Pinball Down Under Part 1: Haggis Pinball

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Episode Summary: 

Manufacturing is hard. Pinball is hard, and when you're starting on the other side of the world from all the suppliers and skilled labour, it's that much harder. COVID-19 did not help Haggis Pinball is the latest cautionary tale of a pinball start-up that promised big and initially delivered but ultimately succumbed to the pressures of the industry. 

Join us this month while we talk about an IT guy who started a manufacturing company, what the heck is a celt, is innovation worth it, remaking old Ballys, COVID-19 production, red flags, and no, we won't be doing Australian accents and barbie jokes.  

 

Sources:

The Aussie Pinball Podcast, Ep 16 – Mike from Homepin

The Aussie Pinball Podcast, Ep 5 – Wayne Gillard

Pinball Profile, Ep 304 – Fathom Revisited from Haggis Pinball

Pinball Profile, Ep 243 – Haggis Pinball Celts Update

2019, Austetrogamer – Made in Australia: Haggis Pinball. Here

2024, Pinball News – Haggis Liquidation. Here

2024, Kineticist. A Detailed Timeline of the Haggis Pinball Collapse. Here

2024, YouTube, Cary Hardy. My Interview with Haggis Pinball. Here

2024, YouTube, Cary Hardy. Unboxing the TRUTH on Haggis Pinball. Here

2024, Knapp Arcade. Haggis Pinball, The Aftermath Here