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Heighway Pinball Backbox - Poll

By HeighwayPinball

9 years ago


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“What would you like to see on the Heighway backglass?”

  • Speaker cutouts on the plastic translite (as per left picture) + no backbox screen 5 votes
    5%
  • Speaker cutouts on the plastic translite (as per left picture) WITH optional backbox screen 22 votes
    21%
  • Shiny metal mesh speaker grills (as per right picture) + no backbox screen 6 votes
    6%
  • Shiny metal mesh speaker grills (as per right picture) WITH optional backbox screen 64 votes
    62%
  • No opinion 6 votes
    6%

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#7 9 years ago
 
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Is the panel 1 piece? Meaning, is the black banded portion the same piece as the above artwork? If not, then I like the right with the mesh grills, it feels more like a traditional backbox. However, it appears these may be one piece, in which case, I would actually argue to extend the artwork down to the bottom and go with the layout on the left. This would have more of a Cirqus Voltaire full backbox feel and the small holes from the left option would blend into the artwork and would look less intrusive than the black bar at the bottom.

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#17 9 years ago
 
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Quoted from Aurich:

I suspect that the desire for an optional LCD screen in the backbox would squish this idea, which I've suggested before too. It would really make the Heighway games stand out in a great way though if they had a slim backbox like they do now, but with the translite graphic taking up the whole space like CV.

Quoted from Aurich:

Here, mockup of what a full screen might look like, CV style, just for fun.

You're right the optional LCD might push this option out, but as your mock-up shows, the full screen looks SO much better than with the black bar at the bottom.

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#32 9 years ago
 
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As do many others, I too like the idea of a display in the backbox as it does give something for others to see. However, I just can't help but feel a totally replicated display is so...well...redundant.

Mainly because of the swappable system, I'm seriously considering the first couple Heighway games, and I supposed I'd pop for the extra display. I just feel like broadcasting the same thing in 2 places 3 feet away from each other seems so repetitive. Now, if the screens had different info on them, that would be cool, but understandably would increase the animation requirements which may not be feasible either.

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