Spooky Pinball to Do Another Run of Total Nuclear Annihilation "Soon"

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Jun 17, 2022

Analysis

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TL;DR

Spooky planning TNA rerun soon; 2.0 code rumored, pricing likely higher.

Summary

Spooky Pinball designer Scott Danesi announced via Pinside that Total Nuclear Annihilation (TNA) will receive another production run 'soon,' though no official timeline has been disclosed. Community speculation suggests a 2.0 code update may accompany the rerun, with pricing expected to increase from the original $5,995 due to inflation.

Key Claims

Scott Danesi stated Spooky will re-run TNA again soon
high confidence · Direct message on Pinside from TNA designer Scott Danesi
No exact timetable for announcement has been disclosed
high confidence · Danesi message context per article
Community believes a second TNA run would include new 2.0 code
medium confidence · Speculation mentioned in article; rumored Danesi involvement with 2.0 code
Original TNA machines were priced at $5,995
high confidence · Stated as historical pricing fact in article
2.0 code would likely be compatible with first run TNA machines
medium confidence · Further speculation mentioned in article

Notable Quotes

“Spooky will be re-running TNA again soon”
Scott Danesi @ Recent (days before article publication) — Official confirmation from designer of upcoming production run; major community news for TNA collectors
“I have not heard anything official on this subject”
Knapp Arcade (article author) @ Article publication — Clarifies that rerun announcement is not yet formally confirmed by Spooky; only designer statement exists

Entities

Spooky PinballcompanyScott Danesiperson Total Nuclear Annihilationgame Pinsideorganization Knapp Arcadeorganization

Signals

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market_signal: TNA rerun expected to have price increase from original $5,995 due to inflation and market conditions
medium · Article author expects price increase from original $5,995 given inflation since initial release
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announcement: Spooky Pinball planning second production run of Total Nuclear Annihilation with no official timeline disclosed
high · Scott Danesi statement on Pinside that 'Spooky will be re-running TNA again soon'
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product_strategy: TNA 2.0 code update rumored to accompany rerun, with backward compatibility expected for original machines
medium · Community speculation that 2.0 code would be included and compatible with first run TNA machines

Topics

Product rerun/production cycleprimaryCode updates and game enhancementsprimaryPricing trends and inflation impactprimaryCommunity speculation and rumorssecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.75)— Positive reception of rerun announcement; enthusiasm for potential 2.0 code enhancement; pragmatic acknowledgment of likely price increase

Transcript

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A few days ago in a message up on Pinside, Scott Danesi - the designer for Spooky Pinball's fantastic Total Nuclear Antihalation (TNA) pinball machine stated that while he does not know the exact timetable for an announcement "Spooky will be re-running TNA again soon." While I have not heard anything official on this subject, many believe that any second run of Total Nuclear Antihalation would include new 2.0 code, which Danesi is rumored to be working on. Further speculation says that any new 2.0 code would be compatible with the first run of the game. If the company does another TNA run, it will be interesting to see what it prices the game at. The initial TNAs were $5,995, but the world has experienced a whole ton of inflation since then. I would expect to see a price increase.