How long have you been in the hobby? I'm surprised you haven't fallen into the Magic Girl vortex just by accident. Lot of threads on Pinside about the whole debacle and Jpop's continuing scam.

Actually, he's been pretty honest about the "game" and self-depricating about how his one pin isn't really playable. Here's the thing about K's collection tastes....he values the "rare and special" more than the game itself. He has a "Kong Off' Donkey Kong & a Fix-It Felix because they have a "story" attached...not because they're worth what was paid for them or are worth playing. I love DK, but who gives a shit if it has Billy Mitchell's face on it? Well, K does...and if that makes him happy, why should that bother me? Fix-It Felix isn't a "real" prop that was ever really in a movie...I'd never pay more than a few hundred for one if I even wanted one...but hey, it makes him happy.

That's not really the case. He recently interviewed George Gomez, Gerry from P3, JJ from Game Exchange, and ...well, I'm not "industry" per se...but me!

I'll give him this...I think he's matured and grown. Will he always be more of a "personality" than a player? Yes...but hey, there are a million different ways to "do" this hobby, and no one is "right"...the way he does it makes him happy, and I feel like he's now more interested in learning about people and their way of hobbying vs. judging them based on his tastes. He's owned up to his trolling & personal witch hunts and has knocked it off, and has made his Podcast more positive & informative. Hell, I went on the podcast....and if I could do that with a former "Arch Nemesis"...I think that says something. I think that most people are incapable of change, and it seemed likely that K was one of those people....but I think he has become a bit more self-aware and introspective and has changed for the better.

You're doing it right.

It's possible the people who have the existing games will make a proper game out of it, but no one is ever going to build more of these things. Too much money has been lost, bridges burnt, & emotions exploded. Jpop still has 2 unfinished titles (Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland & Alice in Wonderland) & hundreds of buyers have had their money stolen & don't have a machine to show for it. If you really want games of this style that are playable, just get a TOM, CV and TOTAN and call it a day.