No worries really with me and the timeline. I am worried it will be a game that I want even though I'm not a big fan of the movies. Can't really say I can afford it with all the potenital games coming out in 2016. For me, it is about the game play, light show, and the animations. That will be hard for me to say no to.

I just wanted to show from my post and your response that any company would be going through the same tough, long process as Heighway is with Aliens, just as JJP has with their two games, and same with DP with TBL. It would had been great to keep them all quiet until a working final prototype was finished. But as you said, trying to drum up the interest a little too early can sometimes hurt. Hope not in this case.

Hopefully soon, no company would have to show a game before it is time to put it in production.

I really think people are great about being patient as long as you keep up your end of the deal and are honest with them.

I'd love to show the playfield. Not up to me and Andrew.

You may have heard Andrew at Expo say a member of the Alien team had a blood clot and was being taken care of for a bit. That delays some things when it comes to showing the finished white wood. His health obviously comes first. And it's not affecting the rest of the game design now. Just means that we can't show it yet.

All is well. We're working on more good news to post, I promise. Just have to let the process play out.

good. not a single one liner in the first movie which is part of the reason it's on a different level IMO. aliens was a good movie too but just plain action, suspense and fear would have made it better imo.

Half off the f—ing expired eggs !!

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Utterly disagree, but everyone has their own take on things.

Our guide is the films, as they were made, and that's the only way I'd do it, because I love these movies. We're making a pinball, not a movie, and we'll adjust as needed, but when it doubt, the tone of the films is what will light the way.

Has a machine ever done a surprise multiball mode that can just happen during normal gameplay with no warning? That would be great for an Aliens ambush.

Perhaps combined with no hold flippers. So you are just flipping for your life during the onslaught... maybe timed.

I think congo has the midnight madness which is just so very cool especially when you don't know about it.

And and along those lines, having balls stored normally in various places around the playfield in front of a kicker instead of a only in a trough would be necessary and pretty cool. STTNG and TZ does this to some extent. Probably too late to implement in Alien if not already there but I give permission for this idea to be used in a future game.

At the end of the game will the screen say "Game Over, Man" ?

I LOVE the idea of an unexpected added ball. I think using a couple of scoops, that will get loaded as a course of play, but not immediately returned could be an interesting solution. Could ramp up tension as well, since you know its not going to fire until sometime after you load it, but you just wont know when.

interesting. i just got congo and midnight happened for what appeared to be no apparent reason. i don't know the rules though. is that the deal?

understood and agreed. if each mode captures the essence of each film it will be awesome. gotta be tough to not have one be better than the other but I know you can do it. this theme along with everything I have seen so far has me jacked. i think you guys are going to knock it out of the park

Clock is not set to correct time is all. Same thing happened to one of my boys while I was watching. I thought something was wrong with the game for a second but then it went into Midnight Madness. My boy was ecstatic and it a lot of fun. In a game like Alien, it would be cool to have an attack mode pop up now and then in a random sort of way. There could be elements in gameplay to build up defenses to prepare for those attacks. That would keep the player on edge all the time and would be intense.

Yeah, there are a handful of games with a Midnight Madness mode that only happens when you're playing at midnight according to the internal clock.

http://www.flippers.be/basics/101_midnight_madness.html

so in order to get midnight madness i have to have the clock set correctly and be playing when it strikes midnight? This question looks ridiculous but I am gonna let it fly!

It just happens when you're playing at midnight according to the clock. You could set it off by 12 hours and get it at noon. So you don't need the clock to be set correctly.

Yep, was playing JM last night and had a shock when it started at 8pm. A check later and I saw that the clock was set incorrectly.

FYI you need to turn WPC games on at least once a week or the clock starts to drift pretty significantly.

While waiting for playfield art, I gonna get me some hot coffee!

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This thread is starting to drift...

Wah wah wah waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaht?..... that never happens on Pinside.

Drift? Like ... a motorcycle on a slick track? Like in ... Moto GP? Someone should make a game about that!

That is so cool. My wife wants one.

maybe heighway can work this into one of the modes as well!

Damn, that's pretty metal.

Move over, Randy Johnson:

Topper?

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=NEC12726&mode=retail&utm_source=retail_news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BigBadToyStore-Retail&utm_content=

I can't understand the announcer but I imagine that was what he said.

I'm sure the umpire said, "ummm...ball?"

I'm a biker and a big MotoGP fan but Full Throttle missed the target by a mile if that was really the aim. I can't imagine it was though since the toys are road bikes, the bike artwork doesn't look like MotoGP machines and there are roads on the playfield.

Its a non-licensed pin based around general motorcycle racing. MotoGP is but one of several organized sport nods in the game.

Alien artwork approved yet? What's the holdup?

Aurich, 2 days ago:

Saw that, 2 days is plenty of time

I see that Heighway will be at Free Play Florida after IAAPA in Orlando!!

How Many FullT's are you bringing?
Will Alien be on display and playable?

At the Dutch Pinball Open I have seen a picture of the Alien playfield (not yet approved). And it is way above a WOW it just looks marvelous I know, it is all about taste but man this game has the potential to stand out high above all what is currently available.

Thanks man. That design you saw (I imagine on Andrew's phone) has been submitted to Fox, but now we're just waiting to see what they think. So the final outcome is still to be seen.

At this point the process just has to play out. They might have a ton of comments and fixes, we might go back and forth for a while, or it might be smooth and easy. You can guess which outcome I'm hoping for, but it's out of my hands until I hear back and see where we are. So everyone will just have to be patient while we go through it all.

Full Throttle is about the Isle of Man TT (http://www.iomtt.com/), hence the roads ... music from RedLine in Full Throttle is also the official music for the TT.

let me make a few calls..see if we can move this along

Yes, it was a picture on Andrew's phone. It made me get goosebumps and I could see the pride in Andrew's smile when I told him it looks just awesome.

Do you have some compromising photos or something we can use as leverage?

I honestly have no idea how Fox will take it. I documented it really well as far as showing where the various parts came from, but other than that I can only cross my fingers.

this is my next nib pin and I can hardly wait, chose this over got and the hobbit. can hardly wait to see the playfield!

As somebody already said it, I also saw the playfield on the phone and it really looks great. Also the shot layout and the whole concept appeals to me, as does the way that Andrew seems to seek out people with a love for and knowledge of Pinball machines. Btw I ordered an Alien LE today ! This one is going to sell out fast once all is revealed

Love your work Aurich !

It is either going to be this or TWD for my next game, and to be frank, this is winning bigtime.

The only area TWD is winning is the price tag, but at $6300 - per the website as of today - I am really highly considering just jumping in on the pre-order train with this one.

As soon as we can show more we will. But I can't say at this stage when that will be.

In the meantime work isn't stopping on other areas of the game.

I'd be great to see new white wood game play, as the earlier version was incomplete with no ramps.

I'm considering to order this pin, as FTH looks to play nice and I'm impressed rules on that game.

+1. Ordered an LE today and deposit sent !

Does anyone know how many are left?

Yes, Andrew.