I gotta find me a new hobby.... I'll definitely never make it into the big league....

Alien: $6300/$8050

BM66: $8599/$9999

Heighway better have that line ready to go after Expo.

I'm really starting to think that *everyone* has lost their goddamn minds.

I've never been someone who complains non stop about the price increases that have been going on for many years now, but it really is reaching the breaking point for me personally. Just kind of turns me off to the hobby as a whole. Can people still get most of their money back when they want to sell? Probably. But for how much longer? And with the prices being as high as they are to begin with, even a relatively small loss of 15% is going to cost you plenty of money.

Bingo. If you think someone is gonna pay you $7700 for your used Stern Premium think again. You're going to start taking a hit if you buy at that price, the used market ain't gonna sustain it.

making those 8k remakes look like a bargain!!!!

Yep, me too, for the first time since I started buying pins and its not just NIB the used market as well has gotten crazy, after Aliens i think its time for a break.

With my Alien order I am getting a FTH playfield as well. Hobbit just arrived. GB premium next week. Everything seems to have arrived at once. I'm three machines over space limit already and can't find buyers for two I'm trying to sell. I have enough pinball raw material now to keep me going for years if I never buy another machine. Can I sit out a round of price rises? Better believe it.
Alien is going to be so awesome that I will easily take a break from buying. Definitely not from the hobby as a whole, but definitely from buying.
Staying on topic, Alien is actually going to be awesome. I'm interested to see how often I switch around the playfield.

Alien LE will be the greatest pinball machine ever made.

But no pressure or anything, right?

You described me to a "T". Sand rails, quads, UTVs, boats, but owning a pinball machine never crossed my mind until Metallica came along. There is money out there for sure.

At what point do we see the big players financing (through partners) like the recreational vehicle market. For only $199 a month for three years you can own a pinball machine!

ALIEN PINBALL - Official Game Thread, 75 new posts - NOTHING even related.

It already happened at Pintastic New England this year. We had a on site local bank financing pins at the show.

What is "related" to you? Release - no? Talking about prices etc. - Yes

Is there going to be a Australian distributor?
If not should I just order directly from Heighway?

and this is exactly why I'm really starting to get annoyed with this hobby.

imagine a company like baskin robbins started to promote a new ice cream flavor with next to no details about it and then followed up with a marketing campaign "coming 2018!". a year later, they release a b/w photo of said ice cream but you still have no idea what flavor it is or what's supposed to be. we'd probably all shake our heads and forget about the whole thing.

I understand that when working with a company who owns the IP, you have certain obligations to uphold and meet, but to announce something like this and now [almost 2 years later], we [the potential customer] still don't know anything more than we did over a year ago. that's pretty disappointing.

and while I'm not advocating that stern is perfect (far from it with all of their recent issues), it's amazing that they are able to keep most of their details completely under wraps until they are almost ready to release a product. that's the one area that they have been more than successful at, keeping the time table short enough that the hype train continues to move forward at steady pace

I have high hopes for the title and I hope that andrew and the team can pull it off and meet the expectations that have been building for the better part of 2 years. thank god expo is less than a month away now

Got my key chain sorted just need my game, come on HP!!

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Zaxx in Melbourne I believe. I'm ordering direct though.

Spooky just announced game 3 pricing at $6250 500 units no LE. Things are heating up.

Apples to apples thoughts?

With a run that size, I might be able to get on the list. I wanted an AMH, but couldn't afford one before the list was full. RZ didn't do much for me, but the genre that Spooky produces has some great potential. Honestly, with them being a little over 1/3 of the way through 300 RZ (according to today's post) and needing to make a little less than 200 Dominos machines, Spooky #3 is a little ways away in production. What does that mean? Well, if Alien is cool and Spooky #3 is one of the titles I'm hoping for, I'll get both.

F Stern at this point. If JJP #3 isn't anything to do with the phone trademark people are talking about, that is a wildcard. If it's not JJ might also be the trolliest troll Pinside will ever see.

lol, stop right there. You're comparing a $2 ice cream to a multi-thousand dollar luxury product? You must surely be aware that other luxury brands follow this exact same pattern? Tesla motors for example announcing the model 3 in March of this year, with product expected to ship in late 2017 (almost 2 years)?

There have also been multiple reveals along the way. We've seen cabinet and playfield art, models used in the game, discussions on rules, music and sound effects... In just a few more weeks we should see the final product

I'm curious where people are getting these prices from. I've talked to CT about getting a Full Throttle and the quoted prices were more like 7k/9k. Can't imagine Alien is going to be cheaper.

http://nitroamusements.com/FULL_THROTTLE.html

http://nitroamusements.com/ALIEN.html

Direct from Heighway is cheaper, even including shipping to the US.

Strange. But good to know.

I pre-ordered a Full Throttle direct from Heighway. It ended up being exactly the same as Cointaker's price including shipping.

Heighway has a website with an order form with prices.

better contact Zak to be sure.

Incorrect. Nitro pricing is the same as Heighway. I'm pretty sure Cointaker's is as well.

They list FullTh at $6995 w/Free Terminal shipping

Heighway direct buy is $5,950.00 plus shipping which is around $300-400.

No idea on what "options" cointaker has on their models though...so, who knows?

Nitro would be cheaper for Canadian customers once local taxies are levied, I think.

However, direct from Heighway is the cheapest option for US customers.

Cointaker SE includes 27" large screen and black trim last time I checked.

Mystery solved, thanks guys. Heard CT's prices were the same but it never seemed to add up, until now. Add extra features you want anyways and boom exact same. Looks like all Distributer pricing is the same.

I'll be curious to know if shipping direct with the original locked price is cheaper than with Nitro. Might have to ask both parties.

Waiting for my alien arrival.

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Looks like yours arrived early!!!

Ok, what are the news? When can we expect to see pictures of the *final* game, or at least populated playfield?

Thanks!

Wow this looks great, i'll be following Really like the layout.

there's a thread somewhere...something about Alien official game news or thread, something...it should have the info you want.

Hey Dave, let me point out a handy Pinside feature that will help when you're after info like this. Note that at the top of each post is a little head and shoulders silhouette icon. Click that and you'll see all the posts in this thread by that person. Click it on the OP, Heighway Pinball, and you'll get all the info you desire.

Here is a image of the playfield with CAD design superimposed.

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Thanks! That is pretty handy (and easier than 150 pages )

Wow...I really like the look of that!

I agree strongly with this.

What interests me about Heighway is the features and pricing. More machine for less money? Plus supporting someone other than Stern which is milking pinheads for all they're worth? Yeah, Heighway will get my business. If I ever see a gameplay vid...

Hi Kaneda!

Who is this Kaneda I see referenced throughout Pinside? Can anyone share context?

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-official-pinside-skit-b-predator-discussion/page/133#post-2355088

Can you please put lasers in it

Oh man that looks bitchin! It's soooo tempting to pull the trigger on this game but I just can't get myself to buy any game without playing it first.