I don't see why it would. It is 100% pinball fun. It is not like a Pinball 2000 game.

Right here. He folds it up and drives it like a remote control car. I see the tiny wheels in the legs like a shopping cart, but how does this work: https://www.youtube.com/live/bLLCoHUGM00?feature=share&t=320

It is a one-off motorized version. This is not an option on any of the models. Strictly DIY.

flynnibus are you the dude with the pig tails of the dark hand combed hair? Love both hair styles BTW!

I was told the Deluxe ship last. Signatures seem to have sold out? LEs are available from basically every distro for pre-order, so they are not sold out by any means to the end user. Even still they may go ahead and produce the full run of 500? AP seems to have good production facilities compared to some of the other non-Stern Pinball companies. I would imagine they will produce them fast while still keeping up the top notch quality we have come to expect from AP.

It is a $5k option.

Ryan McQuad (sp?) (Sonic Pinball homebrew guy) that works for American Pinball did this just for the show - I thought it was genius marketing but the reaction from the crowd was pretty blase. I don't think he's posted how he did it though.

It better climb stairs and have a fleshlight for 5k.

So you can have sex with it!

Well, since everyone's wives here are supposedly ugly, that may help.

Do you have a space for that on your bingo card?

So if you can drill for fudge, will the game have an AC / DC convertor ?

It's on there already!

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I don't think packing is spoken. Just referenced on this screen. The could have easily used the words collected or gathered so the juvenile intent is clear.

Personally I'm not offended but it's not exactly funny either.

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It's things like this that should've been the focus on the teaser videos!

100 posts about fudge. Reminds me of south park.

^^^ it’s been shown before. But it can never be shown enough, imo.

Also, things are as busy as they get in uranus. Some refer to it as popular and others lively. And there’s always plenty of fudge everywhere.
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I suspect they haven't made 1000 of most of their pins. Maybe Houdini is around 1000. They've never needed to really build more than 1000 games a year in the 5 years they've been making pins, so they have not proven any great production capacity.

I think it would take at least a few months to build 500 LE/SLE, if they don't make any older pins Which would be a bummer since I'm waiting on a deluxe!

I was wrong. 17k and it doesn’t drive? wtf

For 17k the signature should drive, but also look at the confusion over a marketing gimmick...

The tank doesn't drive guys. That was a one-off for funsies.

I think its freakin hilarius and hope they add more of this stuff instead of walking on pins and needles. It's time for everyone to laugh again. This is the only time in history when comedy must be placed under a microscope and scrutinized wether you are allowed to laugh or not. Viva la Comedia!

No, that's not real. Just something they did to one for the show.

if "fudge packing" is "freakin hilarious" then you have a pretty low bar for humor...

I'm not even criticizing it as a joke that's punching down. It's like laughing at a corny joke like why do this chicken cross the road (to get to the other side). It's just lazy and unimaginative.

Granted that was just one small joke shoved in there, and I've seen other more amusing humorous things. But nothing of value is lost by tossing that joke to the side.

if it is funny, then it is funny. pinball has been doing this type of gag forever with BoP making you put your balls in her mouth...

David Fix told me last week at TPF that they are currently making 20-30 games a week.

Really? I saw them driving it around at TPF and thought "oh, I didn't know they could actually move like that. That's pretty cool."

But that was just the one game they rigged up like that? Didn't realize that.

I guess what I'm saying is that joke isn't funny (to me). But stuff like the dead heads on Scared Stiff "good head - Ooh! My favorite", that is a solid joke on repeat hearings.

Just one game but I asked the guy from AP and he said he could do additional ones at $5k each.

That's a nice custom-shop order - I wonder what is would cost to have him add some hydraulics and make it bounce!

For that kinda scratch it would be more useful to sell a mod that raises and lowers the head on power up of the game - stored down when off and raises when turned on .

And add a camera…

Pinside often reminds me of the phone tree game as a kid where someone whispers something and it grows more ridiculous as it passes along.

Wireless though?

adult mode match sequence?

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They did confirm on the stream the diverter button is a useless feature.Has zero strategic purpose

and add an air freshner

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?? Like Rush it's a player controlled diverter. Shooting at the cow/saucer vs orbit/ramp is a big deal in the game. Just because people playing the game for the first time didn't leverage much doesn't mean it's useless.. it means people playing a game for the first time focus on other stuff.

The weirdness that comes out of people... I can't understand.

Ummmm... they did no such thing.

There are two game situations in particular -- Berries mission, and during the Victory Laps phase of Air Strike Multiball -- where it is immensely valuable to use the diverter to keep sending the ball to the right flipper, so you can loop the ramp as quickly / as often as possible.

There are plenty of other situations that aren't as time-critical, but where diverting the ball properly is helpful. For example, if the ball is on the right flipper, and you need the left inlane to qualify a mission, you shoot the ramp and use the diverter button to ensure the ball will flow to the left side, so you can light the inlane and then immediately shoot the right VUK to start the mission.

It's never "required" to use it, but it certainly can help.

If you're wondering how to know where the ball will go: as soon as you shoot the ramp entry, either the left or right side backplane flasher will start flashing: this tells you which side the ball will return to. Pressing the diverter button switches to the other side.

We've also discussed some other potential uses of the extra button which may appear in later code releases.

Fudge pumping mode confirmed!

May I suggest a special wizard mode/reward session once all the cows have been saved or, when you’ve used “X” number of methane bombs called: Hoof Hearted Victory Laps

I yes the good old days of unbridled freedom. Lenny Bruce was most definitely praised by one and all. How about we start making jokes about religion and see how quick everyone is to laugh.

If Fix is claiming 2000 games sold when it is really 400, then his claim of 20-30 games built a week is more like 4 to 5 games a week. How long did 300 LOV's take? A year-plus?

Who really cares at this point. All manufacturers are terrified of releasing production numbers for some unknown reason.

Big balls are in short supply in this industry. Heaven forbid anyone knows how many were made!

Actually a little surprised to see the PP raffle not sold out (about 75% after being up all day). Pretty rare for them nowadays. I bought one as I always do, but this seems to be a clear indication of less interest in GTF.

He used a (minimum) two channel RC reciever driving two drive wheels off two separate electronic speed controllers (ESC's) and I believe he had the wheels geared probably using lawnmower pulleys and belts and mounted on the back sides of the tread panels in the center, then they put 360 degree swiveling castors where the leg levelers go and presto, a pinball machine that will move around just like a Tank. Your average RC modeler could pull this off with a simple trip to the hardware and hobby stores. I've seen maker people motorize couches and recliners using this technique and ride them around... a pinball machine would be no different.

Finally got to watch the stream, woof…

I’m almost ready to crack and buy one of these!

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