Pedretti Pinball is Bringing MORE Remakes!

Cary Hardy·video·11m 31s·analyzed·Jan 3, 2024

Analysis

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TL;DR

Cary Hardy signs NDA with Pedretti Gaming; confirms Bally Williams remakes coming with original parts.

Summary

Cary Hardy announces he has signed an NDA with Pedretti Gaming to create content and provide honest feedback on their upcoming Bally Williams pinball remakes. He confirms that Pedretti will use original USA-made Bally Williams parts, will debut their first remake at Texas Pinball Festival, and that Chicago Gaming Company's remake operations remain unaffected. Hardy emphasizes he cannot reveal specific game titles but hints that popular community wishlists will likely include at least one or two of the remakes.

Key Claims

Cary Hardy is now under NDA with Pedretti Gaming and will create content and provide feedback on their remakes
high confidence · Direct statement: 'I am now under NDA with Pedretti Gaming. It is official.'
All parts in Pedretti's remake games will be original Bally Williams parts built and made in the USA
high confidence · Stated explicitly: 'all the parts that are going to be in these games are built and made in the USA. They are official Bally Williams parts'
Pedretti Gaming will debut their first remake at Texas Pinball Festival
high confidence · Hardy states: 'we will be able to play this at Texas Pinball Festival'
Chicago Gaming Company's remake operations and relationships remain intact and unaffected by Pedretti Gaming's new remake line
high confidence · Hardy clarifies: 'Chicago Gaming Company's relationship and everything with remakes is still intact. That's not being adjusted or anything like that'
Pedretti Gaming listens to public feedback and uses community input to inform remake selections
medium confidence · Hardy notes: 'Pedretti Gaming listens to public feedback' and speculates that community wishlists will align with remake selections
Pricing for Pedretti remakes will be in the expected range—not excessively high or prohibitively expensive
medium confidence · Hardy states: 'they are in what you would expect. That means that they're not like, you know, oh my goodness the price is so high that they're going to blow them out of the water'
Hardy will have early access to Pedretti games and will provide honest quality assessment and purchase recommendations
high confidence · Hardy states: 'supposedly I will have early access to these games. And my objective, as of right now, is to let you guys know what I think about it when it comes to the quality'
Parts for Pedretti remakes will be backwards compatible with original Bally Williams games
high confidence · Hardy confirms: 'all the parts that they going to be building are going to be backwards compatible with the original titles that a lot of you out there own'

Notable Quotes

“I am now under NDA with Pedretti Gaming. It is official.”
Cary Hardy@ 1:01 — Key announcement establishing his official relationship with the manufacturer and credibility for future coverage
“All the parts that are going to be in these games are built and made in the USA. They are official Bally Williams parts.”
Cary Hardy@ 2:05 — Addresses major community concern about part authenticity and manufacturing standards for remakes
“Chicago Gaming Company makes a superior product. Everything is ramp, mode name solid. The downside is that you don't know when you're going to get that product.”
Cary Hardy@ 6:43 — Balanced assessment of CGC's quality advantage but acknowledges supply/timing issues that Pedretti may address
“Pedretti Gaming listens to public feedback. And that was one of the big things when it came to me even getting involved in this.”
Cary Hardy @ Mid-video — Explains why he chose to partner with Pedretti; suggests manufacturer is community-responsive
“We will be able to play this at Texas Pinball Festival. So there is that for you right there.”
Cary Hardy@ 3:32 — Confirms specific event where first Pedretti remake will be publicly playable
“This NDA is not going to hinder me from being able to tell you how I feel and all that stuff. You're still going to get the honest feedback from me.”
Cary Hardy@ 9:31 — Asserts editorial independence despite NDA; clarifies his role as honest critic rather than promotional mouthpiece

Entities

Cary Hardyperson Pedretti Gamingcompany Rickperson Chicago Gaming Companycompany Texas Pinball Festivalevent Planetary PinballcompanyBally Williamscompany

Signals

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business_signal: Pedretti Gaming has formalized partnership with Cary Hardy for content creation and feedback, indicating expansion of their North American market presence and community engagement strategy
high · Hardy announces NDA with Pedretti Gaming and commitment to create content about remakes
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community_signal: Pedretti Gaming actively monitoring community feedback and Pinside discussions to inform remake selections and prioritize community wishlists
medium · Hardy states: 'I've gone through Pinside, I've gone through Facebook and everything, seen the posts by certain individuals' and suggests Pedretti does the same; community favorites likely to be included in lineup
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competitive_signal: Pedretti Gaming positioned as secondary/complementary remake manufacturer to CGC, not direct competitor; different game selections and potentially faster delivery times
high · Hardy clarifies CGC relationship remains intact and Pedretti will 'merely' make other games from the library; notes CGC makes superior product but supply timeline is an issue Pedretti may address
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licensing_signal: Pedretti Gaming has secured Bally Williams remake rights through Planetary Pinball; licensing deal structured to use only original USA-made Bally parts
high · Hardy states 'all the parts that are going to be in these games are built and made in the USA. They are official Bally Williams parts' and references 'relationship between Pedretti Gaming and Planetary'
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market_signal: Secondary market pricing for original Bally Williams titles likely to be affected by availability of remakes at accessible price points

Topics

Pedretti Gaming's Bally Williams remake strategy and game selectionprimaryUse of original Bally Williams parts and backwards compatibilityprimaryCary Hardy's NDA partnership with Pedretti Gaming and content creation roleprimaryCompetitive landscape: Pedretti vs Chicago Gaming Company remakesprimaryCommunity expectations and wishlists for remake selectionssecondaryPricing and market positioning of Pedretti remakessecondaryLicensing relationships between Pedretti, Planetary, and CGCsecondaryManufacturing and supply chain differences between remake producerssecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.78)— Hardy is enthusiastic about Pedretti's entry into the remake market and sees it as net-positive for the community (more games, faster availability, original parts). He frames Pedretti and CGC as complementary rather than competitive. However, he acknowledges some collectors may be upset about increased availability affecting secondary market prices. Overall tone is optimistic about the future of pinball remakes.

Transcript

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This is probably going to be an edited mess because I got to make sure that the things I say do not divulge too much information. So we're just going to go with it here. So a couple of weeks ago, Pedretti Gaming Pinball announced that they will in fact be doing Bally Williams remakes. and a lot of speculations began and people started wondering how is this going to affect chicago gaming's remakes what games are they going to be doing i mean the questions go on and on and uh just i wanted to clarify a couple of things and also just give you a bit of information about what is coming into the future and how I'm going to be a part of it. So let me just get it out right now at the very beginning. I am now under NDA with Pedretti Gaming Pinball. It is official. We've been talking back and forth for a good while. Communication ceased because things weren't officially available to be released to the public and everything when it comes to the relationship between Pedretti Gaming and Planetary. So now that it's official, everything's good, then we were able to commence and go forward. So with that being said, I will be doing content in the future, I guess assisting also wherever and however I can with Pedretti Gaming. I really do not know what all work I'm going to be doing because it's still in the very early stages of what is going on here. So there's still a lot of information that I myself am not privy to. Now, do I know what games are coming? That is something I do know. The information, as of right now, that I can think of that I'm able to just give to you is that, one, all the parts that are going to be in these games are built and made in the USA. They are official Bally Williams parts, okay? So that is all that they are going to be able to put into these games, these remakes. That is, I mean, Rick over there is basically like, you can build these, but you're only going to be using these parts. So that should put a bit of a, I guess, ease on some of you out there, is that all the parts that are going to be put into this are going to be original. And that also should excite you knowing that the parts that they going to be building are going to be backwards compatible with the original titles that a lot of you out there own So ramps stuff like that art packages maybe even decals or translites whatever Stuff like that should be available in the future. There's a great deal of information that is still going to be announced by Pedretti Gaming and all of them and stuff like that within the next month. and even More Brewing Company information will follow that into the month after that. But we will be seeing definitely the first remake at Texas Pinball Festival. They've told me and it shouldn't be any kind of like, oh, you shouldn't say that, but we will be able to play this at Texas Pinball Festival. So there is that for you right there. and uh pricing wise i'm not going to give exact figures i haven't been okayed on that but i will say when it comes to pricing on the games as of right now they are in what you would expect that that means that they're not like you know oh my goodness the price is so low that they're going to blow them out of the water and they're also not priced so high that no one's going to be able to afford them um i will also say that when it comes to what games will Pedretti Gaming be remaking everyone's got speculations from like you know system 11s or even sooner or will it be like wpc wpc 95 stuff like that i will sell i will tell you this when i got the list of games i was very excited for what games they will be remaking. It's one of those where I've gone through Pennside, I've gone through Facebook and everything, seen the posts by certain individuals, and all I can tell you is, right now, people have already stated what games. Like, the games that, like I've said, I'll tell you this, I guarantee you that if you were to list your top five games on what you wish would be remade i'm willing to bet at least one or two of those are going to be remade through predretti and i'm like it's funny as Innovative Concepts (ICE) certain things that people say like oh it wouldn't make sense if they did this game and it's one of those things where it's like you know what chances are you're right if it doesn't make sense that they're going to remake a certain title, then chances are you're right. Because something that I've also noticed so far is that Pedretti Gaming listens to public feedback. And that was one of the big things when it came to me even getting involved in this and signing an NDA and stuff like that is that I made it very clear that by cooperating with them to do content is that I don want them to feel like they buying me or anything or silencing me from being able to state how I feel about what they going to be putting out I mean, supposedly I will have early access to these games And my objective, as of right now Is to let you guys know what I think about it When it comes to the quality of everything I would state everything out into little portions But no, I want to let all of you know When it comes to quality, how I feel about it and if it's worth your mate/man to purchase these games. Because we all know that Chicago Gaming Company makes a superior product. Everything is ramp or mode name solid. The downside is that you don't know when you're going to get that product. So to also ease people, Chicago Gaming Company's relationship and everything with remakes is still intact. That's not being adjusted or anything like that. They are still going to be making their current remakes as well as what they have going on in the future. That relationship is still there. Pedretti Gaming is merely going to be making other games in the library of pinball and remaking them to modern day standards. So that's where we're at on that. So they're not cutting off any relationships with Haggis or CGC. They're merely adding another manufacturer to build games. So that should be a good thing for a lot of you. Although for a lot of you out there that own some of these titles that want to prize them the way you have been are probably going to be a little upset. But I don't want to put the cart before the horse. I'm anticipating what these games are going to be like as much as you are. So I'm excited to see More Brewing Company pinball, especially these particular titles, being remade. There's nothing but good coming from this, guys. You're getting parts that are probably not available now for games that people have. and you're getting the ability to purchase said games that are difficult to find these days especially at a reasonable price and uh it just More Brewing Company pinball it just adding you not getting any negatives at this point in time I curious of how the F system is going to be working with these games I've merely read some of the dialogue and stuff like that on Pinside, but to see everything in person, I want to give everybody a complete walkthrough on the inside of these cabinets and all that stuff and junk. So by all means, stay tuned for any other details I can give you, but I just wanted to say up front and tell all of you out there that, yes, I am an NDA with Pedretti Gaming Pinball, and our relationship is still in its infancy, but content is supposedly coming here Papa Duke soon. I just don't really know yet. Everything is still kind of in the air. The dust is still settling, literally, from the major announcement of it. But I also just wanted to let you guys know that this NDA is not going to hinder me from being able to tell you how I feel and all that stuff and junk. You're still going to get the honest feedback from me. That was one thing that Pedretti Gaming was telling me. That's why he spoke to me and wanted to pursue this relationship because how I do talk to and about pinball. He wants that honest feedback, and so that's what I'm going to be giving. I really don't know what else to add at this time because I also don't really know what else I can say. All I can tell you in a nutshell is be excited for what is coming to pinball. and if you're curious about what games are coming like i said chances are your top five games one or two of those is probably on the list and hopefully that they are able to put out the games with the same quality as cgc and it should be easy mate/man for them like if they can build the games faster, but with the same quality as CGC, it's easy mate/man. That's all there is to that. So hopefully that's all good. But the way it seems is that all the parts for the machines are going to be shipped over to Pedretti Gaming. They're going to assemble and build the games, and then they're going to ship them out to the rest of the world. I don't know. We'll play the waiting game, guys. But going forward, any information that I'm able to divulge, my Patreon members will get that info first, and then eventually I will put it out in a video. So I think that's it. Guys, stay tuned for More Brewing Company content coming out this week because we do have announcements coming out for Manufacturer Jaws. So until next time, guys, peace out.