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We are Pinball Episode 2.1 My TOP 10 Pinball Themes (filler episode)

We Are Pinball (WAP)·podcast_episode·25m 55s·analyzed·Jun 14, 2024
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TL;DR

Genghis ranks his top 10 dream pinball themes featuring 80s-90s movies and franchises.

Summary

Genghis from We Are Pinball presents a repurposed 2-3 year old podcast episode listing his top 10 dream pinball machine themes while co-host Don is on vacation. The list includes Superman, The Fifth Element, Conan, hip-hop, Knight Rider vs Airwolf, Dumb and Dumber, The Office, Rocky, Star Wars, and Predator, with detailed commentary on why each would make an excellent pinball machine and how they should be designed. Genghis emphasizes the emotional and nostalgic connection to these themes and proposes innovative features like DLC tiers for music content.

Key Claims

  • The Fifth Element has never been made as a pinball machine despite being ideal material

    high confidence · Genghis expresses bewilderment that The Fifth Element hasn't been licensed for pinball, calling it a dream theme and citing it as perfect material with 90s appeal

  • All existing Star Wars pinball machines are poor quality and 'worthless'

    medium confidence · Genghis states existing Star Wars pinball games 'all suck' and 'are not even worth using the space,' advocating for a proper Star Wars game with episodes 4-6 separated

  • Modern pinball machines should implement tiered DLC content model with downloadable songs and modes

    medium confidence · Genghis proposes hip-hop pinball with Godzilla-style tier system where players buy DLC packages for different artists (Tupac, Snoop Dogg) and Stern could earn $100+ per tier release

  • Dumb and Dumber would be an instant commercial success as a pinball machine

    low confidence · Genghis claims Dumb and Dumber is one of the best 90s movies with endless mode potential and still watches it regularly; introduced it to his 11-year-old son who loved it

  • Predator (1987) is Genghis's #1 dream pinball theme, regardless of price or designer

    high confidence · Genghis states he would bolt a Predator machine to the floor regardless of cost, credits the film with inspiring him to bodybuilding at age 12, and describes it as his most desired theme

Notable Quotes

  • “we need a Star Wars pinball machine the ones we have got now are worthless They're bad. All of them. Not even worth using the space.”

    Genghis @ ~45:20 — Strong criticism of existing Star Wars pinball implementations; indicates community dissatisfaction with current licensed offerings

  • “I truly don't understand why the fifth element hasn't been made yet... We need themes from the 90s. Okay, I'm a 90s kid. Come on. Forget the 60s. Forget the 70s.”

    Genghis @ ~06:15 — Identifies gap in licensing for 90s IP and expresses frustration with reliance on classic themes; reflects broader community preference for contemporary/nostalgic themes

  • “if a company like stern makes this listen to me george gomez listen to me okay... make a dream layout... we can just build up Stern can make 100 bucks every time they upload a new tier on DLC and Stern will get rich”

    Genghis @ ~17:45 — Proposes innovative business model for post-release content monetization; directly addresses George Gomez and Stern's design philosophy

  • “no matter the price, no matter what, it will be the first pinball machine that will be bolted to the floor, I don't care who designs it, who makes it, this is just, this is it.”

    Genghis @ ~56:30 — Demonstrates extreme enthusiasm for Predator theme; indicates willingness to pay premium pricing for dream IP

  • “when that super jackpot just hits you all the everything in your brain just freezes over and you're just one with your machine having this kinetic energy”

    Genghis @ ~58:45 — Poetic expression of the emotional/physical appeal of pinball play; articulates why players value the medium

Entities

GenghispersonDon GarrisonpersonGeorge GomezpersonWe Are PinballorganizationStern PinballcompanyRetro DjangopersonGreg BonepersonKeith Elwinperson

Signals

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Significant dissatisfaction with all existing Star Wars pinball implementations across manufacturers

    high · Genghis calls existing Star Wars games 'worthless,' 'bad,' and states 'all of them' deserve criticism; indicates current licensing hasn't produced quality machines

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Innovative proposal for tiered DLC music content model as post-release monetization for pinball machines

    medium · Genghis proposes Stern implement Godzilla-style tier system for hip-hop pinball where DLC packages ($100 each) unlock new artists, modes, and video content

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Community desire for comedic/fun themes (Dumb and Dumber) rather than purely serious or dramatic IP

    medium · Genghis explicitly states 'we need to laugh when we're playing guys' and values Dumb and Dumber's entertainment value over dramatic prestige

  • ?

    announcement: Don Garrison to receive John Wick limited edition upon return from vacation and film unboxing content

    high · Genghis states 'in two days, Don Garrison will come home from his vacation. He will drive to Chicago. He will get his John Wick limited edition pinball machine. He will probably make an unboxing video.'

  • ~

    sentiment_shift: Potential shift in community preferences toward 90s nostalgia themes over classic era (60s-70s) licensing

    medium · Genghis explicitly advocates 'Forget the 60s. Forget the 70s. Give us something from the 90s, man' representing broader collector generational preferences

Transcript

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0:00
We are pinball episode 3 in the house! No guys, wait, wait, wait. This is not episode 3. This should be called episode 2.5. Because episode 3 should be with Don and I. But Don is on vacation. Family first. He's having fun. He is just having a blast every day. Sharing pictures, talking with him. He's having so much fun with his family. So let's just leave him alone until he is done with his vacation. As Don says, it's cool I upload something more because then we're still relevant. We still have some cool things to listen for our audience. Now, I'm not going to make a complete show alone because this show is all about Don and I. But I just want to share a two, maybe three-year-old podcast that I made where I talked about top pinball themes. My voice can be a bit different The recording can sound a bit different It's more amateurish because it's old We learn every day But it's just a fun episode I want to put out here So you can listen to it while you're waiting on our official next episode together with Don Now, in two days, Don Garrison will come home from his vacation He will drive to Chicago He will get his John Wick limited edition pinball machine. He will probably make an unboxing video. He will play the game. And we will go in and make a show about that game and a lot of other topics. So, here you go guys. From Genghis, we are Pinball WAP. Let's listen to my dream pinball themes. This one actually goes out to all the manufacturers. make these machines when I talked about these machines I included the music, the soundtrack everything from this theme I mean these themes are awesome themes what are you doing making these odd, odd themes man for the last three years what have the manufacturers been doing come on, listen to this show and make some great, great themes enjoy it people have a great day out there and soon you will get a complete episode from Don and I Bye. What's up guys? Retro Django here. Thank you for tuning in. In today's video we're gonna check out my top 10 pinball theme of all time. All these 10 themes. I love them. somebody, Stern, whoever, wherever, make them. I would love it. Coming in at number 10, Superman. I watched Superman 2 as a little kid. I had this movie from the middle of the movie recorded on a VSH tape. Just this music, just check Just... this music, just check it out!
3:22
I mean, it's amazing. I love it. This music and a pinball machine. Neil for Zod. This is amazing. Drop everything, DC Comics, whatever, all that new stuff. It's just so bad compared to this one. So this one, Superman 2, coming in at number 10. Oh, the Illy version with this guy, Neil Fazard version. Oh man, I'm gonna order the first one from the line. So yeah, coming in at number 10, Superman.
Superman
game
The Fifth Elementgame
Conan the Barbariangame
Hip-Hop Pinballgame
Knight Rider vs Airwolfgame
Dumb and Dumbergame
The Officegame
Rockygame
Star Warsgame
Predatorgame
John Wickgame
Godzillagame
Commandogame
Terminator 2game
  • ?

    licensing_signal: Gap in licensing for iconic 90s IP (Fifth Element, Dumb and Dumber, Rocky); Genghis expresses frustration manufacturers haven't secured these themes

    medium · Genghis repeatedly asks 'why hasn't this been made?' for multiple 90s properties and criticizes industry focus on 60s/70s classics instead of contemporary nostalgia

    • 4:10
    Coming in at number 9, the fifth element, come on, Corbin Dallas, Multipass, Bruce Willis, Chris Tucker, aliens, spaceships, Keith Elwin design. This could be... I mean, I truly don't understand why the fifth element hasn't been made yet. I mean, it gives... We need themes from the 90s. Okay, I'm a 90s kid. Come on. Forget the 60s. Forget the 70s. Give us something from the 90s, man. This is... it's at number 9 but all these themes are just dream themes for me. This movie... this movie was the first movie ever as a pre-teen kid or maybe I was a teenager, I don't remember, but it was the first movie that I watched and re-watched and re-watched again right after. Guys, I'm a huge Arnold fan and I grew up with Conan coming in at number 8. Conan the Bavarian. I love this movie, love this theme, love this music. I'm like... My Adventure.
    6:03
    Oh, I love this. you I don need to say nothing about this one This will be an instant buy this will be an instant success I mean Arnold is an old guy just make all Arnold movies because he's the man I mean this one would be so perfect man make it do it now coming in at number seven hip-hop pinball machine hip-hop from the 90s from the 2000s I really want a hip hop pinball and if you include this song my man Greg Bone he will go out and give you all a strip show on the LCD screen just like from his wedding alright guys come in at number 7 hip hop pinball machine with a lot of i don't care gangster rap rap hip-hop from the 90s i love me some two-pack some snoop dogg and some lighter hip-hop from the 2000s now if a company like stern makes this listen to me george gomez listen to me okay it's not just one artist one group one band nothing like that you guys you go ahead and make a dream layout okay george gomez make a dream layout and just license just include five songs five songs okay that's it everything else you will just make a scoop that we have to hit no inserts no nothing that shows mode one mode two two mode just like on you know james bond having six most that will light up and that's it no nothing like that make it like on on godzilla have a scoop that says bam tier one you have these five songs and then we can go in online downloadable content i love me some snoop doggs snoop dogg songs BAM I will buy that package from Stern and that will activate tier 2 with that music, those animations, new video clips, all sort of stuff and I want some 2 pack I will buy package dash tier number 3 and we can just build up Stern can make 100 bucks every time they upload a new tier on DLC and Stern will get rich and we will keep on getting some new songs, new modes, all pinball machines should be like this. Not only 5 modes, 6 modes and a wizard mode. No! Tier, tier 100, tier 500, I don't care, you can just build it up, build it up. That's so cool about a game like Godzilla. You can just implement tier 5. After that final wizard mode, we are at version 1.0 now, make another tier, another tier, another tier. So, coming in at number 7 with these downloadable options, with all sort of great music, hip-hop music from the 90s, from the 2000s, it will be a great success. Trust me on it, man. it will be so cool. Just contact me Mr. George Gomez if you want more details. But I think you get the idea with the downloadable content with great, great different songs. Coming in at number 6, Knight Rider. And it's not only Knight Rider, it has to be Knight Rider B.S. Airwolf. Just listen to this. Okay, just listen.
    10:49
    Thank you. You don't even want to listen to me right now. You just want to listen to the music. Because both Knight Rider and Airwolf music is absolutely amazing. These series was from the 80s. I watched them in the 90s. They were so cool. Rerun of them. But coming in at number 6. I would love to have a Knight Rider vs Airwolf pinball machine. you can play as Knight Rider have some missions or start as Airwolf have some missions and at the end fight against each other or play multiplayer when where one of the players are the you know chopper and the other one is the car and you can fight against each other or play together so many options so many possibilities amazing themes mix these up it will be so cool with Knight Rider in the playfield a topper at the topper flying around Wow man great teams great music Come on do it Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the medical school? You go straight ahead and you make a left over the bridge. That's a lovely accent you have. New Jersey? Austria. Austria?
    13:17
    Well then, good day, mate. Let's put another shrimp on the ball, babe. Uh-oh. Coming in at number five. How is it even possible that Dumb and Dumber hasn't got its own pinball machine? Where? What? What's going on? This is one of the best movies from the 90s. I can still watch it today. I watched it like crazy as a kid. weeks ago I introduced this movie to my 11 year old son and he was just losing it. He thought it was such a fun movie. I mean they're so... I don't know where to start. You can have hundreds of modes. I mean they're so dumb. Everything is so good. Jim Carrey is he's such a cool character here so is Jeff Daniels I still I mean it's 2022 I still love this movie you know this scene with extra gloves you have you have these extra gloves these old times you can have extra glove modes you can have he hocked it hocked my burger mode you can let's go to Aspen mode, so many different things to take from, I mean full assets and the soundtrack, a lot of great music and man, dumb on dumber, it's at number 5, but I mean, this, this team could be number 1, I mean, drop everything else man, This is just, this is so good, I can still, I can still watch this movie, it's old, but it's so darn good, so, yeah, with that sheepdog wagon, wine your body, it's so good, man, yeah, so, coming in at number five, Dumb and Dumber, we need some fun pinball machines, you know, just having fun playing them, everything doesn't have to be that serious, so we need to laugh when we're playing guys so coming in at number four The Office I love this I mean Dave Dwight Schrute and Michael Scott and Jim Hopper all right The Office is good but coming in at number 3 Rocky I mean first of all Rocky soundtrack from 1 to 4 I remember I listened to Rocky 3 soundtrack but Rocky 4 soundtrack I mean this is it this is just Oh man, I mean the music alone would make this pinball a killer machine, but the movies if Rocky 1 to 4 was included in one pinball machine where you fight all the bad guys, where you have to train up, level up, build Rocky up, with Hearth of Fire and Isle of the Tiger and all that great stuff playing in the background, instant purchase. I mean this pinball machine will be, again Sylvester Stallone still alive, Ivan Draga are still alive, I mean they could still be contacted, be paid to make the call outs and I mean it could be so... this is... Top 3 is my truly dream theme, I mean wow man, I
    17:23
    would be emotionally... what's it called man, everytime I play I will have flashbacks and oh man so many feelings nostalgic love and these movies the underdog stories how he builds everything up and becomes a champion you could include so much greatness into the pinball machine and also all the assets from the movies so many clips so many different modes man becoming a champion at the end, just think about it, this would be a winner and everybody would love to have a Rocket Pimple Machine. It's an instant buy, it's an instant super LE, wow man. Hope it will be made because... Yeah, yeah. Let me just give you an example while you're playing, listening to this. Just take it out.
    18:55
    If you only knew the power of Star Wars. we need a Star Wars pinball machine the ones we have got now are worthless
    19:33
    They're bad. All of them. Not even worth using the space. Okay? They all suck. All of them. Star Wars is at number two.
    19:48
    Number two of my top ten dream pinball machine list because this is maybe the best movie of all time movie series of all time I love Star Wars episodes 4 to 6 are classics we grew up with them we need from the bottom of my heart a proper Star Wars pinball machine with everything I mean just make three different Episode 4, Episode 5 and Episode 6 The Return of the Jedi Three different Pumped up With spaceship With AT-STs As bad stars Bash them Destroy them Star destroyers TIE Fighters TIE Bombers X-Wing Y-Wings A-Wings The force The everything I mean And we just, this, we, the pinball community just mixes so good with Star Wars movies. We need a proper Star Wars game. So come on, man. Come on. Just drop everything else and make a kick-ass Star Wars pinball machine. Please, I'm begging you.
    21:18
    My dream team. number one, the top, the best, the everything Predator with Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1987. Oh my god, I don't know where to start. If they make this pinball machine I will... no matter the price, no matter what, it will be the first pinball machine that will be bolted to the floor, I don't care who designs it, who makes it, this is just, this is it. This movie made me the biggest Arnold fan, I watched it when I was like 12 years old, I started bodybuilding because of this movie, I love this movie, I love everything about it, and making a pinball machine with whole Arnold's team with the great soundtrack hunting this predator or be hunted by the predator I mean all your missions could have a timers on so if you don't make some of the shots then you will get shot by the predator you could the possibilities are just endless you could get some sort of cloaking device there's so many possibilities this is the number one i would love to have this pinball machine all right guys i really hope you enjoyed that top 10 dream theme list those games i mean they're just all instant buy i would love to own those 10 games just most of them is because of of course nostalgic love but the music and oh i hope you enjoyed it this is a youtube video that i converted so you could enjoy it in a podcast it's not easy because the video was made with the help of visuals of course showing all those movie clips but i hope you get the idea this is what it is i hope you enjoy the episode our love our passion for these machines just they just keep on growing and growing so buy sell trade mod restore repair enjoy your pinball machines just you know when you're playing when you're getting that beautiful shot when you're making that starting that multi ball getting that super jackpot that instant that second your mind is off of everything else you're just enjoying that light show enjoying those effects the music everything when that super jackpot just hits you all the everything in your brain just freezes over and you're just one with your machine having this kinetic energy with the contacts with the flippers with pushing the machine to the sides it's such a magical moment if you're a pinball player you know what i mean if you're not a pinball player try to play pinball machine then you'll know what i'm talking about i truly hope you enjoyed this little filler episode talking about an old top 10 list i mean this was something i made for my youtube channel so yeah it had a lot of visual ads on it of course so from a video making it to a podcast years back and now re-uploading it here listening to it i would actually remove the office i would actually remove night rider vs airwolf and put in some other cool themes like commando or terminator 2 that could be awesome but yeah you just got a filler episode jeng is here and i miss my dear friend Don Donnie Donnie where is my money I hope you enjoyed it guys I'll see you all on the next episode together with Don Garrison have a great day out there and always remember family first bye