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The Pinball Show Ep 92: Weird Al Is Such A Tease

The Pinball Network·video·1h 10m·analyzed·Feb 24, 2022
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TL;DR

Multimorphic announces Weird Al P3 game; Stern updates Rush/Godzilla code; Franchi leaves Stern for American Pinball.

Summary

The Pinball Show Episode 92 features Zach Minney hosting with an unnamed, enigmatic co-host (using pseudonym 'Dr. Dude'/'Lane Bryant'). The episode covers major industry news including Multimorphic's announcement of Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity P3 title, Stern production updates (Rush and Godzilla code releases), Christopher Franchi departing Stern and joining American Pinball, Chicago Gaming Company's Cactus Canyon Remake shipments, and American Pinball's continued development of Legends of Valhalla and Space Shuttle titles.

Key Claims

  • Christopher Franchi announced he will no longer create art for Stern and has two games coming out this year from other pinball makers, possibly a third.

    high confidence · Craig Bobby's Stern News Update segment, citing Franchi's social media post

  • Multimorphic's Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity features a repeatable looping ramp shot that guests called 'the best shot in pinball ever historically.'

    medium confidence · Zach and co-host discussing the Flippin' and Mashin' podcast coverage of the game

  • Chicago Gaming Company's Cactus Canyon Remake SE batch has left the building; more SEs expected in 2-4 weeks due to parts delays.

    high confidence · Matt Morrison's Chicago Gaming Company update

  • American Pinball will build 500 Deluxe models of Legends of Valhalla, then classic editions, with improved code continuing development.

    high confidence · Brian Cosner's American Pinball update citing conversation with Steven Bowden

  • Stern is testing new OEM replacement scoop protectors for Rush Pro machines after early units failed after less than 100 plays.

    high confidence · Craig Bobby's Stern News Update citing Troy Smith's testing at Win Loser Draft Bar

  • Multimorphic disabled their website ordering system shortly before the Weird Al announcement, ostensibly to prioritize existing P3 owners and avoid flooding from non-pinball buyers.

    medium confidence · Co-host (Lane Bryant) explaining the decision; Zach questioning the marketing logic

  • Christopher Franchi is working on artwork for American Pinball games, likely one of the upcoming releases this year.

    medium confidence · Brian Cosner's American Pinball update noting rumors from last year and Franchi's social media posts

  • Stern Pinball released new code versions: Rush V.88 (Pro/LE) and Godzilla V.91 (Pro/Premium/LE); Premium Rush code coming in weeks ahead.

    high confidence · Craig Bobby's Stern News Update

Notable Quotes

  • “Those of you hoping for my artwork to once again grace the cabinets and translights of a new Stern game, it simply will not happen. If you're looking to see more of my work, I have two games coming out this year from fantastic pinball makers, and a possible third.”

    Christopher Franchi@ 11:41 — Major announcement of Franchi's departure from Stern and multi-game commitments elsewhere

  • “a handful of industry firsts... having the best shot in pinball ever, historically, ever... packed, tons of shots... so many toys.”

    Flippin' and Mashin' podcast hosts (paraphrased by Zach)@ 18:04 — Hype coverage of Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity features and gameplay

  • “at the peak and the height of your hype, and when people are ready to spend money, your website is not accepting orders.”

    Zach Minney@ 27:21 — Criticism of Multimorphic's marketing strategy during game announcement

  • “He's an enemy. He's an enemy with clownfish swirling within him. Within the industry, he is anonymous-ish, or maybe he is really the Dr. Dude.”

    Zach Minney@ 2:15 — Humorous introduction of enigmatic co-host with unclear identity

  • “Weird Al is a theme I think lives and dies by its implementation... very easy to mess up Weird Al... you'd have to show a lot of restraint in design.”

    Lane Bryant (co-host)@ 22:51 — Assessment of design challenge for Weird Al license implementation

  • “I'm sure you hate it. I'm sure you love this. I probably will... you're the fucking weirdest Al I know in pinball. So of course you like this.”

Entities

Zach MinneypersonChristopher FranchipersonSteven BowdenpersonBarry OslerpersonWeird Al YankovicpersonJerry P.personScott DenisepersonTroy SmithpersonNick BaldridgepersonCraig Bobby

Signals

  • ?

    announcement: Multimorphic officially announces Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity P3 title with teaser campaign and gameplay video release

    high · Zach: 'the new Multimorphic P3 license title has now been announced' with details of sculpture, Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Fliptronic video teasers

  • ?

    personnel_signal: Christopher Franchi announces departure from Stern to work on games for other manufacturers; specifically two confirmed games this year plus possible third

    high · Craig Bobby reads Franchi's post: 'Those of you hoping for my artwork to once again grace the cabinets and translights of a new Stern game, it simply will not happen. If you're looking to see more of my work, I have two games coming out this year from fantastic pinball makers, and a possible third.'

  • ?

    product_launch: Stern releases Rush V.88 code (Pro/LE) and Godzilla V.91 code (all tiers); Premium Rush code forthcoming

    high · Craig Bobby: 'Stern Pinball has posted new Rush Code V.88 for the Pro and Limited Edition models... Stern Pinball has posted V.91 for the Pro Premium and Limited Edition Godzilla models'

  • ?

    product_concern: Rush Pro scoop protectors failing prematurely (under 100 plays) due to light grade alloy; Stern testing replacement units with OEM supplier

    high · Craig Bobby: 'most failing after less than 100 plays... Troy Smith from Tilt Amusements was helping with the testing honors this weekend... Stern had provided him with some trial units to put through their paces'

  • $

    market_signal: Multimorphic disables website ordering at announcement peak; switches to email and Discord pre-orders, ostensibly to prioritize existing P3 owners over new non-pinball buyers

Transcript

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0:00
Warning, the following episode contains adult language and screaming goats. Listener discretion is advised.
0:11
The Pinball Network is online. Launching The Pinball Show. What's happening everybody on this episode of The Pinball Show? We have a first time co-host with no name. He and I talk about random stuff, the new multimorphic title announcement, flipper foxtrot foils, Stern Pinball production updates, and what's leaving the factory this very week, artist Christopher France dropping a big old bomb on social media, then quickly deleting it, Cactus Canyon shipping? A new artist at American Pinball? Getting a shout-out from Toho? All things competitive pinball here at TPS and pinball market trends. Things are about to get weird.
0:56
Pinball is a game of skill. For some, it's a passion and a lifestyle. It's time for the Pinball Show. It's pinball with personality.
1:13
Hey everybody, how's it going? This is the Pinball Show and we're in episode 92. I'm your host, Zach Minney, and I have a very special co-host today. I'm not sure how to explain this co-host. He's not co-hosted here before. nor has he co-hosted, I think, anywhere in pinball as of late. He runs his own podcast. I think seven or eight of you have probably heard of that. But more so, you probably know this individual through, if you watch Twitch or anything where he can troll, that's where he is at. I honestly don't know. I know a lot about this guy, but I know nothing at all. He's very much the biggest pinball enigma that there is, minus the Puppet Pals and Macho Pinball. Maybe he is those people. I don't know. But this is a friend. I think, I don't even know if I like the guy. This is going to be a shit show because he is about as random as they come in pinball. He's brilliant, but he'll make you scream. He'll make you shout. He goes by Dr. Dude. He is an enemy.

  • Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity includes a 50-pound playfield module with two additional items and is packed with toys and shots.

    medium confidence · Zach and co-host discussing reactions from Flippin' and Mashin' podcast visitors to Multimorphic

  • Steven Bowden (American Pinball) is excited to work on Space Shuttle with Barry Osler because it was his introduction to pinball as a kid.

    high confidence · Brian Cosner's American Pinball update citing Bowden

    • Zach Minney@ 19:41 — Playful banter about co-host's affinity for the Weird Al license

  • “Well, a lot of people do say that's the best it's more of a random shot than a feel good shot... they said this you're just you're just bad at gophers.”

    Lane Bryant@ 18:23 — Debate over best pinball shots, referencing No Good Gophers as comparison

  • “So, that's exciting... I wonder if they can get past the copyright stuff... It's parody. That's all you have to do is just say something is parody and then you can do whatever you want.”

    Zach and co-host@ 20:56 — Discussion of copyright/parody law implications for Weird Al game music

  • “Check back later for details on when new orders will open up... you're at the peak of your hype and the website is not accepting orders. So brilliant.”

    Zach Minney@ 27:09 — Sarcastic critique of Multimorphic's pre-announcement website disabling strategy

  • “this isn't Jurassic Park this isn't Queen this isn't a Dynamite theme... a Dynamite theme does not a game make though otherwise Jurassic Park would be better.”

    Zach and co-host@ 23:51 — Discussion of theme licensing quality and game design relationship

    • person
    Ken Rudbergperson
    Brian Cosnerperson
    Matt Morrisonperson
    Stern Pinballcompany
    Multimorphiccompany
    American Pinballcompany
    Chicago Gaming Companycompany
    Jersey Jack Pinballcompany
    Flippin' Out Pinballcompany
    Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilaritygame
    Legends of Valhallagame
    Space Shuttlegame
    Cactus Canyon Remakegame
    Guns N' Rosesgame
    The Pinball Showmedia
    The Super Awesome Pinball Showmedia

    medium · Lane Bryant: 'they're already back ordered like six months or something... prevent flooding with orders from brand new buyers... people like us get a shot at it first before the unwashed masses.' Zach: 'at the peak and the height of your hype, and when people are ready to spend money, your website is not accepting orders'

  • ?

    gameplay_signal: Weird Al's Museum features repeatable looping ramp shot described as 'best shot in pinball ever historically' by early playtesters; game noted as heavily packed with toys and playfield modules

    medium · Zach: 'they're calling it having the best shot in pinball ever, historically... It's a repeatable ramp shot and the theme really lends itself to the p3 platform'

  • ~

    sentiment_shift: Initial community hype for Weird Al license tempered by host skepticism; Zach rates theme C/C- vs. dream theme A/A+, worries about restraint in design execution

    medium · Zach: 'for me, this thing was hyped as a huge dream theme... It's a C, C- theme, in my opinion... now I'm worried about is there really going to be that much greatness in it'

  • ?

    product_launch: Chicago Gaming Company ships first batch of Cactus Canyon Remake SE units; parts delays causing 2-4 week gaps between future shipment batches

    high · Matt Morrison: 'a very small batch of Cactus Canyon Remake SEs have finally left the building... parts delays are still plaguing Chicago Gaming Company... we will not see any more SEs probably leave the building for another two to four weeks'

  • ?

    product_strategy: American Pinball plans 500 Deluxe units of Legends of Valhalla followed by Classic editions; code improvement ongoing; game release timing uncertain

    high · Brian Cosner: 'Steven Bowden... the plan is still to build the 500 deluxe models of Legends of Valhalla, and then they're going to build some classic editions. The code has improved and continues to do so'

  • ?

    personnel_signal: Christopher Franchi likely assigned to American Pinball games based on prior rumors and his departure announcement; specific title and timing unconfirmed

    medium · Brian Cosner: 'there was a few rumors and some news about him doing a game for American Pinball so we're probably going to see one of the next couple games for American Pinball at Franchi Art'

  • ?

    design_philosophy: Lane Bryant argues Weird Al theme implementation critical to success; theme can be executed well or very poorly depending on design restraint

    medium · Lane Bryant: 'a theme... lives and dies by its implementation... you can do weird al and have it be a lot of fun... very easy to mess up weird al... you'd have to show a lot of restraint in design'

  • ?

    supply_chain_signal: Parts delays continue to impact Chicago Gaming Company production; staggered manufacturing schedule (SE → LE → SE+) extending delivery timelines

    high · Matt Morrison: 'parts delays are still plaguing Chicago Gaming Company... remember, the schedule is SE, LE, then SE+, so we could still have a little bit of a wait in front of us'

    • 2:19
    He's an enemy with clownfish swirling within him. Within the industry, he is anonymous-ish, or maybe he is really the Dr. Dude. His brand is Insanity Falls, and he loves everything about it. Ladies and gentlemen, question mark, Dr. Dude. Who in the hell are you? I'm just a man, Zach. I'm just a man. Standing in front of a pinball dealer asking if he loves me. We'll see. We'll see if you get love your way. I don't even know how to start this podcast. We communicate often. Is that fair? No. No? I communicate to you a lot. You ignore me a lot. This is true. You have a running diary in my personal text where you just... You're not reading that shit, are you? I read it. I do read it. No! Nah. It's not allowed. Usually when I'm sitting on the shitter or something or late at night during a nightcap, I'll read it. But it's a lot of fun. it's very bizarre and I don't know if a lot of people know you, but they're about to tell me a little bit. I don't even know if I want to know about you, but tell me about you.
    3:32
    Hmm. Tell you about me. Well, um, I'm 2000 years old. Oh, okay. Yeah. Um, did you just turn 2000 like this year? You know, you lose count after a thousand. You stop paying attention. Yeah. It's the golden years. Yeah. No, it's, uh, mm-hmm 2038 I think will actually be my 2013 okay so you're you're a little under under the yeah I'm a spring chicken but um what do you play pinball do you know anything about pinball uh yes and no I play it I don't know anything about it wow I prefer it that way do you play competitively that's a big thing right now I have oh so you have an ifpa number man you have an opinion then how about that oh i have so many opinions opinions that can be heard so many do you watch or frequent anything on tpn what's tpn oh the thing that silverball chronicles is on yeah yeah you do have an affection for silverball chronicles don't you i do and uh how long have you been doing your podcast insanity falls uh it's not a podcast but okay orby what is it a fucking blog it's a i don't know i've covered this have you not been listening well well to be fair a running consciousness is that what it is it's it's a bunch of garbage is what it is but it's great garbage i try to i try to describe you to some of my friends and i say well uh do you watch do you watch netflix or you watch hbl max do you watch um pbs like take every single television channel. You put it all together and that's Insanity Falls. Am I the Antiques Roadshow of people? Is that what you're saying? In some of my texts, you are. Very much so.
    5:19
    Very much so. Are there any games that you particularly love in pinball? Any titles? If you say Mystery Castle, I'm hanging up. There's one. There's only one pinball machine I like. It's probably the song we opened to if I had to guess.
    5:34
    Maybe. It might be. Are you in love with Dwight Sullivan? No. um oh i see where you see the negative numbers now oh yeah there it is uh shit what was the oh am i in love with dwight sullivan yes you just said no sometimes i contradict myself zach see people this is what we're gonna do do what's your favorite pin what do you love what what pinball machine you love did you just win it free of charge or what no it wasn't free oh uh it's a little game you might have heard of it might not have heard of it i i have a little game by the name of riverboat gambler that's right three lockdown bar action button dumbass there's four of them sorry was it black red green and white pass pass is white does anybody ever pass apparently people do in tournaments i have no idea why oh stupid you non-tournament player you do you have any pinball machines that you loathe that you wouldn't even give to your grandmother well there's a there's a little game by the name of pinbot oh you may have heard of that one as well. There we go. What, what, why the hate? Uh, Ousler thing? No, I love Ousler. Is the artwork creepy? Are you kidding me? I love, you know, I love the Popeye. I know. So what is it about that you just, you hate? He has flippers for fingers. Number one, that's unnatural. That's creepy. It's creepy. It's creepy as shit. He's, he's the size of the sun. Okay. But he also has people in his head. Ooh, hit a little too close to home.
    7:06
    I don't know if they're driving him, but he can crush the entire earth in his fucking flipper fingers. It's awful. It's existentially horrifying is what it is. Did you have a bad experience with a pin bot?
    7:20
    You know, so this is a true story. I doubt it. No, it's true. Like last week, I was in the vicinity of a pin bot. I try to keep an eye on them so they don't behave. I noticed for the first time that it has a face. Pinbot has a face. Did you know Pinbot has a face? Creepiest shit. Behind the visor? Yeah, behind the visor. I guess I'd never looked up. And that's just Pinbot. Not to mention his entire messed up family. His gambling addicted son.
    8:00
    Yeah. Is the bride, is she a lady or is she a robot? I don't know. Are you one of those people that thinks that artificial intelligence and all of those robots have feelings and we can't kill them?
    8:17
    I saw WALL-E. I felt bad for that robot. I had to bring an example up. I was about to say I will blast any robot in the head, no feelings of remorse. And then you bring up WALL-E. Why would you kill WALL-E? Or Short Circuit. You're a monster. Spare both of those. What about Johnny Five? Would you kill Johnny Five? Yeah, it's a short circuit. I didn't know his name. Yeah, Johnny Five. Yeah, he's fine. I like him more than I like some humans, so that's fine. What about the Flight of the Navigator? You into that guy? Oh, God, here we go. Sounds like a TP in Discord all over again, everybody. Dream theme, Flight of the Navigator. No, we can kill him. What's the matter, big boy? Aren't there too many Twinkies? That's good. That's good stuff. They're good robots. The beef that I have with Bride of Pinbot, I don't like her at all. Tell me about the beef. I just don't like her. Tell me about the beef you have with the Bride of Pinbot. That game sucks. You know why I don't like Pinbot? It's the skill shot. It's so dependent on the skill shot. That's all. That's the only beef? That's not interesting at all. If you miss the skin, I know. I like the people in his head and seeing the creepy eyes. That's the more interesting story. That's why I tell it that way. Jesus. Why do you love Greg Bone so much? Because he's better than you in every way. Every way? Every single way, yeah. I'll give you a couple ways, but every way? Give me one. I loved how you thought the other night you texted, you were like, I think, isn't Greg Bone Puppet Pals? And it made me laugh hysterically because neither Greg nor I are talented or smart enough to create the brilliance that is the Puppet Pals. He loves his show tunes, though. I know that much. He does. He does love show tunes. It's not far-fetched. But have you seen Greg Bone try to dance? I haven't. Yeah, he has a cadence of like a housefly. He can't dance for shit. A housefly? Yeah. Wow. I've got rhythm. Housefly shade. Yeah, I've got rhythm. You've got rhythm? I do. You've got music? I've got my guy. Who could ask for anything more? I don't know what else to say about you. I'm glad you're on the show. Thanks for taking a chance with me. And I like to keep it interesting here at the Pinball Show. It's time for TPN Industry News.
    10:23
    Hello and welcome to the Pinball Show's Stern News Update. I'm Craig Bobby. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Yes, as previously reported, fear not, Rush owners. A new Stern OEM replacement scoop protector is almost ready for all those early run Rush Pro machines whose scoop protectors that seem to be made of a very light grade alloy that was simply not holding up to the rigors of the silver ball. with most failing after less than 100 plays. Ouch! Troy Smith from Tilt Amusements was helping with the testing honors this weekend at Win Loser Draft Bar and Gaming Parlor in beautiful downtown Chatham, Illinois, as it appeared Stern had provided him with some trial units to put through their paces. What changes did Stern make, and will those new protectors appear on the beautiful Rush LEs due out this week? And how did those tests go? Well, you know the answer to that one. We shall have to wait and see. And on to more social media posts. We have a post from former Stern artist and current host of the super awesome pinball show, Christopher Franchi, that he will most certainly not be penning any future art under the Stern banner.
    11:40
    Franchi wrote, Those of you hoping for my artwork to once again grace the cabinets and translights of a new Stern game, it simply will not happen. If you're looking to see more of my work, I have two games coming out this year from fantastic pinball makers, and a possible third. I appreciate you all for the support of my work, and I hope you love the new stuff. See you at TPF. Indeed we will. And not to be outdone with Stern Manufacturing, which is running at full steam ahead these days, so too are the Stern Coders. Stern Pinball has posted new Rush Code V.88 for the Pro and Limited Edition models. Of course, the premiums are yet to come in the weeks ahead. And new code for the king of all pinball machines, we have Stern's Godzilla, who is still holding down the number one spot on the Pinside Top 100. And more new code as Stern Pinball has posted V.91 for the Pro Premium and Limited Edition Godzilla models. Well, that's all for this week for the Pinball Show. I'm Craig Bobby. Catch you on the flip side. Hi, this is Ken Rodberg with your Jersey Jack update. If you have a Guns N' Roses and you're looking to change up the look of your playfield, pinballwizard.com, which is Jersey Jack's merch store, now has decals for placement on the turntable spinning toy on the playfield. These decals look like little Guns N' Roses albums, and you can choose from such albums as Lies, Use Your Illusion 1 or 2, The Spaghetti Incident, Chinese Democracy, or Appetite for Destruction. In looking at the price, I wish these were available for one cent with the promise of buying three more albums in the next year, but unfortunately there are $39 on pinballwizard.com. If Playfield mods are something you are into, you might want to check these out. And that's all I got for this week. For the Pinball Show, this has been Ken Rudberg.
    13:45
    Hey, this is Kaz with an update on American Pinball. I reached out to Steven Bowden, and the plan is still to build the 500 deluxe models of Legends of Valhalla, and then they're going to build some classic editions. The code has improved and continues to do so, and he's glad to be helping towards that. And Steven is also excited to work with Barry Osler because the game Space Shuttle was his introduction to pinball as a kid. He said it's a really special feeling to personally help him develop a game, and they want to capture that magic, and he's excited to contribute to that happening. And American Pinball will be at TPF and the Midwest Gaming Classic. In other American Pinball news, I reached out to Christopher Franchi. Now, he's no longer working at Stern. He said he was working on two games that are going to be released this year and possibly a third. and last year there was a few rumors and some news about him doing a game for American Pinball so we're probably going to see one of the next couple games for American Pinball at Franchi Art. Now we're going to have to just wait and see when they release that. Is it going to be out at TPF, Midwest Gaming Classic? It'll release sometime at a later point. It's going to be interesting to see some new games coming out from American Pinball. I hope everybody has a great week and has fun playing pinball. For the Pinball Show, this is Brian Cosner.
    15:01
    Matt Morrison here with your Chicago Gaming Company update for the week, and a very small batch of Cactus Canyon Remake SEs have finally left the building. It seems parts delays are still plaguing Chicago Gaming Company, and we will not see any more SEs probably leave the building for another two to four weeks. And remember, the schedule is SE, LE, then SE+, so we could still have a little bit of a wait in front of us for everybody to get their games. But have no fear, CGC's always delivered. And I think that'll do it for this week. Back to you guys. all right well there we have it thank you correspondents for getting us all of that new news multi more we don't have a multi-morphic correspondent falls falls what should i call falsey i'll call you falsey insanity falsey you like that what do you want to be no no but i'm not i'm not gonna i'm not gonna avoid it am i what are you gonna what do you want to be called oh Oh, right. That's my prompt. See, I forgot. I forget. I'm getting a prompt to continue to retell a story. I was jerking off to the Lane Bryant catalog yesterday. Oh, my God. No.
    16:04
    That's so bad. There are people listening to this. A lot of people want to hear about the new multi-morphic game. Okay, then why are you so obsessed about me? You're now Lane Bryant from now on. Sounds great. You know who else is from Bryant? Eddie Munster.
    16:20
    What? Never mind. From Bryant. Yeah, Bryant, Arkansas. Eddie Munster is from Bryant, Arkansas. Mm-hmm, Bush Patrick. Yep.
    16:29
    Which has to do with the last name Bryant. It's a free association. Okay, let's, I don't know what to do with that, but let's talk about the biggest news to hit today. We delayed recording a little bit. the new Multimorphic P3 license title has now been announced. Last week, listener, they've been campaigning this next release with some daily teases. The first tease was a picture of someone chiseling a statue, which now that I know the title, I don't understand the reference. Second tease was a Hollywood Walk of Fame star with the other P3 games surrounding it in a missing spot with question marks. What a stretch of a clue there. It could only have been like 2 000 people and then we got another clue from a flip tronic video wasn't a clue at all it was just a um a video of them reacting to walking in and seeing this license game for the first time and uh yeah they about dropped their loads there they were extremely happy calling it a dream theme saying dude oh my god was that The whole nine yards And then we got it The most shiltastic podcast from Flippin and Mashin Parnell and Ryan over there They're good buddies with Multimorphic Jerry P3. They went down there to visit to play the game. And I don't know if this is a sponsored podcast that they did. It almost has to be. There was nothing negative that they said about it except that it's God's work. I'm paraphrasing. They said colorful artwork. It's just packed, Lane Bryant. Play-filled modules, so packed. It's tons of shots. So many toys. Quote, a handful of industry firsts. And they're calling it having the best shot in pinball ever, historically, ever. Bryant, ever.
    18:15
    Ever. Do you think the best shot in pinball is going to come from a P3 multimorphic platform game? Not unless they're rerunning No Good Gophers. it's well a lot of people do say that's that's the best it's more of a random shot than a feel good shot but what no it is they said this you're just you're just bad at gophers the podcast said that this is multi-morphics wizard vase they're mona lisa it's got a repeatable ramp shot and the theme really lends itself to the p3 platform the attention to details off the charts it's not going to make you walk to the bank to get your money to order you're going to be forced to run to the bank! Bri Bri. So, how do you feel about Legend of Zelda?
    18:56
    Now that would have sold some units. Oh, and the playfield module is accompanied with two additional items. So today we got a teaser. This is Monday the 21st of February. We had a teaser announcing what the title is and showing some clips of the artwork. Did you see this yet, LB? Maybe I call you LB. Yeah. Okay, sure.
    19:18
    It doesn't matter. You know, It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a, forget it. That's a terrible story. Um, uh, what was the question? Of course. What was the question? I knew that was going to be the question. Weird Al Yankovic, huh? Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity. I like that title. Do you? I'm sure, I'm sure you hate it. I'm sure you love this. I probably will. You're the fucking weirdest Al I know in pinball. So of course you like this. I forgot that was my name yesterday Oh man So Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity they said that It's coming soon They had some art I gotta tell you the art was really good Have you seen this video yet this teaser I watched it earlier Sober or Yes So do you remember it It's not even lunch time yet man what are you saying Okay Come on. Now. What was the question? Oh, my.
    20:25
    No, I saw the video. What about the art? The art looked good. It looked like him. That's good. Better than some pinball artists have gotten. Hand-drawn. It is beautiful artwork. I'm going to give him a lot of credit there. We know that Scott Denise is on music and sound effects and all that stuff. So, that's exciting. Yeah. You would think that Weird Al would be on music. I wonder if they can get past the copyright stuff I guess so It's parody Yeah but if they're selling that parody It's parody That's all you have to do is just say something is parody And then you can do whatever you want I'm pretty sure that's how copyright law works Yeah I've tried that Then you just change the laws So do you like the theme Weird Al? I don't know yet but I'm interested What do you mean you don't know? You know Weird Al, do you like that music? I haven't played the game yet. Zach? I'm supposed to know how I feel about it if I haven't played it. How do you like the theme? Well, the theme is part of the game, isn't it?
    21:23
    You're the worst guest ever. I know. We get a brand new release, and you said you don't know how you feel about Weird Al as the theme.
    21:33
    I like Weird Al. Of course you do. I have a long story in history with Weird Al. What does that mean? Nothing. It just means I listen to Weird Al a lot, and that's why I am the way I am, probably. While you're reading Lane Bryant? Yes. yes okay um name your favorite weird al song albuquerque is that one for real yeah it's for real it's uh it was a hidden track on running with scissors it was 13 minutes long and it was this big long shaggy dog story you are a weird al about about how uh when he was a kid his mom used to time to the wall every morning beat him a big bowl of sauerkraut every single morning for breakfast and uh it gets weirder from there sounds primus weird to me primus sucks though Well, for me, this thing was hyped as a huge dream theme, and it's going to knock everybody's socks off with this license. I've got to tell you, for me, a dream theme would mean like an A, A+. This is a C, C- theme, in my opinion. It's going to bring Jerry and Multimorphic some sales, which is good for him. It's the best licensed game they've ever done.
    22:41
    Okay. man what a stretch there you didn't like lexi light speed so and the swamp monster here's the thing about weird al the the theme weird al is a theme i think lives and dies by its implementation so okay i think i think you can do weird al and have it be a lot of fun i think you can really mess up weird al i think it's very very easy to do so you'd have to show a lot of restraint in design. So I guess it'll come down to whether or not they can exercise that restraint as far as how I feel about it. People are talking that have played this game. They'll be saying it's packed, it's loaded, it's got one of the greatest shots, it's got toys everywhere. We're still dealing with just the back third there, a 50-pound module that goes in. I was excited until I heard how much they were boosting this theme up, and now that I hear that they've really missed the mark on that theme, now I'm worried about is there really going to be that much greatness in it have they missed the mark though? I think so yeah this isn't Jurassic Park this isn't Queen this isn't a Dynamite theme I'm sorry a Dynamite theme does not a game make though otherwise Jurassic Park would be better oh hear that Keithy?
    24:01
    what are you playing? Breath of the Wild Yeah? Now that's a theme. You can't find the blue flames? You're going to have to find something else to work on until I can come help you, okay? It's the ocarina.
    24:15
    Just go fishing. Doesn't Zelda just fish and it's fun? Just go fishing. I'm pretty sure you actually dive in and catch the fish with your bare hands on this one. That's not as cool. I'll help you later, okay? I think that a lot of people love the Weird Al license. Oh, yeah. I don't think it's completely missed the mark, but it's just personally not a theme. I think this is as close to Harry Potter as we're going to get, right? Daniel Radcliffe is. Did you know that? Daniel Radcliffe is playing. I don't know if it's a biopic, but he's playing Weird Al in an upcoming film. Huh. Yeah. So that's about as close as we're going to get. Interesting. See, that's the thing about Weird Al. You can't ever discount Weird Al. The man is just a mountain of creativity. Well, you can because you're old and crotchety and wrong about everything. The 1990s called and they said, man, we've got so many awesome themes, but we're going to give you Weird Al. And I hung up the phone. Would you rather have, like, Soundgarden? What do you want? Soundgarden!
    25:12
    Not a bad pen. A freaking Garth Brooks pen? Yes. What would make you happy? I'll take a Garth Brooks pen over a Weird Al. What about a Chris Gaines pen, though? No. That's like the Weird Al of Country. No. The Weird Al of Country. I think Weird Al is the Weird Al of Country. No. So, Weird Al transcends genres. There you guys go. It's Weird Al in his museum of natural hilarity. It's going to be great. It's going to be amazing. It's going to be awesome. It's going to have the best shot in pinball. It's got a repeatable looping ramp. Yep, most ramps are repeatable. But it's going to be great. Why am I kind of bummed? Because you have no joy in your life. Weird Al, were you a Weird Al fan? Yeah, when I was 12. Growing up? When you were 12? Okay. What's wrong with being fans of things when you're 12? Nothing. I want a lot of things. I want DuckTales. I want Inspector Gadget. I want the Goonies. I want Back to the Future. I want all of this stuff. Okay, but does Weird Al age well? He's still touring. He's coming here in the fall. Everybody's arguing. He still sells out shows. Well, it's entertainment. Everybody does.
    26:16
    So let me tell you this. Last time Weird Al was here, he sold out the house in the exact same venue that Bob Dylan failed to sell out a few years earlier. Oh, come on. So explain that to me. It was probably a fucking tornado the day before or something. Come on. No, that was Jimmy Buffett. You know what? Give me a Jimmy Buffett pin over a weird outfit. Oh, I'm with you on that, man. Absolutely. I've been with a Jimmy Buffett pin all day. Speaking of weird, you know what I found weird, Brian, is that I go to Multimorphic's website, and I think, okay, well, let's just see what they're doing here. It's hard to find the game announcement. They've got on YouTube, I think they've got probably a couple hundred followers on there, so it's going to be hard to get that out there. But you go and you buy the game, right? You're like, you know what? Love Weird Al. I'm going to go buy this game. Oh, I can't even order the machine. Check back later for details on when new orders will open up.
    27:13
    Huh. So I go to the kit, and I'm like, no, the kit, at least I can buy the kit if I have an existing.
    27:19
    No, I can't buy it. So at the peak and the height of your hype, and when people are ready to spend money, your website is not accepting orders. so brilliant from what from what i've heard that was intentional uh that was even better disabled shortly before the announcement it should have definitely been a mistake then i would have felt a little better about it explain that go ahead and explain that one i can try i don't know that how's i can do it with gusto but i can i can explain why someone might think that would be a good idea let's hear that they're already back ordered like six months or something so maybe not the best time to be flooded with orders from brand new buyers who don't necessarily know anything about your platform or about the turnaround time typically because weird al is going to be a theme that sells to non-pinball people i sure sure at least well, no. It's going to be a lot of non-pinball people. It is. And I think the traditional you know, the traditional mechanisms of a P3 system is exactly what they need then for a pinball machine. But the thing I heard was that they are still taking pre-orders by email just not on the website because ostensibly so that people like us get a shot at it first. before the unwashed masses. It's a good thing they have a link that says email. Oh, shit, that's not there either.
    28:57
    Well, they can't give away the secret. You've got to be in the know. You've got to know the password, Zach. You've got to know how to knock right. Man, maybe I'm just not a marketing genius.
    29:07
    I'd like a P3, please. I would think if you're announcing a new product, you want to take people's money when they're most excited about it. You would think so, but... Maybe I'm missing something. I did hear that there is a Discord channel, a multi-morphic Discord channel, and they've been already taking spots for the modules for current owners and stuff. And I'm like, well, that's not okay.
    29:33
    Well, that's pinball. That's pinball. That's pinball in 2022. That's pinball, which is fine. But yeah, Jerry, you've got to have this thing up for sale. Otherwise, don't announce it. The cut and dry there, LB, is that. don't announce a damn product if you if you don't want to take money for it well he's getting his own way of making money here i don't get it that's that's what we do in pinball now though we not me we hype the shit out of well not you i'm selling the product i'll i'll let you pay for it you don't have any control over when you get your grubby little mitts on it lord knows that's true okay so that's that's there there's your big announcement where's that Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity. If you'd like to order one, you'll be able to order it soon. We're hoping that in the time it takes for them to be able to take orders, the brand-new, wonderful Stern pinball machine or Jersey Jack pinball machine, Chicago Gaming Company, American pinball machine, Haggis pinball machine, Pinball Brothers, or any other manufacturer doesn't come out with a product. but i think you won't be able to either so weird al fans that are not accustomed to pinball they're going to put a little note in the reminder and they're just going to keep checking i i'm almost sure of that they'll keep checking that's how excited they are ten thousand dollars that's a great deal what about flipper foxtrot rhythm explosion i was talking about this last week, Fawzi. And I got to thinking afterwards why I'm still thinking about Flipper Foxtrot Rhythm Explosion. I don't know. I'm thinking, because I didn't like the idea of utilizing everything into buttons when it's a dance, dance revolution kind of Guitar Hero thing. But I thought, why not have a foot pad? That makes more sense to me. So you control the balls with the flippers, with your fingers, but then foot pad that shit up, and you just cut an accessory, plug it in, bam! Now you're dancing and playing. I can get behind that, Nick Baldrige. He's so nice. No. What? Uh, I mean, he's not, he's not in the hardware making business. Yeah. But again, if you're going to do something, you gotta do it right. I mean, he is. Have you seen that? Yes, he makes bingo machines. Digital bingo. Ah, it's so cool. If anybody can make a foot pad, it's Nick. That's true. You got me. That was a good idea though, wasn't it? I don't know. I haven't played it. I don't know if it's a good idea or not.
    31:57
    Have you played it? Or are you just talking out your little butthole? Lane Bryant, what podcasters do is they discuss things about pinball. If they haven't played a game, they can still visually see a picture of it and make some educated guesses as to what we might get with it. Sounds boring. I did reach out to Nick because he was asking about the coverage and stuff like that, whether we were going to cover it. And I said, why not a foot pad? Come on, Nick. And he said, actually, that was his initial thought. he was going to have a footpad with that. I don't know what happened to that. It was like a bomb issue or something, but yeah. Bomb. You can't say that on an airplane. I just did. Hopefully nobody's got me on speaker. There's a bomb. Oh, no. Run. There's no... Zach, you're playing with people's lives here. Come on. There's no bombs except for the one... Well, you'll find it. Oh, God.
    32:52
    Why not a footpad? Get a footpad on it, Jerry. What about Stern Pinball? Do they need footpads? They need more lockdown bar buttons. They've only got the one. We have the technology. I mean, we have the technology. Actually, I am going to argue. Keep pinball with just two flippers. Two flippers? That's the one. Or two buttons. Two buttons, sorry. That's the one thing I hate about Pinball 2000. They give me those multi-morphic buttons, and I'm like, no, guys. How are you going to work the third flipper? Yeah, no joke. Stern Pinball does have action buttons. They do have additional buttons as well on certain games, such as Black Knight Sword of Rage or the Munsters. They do have additional buttons. On Black Knight Sword of Rage? Yeah.
    33:32
    Or no, they don't. They have just the action button. That's where it should have been. I'm thinking of Rick and Morty. That's the actual correct spot for it. Rick and Morty? Yeah, that's where it should be. Man, that Magnus save on Rick and Morty is brilliant. It's so genius. What does it do? I forgot. I haven't played it. and I have played it, but it's been a minute. So the button alone doesn't engage the magnet in a sequence. It simply engages the magnet for however long you're holding that button. So you have a meter how long you can hold it. Oh, okay, okay. So you can give it a little bzzz, and it might fling it up and out. That might be all you need. I got you. So smart. You know, in some of the videos of Lyman that have been going around recently, there was one of him playing World Cup soccer, and he managed to use the magnet to pass it to the right flipper. Oh my God. So it was amazing. I don't even know anybody that uses that button. It was great. It was going, it was kind of rolling back up the left outline and he just went bing and it flew right back over to the right and he sent it right into the goal. Man. He's a pinball God. It was beautiful. You know what else is beautiful? Whenever I give production updates, people love them. I do. They get as excited as you opening up that fresh new March edition of Lane bright Mmm. That's impossible plus it doesn't open very good. It's kind of stuck together now come on That what I did We still waiting for the bulk supply and shipping of the insider connected premium le kits So hang tight and again as a Flippin Out customer if you guys want to mount it on your door or something else you can just order. Tell me you want the Pro Kit, and I'll just send you the Pro Kit. Just take it off the apron, I think. So technically it's the same thing.
    35:19
    Rush LE is now shipping. Did you see that? I've not played it, so I can't comment on whether I've seen it shipping. Exactly. That's what I'm waiting for.
    35:28
    So Rush LEs are shipping now. I think we shipped out all of ours. So, Tom Graff, love you, baby. You're going to get yours. Probably have it now. He's probably playing it now.
    35:40
    I got nothing. Next up after the Rush LEs is Rush Premium. So, they got a run of those. They're running those here in a week or so. And then they'll run those again in April. Another smaller run. And then a little bigger run in June, it looks like. And then probably again at the end of the year. What about the Rush Scoop Protector? That thing was all jacked up. Did you see that? Yeah, I saw it. I haven't played, so technically, I don't know if it really does affect the gameplay. I mean, I saw a picture of a ball. It was so warped that the ball was stuck halfway into the scoop. That seemed bad. It was very bad. In my expert opinion.
    36:19
    I was informed that the Rush LEs did have that new scoop protector fix. So for those who submitted warranty requests for the Pro with that issue, You should be receiving them shortly. And we got some more code updates from Godzilla version .91, cleaning it up a little bit, as well as Rush v.0.88. Are we ever going to get a version 1 of anything ever again? It'll happen. It'll happen on everything. Man, I'd hate to see what Godzilla's going to look like at 1.0. Whew! That game is so good. It is. It's just so good. It has no business being as good as it is. It doesn't. It really doesn't. That should be the best seller for the next five years. So I've tried to put into words what makes it feel so good, and I can't because I'm an idiot. But the best I can do is it feels like no matter what you do, you're accomplishing something. Okay, I can see that. And not just with the code, but with the way that everything flows back to the player very, very naturally and in ways that look so freaking cool. Unique shots. Yeah. Lyman was really good about that, always giving you something to do or progress. But, hey, maybe Rick Nagel, the coder of the L1 team, maybe he is the next big thing in coding. Man, it could be. Because they do that a lot where you have these different tasks. You get your shooter or you get your spinners shots, ramp shots, but then you're also doing modes, but then you're also collecting shards. Who do you think, I'm thinking right now as I'm trying to find a segue, Who do you think did the art on Weird Al's Garage Band? Wait, it was Franchi, wasn't it? I don't know. Alvin Gottlieb himself did the art on Weird Al. I don't know if it was Franchi or not. The artwork was so pretty on Weird Al. We do have Franchi in the news. That's what I'm trying to, maybe. Franchi does say that he's coming out with a couple more games this year, but it sure as hell is not going to be with Stern Pinball, because he posted on the super awesome pinball show social media the following. Franchi here with a quick note. Those of you writing to me are bantering back and forth on Pinside hoping for my artwork to once again grace the cabinets and translights of a new Stern game. It simply will not happen. As hard as I've tried to mend the bridge, it's collapsed and it's sunk to the bottom of the damn rip. No, I won't. Sorry. It's a little boisterous. It was not my decision. The forces that be have basically voted me out. not a big deal. If you're looking to see more of my work, I have two games going out this year from fantastic pinball makers. Not that I'm saying Stern's not. No, he didn't say that. And possibly a third. I appreciate you all for the support of my work, and I hope you love the new stuff. See you at TPF. And then he had an image with a Stern logo with a big stamp over it that said contract terminated. That sounds final. Artists are a little flamboyant, aren't they? A little bit. You know, I kind of have two thoughts about this. Number one, it's kind of childish. Of me to report it or him to say it? No, no, no, no. It's a statement. But number two, it also kind of sounds like something I might say if I got a little pissed off about something.
    39:45
    This is the kind of stuff I say to my friends. Yeah, maybe not to the world. But he did delete it thereafter. Yeah. What is up with the new internet? Everybody posting stuff to get it off their chest, and then they delete it. I don't know. I think all those feelings should then be bundled back up inside of you. Yeah. No, just push it down. Yeah. Push it down, down, down, down, down. Shove it down. Until your butt explodes. And I can't recommend having a drink to help with that, but times are changing. Didn't Bob Dylan say that? He did say that. He said it somewhere down the road with half capacity. Oh, man. So we're not going to see Franchi. I thought this was, I didn't know this was news. I mean, I've had friends that started for a couple of years that told me Franchi's not coming back to do it. But I don't know. I just hope we see his artwork. I like his artwork. I do too. He's damn good at it. He is. I think he knows it too. That's the problem. Maybe he's working at Chicago Gaming Company. Maybe. They're shipping out some Cactus Canyon SEs. We've got like 20 or so out. Here's the thing though. They're still running into parts delays, listeners. So it's going to be two to five weeks until we see more SEs. They probably had parts for like 20. They're shipping those out. If you check out Great American Pinball, I think it's a dealer that got a game and put some gameplay video up there. So if you want to see that, go check that out. And for some reason, this is me pulling a Franchi here. And for some reason, LB, I saw a dealer that was saying that they have these SEs in stock and you can buy them now. And I'm like, what? How does that even happen? I've got backwards of these things for customers who have been patiently waiting. This guy's got one in stock. How does he have one in stock? Maybe they like it more than you. Oh, pinball. I love to hate you. And I hate to love you.
    41:36
    Speaking of love and hate, Canadian Pinball Podcast reporting Pulp Fiction is done. There are no ramps in the game. Mark Ritchie is designing. And Christopher Franchi is on the artwork. and I am here to tell you that at least one of those statements is wrong. Ooh, I know which one it is. Which one? I won't tell you. Canada's Pinball Podcast Reporting. Oh, zing! No, Canada's been friendly as of late, so I won't get in too hard of a time. But can, can, one of your statements is wrong there, bud. At least one is wrong. So maybe Chris Franchi's on artwork on Pulp Fiction. Or maybe he's not. Hmm. Huh? Hmm.
    42:15
    Pulp Fiction is still a rumor, but if you guys are interested in a rumored Pulp Fiction pinball machine, all you've got to do is email us at Zach at FlippinOutPinball.com. We'll put you on the interested list. Ding.
    42:24
    Ding. We can also get you some new restocked official Guns N' Roses Art Blades from Jersey Jack Pinball. They're back in stock. How about it? Yay. Woo-hoo. Another run. They also ran over at JJP. If you go to PinballWizard.com, they're selling Playfield Spinning Disc Guns N' Roses album cover decals. Yay. They look cool. I haven't seen them. What do you got on the spaghetti incident, huh?
    42:44
    Excuse me? Sir, this is a family-friendly show. Sir, this is a lasagna household, thank you. Zach, I can't eat gluten. Are you serious? You're gluten intolerant? Yeah, and you know what? It just developed last year. It's awesome. Of course you are. Me and George. Something else I can make fun of you about. Yeah. Is that faux pas making fun of people about food allergies? You're asking the wrong person about faux pas. My kid's allergic to tree nuts. I throw almonds at him all the time. I think it's hilarious.
    43:22
    You're supposed to be the funny one, LB. I am. That was gold. Was it? You talked about assaulting your child. That was so good. That's not funny at all. It's not as good as the My Girl joke I made, but man, it's good. Zach, you need help. It's comedy, people. Lighten up. Shit. Speaking of lightening up. You ever thought about talking to a mental health professional?
    43:46
    Actually, I have. Yeah, absolutely. Everybody should. I've not met one person. I've not met one person who would not benefit from having a psychotherapist. Not one.
    43:57
    I haven't met one. No, because are you going to get me started on this? People are messed up. That's why. Everybody is. Don't get me started unless you want me to haul out my soapbox. Yeah, I don't want to. We've got a mental health soapbox I don't need you to get on, a virtual pinball we don't need you to get on, a... Virtual pinball? Yeah, you have some stupid soapbox about that. You've got a stupid Zen Studio soapbox. Ugh, really don't want to hear that one. All right, I do have a soapbox about digital pinball. All you've got to say is you have a Mystery Castle soapbox, and I'll burn it. Speaking of soapboxes, American Pinball is in the news. Brian Cosner reporting that Steve Bowden saying that they're still planning to make the standard editions of Legends of Valhalla following the limited deluxe models.
    44:41
    Oh, do I have to do the thing again where I ask you if that game's any good? Well, no, I didn't know if... I paused for you to make comment if you felt necessary, but Legends of Valhalla, okay. So we got some standard LOVs that they do plan to make. I'm still waiting for the regular deluxe LOVs. Still. LOV. That's a good acronym. Nicole's going to have to be talking with me after this episode.
    45:05
    Shit. She's not going to let you hang out with me again. I do like Dave Figg. I like everybody over at AP, but I need some games so that I can sell them to people who've been waiting. That's all. That's the real deal. Kostner's reporting that Christopher Franchi is likely working with American Pinball on a future game art package.
    45:23
    I think there's a good probability that Franchi comes out with a new package, whether it's for American Pinball or whether it's for CGC, whether it's for anyone but Stern, and he wins another award for his work. It is that good. Now, he hasn't won a Pinball Industry Award yet because it's a new awards thing, so maybe he'll win a crystal in the future. And speaking of, did you see the big company that is Toho? What are they, in Japan? Yes, Zach, they're in Japan. I'm sorry, you're a nerd. You should know that. over in japan toho was so excited about the 11 awards that uh the godzilla pinball machine won from the pinball industry awards that they shouted it shouted shooted it shouted it what's the past show to did they showed my pants they shouted it from their skyscraper see what i did there and they not only announced it on their social media which is freaking huge thank you so much Love you, Toho, and all your kaijus. But they announced it not only on their social media, but they created a graphic to share it on social media. That's awesome. Talking about going above and beyond. I try not to go on social media, but that's awesome. That is really cool. That was very much appreciated. So from everybody at TPN and from the committee that manages the industry awards, thank you so much. So thank you, Toho. We also had this last week, the fourth annual District 82 Winter 2X Knockout Tournament. That's too many words. Try again. Okay, we also had the fourth, 82, 2X. Nope, nope. Try again. Look, it was the Jason Werdrick show. He took home the trophy for the three-strike knockout tournament. I think it was on Saturday. Special shout-out to Monica Murie. Hanging in there, reaching the final grouping. I just say that because Monica and Travis and Lil' Carter, they came by my place on their way up to Wisconsin. Picked them up at Beatles. So it was great seeing Trav Mann and the family. So I was cheering for the Murys and Monica was kicking some ass and nicely ducked. Zach Sharp held off Keith Elwin and Josh Sharp to win the match play tournament up at the fourth annual district 82 winter two X Naga tournament. And I told you it was the Jason Werger show because it was, he might not have won the brand new Elvira machine during the stern invitational heads up, but he did take out Keith Elwin in that fork strikes tournament. Maybe he's the strikes King. Earlier was a three strikes tournament. Yeah. He, he won that. But then in the title, it was a 2X knockout. Man. Two strikes. We're just getting, where are all these strikes coming from? So for all of those who competed in the knockout tournament, you guys know that if you want the up-to-date latest tournament coverage, you get it here from Zach Minney at the Pinball Show. I am competitive pinball. Speaking of competitive pinball, Whew, LB.
    48:12
    Are you smacking your lips? What was that? I was tisking. Oh, tisking. Okay. tsk tsk tsk is that a tsk? no that's more of a tut that was to emphasize the beating that people attempted to hand me this last week on different media outlets they don't like me talking about competitive pinball I know about competitive pinball right? yeah absolutely you know everything about it you're an expert I'm not a falsey I was told this last week I don't know anything about pinball I'm just trying to sell product I'm not one of us I've been told I've got to play in a tournament or a league to have any amount of opinion. I was told that pinball is never going to be entertaining enough for the mass consumption. This is multiple people, even GammaGoat, sweetheart GammaGoat Ian Harrower said that I come across like a shock jock. He wants controversy and he wants to get his listeners all worked up. It's why I stopped listening. Okay. He also showed a whole list of all the podcasts that he listens to except for the pinball show. Oh, he got me there. Neil McCrae over in Europe making a meme about me with all my faces poking fun at me for watching pinball competitions. All your faces. So Sweet McCreezy also said that having more exciting games just is not going to lead to viewership in pinball, so we should give up. Hell, even Fliptronic, they're Team TBN. They said they think changes in sports are usually to lock in existing viewers, not to generate new ones. Tell me how ignorant that statement is. and then neil mccray's bright idea was look if this is what you want you should just have stern create like a number of pins that are standardized with no theme he suggested the mini competition series pin people call me a shock jack am i really a shock jack come on uh what do you make of this do i not have a voice in this am i not on to something with this whole make sure there's at least one new game in a final bracket? You may or may not be onto something, but it's not absurd. I mean, I still think every final should be decided by head-to-head Cosmic Cart. Yeah, they were mean and nasty, but it gives me fuel. And a voice of reason did come in, Josh Sharp, president of the IFPA. Number one said, okay, Zach Minney for next IFPA president, which I appreciate. Right, it's number one. But Josh Sharp came in to the private Discord and said, Hey, as someone who runs high-level events, I have no interest in doing anything other than what I feel is the best for the competition of my players that are competing. Wow. Sure, but there's also more than one best is subjective, right? So that doesn't really say much. And he's also a realist. Josh said, look, Zach, if you want to bring me $50,000 as a sponsorship kind of thing, yeah, you name your game and I'll make sure it's in the finals. I was like, that's what I'm talking about. He gets it. You're not wrong. Oh.
    51:09
    You're not wrong. I'm not. I don't think Mystery Castle has much of a place in the finals either. Wow. Breaking news. Dennis Creasle is so mad about this whole topic. No, he ain't here, is he? He is so mad. He gets the kickback for it. And Dennis is going to come on next week. Listener, here's what he's going to do. Come on next week and say he's been flooded with all the negative complaints and how idiotic I am. And he's not going to mention to you the numerous people that have reached out and said, you're unbelievably correct. These people were both non-competitive players and very competitive players. Ray Day's got a good head on his shoulders. He said I'm on to something, certainly. A lot of people. He gets paid money when people buy Sturm Machines, though. Oh, God. See, it's anybody that's associated with it. That's what we're trying to do. It's like, damn, can we like pinball? But I will tell you this. one of our upcoming co-hosts of the pinball show it's somebody that not only completely agrees with me somebody that thinks that my mind when it comes to all of this production stuff and these desires and and growing pinball is brilliant but is somebody not only very well known in pinball but very well known in show business so we're going to have a very special guest on in the coming weeks if they're willing to still come on and uh i i very much look up to this person and all of that they brought and all of the people who have come up with them i super excited to talk to them with you guys about that But they said yeah these people are missing it Your vision is unbelievably great, and you need to keep pushing for that because it's very apparent that nobody else thinks pinball is worth it. Boom! Nobody else thinks pinball is worth it, huh? Did you maybe add that part? I'm exaggerating for entertainment purposes here.
    53:04
    Hey everybody, guess what time it is? It's time for this fucking pinball shock jock to give you a piece of pinball market trends!
    53:13
    You want a slice? Put a little whipped cream on it there, LB. What does that mean? You've never been on the receiving end of this. Feels juicy, feels good, doesn't it? It's not dry.
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    I'm an adult. Turning up as weak as Multimorphic, of course. They're all the rage, they're all the talk, everybody wants to buy it, even though they can't. It's Weird Al. Bye, bye, bye, if you could. Bye, bye, bye! Mark your calendars. Multimorphic is definitely training up this week because numbers don't lie, and I'm here to report the facts. I might not like to feel the flippers, but hopefully I get some time on the new flipper mechanisms. I may be a true believer. How many new machines are sold because of Weird Al? At least a dozen. A dozen?
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    I don't know, man. I could have done a video and sold 50 of them. I don't know how quick they can get those things out the door these days, honestly. But does that matter? Everything I hear is about, well, yeah, it does matter because people are going to see the next new shiny thing, just like you said earlier, and they're going to cancel their orders and buy something else. That's a good point. I know. That's why I said it. I think this new title announcement has the capability of selling 200 new units of the P3 system. That's a pretty big estimate. 200 is a big number. 200 is a lot of machines for the company down in Texas it's a lot of games, I don't know congratulations is one of them going to be a UZAC? no what if you get to TPF and you walk up to yeah I could be sold on it first of all, not making it UHF specifically might have been a miss why are you wrong? I wasn't really into that movie I don't think I hit puberty at that time I thought you hit I thought you had taste I've got great taste but not for other things that are training up this week training up is Mystery Castle Alvin G there you go when's the last time this game was last talked about in 93 I think Mystery Castle training up to get one of these things if you guys want to know how to waste your money go out and buy Mystery Castle they're coming in about $6,500 right now $6,500, $7,000 for a Mystery Castle history castle is not a good game that is really bad hey it's turning up i can i have no choice here i'm like a weatherman i just have to report what cold friends are coming in and be wrong half the time no that was a bad example shit all's training up this week is eagerly and you know anything about eagerly i see this word uh i think it looks like you is spelled eagerly no it's eagerly listeners out there know what i'm referring to right now because he's the hit new character from the show peacemaker the dc comics with john cena there's a character named eagerly that's his best friend's best friend is a freaking eagle and his name is eagerly okay it's an actual eagle and it's badass and it saves the whole show because the show itself, it's okay. The show's okay. Just like, oh, it's better than every other DC shit they put out. I'll give it that. What were the shitty anti-hero movies that came out I couldn't get through? Suicide Squad. Oh, God, atrocious. Eagle-y or eagly? How many syllables are we talking? It depends on where you're from, I suppose. Eagle-y. Down here we call them bird.
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    That's one big bird down right there. America. hon grab me my bush light oh bush light that's some bush leaks huh I love some bush light I can't drink beer Zach gluten free thing again hey you know what serves me right yesterday I went to a Japanese steakhouse with my family and such a good meal but yeah serves me right because I went to this Japanese steakhouse the food was so scrumptious and yummy but on my way home I started itching my face and shit I was like what is going on And I start developing all these hives all over my neck, my face, like burning, itching, just welts everywhere. Big bubbles and shit. I'm like, oh, my God. Like, what is going on? I had an allergic reaction to something.
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    Oh, that's hilarious to you, huh? Felt like my eyes were, like, puffing up a little bit. And I'm not really allergic to anything besides bullshit. You looked like a balloon animal. It was strange to me. I'm still itching my chest. I still have, like, a little thing on my chest and my neck. Oh, hey, keep that shirt on. Down boy. Did you know Matthew McConaughey's brother is named Miller Light McConaughey? True story. Please tell me that's true. It's true. I'm so naive that I'll believe it, too. L-Y-T-E. I'm very gullible. It's true. Why would I lie to you? I love that family even more.
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    Listener, I can only report the facts here. All right, so we had trending up this week, Multimorphic, Mystery Castle, Eagly. Trending down this week, unfortunately, is Mystery Castle. You guys thought I was really going to trim that thing up and let it stick? Hell no. It's a piece of shit game that should never be in any finals of any tournament. And if you disagree with me, you're hashtag just wrong. Hashtag sorry, bro. I've got a future prediction for Market Trends. Future prediction. If you guys are worried about the cost and the value of a Mandalorian right now, I know this co-host is because he owns one. I'm not worried about it. Well, I'm here to tell you, hang tight. The value of the Mandalorian will be going up significantly here over the next couple months. There's your Eric Stone weather forecast prediction. By the way, am I getting one of those toppers or not? What do you mean, are you getting one? I told you I wanted one. You're on the list. You can get me one. Okay, sweet.
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    But it doesn't necessarily mean you're getting one. I know. Everybody asks it. I'm like, I'm just making sure I'm on the list. I did get a lot of emails this last week. It was like, don't tell anybody. I don't want anybody to know I'm buying a topper. Yeah, can you secure one for a fact? And I'm like, I could lie to you. Other people might and say, yeah, absolutely. But I don't know. Maybe Stern's the one that gets to decide whether they make $10,000 or they make $100,000. I have no clue. We'll have to wait and see. You want to know what the deal of the week is? Yeah, it's an Avengers premium on Pinside with Topper and Armor and Art Blades for $8,400. Buy, buy, buy! Look at that. It's like you're reading my mind there, PJ. I'm very good. PJ?
    59:42
    so it was a stupid like from a goofy movie no that was a oh pj that is another reference to the goofy movie no it was a stupid reference to my favorite disney animated film robin hood prince john and took the words right out of my mouth pj sorry man i'm so childish but you're right brian avengers premium i like falsey better avengers premium is on pin side with a topper and armor and art blades for 8,400 bucks. I don't know how this is still for sale. Let's update this. It's still for sale, people, outside of Jacksonville, Florida. Buy, buy, buy! J. Dix 1987. Bet that was when he's born. So if you're willing to deal with a 34 year old, hit up old J. Dix. Zach, I don't think you did your math right there. I was just guessing.
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    Oh wait, did you say 87? Yeah. Oh, I should listen instead of Did I get that right? It depends on when their birthday is. No, you got it right. I just wasn't listening. uh now warning it's almost like getting it wrong warning listener the game is upstairs but they can move it downstairs for easy exit out of the house well if that's the case then why did you even put that sentence in there somebody's gonna be like no actually i prefer it upstairs let's go ahead keep it up there but they're open to trades for a jurassic park premium and a godzilla premium also you know what i'm gonna do something special here deal the week from flipping out pinball i want to do something i don't know what to call it lane you're you're brilliant maybe you can think of a name for this segment. I want to give a steal of a deal for flipping out pinball once a month. What can we call that?
    61:18
    I'm going to give you a steal of the deal, but I'm only going to give this big deal like this once a month. Give me that big deal.
    61:26
    Oh yeah, give me that. That's what you call it. That Batman 66 LE that I've got with that topper that you just can't buy. I've got it listed right now I think for like $22,000, $23,000. It's kind of the market rate. It's going right. For what? I'm sorry. Oh, my God. For Batman 66 LE. Oh, that game is so good, Zach. Low plays, mods. It's got it all. It's got the hinges, the powder. It's beautiful. It's gorgeous. You can have this. If you're a listener of the Pinball Show, you have to let me know you're a listener. You come pick this thing up with cash, $20,000. It's yours. That's a savings of $2,000 to $3,000. Buy, buy, buy. I'm really going to have a talk-in-to with Nicole. She's going to be like, are you serious? First this, then that? Now, are you sure you want to kick off this new deal segment with a $20,000 game? Why not? That is a steal.
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    Absolutely a steal. Stealing is free. No, don't steal this game, please. I don't have the deals of the What the F this week, but I do have a reminder that the pinball bounty has not been fulfilled on that creature from the Black Lagoon. I will say that I do have a conversation with a guy on Pinside that listed a restored one for $11,000 that looks juicy and good. But also as a reminder, you guys can't just forward me public information. I'm not going to give you $1,000 if you just say, hey, here's a Pinside ad.
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    No. You've got to put the work in. What are you, one of these correspondents here at the pinball show? No. You've got to put the work in. You've got to find one that's not listed. You've got to talk to people. If you want to make a bunch of money in pinball that you didn't earn, just make mods. You can't just send me a link. I can find the game myself there. But as always, I'm just here to report the facts. Because numbers, they'll never lie to you. Sometimes they do, though. On Pinball Market Trends.
    63:20
    Alright, let's close this show up. That was a mess. Sew her up. Where can people contact you if they really want to?
    63:29
    They can email me. dude at insanityfalls.com I was waiting for you to list the address of like a local McDonald's. That would have been good. I hang out there for the free Wi-Fi. Why are you on video now? When did this happen? I don't know. And why do you have disco lights? I'm waiting on here. What's going on? Can people check out your podcast somewhere? No. Where are you hosting your podcast? You can email me. Dude at insanityfalls.com I'll tell you. Dude at Insanity Falls You love that name Insanity Falls, don't you? It's fine.
    63:57
    I changed my mind overnight. you can email me at the pinball network at gmail.com you can get a hold of dennis or anybody else from tpn over there as well we'll forward it or you can reach me at zach z-a-c-h at flip the letter n out pinball.com and the product showcase this week is a mandalorian pre-order i told you it was training up so why not try to sell this damn thing we do have i think a spot or two in the february march run of mando pros so the premium still a little bit of weight and we are taking an interested list for the toppers should they be just widely available we got it at all here it's flipping out pinball insider connected kits i have pro kits in stock guns and roses le in stock ready to pick up if you want to pre-order an alien pinball machine from pinball brothers you can do so through us we have that used le batman 66 as well as that new batman 66 premium with a little ding in the decal we'll take care of that godzilla pro pre-owned do i have one oh yeah it's up in chicago finby's up in chicago area and then want to go pick one up bd's got one for me up there star wars the pin comic edition new in the box and used take your pick cactus canyon se and se plus pre-orders we know some are shipping it's gonna be a little bit but got that elvira 40th you don't need to wait any longer if you want that brian just you say it and it's coming your way okay i want one i don't want to pay for it though that's very expensive pinball machines but it's worth it zach sharp says it's you know it's all about the fun It is. Come on. It's all about the fun. There's $25,000, $30,000 worth of fun there. Come on. Star Wars Premium Comic pre-owned. We have that, as well as the L.E. Topper pre-owned. We have that. And people stop saying, ooh, it's overpriced at $39.99. I know it's overpriced. I know. They were only, what, $1,000? Yes, it is overpriced. But they're not making them anymore. I sure as hell can't ever find one readily available. So that's what the price is. Oh, Bo. Rush accessories, pre-orders Put your name on the list for those Same for Godzilla, we got Art Blades in stock for Godzilla If you want one of those, get on our website Purchase and we will send them out The Elite Pinball Indiana Jones Deluxe Topper We have those, wait until you see the next Elite Pinball Toppers, it's unreal We have banners, we have Escalier, eh, Escalier turn around 3-4 months Merchandise Oh, oh, this is important, LB Louisville Show, you gonna be there? No. Son of a bitch I'm going to TPF can't just gallivant around like that oh you are going to tpf i'm on the way you serious clark dude i know you are this is for entertainment purposes of course oh great great how can people identify you he's gonna have a name tag i don't know maybe i'll wear a wizard hat i so want you to wear a name tag that says hi i'm Lane Bryant. Please, please do that. For all of you that want to come see us over at the Louisville show, we're going to have a big booth there March 11th through the 13th and show specials coming very soon. We're going to have some Godzilla premiums, Godzilla pros, Mandalorian premiums, Mandalorian pros, Rush premiums, Rush bros and if you want them at a discount, boo ya. But you got to be there Sunday when the show closes to break it down and take it home with you. We don't ship, so don't ask. TPN last week with the final round pinball podcast episode 50 the legend of liming very nice tribute to the pinball god that was and is liming sheep triple drain pinball podcast episode 14 robert byers jumping off the top rope with the elbow kaboom you realize that people can't see i know that's all just for you i know and i appreciate it i wish it could be a video it's really good the fourth annual district 82 winter 2x knockout tournament. Go check that out on the VOD. In TPN this week, we have another final round pinball podcast episode and possibly a free play pinball podcast. They have some big guests lined up. Big guests indeed. I miss Hammy over there. It's been a hot minute since we were free play. I'm excited. Also make sure to like, follow, subscribe to TPN on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Twitters. For Lane Bryant and Sanity Falls and for Dr. Dude, I'm Zach Manning. Pinball's fun. And always practice safe pinball and stay white and nerdy. See you all next week.
    68:16
    Oh yeah, I was going to tell you on the way to pick up groceries, I drove past Elaine Bryant. I thought that was a pretty kick-ass name. What?
    68:24
    Elaine Bryant? Yeah. Isn't that the big girl store? Yeah, it is. That's where the joke was written. It was so pervy. Yeah, it is.
    68:33
    Opened up the mailbox and there was the Elaine Bryant catalog. I know what I'll be doing today. During the refractory period, I thought, hey, that'd be it.
    68:41
    Mm-hmm. So there you go. You can call me Lane Bryant. Oh, God. What is that? Well, no, it's just brake pads.
    68:52
    Hmm. They need new ones. Yeah. They're cheap. Callahan. Sorry. Weird reference. Hey, Zach, who's your favorite little rascal? Oh.
    69:05
    Thank you. Hello? Okay. Oh my goodness. This is perfect. This is a good part of it. Okay. Thank you. Love you. It would be great if you would help right now. It would be great if he would just help right now. I'm doing something else right now, just like I said, okay? Okay. All right. Man. I didn't think they'd allow people like you to reproduce, so. Well, it's a loophole. It's a loophole.
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    Is that too strong? Oh no. Usually I have Dennis here to tell me no, Zach. Oh no. No? That one's gone? No? No. Okay. That's too mean. Too mean?
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    you