Man, it would be amazing if TBL starting shipping next month.

Sucks that the price has crept so ridiculously high though.

At the 2014 Expo I was so over the moon over this game, I freely admit I drank the kool aid big time. Phil talked me into signing up for the game with no money down, told me I wouldn't have to pay in until the January payments. Figured I'd sell my Scared Stiff to front the bulk of the cash during that time and just pay the extra couple grand. It was what? $8500 then? Felt high, but I was hooked on it all. Figured WTF, why not.

I signed up on the flight home that same day.

Fast forward to when the first payment was due, I feel like this was just a couple weeks before Philgate. My high had worn off, and I just couldn't deal with the pre-order roller coaster. Felt like too much money for a pin, let alone a pre-order. Told Barry I was backing out, didn't ever send them a dime.

Was easy to not regret that when the shit with the money went south. That seemed crazy stressful. All of you who rode that out have cast iron stomachs!

Now with the game about to ship I can't honestly say I regret backing out, all my reasons still stand. But it sucks that the price has shot up to $10k, no one game is worth that much to me. I can't see ever trying to get one again.

But I'm definitely stoked that they're hopefully shipping soon, and can't wait to see the final production game.

I just wonder what kind of market there is with this kind of entry cost. I mean $10k for a pin is just getting pretty expensive. We're at literally double Stern Pro territory here.

I still think the game is awesome, I mean, a freaking Big Lebowski pin, it still blows my mind that it's happening at all.

But it's a somewhat niche theme (hardcore following, but not very wide) and a really ridiculous price. Can they get much more interest at that price? I wonder what the bowling lower playfield adds to the BOM?

I just hope that they stay in business, do a second pin, and that's it not quite so expensive. I like DP in pinball, just can't swallow the 5 figure cost.

That's the model that Heighway is using, swappable games like Pin2k. See if it takes off or not.

Didn't cost me $10k either!

Consider me educated on exchange rates.

The no-shipping price did include it being in the US though, so it was only local ground shipping.

It is what it is, we don't run DP's business. I'm just lamenting that while I backed out at $8500, I kinda hoped that once they were shipping I might suck it up and get back in. At $10k it's not even a fantasy, that's just ridiculous for me personally to spend on a single pin.

Maybe in Europe they're used to it, who knows, but here in the US there's no way I'm spending that for any game. Dream theme or otherwise.

If someone does a hand painted Star Wars game, where all the costumes are replaced with samurai uniforms and RZA does interpretations of the John Williams soundtrack we can talk about it. Until then though ...

Man, I'm having flashbacks, can't tell if it's latent LSD kicking in or just watching Doug and Greg going at it like it's 2014!