Stern Pinball Announces Fix for Star Wars: Fall of the Empire Death Star Shot; The Walking Dead Remastered Gameplay Streams; Interviews
By knapparcade
During yesterday's summary of the recent interview with Stern Pinball's George Gomez, I mentioned that Stern has developed a solution to the high reject rate that the Death Star ramp on its new game Star Wars: Fall of the Empire has been experiencing since launch. Stern's Jack Danger recently showed off the new part that widens the opening to the Death Star on Episode 3 of his "Ask Jack Anything" video series. Below is an image that compares the new and the old part. All new Star Wars FOTE machines will automatically ship with the new part installed. Owners of early run machines can contact Stern Pinball to get the part.
Speaking of Stern Pinball, the folks at the Triple Drain Pinball Podcast recently interviewed Stern designer Keith Elwin:
I'm a little late in mentioning this one. I was going to mention it yesterday, but I decided to talk about the Gomez interview instead. Stern finally did the first official gameplay video of its new Walking Dead Remastered game. I have embedded it below:
The Dirty Pool Pinball Podcast recently shared an interview with Spooky Pinball's Corwin aka Bug about the development of the Company's upcoming game Beetlejuice:
The other day, I shared a picture of HEXA Pinball's new collaboration with the French automaker Renault to promote its vehicle the Twingo. At the time, people asked if it is for sale and how much it cost. I didn't know then, but I think that I do know now. Based on the following article, the machine costs "€17,000, or about $19,784 at current conversion rates." "Let’s start with the most expensive thing in the Twingo collection, a made-to-order Twingo-themed pinball machine. You know, for simulating traffic around the Arc de Triomphe. Custom-built in Bordeaux, it seems to be a rebranded Hexa Space Hunt machine with new artwork. The playfields look nearly identical, the dimensions, power demands, and player count are identical, and while the Twingo-themed machine seems to be largely meant as an in-showroom attraction, you can buy one for €17,000, or about $19,784 at current conversion rates. Considering a Space Hunt machine retails for €7,499 before VAT ($8,727), something tells me we aren’t looking at around ten grand in taxes. The Twingo machine’s cool, but it’s also outrageously expensive." Renault Will Sell You A Twingo Pinball Machine That Costs Almost As Much As The Car
