Who wants to play Houdini at Allentown Pinfest ?

PinballSTAR Amusements is now an American Pinball distributor and will have Houdini at Allentown Pinfest May 5th and 6th. We are taking refundable deposits of $ 250 to reserve your spot and get in line for the game or email us at [email protected] to get on the interested list as more info becomes available and game gets closer to production in later 2017. Price is $ 7,000.

More exciting news coming about Houdini and Pinfest as it gets closer...

Joe Newhart
PinballSTAR Amusements
[email protected]
570-357-0042

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wrong.

asked you few days ago if it was possible to get a TWD LE playfield. No reply, either yes or not.

never mind

is there an european distributor?

Pincades of Chicago Land is proud too announce they are a Distributor for American Pinball Inc. We transported and helped show this game at the Midwest gaming Classic in Milwaukee last weekend with great response, lots of interest and some pre-orders. $100.00 Deposit (Fully Refundable) gets you on the list for when games are available to us. The quicker you are on our list sooner you will get a game when they are available. We are in NW Indiana. NO TAX if delivered to IL, WIS, OH, ETC.
219-924-PINS(7467)

Shipping in late 2017 NOT SUMMER!!!

Email us [email protected]

Pincades
Jesse T

100% would love to see one at Allentown Pinfest. The game looks amazing I think it speaks for itself. Just need to get in some gameplay. If the game plays half as good as it looks I'm in! Don't want to jump the gun on this one would like to play at first. Will deposits be able to be made in person at Allentown?

Awesomeness will prevail!

Wow Rock on AP! That's like 5 distributors in 24 hours.

Snakesnsparklers is proud to announce he is not a Distributor for American Pinball Inc. He played this game at the Midwest gaming Classic in Milwaukee last weekend and heard there was great response, lots of interest and some pre-orders. $0 Deposit (fully refundable) gets you on the list for a burrito. The quicker you are on our list sooner you will get a burrito when I'm available. I am located in WI. NO TAX if delivered to IL, IN, OH, etc.

414-262-PINS (7467)
Shipping in late 2017, coming soon!
Email me [email protected]

-Snakes

It's hard to dignify this with a response but...

Mirror mirror on the wall who has the most prejudiced of them all??

Need to give this game a chance play it first and realize what it's all about. Try to be unbiased upfront.

I thought I heard that 1,000 of these will be made? Is that still true or is the number now unlimited?

Hey Rosh....I know its waaaaay early, but is there a second game on the radar for you guys?

Play better Woody

I made that post months ago, and to call it "prejudiced" is absolutely ridiculous. You can add all the question marks you want but it's pretty obnoxious to use that kind of language in a thread like this. And I can be as "biased" as I want when it comes to pinball.

Yet another guy who completely misses the point of a pinball forum.

Pinfest is going to rock this year!

On the radar, sure, almost every day we talk about themes for our next game, both licensed and unlicensed. However, 99.23% of our focus is on getting Houdini to be a kick ass game and get production started. Oh, and getting it out to shows so more folks can experience the magic

I am betting it is Alice in Wonderland.

Not a bad thing at all having more companies making pinball machines. Competition is what drives them to be better and make better products and better prices. So glad American Pinball grabbed the torch and ran with it on this one!

Definitely agree this statement.

Even I would be completely amused if they simply rip off all of the Jpop ripoff themes for the next few years...Zombie theme parks...Skab KISS...

UH....no

Update !!!!!!!!

We talked to American Pinball today and they are not against distributors taking deposits. We can take deposits at our discretion.  Its not required, but if you like to put a $100.00 deposit down to secure your spot in line with GAP we will accept that.  Deposit is fully refundable if you decide this game is not your to your liking once final details, gameplay and production timeline is revealed.

Again your deposit is fully refundable if you decide once all the details are revealed that you do not want the game. Once the final reveal, specs and detail of production is revealed, we will ask for half down and the balance upon 30 days prior to shipping. All deposits will be held by Great American Pinball and will not be turned over to American Pinball until production starts.

Price is $6999 + actual shipping cost. Tax will apply to Illinois residents only.

If you would like to put down a deposit, Please send $100.00 to [email protected] that is Great American Pinball's paypal account.

Thanks and if you have any questions please give us a call. 630-440-5190

Hope to do business with you!

Mike @ GAP
http://www.greatamericanpinball.com

PS: I am going out of town for a funeral and will confirm deposits via paypal on Monday.

To be clear on this, American Pinball is NOT taking deposits and no deposits given to a distributor are flowing to American Pinball. We are not taking pre-orders and are not selling direct.

Sweet, congrats Tommy! That means we may see one here for the June show

Hi Rosh,
Do you know when you will probably announce some European (and also worldwide) distributors?
Thanks

Nitro Pinball will have Houdini at our booth June 9-11, 2017 Tacoma, WA www.NWPinballShow.com

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Tommy

www.NITROPINBALL.com

100% confirmed! I played Houdini in Texas....absolutely love this pin and working with AP!

I thought it was a lot of fun. There seems to be a lot to explore, really looking forward to playing it more. You guys should burn one it at Level 257.

We absolutely have plans to do so, and I have a few reach out to me, and I have directed them to Jolly who is handling distribution. Not surprisingly our first focus is first on North america, since there are also legal and regulatory issues we will have to work through going overseas. We certainly have some time before machines are rolling off the line to address this. We are very pleased to have so much interest in Houdini.

I suspect we will start doing some location testing after we get through the next set of shows.

Yes, some lucky guys even got the chance to play it!

Lets take a ride and come to Lavaur, the next French Festival near Toulouse!

So the catapult from MM without the habitrail is really getting your rocks off huh guys?

Lot cooler without a guide for sure... is that what you're asking?

Like Big Guns? Or Aerosmith? Seems like they could have done more with that. Ball into a box was JUST done with Aerosmith....seems.....odd.....?

Well hopefully it uses it a LOT more sparingly than AS. I'm already bored of that toy from watching some videos.

Not the toy as much as the delay half the time to kick the ball out... those kind of constant gameplay disruptions get old to me pretty quick.

Lucky you!

It can be turned off in the settings and you can change it to virtual locks.

Often you can use an opto to handle that wide entrance, but given what else we have going on in that area, there was just no place to put it.

I don't know if it has been said but what about the quality built. Can someone or Rosh talk about it a little?
Just to know if toys, chain and other mech are built with noble materials, If it does not feel cheap.
And of course playfield quality? I'm done currently with crappy playfields of another manufacturer and so I would like to know if it was possible to get some guarantees. Possible to have PP in option?
Thanks

In other words, will it be built like a Stern?

No. I was referring to Stern only about playfield. Except playfield this is solid built.
I have a Standard Woz and I was disappointed about some plastic decors of the left mini Playfield for exemple. It felt cheap
It is just a question of will and I prefer to add some more bucks to get solid toys, decors...

Any chance you'll be coming to PAGG,or,CAX???We here in Northern Calif.would also like to see this pin!!!Thanks!!!

Cornelius you should go no question.

Pin a go go is the pinball players show. I've only been there once, two years ago. Loved it. Met Steve Ritchie and many other great pinball players. Worth the drive.

I will be bringing games to pin a go go in the future. When I am able I will be bringing my games to share at pin a go go.

I was looking online to see how long pin a go go has been going on. Need some history help here. No wiki on pin a go go yet.

I met a girl at pin a go go and was playing her on start trek stern, which was brand new. She lived nearby with her husband, who was NOT at the show. She kicked my ass at Star Trek as she told me she had Been coming to pin a go go for ten years. She never missed it.

Freaking love pin a go go.

I'm recording a new podcast tonight with the history of pin a go go. I will post the show link here. It's going to be good.

Probably no chance of one making it to yegpin hey?

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-spinner-is-lit-pinball-podcast#post-3715590

How about selling the prototype games to the early achievers?

The build quality is of very high importance to us. No way the company will survive if the quality sucks. From what I have seen so far, the cabinet and playfield quality are excellent, and very much where we want them to be. The prototype playfields are showing more dimpling that i would expect after just a few thousands plays, but that is due to us having to go with a quick cure hard coat, given the time crunch we were under. I've been assured that the final playfields will be superior.

He was very much interested in the afterlife and was very much a believer in contact in the beyond, but he did spend a lot of time debunking and exposing fakes and phonies. The game features a 'seance multiball' that captures his interest in the afterlife, it features his Mother, which is whom he was hoping to connect with. So while the seance mode does not necessarily focus on the debunking aspect, he does fit in with that aspect of his life. With various aspects of his life we are taking some literary license, such as his time as a spy (which is not universally accepted). I'm sure some will find how we treat some aspects of his life, not up to their expectations.