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Pinball Omnibus: Episode 6

Cary Hardy·video·11m 14s·analyzed·Aug 1, 2021
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TL;DR

Pinfest coverage, Steve Ritchie/JJP rumor, and Roger Sharpe movie announcement.

Summary

Cary Hardy covers news and rumors from Pinfest and weekend streams, including RPM Specialties expanding to 7-day operations, Christopher Franchi new art packages with multiple manufacturers, updates on Halloween (SE) and Ultraman games at Pinfest, and major industry rumors about Steve Ritchie potentially moving to Jersey Jack Pinball and Lyman F. Sheats Jr. leaving Stern. Roger Sharpe biopic "Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game" is announced for October production with confirmed cast members.

Key Claims

  • RPM Specialties will operate with phone and tech support seven days a week

    high confidence · Cary Hardy citing leak from RPM Specialties stream over the weekend

  • Christopher Franchi is working on three different art packages with three different game companies

    high confidence · Christopher Franchi stated via stream this weekend, per Cary Hardy

  • Christopher Franchi is soon to be back working with Stern

    medium confidence · Cary Hardy citing text communication from Franchi, noting uncertainty ('could be all just smoke')

  • Halloween (SE) game was taken to a horror movie convention in Chicago instead of being shown at Pinfest

    medium confidence · Cary Hardy reporting via hearsay, acknowledges uncertainty about location

  • Steve Ritchie is rumored to be moving from Stern Pinball to Jersey Jack Pinball

    medium confidence · Cary Hardy presenting as unconfirmed rumor, expects official announcement Monday

  • Lyman F. Sheats Jr. may be leaving Stern Pinball to move to a different manufacturer

    low confidence · Cary Hardy citing rumor heard from Kaneda, speculates about possible manufacturer based on coding background

  • Roger Sharpe biopic 'Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game' begins production in October

    high confidence · Official news article cited, starring Joel Courtney and Crystal Reed, directed by Austin and Meredith Bragg

Notable Quotes

  • “I will not watch it. I do not want my first experience of this game to be crap.”

    Cary Hardy @ ~mid-video — Explains his decision to wait for high-quality footage before forming opinions on Halloween and Ultraman

  • “We should be hearing something on Monday. I'm not going to confirm or deny what is going on here and if this is fact or fiction or what but the rumor is that Steve Ritchie with Stern Pinball...is going on to Jersey Jack Pinball.”

    Cary Hardy @ ~2/3 through — Presents major unconfirmed rumor about designer move; signals expectation of Monday announcement

  • “It's not like a major oh my gosh but they haven't announced it yet but they technically have and since they technically have via their stream therefore i'm going to divulge it to everyone else”

    Cary Hardy @ ~early — Justifies reporting leaked but publicly available information about Marco's Specialties

Entities

Cary HardypersonSteve RitchiepersonJersey Jack PinballcompanyStern PinballcompanyChristopher FranchipersonRoger SharpepersonSpooky PinballcompanyLyman F. Sheats Jr.person

Signals

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    personnel_signal: Steve Ritchie rumored to be moving from Stern Pinball to Jersey Jack Pinball

    medium · Cary Hardy reports unconfirmed rumor; expects official announcement Monday; describes as 'big change in the pinball industry'

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    personnel_signal: Lyman Sheets rumored to be leaving Stern for another manufacturer

    low · Unconfirmed rumor via Kaneda; Cary Hardy speculates about which manufacturer based on Sheets' coding portfolio (Monster Bash, Medieval Madness, Attack from Mars)

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    product_launch: Spooky's Halloween game shown at horror convention instead of Pinfest; gameplay footage circulating via cell phone video

    medium · Cary Hardy reports game taken to horror convention in Chicago; gameplay footage exists but low quality; Jack Danger stream expected in 1-2 weeks

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    event_signal: Pinfest ongoing/recently concluded in Allentown, Pennsylvania; featuring Ultraman game with one-ball play format

    high · Cary Hardy reports Pinfest running; Ultraman showcase with positive player feedback on art and gameplay

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    content_signal: Jack Danger planning to stream gameplay of Halloween and Ultraman games within 1-2 weeks

    medium · Cary Hardy cites expectation of Jack Danger stream; plans to watch for first impressions rather than low-quality cell phone footage

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Transcript

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oh man so we've got a good amount of news as well as a couple of rumors that we're going to be going through so what's up guys and welcome back to my channel where i talk and do everything pinball so if that sounds interesting to you then hit that subscribe button down below let me start off the video by actually stating thank you to all of you out there that actually have hit the subscribe button down there because I hit a new milestone of 4,000 and I never thought I would reach that point. It's not like you know a monumental amount but when it comes to pinball that is a pretty good number. So for those of you out there that tend to watch my content but just can't seem to hit this damn button down here join the rest of them out there. There's over 4,000 of them. Let's start off with Marco's Specialties. No this is not a sponsorship it is merely the fact that over the weekend there was a leak that is not like a major oh my gosh but they haven't announced it yet but they technically have and since they technically have via their stream therefore i'm going to divulge it to everyone else out here and that is that they're going to have operations seven days of the week meaning that there's going to be able to be contacted via phone support tech support stuff like that every day of the week now does that mean you're going to be getting your stuff shipped out on Saturdays or Sundays because I believe majority of the mail services do not run on those days but you will at least have operation support seven days of the week and I believe it's going as we speak next up is Christopher Franchi now this is also divulged straight from him via a stream going on this weekend that he has stated that he is working on three different art packages for three different games with three different companies wow so that is good to hear that he's staying busy and that we have more of his art on the way he also stated that he's soon to be back with stern now i'm going by what he stated via text so i can't confirm any of that it could be all just smoke or whatever but this is just what he stated a lot of things are going on and coming out this weekend because you have pin fest that is currently running as we speak i actually think it ended within this time frame but it's going on in allentown pennsylvania there's a lot of things that we could dive go through i haven't got a chance to watch all of it so chances are there may be another omnibus or another video over the course of the next few days i'm pretty sure i definitely going to have one on monday and we go over that in just a little bit there a lot of things that are going on For one let see here I got a list here Halloween the game from Spooky Pinball was not at Pinfest Instead, that was taken to a horror movie convention in Chicago, I believe, by Charlie. I believe it was in Chicago. I might be wrong there, but it was a horror convention that he took that game to. And I've heard that there is gameplay footage, but it's like via cell phone over the shoulder. And I have not pursued it. I will not watch it. I do not want my first experience of this game to be crap. I'm sorry. So I'm not going to be able to give you my thoughts and opinions on this gameplay because I want the first experience for me to see, at least on this game, to be good. I want it to be good quality. So I'm going to wait for the Jack Danger stream that should be coming up here in the next week or two. Same thing goes for Ultraman. Ultraman is currently at Pinfest. They were showing that game off there they had it on a one ball play so that way they were able to get a lot of people to experience the game from what i've heard from people that have played it they really enjoyed it the art looks great especially in person so there you have it both of those games i am not watching gameplay footage on until it is in worthy quality so therefore i can give it a much better uh review of my first impressions of it next up we have brian allen the artist with flyland designs who has revealed and unveiled his newest compilation piece and here it is and i've got one on the way so when it gets here i will be sure to do a video on that as well i believe this is an amazing piece and i cannot wait for it to get here to uh hang it up now let's move on to a couple of rumors. Now, I don't like talking about rumors because they're rumors, but they're kind of big ones. And I feel like I need to say something. I have already said on my YouTube channel in the community section that we should be hearing something on Monday. I'm not going to confirm or deny what is going on here and if this is fact or fiction or what but the rumor is that Steve Ritchie with Stern Pinball the designer for a lot of games for those of you who don't don't know this guy Steve Ritchie designed a lot of more than likely some of your favorite games including the getaway that is behind me his most recent one was Led Zeppelin and he did Black Knight Sword of Rage before that the rumor is Steve Ritchie is going on to Jersey Jack Pinball. Is it true? We should find out Monday. There will be an official announcement coming to the pinball industry whether or not it has to do with Steve Ritchie or not I will not say but there should be an announcement on Monday that should put a big change in the pinball industry. The other most recent rumor that I heard Kaneda today actually talking about so evidently there is word going around that there's a possibility that Lyman Sheets is going to be leaving Stern as well. Like he hasn't actually been there for a while and he's going to be officially leaving Stern and moving on to a different manufacturer. Now let's just say for instance that the Lyman Sheets rumor is true. Let's say he is moving on to a different manufacturer. Which one would it make sense that he would go to? American Pinball? No. Because when it comes to code, that hasn't been American Pinball's issue. It's mainly been a design and theme that's been American Pinball's issue. So when it comes to coding, because that is his job, that's what he does,
RPM Specialtiescompany
Brian Allenperson
Jack Dangerperson
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Johnny Mnemonicgame
Joel Courtneyperson
Crystal Reedperson
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announcement: Roger Sharp biopic 'Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game' officially announced with cast and production start date

high · Official news article; stars Joel Courtney, Crystal Reed; directed by Bragg brothers; production begins October; Roger Sharp as executive producer

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    community_signal: Multiple significant rumors circulating about designer and coder movements; major announcement expected Monday

    medium · Cary Hardy posted tease in YouTube community section; expects announcement that will 'put a big change in the pinball industry'

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    product_concern: Low-quality cell phone gameplay footage of upcoming games circulating; content creators prefer to wait for professional stream coverage

    high · Cary Hardy refuses to watch low-quality Halloween footage; cites intention to experience game in 'worthy quality' for first impressions

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    design_innovation: Ultraman showcased at Pinfest using one-ball play format to accommodate high attendance

    high · Cary Hardy reports format choice enabled many players to experience game; positive feedback on art and gameplay

    • 6:40
    let's think about what games have been produced by certain manufacturers, and maybe this will put things in a better form of whether or not this can be considered a rumor or possibility of being fact. let's see he's done coding for games like Monster Bash, Medieval Madness Attack from Mars I wonder if there's anybody out there that's made those games that maybe could use some help on coding maybe even possibly their new game hmm that never got finished code I don't know just seems more logical but i don't know it's rumor we'll see what happens next up is roger sharp not only is it his birthday this weekend he is actually going to finally be having a full fledged motion picture in the work that starts production october and this is kind of funny because and this is honestly when it came to the story of how he saved pinball i had a mental image of how I feel the movie should be, how I believe that story should be told. And it's kind of funny that now it's happening. I was actually so motivated to create a fan-made trailer, if you will. And I'm still working on it. I'm going to do it in my spare time whenever I can. But I'll give you a little teaser right here of what I'm working on.
    8:23
    Thank you But here is the news article and by all means everything I talking about that has an article I will put the link in the description down below. So when it comes to this movie, Joel Courtney from The Kissing Boots Super 8 and Crystal Reed from Swamp Thing and Teen Wolf has signed on to star in Pinball, The Man Who Saved the Game for MPI Original Films. The dramatic comedy produced by MPI is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharp, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City's 35-year ban on pinball. Austin and Meredith Bragg wrote and directed the film, which leads into production in October. Stacey Parks, Lana Link, and Rob Faltzgraf will produce with Nick Reed and Roger Sharp on board as executive producers. Joel and Crystal bring so much remarkable talent and warmth to the project, said the Bragg brothers. We are thrilled to have them on board to bring Roger's story to the screen. So I'm also very happy that Roger Sharp is going to be heavily involved in this. So I'm sure there's going to be dramatization involved in what's going on here to make it a little more interesting, obviously. but I'm also glad that it's going to truly be based on a true story and especially a story that I believe a lot of you as well as myself have a little passion involved in it so this will actually probably be a very passionate motion picture for a lot of us out there so when it comes to my Johnny Mnemonic I'm going to give you a little bit of an update on what I've been doing with that right here the top side is almost done i've got a few little things i need to do and you're like that's nice carrie where's the content for it and i'm right there with you it's like i'm working on it i'm putting it all together but as far as like putting it into a video getting it edited and showing you yeah i'm slacking a little bit there i'm sorry but on this note i'm going to end episode 6 of Omnibus. If you like what you've seen here, give me the thumbs up. And if you haven't already, be sure to hit that subscribe button down below. That way you can be notified of whenever I upload something for your viewing pleasure. And until next time, guys, peace out.
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