In short... he feeds on hype and criticism... He’s a horrible source for anything actually about the game itself.

Over and over he proves how his inability to interpret how a game plays or what makes it stand out or not. Some people may call this “changing his opinion...”... but its really his forecasting and interpretation simply being wrong. The difference is he doesn’t just have a take... he goes on how the company or people were WRONG or makes statements about how others will move. He doesn’t actually get the game and business fundamentals, yet he pontificates and trashes those that aren’t doing what hipe believes is right... Yet, he’s proved wrong time and time again.

Yet, you’ll be sure to hear for the 100th time how he has offered his services... yet people don’t take him up... fascinating...

It is depressing to see so many parroting his talking points... because they think sounds great or they think it echos their thoughts.

It's what posers do... so it is all part of the package

I feel really bad for people that don't have enough good pinball people around them to fall into this delusion of reality.

For the same reason if you read a history book - you'd expect the content to be well researched. Or if you listened/read a movie critic, you'd expect them to have some basis or credibility for their analysis and critique. Or that someone who uses citations to build their argument, you'd expect them to actually use VALID ones.

It's called credibility

But if you just want to be entertained while rotting your brain... just go find some alt-news channel.

So two things he's never actually participated in. Seems legit..

Don't confuse entertainment with REALITY

That's the problem.. people can't seem to separate fiction from reality.

Marketing Pinball?
Marketing commercial vending?

Does he have any experience running the actual product business or bringing products to fruition? No

His career is marketing campaigns for other people's products. AKA coming up with the impactful ad campaign to drive interest and eyeballs. Not the business of picking the product, nor owning the business decisions of the company/product.

His role is to come up with the commercial/gimmick to sell/promote your idea/product/brand.

Literally his job is to just make people talk about you. Which is what he does in his hobbies and no matter how unqualified, how wrong, how hateful, how ignorant of the topics he pontificates on... some of you can't get enough because you "just want to be entertained"

Ads are meant to generate buzz... or generate awareness. Not be the source of truth.

given how man newbloods always flock to him I doubt he resorts to cheating. I mean the total counts we are talking here are a few hundred... not needing millions.

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Yup - because he's all hype and no actual substance. The guy doesn't know what actually makes great pinball. Which is why he's such a horrible assessor of games from pre-release stuff before other people actually play the games and flush it out. His constant 'you should consult with me...' nonsense is so comically bad. Yet people continually turn to his opinion as if it's some bellweather or insight. He's a complete bullshitter.

The thing is... there is nothing to Dox. I'm not 'hiding behind a keyboard' or other non-sense... my name to my handle is all over the web and has been for decades. It's right on my tiltforum's profile (there was no name field on pinside last I looked). It's also the VERY FIRST GOOGLE HIT on the name. It just goes to show yet again how little he actually knows about the topics he pontificates about. He's all mouth, no experience.

The sad thing about that previous contact with his employer, etc is obviously he lost the real takeaway from that. I'm sure the boss didn't care about his pinball adventures, but probably cared about his BEHAVIOR. Stuff like an individual having drunken rage/hate fests streaming on facebook, or attacking individuals and businesses online, etc.. and not them not wanting to be associated with 'that guy'. Guess he missed the point about it being BEHAVIOR and how it impacts his reputation.

As soon as someone pointed out the post to me... I knew he'd delete it..
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And sure enough, this morning.. it's gone.

First time caller I see?

The leopard can't change his spots.. and it's why he's so predictable. He'll make some statement about how it's not all about the drama, he won't do it again, it was a mistake, etc. It's all rubbish... and he'll be right back up on the horse in no time. He contradicts himself so much it's not even amusing to point it out.. it's just sad.

He's the type that kisses rear left and right or goes out of his way to connect with people to try to build a group of people that 'like' him or be buddy buddy with him... so when he goes off the rails he has a safety net of people that will stick up for them and say good things about him.

It's really sad so much of this is so old now that the new people coming along don't have a summarized history of it all to see it in context. But "its entertaining!" as they say...

I did 'out' myself - but he deleted the whole thread afterwards so you'll just have to go on the word of 'haters' and swine...

And no I didn't get $50... besides he would need to pony up a lot more than $50 to make me jump.

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I am more amazed you all are more concerned over the fears of doxxing - and not the point the guy couldn't figure out how to type 'flynnibus' into a google search bar - or look at profiles on pinball websites.

That and he owes me $50!!

Not familiar?

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Kaneda isn't a beef head... but he's aggressive metro...

Are you sure you know what that means? Nothing ad hominem at all there. My comment is about directly about him and his behavior - with purpose. The discussion WAS people talking about the very photo, and I was talking directly about Chris' presentation and attitude. It literally is the topic...

of course he brings it on himself when he tries to insult other's health or living. Par for the course for him, talking before thinking or knowing something.

Why do you buy into this narrative? Because he repeats it so much?

The world is not a handful of podcasters and what they cover or not... Just because some of his favorite targets don't cover the topic, doesn't mean he is the sole champion of the topic. This is just more talking head non-sense where people repeat it enough until others start to believe it.

Don't worry, apparently you have to pay for that pleasure now!

You know... paying for his content... something he said he doesn't support or need... until... he changes his mind and does exactly what he chastised before.

No, that is the narrative I'm talking about. That 'Kaneda is the only one...' -- this is completely non-sense. Where is Kaneda getting most of his fodder for this campaign? Oh yeah... Pinside threads. The world is not just a handful of podcasters. So complaining that SDTM or some other handful of shows don't cover it, so that makes Kaneda the sole champion of this cause is delusional thinking. But it's a narrative he keeps pumping (and this is not the first topic... its yet another predictable pattern of his) and then people like you parrot it along.

Dude... stop listening to so many podcasts and actually go outside and see real people. The podcast tit-for-tat world is not real world - its just an echo-chamber of a small group of people.

There are many potential outcomes that would hold up legally that wouldn't result in those owners getting 'market value'. For example, JJP could offer cash compensation, or a future discount, or buy-backs.

Truth is, he doesn't want to give up the appreciation and is willing to hold out. Just like he's flipped so many other games before. He's the biggest hype monster around.... because it suits his personal interests as well.

For your viewing pleasure...

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I think Kaneda actually looks a bit like Bruce Boxleitner here when you blow it up...

I know right..

I'll have you know that my avatar's jpeg was captured lovingly from VHS to a jpeg video capture card back in about 1996... old school!

Nah, it was commercial video gear at the time. I forget the make, it didn't do anything but digitize NTSC video. But I spent hours after work using it and the nice commercial sony vhs deck to screen grab many of my favorite iconic shots in the film.

The plot thickens....

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It’s the thought that counts

Failing when it’s in plain sight is just the icing on the cake.

Find me a photo of jack sparrow wearing a blue and grey hat… you so crazy

I don't think so - early on Mirco was mum on his process, but CPR was basically pointing out it had to be digital print. I think this goes all the way back to WoZ era.

Mirco has the ability to do both - but has always done digital prints to my knowledge (he uses silkscreening for his effects, etc). CGC obviously has the historical screen printing but they are not the only other large scale shop in the business. https://www.buthamburg.de/en/playfields in Germany also does screenprint fields.

Has something else changed... this is the $1,000,000 question isn't it? And that's the part only real insiders know... why the failures now and so consistently. Especially since everyone has their own steps, products, etc.. its hard to draw straight line comparisons. We can only judge the output...

It was a slow seller beyond the die hards. Which is why LE/CEs sold.. but not so much standards. Only after JJP announced they were not making more did interest really start to peak.

Unless you are the type to chastise and ridicule your peers for trying to monetize... and then turn around and do it yourself.

It's why he'll live on like a cockroach... always new people that will come along and not believe the stories and be naive... I mean you just had a poster a page ago admit he didn't know the tale, but bought into ribbing Rarehero because it's the narrative. People are gullible and innocent enough to listen to this believable crap.

Make him publish the episode where he read his emails he sent to Robin that really lead to him making the guy who would give anyone a lifetime a chances to immediately banish him for good.

#PublishTheEpisode

People talk about people 'maturing'.. Maturing? The guy is like 40yrs old, when does one expect him to start maturing and change?

Same schtick over and over.. eventually some tire of it, but there always seems to be fresh meat to get suckered in.

many act like this is some random anonymous internet thing - It's not. Many of us hang out, get together at events, buy/sell from each other, or mingle in many different ways

Chris was the type that goes out of his way to try to be friends with ANYONE, so that when he gets caught being a douche, he has lots of people there to stand up for him. You know the type that you just met 3mins before, and he's begging you to come over to his house and be buddy buddy? Yeah.. that was him as he got into the hobby. And it's not because he's just friendly - there was motive.

The guy would act like he's the hotness, and would try to burn and bury anyone who dared called out his shenaggians. The Fix it Felix deal was classic trying to bully a little kid he ripped off, and only abdicated when he was encircled.. and STILL jerked the kid around for months. Total sleaze.

The pinside drama was the cutest because he talks about being a martyr all the time when he was the one verbally attacking everyone and then whitewashing history with his deletion of things when it didn't go the way he wanted. He retreated to a podcast because he could finally talk without the burden of truth of correction interrupting his stream of consciousness. In his world he could spin whatever reality he wanted. And when things go wrong, you just delete history and pretend it didn't happen. Repeat your revisionist stories long enough and the greenhorns will take it and run because they don't know any better.

The stuff he sent robin and the mods was so vile, so disgusting, so hateful, and so angry he deserves every ounce of distaste people have for him. Because as a PERSON he was a horrible person after MANY second chances.

No one should give him a dime until he republishes his real rant episodes - including the one where he read his emails to robin and the mods.

So fitting... I was waiting for the 'but he's entertaining' defenders...

Just more of his bullshit narrative.

Man… if you thought 4 madeup awards made him feel important… wait till he gets a few grand a month in donations. He’ll be like jafar at the end of alladdin.

Once they go on the teet… they can never look back. And when it’s not enough, the weak start berating their listeners for not giving enough.

This shit is like clockwork

His mind? Which one? Because he contradicts himself every few hours i’m not sure which you feel is genuine.

Lol their podcasts pretty much are the example why people follow kaneda. They are dry, insufferably long, and stale news.

The sad part is the people “seeking entertainment” turn off their brains and morals to be entertained.

Publish the emails!

That’s not how it works at all