East Stroudsburg, PA
Quoted from robotron:look at the shape of this box looks like its ready to collapse. what a beating!
A lot of turbulence on that flight.
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Quoted from ezeltmann:There should be a live Alien game stream starting soon-ish on Facebook .
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https://www.twitch.tv/heyplaythis
As of 8:32 still not on. Blown fuse issue
Quoted from ezeltmann:https://www.twitch.tv/heyplaythis
As of 8:32 still not on. Blown fuse issue
And we are live .. not me but them
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Quoted from cjmjmm2006:Hi guys.
Great question. Alien is the top dog in an incredible collection of games at Starport. It has beat out the likes of Batman 66, Rob Zombie LE, Ghostbusters LE, Game of Thrones LE, Tron, Totan, X-men LE, Mustang, Star Trek, Iron Man VE, and other titles to name a few.
I have had some customer interaction with their thoughts on the game. To me if a location game looks the part, that is half the battle. Almost the other half entirely is theme and relation of the theme to the player. The cabinet and screen on Alien make it an absolute winner as an earner.
This game has been played heavily and I have heard only one played say he doesnt like the game play and even he can not deny the Alien stands out in a line up.
I have a lot of hard data that I keep on everything I operate. Obviously this is not a Redemption piece or earning on that level. It is earning well enough to justify it's existence. Now is the ever difficult battle with pinball, what is the maintenance schedule like.... if all goes well this will be a very good earner for a long time because of the uniqueness of the game play and the over appearance of the game vs our other titles in this collection of games. Starport gets each and every new game so this also will be a test for alien on a monthly basis.
Also on its way is Cruisin Blast and The Walking dead Environmental Shooting Experience. Which I am sure will also be great for the crowd at this location. We also mix in some classics and novelty games, not positive on what is there currently but I can guess some, dig dug, track and field, pole position cockpit, pacman, donkey Kong, missile command, centipede, after burner, space invaders, karate champ, metal slug, rush 2049, quick and dirty crash (great earner) even after 17 years, so others and some pvp fighting games. We also plan to be more involved with the fighting community by having weekly console tournaments but that doesn't really help at the coin box. Just helps get people in the door to check us out and have a brew.
Thanks again for the questions. As you can probably tell I'm not big on the Internet and checking the forums so I apologize for how this is written and the delayed response.
Best,
Chris
What was the issue with the bottom pop bumper and right loop inserts not lighting up? I noticed that in the stream last time.
Quoted from Whysnow:mof, you need to play this in person to form a better opinion on the sounds.
Like you, I am big on sounds in pinball. Just trust me on this one. Play it for a full night in a sound friendly environment before you judge more. I get the impression the stream mic was not picking up much until jack made some adjustments part way through.
There is LOTS of exactly what you are asking for. It is subtle but in a good way. The sound package on this game is amazing and I assume only getting better!
I think there is a good chance mof may have left (the stream) before you guys moved the mic and you could hear the subtle sounds more clearly.
Wrong thread: But ill leave it here too. Going to hiltons thread
I have to preface this comment by saying i think the game is coming along great and i am really impressed with the attention by the entire team to answering questions and putting in their best effort to make this game great.
Right now the Alien head is the most underwhelming part of the game. Of course, except for the Heighway produced videos, I have only seen the top down perspective for most scenarios. I am expecting the reverse will be true by the time you guys are done with it.
My observations and suggestions (feel free to tell me to be patient and shut up):
1. There appears to be no indication as to how many hits you have left on the Xeno head (to start multiball) displayed on the LCD screen.
2. I would like to see some sort of feedback on the screen for each Xeno head hit. My suggestion is a very quick static-interruption style menacing Xeno appearance overriding the standard "status" screen. The ball will most likely be rolling right past the playfield screen at the exact moment this animation appears.
3. It's been mentioned before, that the Xeno head would benefit greatly from having a dedicated spotlight and /or flasher strobe. I would suggest that each hit would spotlight the head (again very briefly); which would inspire the player to shoot there often for the coolness factor. This is the No.1 mod i would want should Heighway not change anything.
4. From what i have seen when the head has grabbed the ball in videos, it seems to happen all too quick. My suggestion to be to drag it out with movie clips related to the scene ala "sparky Multiball startup" , which is way too long actually. The main point is that it should be a spectacle (IMO) , especially at the current level of difficulty. The wow factor of this toy has yet to be shown to it's full potential. Please let me know if you disagree or support this (pinsiders and developers).
I mean this all as constructive criticism and fully realize that part or all of what i suggested might already be planned. I have in in my (not Xeno) head that this feature should be the main draw and selling point of the game (again, think sparky) and as we are seeing in these streams, it has been underwhelming , if not confusing. The sound it makes when you hit it is great , i must say.
Thanks Heighway team , Hilton and friends, and Jack Danger for all your hard work and attention on last nights stream and overall in bringing us a great game. I want it to be the best game of all time.
**EDIT - Heighway responded, saying the Xeno head (currently) is only a shadow of what's to come. Flashers are to be integrated as well. ** See Hiltons thread for more details "Aliens have landed"
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