Labyrinth

"Is the title a hit? It is kind of. If they announced that they were only making 800, then it would have sold out and we would have been saying home run, right? But because they said they were going to make 1100 and they came in under that, there is a little bit of like you didn't reach your goal."

Barrels of Fun's Labyrinth was only partially successful - company succeeded but title didn't fully meet goals

"I would say that they didn't have a hit first game. Would anyone argue with that? That barrels of funds Labyrinth isn't really like a hit. It's a good game for people who love the theme. It didn't come out and like really, really land culturally in the pinball community as like one of the coolest games you got to jump on. It just didn't. But now we know they can make it and manufacturing is the hard part."

Labyrinth was not a hit but established Barrels of Fun as legitimate

"They might as well just stop making them. Why would they make more? It's over. Like once your demand is zero on a new in-box version of your game, how are you walking into your factory every day? And making more."

Labyrinth has zero demand and should stop production

"Is Labyrinth the right theme to sell 1,100 units? No... If I was the marketing director over at barrels of fun, this isn't where I would have started."

Barrels of Fun overestimated demand for Labyrinth - wrong theme choice for 1,100 units

"I've just got to give it to labyrinth I've got to I've got to give it to the company that rocked up with a game you can buy now I've got to give it to a company who it's their first game"

Labyrinth won Pinball Expo despite being less impressive than Elton John

"There's another movie that I think is a much better game to make than Freakin' Labyrinth... A little movie starring a little guy called Jean-Claude von Damme. The Muscles from Brussels. Bloodsport. $50 million. Way bigger at the box office than Labyrinth. And way more of a movie that men who buy Pinball Machines would be into."

Labyrinth is niche and Bloodsport would be a better pinball theme

"if he just waited, I guarantee you labyrinth is not going to stay a $10,600 game for very long. This game will absolutely be losing a thousand to $2,000 over the course of the year."

Prediction: Labyrinth will not stay at $10,600 for long and will lose $1,000-$2,000 in value over the course of the year.

"What's going to go down with labyrinth is the same thing that went down with Scooby-Doo, the exact same thing."

Predicts Labyrinth will follow Scooby-Doo pattern - people will abandon deposits

"Like have you ever heard a grown man say, hey, let's watch labyrinth? I haven't heard a grown man say that and I'm 47 years old."

Labyrinth theme lacks broad appeal - doubts grown men want to watch it

"And that's why I'm just saying, wait and see and mark my words right now. After we see Jaws and after we see what I know is coming out and after other games come out into the pinball world, you're going to be able to get Labyrinth for a lot less than $10,600."

Prediction: After upcoming game releases, Labyrinth will be available for significantly less than its current $10,600 price.

"I will never buy a labyrinth pinball machine because it's not a theme for me... you're going to be able to get Labyrinth for a lot less than $10,600."

Labyrinth is not a theme the pinball demographic wants and buyers will regret paying $12,000

"this is not an A-list theme, I would argue that this isn't even a B-list theme, I think the theme of Labyrinth is more of like a C-rated theme in my book"

Labyrinth is a C-rated theme, not suitable for A or B-list status

"here's my prediction about this game I think this game is gonna do all right I think they will eventually most likely sell all of these machines as people in the pinball industry get sick and tired of stern being greedy and fleecing all of its customer"

Prediction: The game will do alright and eventually sell all machines as customers get tired of Stern's pricing practices.

"So I don't blame them. I don't blame spooky pinball for telling David Van Es. That this is not going to be what we make. And Labrenth is not a good theme for pinball. It's not. It's not what 40 to 60 year old men want to buy"

Labyrinth would be a terrible pinball theme