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Late night thoughts with Don

Don's Pinball Podcast (patreon feed)·podcast_episode·29m 18s·held·Sep 3, 2024
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TL;DR

Don's late-night thoughts on modern pinball, X-Men launch, and JJP's mystery next game.

Summary

Don reflects on modern pinball game design quality, discusses code updates to John Wick, confirms X-Men's April 4th launch date via Stern, mentions a hoax Avatar press release, and speculates about Jersey Jack's next unannounced game (possibly Evil Dead, Futurama, Office, or Beetlejuice). He also discusses customization opportunities, his collection strategy, and audience engagement.

Key Claims

  • X-Men launches on April 4th

    high confidence · Don states 'the 4th is for sure the launch day for X-Men. We got that officially from Stern.'

  • John Wick code update 0.88 includes Keanu Reeves callouts

    high confidence · Don: 'I'm hearing them more frequently with this .88 code. I love that.'

  • Modern pinball games have superior code depth and theme implementation compared to 90s classics

    medium confidence · Don: 'the depth of the code, the way the themes are implemented' in modern era games is excellent

  • A hoax press release claimed Avatar was releasing April 3rd

    high confidence · Don: 'somebody was just trying to bait Kaneda into grabbing another fake news' with a hoax memo about Avatar April 3 release

  • Jersey Jack is working on a new unannounced game

    medium confidence · Don: 'they have not leaked it to me, I can see it in their eyes, they really want to talk about it, but they are like no'

  • Don previously saw John Wick playfield screenshots a couple days before official reveal

    high confidence · Don: 'I did see John Wick a couple of days before it was officially revealed'

Notable Quotes

  • “the depth of the code, the way the themes are implemented. I've got a Wrestlemania over here where I can play as Hulk Hogan”

    Don @ early — Don praising modern pinball design quality over classic 90s games

  • “the 4th is for sure the launch day for X-Men. We got that officially from Stern.”

    Don @ mid — Confirmation of X-Men official launch date from Stern source

  • “somebody was just trying to bait Kaneda into grabbing another fake news and react as if it's real, just like he got trolled by that Harry Potter thing”

    Don @ mid — Don referencing hoax Avatar press release and community drama around Caneda being trolled

  • “I can see it in their eyes, they really want to talk about it, but they are like no”

    Don @ late — Don speculating about Jersey Jack's excitement over an unannounced upcoming game

  • “if it's Futurama or if it's Office or if it's Beetlejuice or a National Lampoon's film, oh man, I'm going to be so, so happy”

    Don @ late — Don's wishlist for Jersey Jack's next game IP (Evil Dead is backup option)

Entities

DonpersonStern PinballcompanyJersey Jack PinballcompanyX-MengameJohn WickgameAvatargameWrestlemaniagame[name withheld pending review]person

Signals

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    announcement: X-Men official launch date confirmed as April 4

    high · Don: 'the 4th is for sure the launch day for X-Men. We got that officially from Stern.'

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    code_update: John Wick code version 0.88 adds Keanu Reeves callouts; more frequent appearances than previous versions

    high · Don: 'I'm hearing them more frequently with this .88 code. I love that.'

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Don praises modern pinball design for superior code depth and theme integration versus 90s classics like Twilight Zone

    medium · Don: 'the depth of the code, the way the themes are implemented' in modern games surpasses beloved classics

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    gameplay_signal: John Wick identified as needing better rule explanation, callouts, and mode logic improvements; many shots required before scoring mode completion

    medium · Don: 'maybe making the modes make a little more sense so it not 30 shots before you can hit a scoop and finish a mode'

  • ?

    community_signal: Hoax press release circulated claiming Avatar April 3 launch; appears to be trolling attempt targeting Caneda after previous Harry Potter fake news

    high · Don: 'somebody was just trying to bait Kaneda into grabbing another fake news and react as if it's real, just like he got trolled by that Harry Potter thing'

  • ?

Transcript

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rumor_hype: Don speculating about Jersey Jack's next unannounced game; possibilities include Evil Dead, Futurama, Office, or Beetlejuice

low · Don: 'if it's Futurama or if it's Office or if it's Beetlejuice or a National Lampoon's film, oh man, I'm going to be so, so happy'

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    product_strategy: Jersey Jack builds games more slowly than Stern but faster than CGC; Don discussing purchase timing strategy between Avatar and X-Men

    medium · Don: 'They're still pretty quick. They're not CGC levels, but they're not like turn and burn like Stern is.'

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    content_signal: Don planning to attend expo (April 4/5 or 5/6 in Chicago); coordinating potential media days with Stern and attempting to arrange factory visit for JJP game reveal

    medium · Don: 'I reached out to my contact at Stern Pinball' and 'I want to go down to the factory and have a camera on myself'

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    design_innovation: Don discussing extensive customization options for games (powdercoating, custom translites, 3D sculpts, custom art) and collector market for mods

    medium · Don: 'take off the plastics and put in 3 dimensional sculpts...Powdercoat the whole thing top to bottom'

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    collector_signal: Don owns multiple machines including John Wick LE; considering purchase timing between Avatar and X-Men; merch/swag giveaway audience engagement

    high · Don: 'I've got the LE' John Wick and discussing strategy: 'get an avatar now, have this really nice game for a while, pick up an X-Men down the road'

    • 10:58
    I reached out to my contact at Stern Pinball, did the same thing. Hey, 4th and 5th or 5th and 6th. I'm in town, man. You know, if you got something you want to show off or whatever, like I'll be there. 4th and 5th, that was it. So the 4th is for sure the launch day for X-Men. We got that officially from Stern. Boom, it's out there. This hoax memo. Oh, man. I think somebody was just trying to bait Kaneda into grabbing another fake news and react as if it's real, just like he got trolled by that Harry Potter thing. And it's just a little schadenfreude enjoyment for me. That was funny. I didn't have anything to do with releasing this what appears to be a hoax press release saying that the game was going to come out, Avatar was going to come out on the 3rd, which is tomorrow. And we'll hear more about it. lunch onarium pré sina délight
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    27:17
    If it is Evil Dead, I don't have a connection to that license. I'll probably still get the game just based on their track record of what they do and I'll try to get into it. But man, if it's Futurama or if it's Office or if it's Beetlejuice or a National Lampoon's film, oh man, I'm going to be so, so happy and over the moon. So thanks for hanging out with this little fireside chat with Don. These are just my free association thoughts of this evening that I wanted to put out there. Thanks for being a Patreon member. Really appreciate it. Like, I can't tell you like how humbling it is to have people that are just willing to toss me a couple bucks. Just like I do with other people, you know, across the sphere. Some podcasters, some comedians that do funny stuff online that I support or have supported in the past. You know, you guys are like one of me. Like, I'm like one of you. We're all the same, you and I. We're the same, can't you see? I don't want to blabber on it too long. So I will end it here. But thanks for being a member. For more information, visit www.X-Men.com or www.X-Men.com. Maybe we'll hang out, let's get some food or something, right? Take care of yourself... and each other. Remember that from Jerry Springer? Take care of yourself... and each other. What a guy, man. That Jerry Springer. Jerry, Jerry, Jerry, Jerry. It's Patreon, DonStyle. Here's to your vegetables!