Killing time. #Pinball 09/19/15

TL;DR

Dead Flip casual stream discussing pinball themes, licensing, gameplay, and future IP opportunities.

Summary

Key Claims

• Twitch told Jack Danger he cannot bring a pinball machine to TwitchCon

  high confidence · Direct statement: 'Twitch told me that I can't bring a pinball machine to TwitchCon. And I was a little brokenhearted.'

• Gary Stern visited Dead Flip recently and had a positive experience; Jack and Gary discussed motorcycles

  high confidence · Jack states: 'I had too much fun with Gary Stern. And then we went out to dinner and kept drinking and kept partying. That guy, him and I are going to get along just fine. We already had discussions in the past about motorcycles and stuff.'

• KISS and The Walking Dead are both difficult, punishing machines that reward player investment

  high confidence · Jack describes machines as punishing but rewarding: 'This game is fast. This game is a punisher. And this game, as time progresses with code and stuff, is just going to become a rocket ship of fun.'

• Stern fixes bugs through code updates (e.g., Gene Simmons spitting ball down middle on KISS)

  high confidence · 'For instance, the Gene Simmons thing, spitting the ball right down the middle every once in a while, that was a serious problem. And you know what? They freaking fixed it with code.'

• Spooky Pinball is making a Rob Zombie's Spookshow International table

  high confidence · Direct statement: 'Spooky Pinball's making a Rob Zombie's Spookshow International (Standard Edition) table.'

Notable Quotes

• “The reason we buy the machines that we buy here at Deadflip is...when we come across the machine that is a punisher, a huge pain in the ass...Those are the Games we look for, because that is a game that you're going to spend forever trying to figure out”

  Jack Danger@ 19:13 — Explains Dead Flip's philosophy on machine acquisition and operator strategy

• “A rocket ship of fun. Can you quote me on that?”

  Jack Danger@ 21:22 — Catchphrase describing KISS machine's potential as it receives code updates

• “In six months after a couple more code updates, maybe I'll look at a KISS Stern AC/DC (Pro Vault Edition). The great thing about Stearns is They release the game And then they keep working on the code to fine tune it”

  Jack Danger@ 16:43 — Commentary on Stern's post-release support strategy and code iteration

• “Walking Dead, I feel, might have edged out Metallica for me...Walking Dead might be a good choice for you because they've done some amazing things with that game that has better theme integration”

  Jack Danger@ 13:29 — Evaluation of game quality and theme implementation across recent Stern releases

• “I don't know that I'm feeling this game. Now, I would say that is up there with maybe one of the better The Games that they've come out with in the last like seven machines”

  Jack Danger@ 17:15 — Describes initial skepticism about Walking Dead that evolved into appreciation through play

• “Gwar would have made an amazing pinball...The cool thing about a Rob Zombie's Spookshow International table...is they got the musician angle covered, and they got the horror movie thing covered”

Entities

Signals

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  sentiment_shift: Jack Danger expresses appreciation for how Gary Stern's visit was handled by community; people asked thoughtful personal questions rather than defaulting to Game of Thrones discussion

  high · Traditionally, people mention Game of Thrones and stuff like that, but really, people had some seriously rad questions for him instead...Gary Stern was here to party, and they let him party.

• ?

  design_philosophy: Dead Flip operator philosophy favors deliberately difficult, punishing machines that reward long-term player investment and mastery over casual-friendly designs

  high · The reason we buy the machines that we buy here at Deadflip is...when we come across the machine that is a punisher, a huge pain in the ass...Those are the The Games we look for, because that is a game that you're going to spend forever trying to figure out

• ?

  event_signal: Gary Stern's visit to Dead Flip was recent and positive; he engaged deeply with community members about personal interests and pinball history

  high · I had too much fun with Gary Stern. And then we went out to dinner and kept drinking and kept partying. That guy, him and I are going to get along just fine. We already had discussions in the past about motorcycles and stuff.

• ?

  licensing_signal: Jack discusses optimal timing for IP-based pinball machines relative to movie/franchise releases; notes Spider-Man timing was ideal, discusses future potential of properties like Blade Runner (sequel announced), He-Man (trilogy announcement potential)

  medium · I thought they came out with that at the perfect time. It matched the movies. It had all the characters in them...Blade Runner would be dope. Aren't they coming out with another Blade Runner? That actually might be good if they're coming out with a sequel.