I've read this whole thing, mostly out of curiousity as I'm not a stakeholder in any way, and had no plans to post, but this last comment just blew my mind!! You really can't be serious, this is a first effort from a company with absolutely ZERO history of making anything and you are comparing them to the company that made the greatest games ever!!

I was at Expo, sat thru the seminar, played the prototype several times, it's a nice looking game, and DP put on a very good promotion, but come on guys, some of the hyperbole has been just ridiculous.

I sincerely hope that all those who are nervous, something I would most certainly be at this point, get their money back and then can decide on there own terms if they want to get back in. Those who are staying in, you truly have a set of brass ones, not sure if your are crazy or courageous, but I wish you luck.

Wow, I thought we saw the zenith of polarization on WOZ, but I think this TBL debacle may even exceed that.

I understand that passions are running high on this, and if I had $4K plus fluttering out in No Mans Land Id be pretty intense about it too, but even the most ardent supporter of the project must realize that this is a very poor way for any company to be starting out, especially one planning to build something as complex as a pinball machine. Anyone who watched what JJP has gone thru starting a pinball company from scratch, should realize just how mammoth an undertaking this is if you want to do it on a large, professional scale. If they can`t even manage their pre-order accounts, it only gets more complex and intensive from here.

I sincerely hope that no one loses money in this, that would be a disaster for the pinball community and pretty much crush the development of games by so called boutique manufacturers.