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50: 5th Day of Balls: Cale and Rachel

Pinball Party Podcast·podcast_episode·32m 12s·analyzed·Dec 19, 2023
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TL;DR

Kale & Rachel discuss Electric Bat Arcade, upcoming games (Jaws, Looney Tunes), and community growth.

Summary

Kale and Rachel from Electric Bat Arcade in Tempe, Arizona are interviewed on the Pinball Party Podcast. The conversation covers a holiday arcade event with a pinball tournament, tangential discussions about aliens and ghosts, personal anecdotes, and their excitement for upcoming games—particularly Jaws (announced/releasing January 2024) and Looney Tunes. They discuss their arcade business model, growth of league nights and tournaments, and frustrations with internet negativity in the pinball community.

Key Claims

  • Jaws is supposed to be announced today with a January release

    medium confidence · Kale, discussing what he wants for Christmas. He cites 'all my sources' and 'according to the Internet' but acknowledges uncertainty with 'probably.'

  • Electric Bat Arcade's Godzilla (pro and premium versions kept together) has been their biggest money earner

    high confidence · Rachel states directly: 'That has been the biggest money earner we have ever had.'

  • Electric Bat Arcade receives games from distributor Game Room Goodies and can exchange Pro versions for Premium versions once premium is released

    high confidence · Rachel explains their distribution model and upgrade process.

  • A local band played a holiday tournament at Electric Bat Arcade with a microphone jack malfunction during the event

    medium confidence · Brad Pitt Ph.D. describes event details; content becomes corrupted making full verification difficult, though participants (David Van Es, Karl DeAngelo, Keith Elwin) are named.

  • Kale and Rachel are excited about Looney Tunes as an upcoming pinball machine and hope it has learned from Halloween's issues

    high confidence · Both state directly their anticipation for Looney Tunes; Kale references wanting it to be amazing and hoping designers learned from Halloween.

Notable Quotes

  • “We're gonna get the pros so we always get the pros since the pro is the first off the line. Then our wonderful distributor game room goodies they allow us to turn the pro in for a premium once the premium comes in.”

    Rachel @ N/A — Explains operator acquisition strategy and relationship with distributor Game Room Goodies.

  • “That has been the biggest money earner we have ever had.”

    Rachel @ N/A — Refers to Godzilla (both pro and premium versions). Indicates which games drive venue revenue.

  • “For Christmas, I think I want Jaws. It's supposed to be announced today. All my sources are telling me it's going to be announced today, released January.”

    Kale @ N/A — Indicates Jaws announcement timing and release expectation; expresses high anticipation.

  • “I am looking forward to Looney Tunes. And I want it to be amazing. I'm hoping these guys have learned a lot from the times of Halloween.”

    Kale @ N/A — Shows concern about code quality and designer learning curve; references Halloween as a problematic prior release.

  • “I really like playing it and it's consistently one of our top earners.”

    Kale @ N/A — Defense of Bond 60th against negative online commentary; indicates strong venue performance.

  • “Just be happy about stuff. The end.”

    Rachel @ N/A — Reflects frustration with negativity in online pinball community.

  • “I feel like you are a cult leader. I feel like you are too.”

    Rachel and Kale @ N/A — Humorous acknowledgment of their community-building influence at Electric Bat Arcade.

Entities

KalepersonRachelpersonElectric Bat ArcadevenueBrad Pitt Ph.D.personJawsgameLooney TunesgameGodzillagame

Signals

  • ?

    product_launch: Jaws pinball machine expected to be announced imminently with January 2024 release date.

    medium · Kale states: 'For Christmas, I think I want Jaws. It's supposed to be announced today... according to the Internet.' References 'all my sources' but acknowledges 'probably.'

  • ?

    rumor_hype: Jaws generating significant industry excitement; Kale references hearing from people who have played it and describe it as 'the most amazing pinball machine they have ever played.'

    medium · Kale: 'There are probably people out there who have played it, who have told other people that's the most amazing pinball machine they have ever played in their lives.'

  • ?

    product_launch: Looney Tunes pinball machine confirmed as upcoming; both operators highly anticipate release.

    high · Both Kale and Rachel state they are looking forward to Looney Tunes in 2024; Kale expresses hope it has learned from prior problematic releases.

  • ?

    code_update: Reference to Halloween machine having issues that designers should have learned from; implies code quality concerns with prior releases.

    medium · Kale: 'I'm hoping these guys have learned a lot from the times of Halloween.'

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    market_signal: Godzilla (pro and premium versions) identified as Electric Bat Arcade's biggest revenue earner; indicates strong performance of premium dual-location strategy.

    high · Rachel: 'That has been the biggest money earner we have ever had.'

Transcript

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operational_signal: Electric Bat Arcade works with Game Room Goodies distributor to exchange pro versions for premium versions post-release; allows flexible upgrade path.

high · Rachel explains: 'Our wonderful distributor game room goodies they allow us to turn the pro in for a premium once the premium comes in.'

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    community_signal: Electric Bat Arcade league nights and tournaments growing significantly with new participants; described as 'huge parties every Tuesday.'

    high · Rachel: 'I'm very excited about our League nights and our tournaments. They've been growing so much and we've been getting so many New and different people.'

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    sentiment_shift: Discussion of negativity in online pinball community, particularly on Facebook regarding game quality and value; operators actively reject this negativity.

    medium · Kale and Rachel discuss internet criticism of Bond 60th and industry drama; Rachel states 'Just be happy about stuff.'

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    operational_signal: Electric Bat Arcade operates multiple locations (Tempe flagship and Flagstaff) with different game distributions; uses distributor flexibility to optimize inventory.

    high · Rachel mentions keeping Godzilla pro in Flagstaff and premium in Tempe flagship store; previously kept multiple versions at same location briefly.

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    event_signal: Electric Bat Arcade hosted holiday arcade event with competitive pinball tournament featuring named IFPA-level players.

    medium · Brad Pitt Ph.D. describes holiday tournament with David Van Es, Karl DeAngelo, Keith Elwin participation; Kale or Rachel submitted to IFPA.

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    And let me ask you some questions. You both live pinball. You eat, breathe, and sex it. What is your thoughts on aliens? Do you believe in them? Rachel? The beings or the game? The beings. Are they real? Oh, we're going like Art Bell on this. Okay. I hold out hope. I wouldn't claim to know yes or no. Kale? Same. I wish they were real.
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    But I mean, it's just not enough hard, hard evidence. There are great stories and I keep up with all of it. I love going doing a deep dive into Alien talk. I listen to old episodes of Art Bell every night and I love the Alien episodes. I think what most people are seeing and you know you have I don know if we getting too far into this but you know you know if you follow who this guy from blink what a to this deep into it Tom DeLonge yeah to the he got all kind of good content stuff yeah yeah so you know lots of military people have seen crazy stuff and the it seems to be what really cool this seems to be an uptick in alien stories recently Um you know it kind of reminds me of like high school days but um I really think most most uh all of what people are seeing is experimental craft You know I I remember when I was a kid and even on you know um and art bell used to talk about it a lot the black triangles out in the desert And it seems like that was them and testing stealth technology stealth Sure, you know if you've seen If you've been to a sporting event or anything and seen the stealth fighters or bombers fly over you You're still like even though you know what it is. You're like whoa You know if you were by yourself in the middle of desert you would think that was some some alien shit so I think I think all of us just technology that they're not telling us about whether it's our own or and other country. I was in high school for Phoenix lights and I was inside when it happened and was pissed that I missed it. Oh, okay. Rachel, do you believe in ghosts? Like, hmm. Like dead. Like the little guys. So all these questions are like very, very specific and I have a much more like nebulous view on all of the, all of that stuff. Like I think it's all, you know, jeep around the globe, J. Aitpang, Clone \'85 Any part of you that kind of asks question suspect 15 We didn't say they were on PCP. There's any number of substances they could have. They did have ass-less leather chaps on with tassels. It was great. It was, man, just another night at the bat. Do they make assed chaps? You only hear about the non-assed chaps. I think ass-less means you're not wearing pants underneath. Oh, thank you. So they actually, they did have on pants. You can't go into the bar just like bare, barebacking. That's not the right word. Bare. Well, in the canon of pinball party, they were on PCP assless chaps. They had no pants underneath. It was it was a show, you know, with the guy in the ragers machine. Kale ghosts. David Van Es, Karl DeAngelo, Keith Elwin, Pinball nouve I remember one time and back in the late 90s, early 2000s, I toured with a regional southern rock band out of South Carolina and our manager booked us at this old hotel on the water in North Carolina. It was ancient, ancient. None of it had been updated. I mean, this was, you know, like really, they had the hot and cold water coming out of different faucets, you know, in the hotel rooms, and old rickety, like Civil War era beds. It was really nutty and also cool at the same time. So we played downstairs in this hotel. We performed. It was great. And of course, they gave us a hotel room that David Van Es, Karl DeAngelo, Keith Elwin, Pinball nouve No. Yeah. And then so I was like, Oh, dude, that's that's pretty crazy. And he was like, I saw it all happen. The light came on. And then the water started running. And I was like, that that is why I went back to sleep. But he stayed up and investigated it. Yeah, but that was the only thing. I think that's the most notable thing I've experienced. evident whose own
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    21:20
    had some thread which You know, I was tired and I mistakenly made a comment on the internet But I was whining about bond 60th and what a waste of pin side. Sorry, where were you? This was on a Facebook thing. Okay. Yeah, it wasn't pins. I mean, I know better than to get involved in that negativity The end. Yeah, so and so I just replied, Hey, I really like playing it and it's consistently one of our top earners. And then he wrote back like, well, just get back to me in 40 years if it's let me know if it's paid off. Spoiler, it won't be. Yeah, burn kiddo. You have no idea like just, just stop. Just be happy about stuff. The end. Yeah. Well, Kale, you got a grievance since we're on a grievance train? Yeah. Well, I mean, it's that for me too. Just people really thinking they are an expert at something. But I don't think it's just the internet. I think that's just those people. Oh, sure. They just aren't able to get away with it in real life. Yeah, because when they run into us in person, I will call them. Yeah, it's easy for them. I will call them out. I think, I mean, we just need to kill the internet except for if we need it to do podcasts. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But, yeah, I mean, like, and all this drama with Kaneda and the kineticist Colin and like I haven't paid attention to any of it, but Rachel just took a deep dive and updated me on all of it. Oh, mistake. And I was like, just people just stop. Just, you know, just stop. Tim and drum free and let's try to keep it that way. Good times. We're all here for good times. You're not here for very long. You should enjoy the time you have. Right. Well, but to be fair, it's hard to enjoy the time when it's shit. You know, so I don't know. That's just me. Maybe I'm weird like that when everything is horrible. I'm like, you know, not a huge fan. Poems for pain k
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    25:46
    For Christmas, I think I want Jaws. It's supposed to be announced today. You know, it's today. From what they say, according to the Internet. All my sources are telling me it's going to be announced today, released January. Probably January. That would make sense. But there are probably people out there who have played it, who have told other people that's the most amazing pinball machine they have ever played in their lives and I want to see it. I can't wait. You're saying probably that happened. Yeah, probably. I mean hypothetically. The aliens. www.p bullish.com i'm not going to get um i i i surmised on a previous episode and please correct me i i i feel like in my crystal ball electric bat is going to get a pro and a premium of jaws because it'll be so popular or is that are those days i don't know what we're gonna get we so we're we're gonna get the pros so we always get the pros since the pro is the first off the line yep then our uh our wonderful distributor game room goodies they um allow us to turn the pro in for a premium once the premium comes in And then sometimes we keep both the only one we've ever kept both of is Godzilla so we took the Godzilla pro to our arcade and Flagstaff kept the premium in Tempe our flagship store. Yeah, and That has been the biggest money earner we have ever had We also kept Cornerstone Bond both versions for a while and then we needed room and so we just hung on to the premium. Yeah, but it was very cool for a little while because at one point in Tempe we had the Godzilla pro and the premium right next to each other for like what two weeks? Yeah, a few weeks. That was just a kind of cool site and people would play both of them. They're both great games and you know and a little bit different. I don't know what kind of we're running out of room. So I don't even think keeping the pro and premium jaws is even an option these days. Probably not. Yeah. Probably. Yeah, start with one. Yeah, we start with the pro and then we keep the premium. Probably. I mean, that probably was what's gonna happen. This may be a similar answer, but try to make a difference if you can, please. Looking forward to The most you're looking forward to in 2024 in the world of pinball. I mean, I'm really excited about jaws, but I'm also I'm very excited about our League nights and our tournaments. They've been growing so much and we've been getting so many New and different people that those are just a blast. We look forward to huge parties every Tuesday and that is what I'm looking forward to this year. How about you, Cal? Bigger parties. My turn? Sure. I am looking forward to Looney Tunes. Same. Yeah. And I am looking for okay. And I want it to be amazing. I'm hoping these guys have learned a lot from the times of Halloween. Actually still in update~! Pat richtigadequ Pat Osaka Patrick On Feb. 8th,rodd's Mart Filter Cordyclilda, Guy Dev тол et al. Not Financial. Escorted by The autobot got collar uhMed when I drove it to pens Albert Industry, Pinin, humor Labour done with a pen aswell. but your earlier O essence, Tanyo Klyce, John Popadiuk, Tanyo Klyce, John Popadiuk, Tanyo Klyce, John Popadiuk, And if you see K.L., watch out because he's trying to get you into a cult. All right. Merry Christmas, guys. Thank you very much. Thank you, Jason. Merry Christmas, everybody.
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