenges with powder-coated coin doors, and current availability of Transformers (LE) units.

Key Claims

  • Tales of the Tales of the Arabian Night costs $11,000 plus shipping from Europe via Pedretti Gaming

    high confidence · Don reviewing Pedretti's pricing information on stream

  • Only 399 global Legacy Purple Edition versions of Tales of the Arabian Night are being made

    high confidence · Don reading manufacturer specifications on stream

  • Loser Kid Pinball Podcast promo code is not working on Flip N Out Pinball for this purchase

    high confidence · Don attempting to apply code during stream, reported as unsuccessful

  • Tales of the Arabian Night game will not appreciate significantly on the secondary market

    medium confidence · Don's prediction about future resale value

  • Most manufacturers don't powder coat coin doors because it requires disassembling and reassembling hardware, making it labor-intensive

    medium confidence · Don explaining manufacturing complexity, noting only Spooky typically does this

  • Coin doors from Chinese factories come pre-painted in black wrinkle powder coat almost exclusively

    medium confidence · Don explaining sourcing and manufacturing constraints

Notable Quotes

  • “That is a loaded freaking game, dude. That is, like, there's a lot of stuff in there, man.”

    Don@ 0:19 — Initial impression of Tales of the Arabian Nights playfield complexity

  • “10,000 euros is $11,600, which is like, that gets you a Dune, that gets you a freaking Winchester, that'll get you a Beetlejuice with a topper”

    Don@ 1:17 — Price positioning relative to other modern premium pinball games

  • “I can't put a deposit down on something I don't know how much it's going to cost me.”

    Don @ tariff discussion — Concerns about tariff uncertainty affecting purchasing decisions

  • “For $12,000, you're not going to powder coat a coin door. Why are we... Why are we doing this?”

    Don @ manufacturing critique section — Quality expectations critique for premium-priced machine

  • “It's harder than just taking armor off to the powder coater. But the reason why nobody does this except Spooky is because when you order these coin doors, it's really hard to get them unpainted.”

    Don@ 5:56 — Technical explanation of manufacturing constraints and Spooky's competitive advantage

  • “You know is this game going to go for on the secondary market if you miss out and don buy it right now absolutely positively not”

    Don@ 7:09 — Prediction about secondary market value and FOMO dynamics

Entities

Pedretti GamingcompanyFlip N Out PinballcompanyTales of the Arabian NightsgameDonpersonStern PinballcompanySpooky PinballcompanyTransformersgameZachperson

Signals

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    product_launch: Pedretti Gaming has officially released Tales of the Arabian Nights conversion with limited edition variants

    high · Don reviewing live pricing and specifications on Flip N Out Pinball website

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    market_signal: Tales of the Arabian Nights priced at $11,000–$12,000 USD, positioning it competitively with Stern Premium/LE machines

    high · Specific pricing: $11,000 base Legacy Edition plus shipping; $12,000 for ultimate version

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    product_strategy: 399 Legacy Purple Editions being produced, leveraging FOMO and collector appeal

    high · Specific limited run of 399 units; Don predicting all will sell to collectors

  • ?

    collector_signal: Don predicts no significant secondary market appreciation for Tales of the Arabian Nights, unlike some premium limited editions

    medium · Direct quote: 'this game going to go for on the secondary market if you miss out... absolutely positively not'

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    product_concern: Unpainted coin door on $12,000 machine viewed as cost-cutting; Don criticizes lack of powder coating at premium price point

    medium · Don's detailed critique of unpainted coin door and explanation of why most manufacturers skip powder coating due to labor costs

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    manufacturing_signal: Coin doors arrive from Chinese factories pre-painted in black wrinkle, making custom finishing difficult and labor-intensive

Transcript

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0:00
Drop from Pedretti. Tales of the Arabian Peninsula. Look at this. Watching retro jingo right now here. I mean, let me take you back here a second. Let me roll back. Because I've been talking hella trash about this. I mean, hang on, hang on, hang on. Boom. All right. So, like, that's a loaded freaking game, dude.
0:23
That is, like, there's a lot of stuff in there, man. So, like, I can see. I can see why. Now, like I always wanted this game at some point, but like right now, the time ain't right. That is a pretty loaded layout of a game. That looks more fun than Magic Girl. That looks fun. This looks fun. I want to play with this, but this guy right here. All right, so it's Tales of the Arabian Nights. We know this game. It looks good, but so does Cactus Canyon. Cactus Canyon looks fun too, but suffers from the same problem. My Hulk cabinet over there. What's that about? Suffers from the same problem. It's 90s code, you know. All right, so it was all going to come down to the price. So I went over to Flippin' Out Pinball. I put one Legacy Edition in my cart, and then I went to try the Loser Kid promo code. It ain't working, man. It ain't working. Dang. So that's lame. So it's 10,000 euros. I didn't look. I don't look and see what flipping out's charging. 10,000 euros is $11,600, which is like, that gets you a Dune, that gets you a freaking Winchester, that'll get you a Beetlejuice with a topper, you know. And so, like, that's kind of what we're comparing here. On the other side of that, what's up, Monica? On the other side of that, only making 399 global legacy purple editions of this game, Brian Eleanor, whatever. I haven't read through the full Matrix thing. I think they could sell those. I think, like, if I'm imagining myself 20 years in the future, comfortable retirement, like, I'd probably pick these up just to have one to knock around. So are there 399 people out there? Of course. Yeah. So they'll probably sell them. Sperry Pint Sperry Pint Sperry Pint Bicolage and Sperry Pint Let me see what we get. What do we get here? $2,000. What's the price USD, dude? Because I don't know, right? Because here's the thing. How much is this going to get tariffed, right? Is it 20% tariffs right now? So is it going to be another $2,500 on top? I don't know. I can't put a deposit down on something. I don't know how much it's going to cost me. And how much is the Legacy Edition? Oh, wait, wait. Okay, okay. I got to read the fine print. I'm talking too quickly. Oh, here we go. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. The Legacy Edition. The Legacy Edition is $11,000 plus shipping from Europe?
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Loser Kid Pinball Podcastorganization

medium · Don explaining coin door sourcing and manufacturing constraints; notes Spooky as exception

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    industry_signal: Spooky Pinball identified as competitive differentiator for consistently powder coating coin doors; other manufacturers avoid due to labor costs

    medium · Don's manufacturing explanation positioning Spooky as outlier doing this finishing work

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    market_signal: Import tariffs on European-manufactured machines creating pricing uncertainty for US buyers (potential 20% additional cost mentioned)

    medium · Don discussing tariff concerns preventing deposits: 'I can't put a deposit down on something I don't know how much it's going to cost me'

  • ?

    content_signal: Loser Kid promo code not functioning on Flip N Out Pinball for Tales of the Arabian Nights purchase

    high · Don attempting to apply code during stream, reported as not working

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    business_signal: Flip N Out Pinball actively selling Stern Transformers LE units with $500 deposit option; indicates stock availability

    high · Don checking Flip N Out inventory and confirming ability to order Transformers LE deposits

    • 3:46
    If you want to transfer, it's $500. Wait, why is the Legacy Edition $12,000? What's going on? How much is this one then?
    3:57
    Okay, it's $1,000 more. Well, that's cool. Alright, so if you wanted this game, it's only $1,000 more for the good one. But now we're at $12,000 plus shipping, US, flipping out. Loser Kid Code gets you nothing.
    4:14
    Hmm. Alright, what else we got? Legacy Edition, LCD display. See, I like having an LCD screen rather than the DMD.
    4:24
    RGBs. New art package, great. We've seen it. Purple Glitter, fine, I can do that, it's 200 bucks. Premium Sound System, GameSync Lighting, Limit Edition Certificate and Metal Plaque, I don't care about those.
    4:43
    The ultimate version of the Tales of the Arabian Nights there it is The ultimate version of Tales of Arabian Nights If you want to buy it through flipping out it I sure that probably what U dealers will charge you
    5:02
    Which, you know, I don't want this, but if I did, I would get this one. And I could say they'd probably reasonably be able to sell 400 of these. Ooh, look at that. Look at that. Look at that shooter rod. Oh, look at this coin door. It's not powder coated. What are we doing? Why are we... For $12,000, you're not going to powder coat a coin door. Now let me break it down. Powder coating coin doors is a little bit of a pain in the ass because you have to remove all the hardware from it. You have to remove the tiny screws in the hinge because these are two different metals. They need to powder coat separately. Whatever. Whatever, you know, break that down. The first time you do it, it's a pain in the butt. The second time you do it, you remember, I'm going to put everything in little baggies so I don't lose all the screws because they're very specific of where they go. It's not that hard, though. You know, it's harder than just taking armor off to the powder coater. But the reason why nobody does this except Spooky is because when you order these coin doors, it's really hard to get them unpainted because they come out of factory in China. They're just cranking these things out by the thousands. So you get these black wrinkle powder coat almost exclusively. It's very hard to get them unpainted. So you have to take it, take it apart, strip it, then powder coat it, then reassemble and put it in there. You have to run the metals at different temperatures because it's aluminum on the frame and it's steel on the door.
    6:34
    Who's texting me? I don't think you can stop texting me. That's why these companies don't do it because it's like you got to hire a guy just to disassemble and reassemble these damn things.
    6:45
    And it's a pain in the butt. But it can be done. And for $12,000 on a game that's being assembled anyway, top edition. Like, why don't you do that? Why don't you do that? I go overboard. I do the cash box lid too, whatever. But, all right, this game dropped.
    7:04
    You know, will they sell 400? Yeah, it's probably a good number. You know is this game going to go for on the secondary market if you miss out and don buy it right now absolutely positively not Oh you do get new game code
    7:23
    So, all right, you save $1,000 if you want the OG art. That looks fine. Let's see if Mad Pinball's got it up.
    7:38
    It's nice that they put the price US, though, on Transformers. Transformers Premium. Can I get a Transformers LE? Can I get a Transformers LE Mad Pinball?
    7:50
    Let's just look at that. Stern Pinballs. Pro Premium. I don't see any LEs, man. Are LEs gone? Hang on. I'll be able to tell if LEs are gone. We'll find out if LEs are gone. If anybody's got LEs, Zach would have them. Stern Pinball Games. What do you got? Transformers LE? You can get them. How many can we get? I want 500, please.
    8:25
    All right. I was able to order 500 Transformer LE machines for only a million dollars. Thank you for watching. And make it charge you an extra $10 or something. All right, so you can put a $2,000 deposit right now on a Tales of Raven Knight remake. And if you want to put $500 deposits down on a Transformers LE, I guess I can Apple Pay and I can do that right now.
    9:20
    That's crazy. That's crazy. What do you guys think? I don't know. I wouldn't mind. I'm sure we'll see these at shows. Not a purchase I'm going to make right now, but it does look pretty. So sound off in the comments. What do you guys think? I want to finish watching Retro Jingo's video. See you later.