I certainly hope this is true, love everything he does.

It's from the Zynga app for Wonka Slots, which is led by Joe Kaminkow, who has a working relationship with Christopher Franchi. I didn't care to look it up, but I'm assuming Franchi did the artwork for it.

I don't believe he did the art for JJP WW.

I am with you....Franci on art would be amazing!! I think this is an April fools joke...but hope springs eternal.

Thanks. I thought this might be April’s fool, but do we know who might be on the art?

The thread was started 6 days ago.

Really intested to hear who JJP brought onboard for the games audio as well as callouts. With David Thiel now exclusively working at Deep Root for a period of I believe 3 years (contract) maybe JJP will bring back Chris Granner?

In regards to callouts what would work? Most or all of the actors that played the kids in the movie are still alive but now being older wouldn't sound anything like their characters. Gene Wilder has sadly passed away This means voice actors. Personally I think custom Ompa Lompa callouts could be cool, "...I've got another multiball for you" lol. That wouldn't be enough though. Maybe Willy Wonka callouts using a voice actor?

Let me assure you Australia has a lot of love for WW. So much so there is one on its way here already.

I think Oompa Loompa callouts for the entire game would get old quick. Definitely for a mode, but in small quantities only. I'm hoping it'll be a mix of movie audio clips, with a Gene Wilder voice actor for the main game callouts. I can only imagine what a Wilder "Jackpot!" callout would be like...

"Jackpot. I knew you would. I just knew you would!"

Yeah, hopefully they found someone who does a pretty close if not spot on Gene Wilder impression. I think that one is going to be hard to pull off. Gotta have him in there, would kinda be like WOZ not having the wizard voice actor in it for callouts.

God I hope it's not this guy, he's shite...

10 days until all the complaints come in!

That's not an impression to me. It definitely IS some weird dude dressing up, though.

This theme is already dead to me .... Just kidding. Cant wait to see it. It would be cool if there was a home use coin door option that worked as a candy dispenser.

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Her name was Violet. The blueberry girl.

Buffalo Pinball will be at MGC and we’ll be streaming! You may want to keep an eye on http://www.twitch.tv/buffalopinball for interesting things.

Ah cool, you'll stream the friday evening presentation then?

I’m a big fan of the Gene Wilder Wonka. I’m looking forward to this game.

My price arguments about JJP have nothing to do with the gameplay and quality. Also, my arguments aren’t aimed at location play.

If I had location play nearby, I would likely put a good bit of money into JJP games.

As a home buyer, I’m just not willing to spend that much.

*all statements by pinball collectors are subject to change at the release of a new title and rarely hold true for long!

Yes indeed! https://www.twitch.tv/events/AHiXvEsySCesN6MUd6nYiA

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Great then I'll just watch live while I'm there lol. I was offering to stream if no one else was going to. Glad you are doing it then!

Thanks for streaming this guys! I won't be there until Saturday morning so it'll be good to see what to expect when we arrive. I already warned KingPin that we'll be bull-rushing his booth when we get there

My wife & I better get in all the games we can on Friday night then.

No leaks? I need to see this.

All distributors have seen it in person or by pic. None will say or show anything. So with that being said, we must all order directly from JJP to teach them a lesson.

I wouldn't agree with the first part of this statement. While I'm sure some have seen it, not all. I find it great that no one is "ruining christmas" for the rest of the pinball community. If you really have nothing to keep you occupied for 10 days, I envy your amount of free time.
I do agree with the second part though.... I could use a day off.

Leave at 7am est, arrive at 7pm CST (with gas stops). I've done worse for less of a payoff.

Word problem:

These all came in the mail today. 2 of them came together. JJP order had 4 items total. If Burger King sucks, how many sheets of Invisiglass did I buy?

See y'all in Mikwaukee. We ready!

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Im just messing. I do know 2 that have seen it. I enjoy letting it build up. Keeps it exciting for sure.

BS. And Jack doesn't like you anymore for not buying NIB

You seem to know all. You are a wise little man.

I'm not a "little man" Sky. But you are the JJP BS artist as confirmed by Kingpin. You just throw BS out there don't you!

I would like to believe this, too, but according to whom is the pricing model unchanged?

Apparently Jack himself emailed him.

Here's the thing though - this game is expected to be a standard body yet priced just like POTC, a widebody. If that's the case I guess the price went up 500 since standards generally are cheaper.

Can you explain how you came to this conclusion? Just wondering where this stuff comes from.

Not corroborating just explaining what I heard. kaneda mentioned Jack emailed him and mentioned this about pricing. Take it for what it is - uncorroborated statement

I'm totally not following this part of the convo, obviously. I'll wait for the actual reveal and pricing from distros as opposed to he said/she said. Also, Kaneda.

Hoping pat steps up this time and offers some better toys then the ones that were in dialed in

Of course you will like the rest of us. Anything before then is all rumor but fun to react to it.

Really??? The theatre and phone are Phenomenally integrated into that game. Plus incredible magnets and flippers being attacked.

I know right! Smoking something weird!

I agree on DI. There's magnets. Yay? Just design the right flipper shot properly and it's a step in the right direction.

My main things I was talking about was bob on a stick and the chick with the arm which is very dumb and also tired of all these extra lcd displays on the play field; they have on the display they should use more; I feel JJP has taken a step back on their displays since hobbit which is phenomenal

It's your opinion that those items are dumb. The QED toy moves across the playfield which is pretty cool and is a substantial toy that doesn't feel cheap. It's also used to super charge the phone for increased mode scoring which ads a fun risk reward element to the game.

The quantum mechanic toy is cool as it diverts the ball for several modes which can lead to increased scoring at the pops if you nudge at the right time on the mini upper playfield. Plus it just looks cool and fits the theme well.

I have both Dialed In and Hobbit and the mini LCD for the phone on Dialed In is coded as deeply, maybe more due to amount of custom animation work. The phone shows mode information for the 11 disaster modes, interacts with Bob modes, shows mode super charging status, multiball information, a variety of other animations, and contains what are easily the best custom character animations in pinball for each disaster mode. Oh and there's multiple character animations per disaster mode and each is synced perfectly to callouts for each character which there are also multiple of. Pretty damn amazing if you ask me.

Sorry but it seems like you and several others on here often like to crap on Dialed In due to its original theme and enjoy minimizing its features. It's old. Personally I hope Wonka has half the featues of Dialed In, it still amazes me how much they crammed into that game.

In addition to what Panzer said, the quantum theater is incredible. With the display and the magnet, it's a bash toy, spinner, and a drop target. The interaction with the display when you hit it, and the loop that's behind it make it a very satisfying shot to hit. It does a lot of different things. It's one of the best toys in pinball.

Nobody mentions the laser beams that make your flippers shake, and the fact that there aren't just magnets in this game... there are five! It's insane.

If the game were called "Chaos in Quantum City" or " something that did not reference a phone, it would have had a better reception. I didn't like the theme on reveal. I ordered the game when I played it at TPF 2 years ago because it's amazing. To me, it's a disaster game, not a phone game. The phone is just the tool that creates the disasters.

It is a standard body.

The "Joker" in me wants this to be the Depp version so I can observe the chaos that ensues.
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