Well, I gotta say it's a "HECK" of a lot better than Tommy's video mode

See what I did there? Heck? Anyone...?

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Most of that talk went straight over my head ... But it sure looks cool!!

You should have done it in BASIC! Then I'd be sweet.

10 print "game over"
20 goto 10

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Agree with both of the above posts.

AMH is looking awesome, crank it out as much as possible, and provide good customer service with any faults and do some software updates as needed. This will make a happy customer base and in this tight knit community, that will go far.

Your customers are your best advertisements in this hobby. Word of mouth is free.

Don't put the cart before the horse and start selling #2 before #1 is done. Milk #1 for all it's worth first. Get due rewards for your efforts.

I couldn't believe another thread where another boutique maker is looking for ideas for number two before ONE of the first games has been made. That's insanity.

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Yeah, if you don't ask, you don't know.

IIRC Stern pays $50 a machine for the licence. That's not going to break the bank.

They pay no money up front ... Because Gary told me Gene Simmons wanted $$$ up front and Stern wouldn't do that. So they must make the machines, and have a tally up every month or two and say "ACDC, we sold 500 machines, here's a cheque for 500 x $50 = $25,000"

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The other thing to consider, is that most licencees would probably like their brand on a pinball machine.

Arcade machines have good visibility for the band. How many more DVDs and CDs have ACDC sold because the pinball machines reminded people that ACDC make some cool tunes? Hard to quantify, but I bet it made a difference.

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Getting closer to my "come and get it" call from CoasterGuy.

Dibs!!

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