Quoted from jkdblaze:

Would love to have that translite as an alternate option for my premium. I wonder if it's the same size? I always liked the LE backglass, and this thing is very similar.

Quoted from EchoVictor:

Looking closely at the lower ramp, looks like a mirror image of the Deadpool ramps.
Why not use something you've already engineered? Sure it saved on cost a little bit....
Later,
EV

Quoted from bigguybbr:

Does anyone off hand know if this playfield is particle board like the star wars home pin?

Quoted from Ponzie:

Way to go DeadFlip!
Looks like a SMART design that takes advantage of every little thing you could squeeze out of a home pin.
Hope it sells like gangbusters and we get to see you take on a big budget project at some point...
Love to see some of your freaking cool ideas that will appeal to people that love pinball (and not just that want to compete at pinball)
Congrats to you and your team.

Quoted from thekaiser82:

6 central?

Quoted from Mike_J:

How will the MDF hold up in most basements with zero control of humidity?

Quoted from purbeast:

Cool stream DeadFlip and thanks for answering some of my questions. This may be my first pinball machine ever.
So your one comment about the music in the test machine - does that mean the final product won't have that JP theme from the movie? That was kind of the vibe I got based on your comments about DMCA notices lol. If not that one from the movie, is there one that you all made up?

Quoted from Sunsfan23:

Already pre ordered before the stream! Will these have pre drilled holes for shaker motor compatibility?

Quoted from coasterguy:

Nice work! The game seems tons of fun to shoot and plenty of speed to keep it interesting. Very impressed. My friend just paid for one today for his family. (first pin)New pinheads coming in with this title for sure. How cool is that?!!!!!

Quoted from Kkoss24:

Great job Jack and team ,you really nailed the homepin for Stern .Glad to see your finally getting your shot budddy :)I have a few neighbors that come over and play and are hesitant because of today’s prices .I’ve already sent them the links to reveal and stream .

Quoted from simbob:

I messaged my dealer here in Western Australia a few hours ago just to get an idea what the price will be in Aussie dollars... he told me the price and then told me there is only one left from his shipment due in January. So I bought it. Woot! I actually think this pin looks like tons of fun. Love the ramp jump shot. Will be a welcome addition to my small collection! Ok so how do we hack the screen and put in a bigger one?!

Quoted from Sunsfan23:

Awesome man. When will this be?

Quoted from ArcadeRaid:

What's the best location to stick one of these under the glass? Let the modding begin! This pin needs a Jeep.
I'm thinking the back right corner. Ball could go right under it on the ramp.
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Quoted from kool1:

Funny thing is - a lot of locations are "barcades" which are all set to free play anyway. The arcades are mostly card activated now.
The only place locally that has coinop pinballs is the bowling alley LOL.

Quoted from NashtyFunk:

Played this 3x this weekend at expo. It's an absolutely great shooter. The flow was awesome and just felt nice to shoot. I'd own one in a heartbeat and I think I'm going to go ahead and get one either for my office or toss in my son's room or something since I'm out of space.
I'd much rather have one of these for $4500 compared to what I could get right now at that same price.
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Quoted from NashtyFunk:

Thank you for taking the time to chat with my son. You’re the only pinball celebrity he knew because we love your streams and was super excited to meet you.
-Nash
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Quoted from fooflighter:

Had a blast playing the new JP home pin, shot extremely well and fluid.
Jack and Waisson were definitely in sync on this one and in their presentation.
Complimented Jack on his pin creation and can't wait to see what he can work on next outside the home pin restrictions of 1 node board and lower BOM
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Quoted from yancy:

Yeah, I played a couple games. Shoots like movie theater butter (that's a good thing). Small screen didn't bother me at all. Game does a good job of telling you what to do via inserts & callouts. Only time I made a point to look up was checking my raptor percentage, and it was easily readable. I'm not a "screen guy," much prefer games to show my status on the playfield if at all possible, and dislike JJP's overly busy slot machine display (nice analogy NashtyFunk).
Few things I wasn't a fan of, but are really no big deal.
- Both slings fire simultaneously, necessity of saving a transistor when using a single node board. Seems "cheap" since I'm a grizzled old pinball guy, but novice buyers will not notice or care. Pops, same thing.
- Rules are obviously a bit shallow/straightforward, by design I'm sure. Again, this wouldn't be a downside for many buyers, could actually be a plus.
- Both ramps feed their respective flipper, makes them endlessly loopable (which is kinda cool at first), but I prefer a criss-cross, everything feeds something else style layout. Not really a knock, just personal taste. Casual players probably can't loop a ton of ramps anyway.
- T-Rex takes a while to kick out after you hit the saucer. I guess it's delayed to show the count remaining? First couple times I thought it didn't land on the switch. Might need more audio feedback to show you hit it (unless I just couldn't hear it in there).
I only mention the small negatives to be fully honest/unbiased, not at all to slam Jack or the Stern team who knocked it out of the park at this price point.

Quoted from Sunsfan23:

Is the code gonna be an as is thing, or are there gonna be updates? Any topper integration?

Quoted from bigguybbr:

I talked to my distributor today when I went to get some parts for the GOTG I just picked up, and he mentioned how well the JP pin played while he was in Chicago. He’s pretty honest with his opinion, so that was high praise.
Looks like I might need to sell my restored Arduino controlled Trident and my freshly restored Spring Break. Then again I’ll probably want another pin to work on.

Quoted from demandecan55:

Is the translite the same size as the Pro/Premium version? And is it the same translite as the LE?
If so I am willing to buy someone's, or swap for my Premium with cash included. Message me.

Quoted from NashtyFunk:

Well, went ahead and pulled the trigger on this since I'll be able to get it Friday or Monday. Too much fun at that price to not. Cant wait to play it.

Quoted from Flyfalcons:

Got my shipping notification, hopefully will have it set up and playing late next week!

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Quoted from Venetic:

Had a few long balls but overall it was pretty short ball times. It ships with the outlane posts at widest, and i didnt even realize until the end that the tilt bob was wrapped and zip tied, so next time it will be even harder to nudge around haha. It fast and sorta mean at times but the shots are very satisfying, especially when the combos start happening.

Quoted from Acronymicon:

This is how you know its a Jack Danger pin

Quoted from Aries_pinside:

So I've had the machine for two days now - about 50 plays in. Made it to the Nublar wizard mode once - still haven't done the restore power wizard mode. I think it's just a really good game lol. I'm biased, but my advice is that you should take every opportunity to flip on this machine. It's a machine of the same caliber as AFM and MM, despite the 'compromises' of a home pin. Possibly a great tournament machine?
But first, the cons, which some aren't really 'cons' per se. Basically all can be summed up with 'home pin'.
- The single speaker saddens me. I didn't think I would care about it as much as I do, but turns out I do care. Luckily, I feel it and a headphone jack are an easy upgrade definitely on my list of mods.
- The machine itself is loud. Pops and slings firing simultaneously is unnoticeable from a gameplay perspective, but man do you notice how loud they are when they fire together. Flippers sound like knocker hits almost. Might be something with the lockbar/siderails/MDF/cabinet construction not blocking as much sound? I think some soundproofing foam around the lockbar and a sub/speaker to cover the hole in the bottom of the cabinet will help remedy it.
- The side rails someone mentioned above is basically just plastic T-molding held in by gravity, as they are terrible at gripping the cabinet walls. Any time the lock bar is off, you should fear the glass sliding out or lifting off of the cabinet at any time. See the pics for a better idea of the side rails:
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- Not really a con now that it's fixed, but the machine is so fast I had to modify the right wireform to keep the ball from jumping out. (thanks DeadFlip for the tip - bend where the wireform mount to make it 'lean in' a little)
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- Gate into the raptor pen has the same 'issue' as the gate on the JP Pro/Prem/LE model, where the gate opens too wide and gives the ball time to enter and exit without being trapped. The unpredictability is fun (and by design on the more expensive model, according to Elwin), but I think I prefer it getting trapped in there more often. I went ahead and put a piece of mylar on mine. A spring would have been nice but would increase the BOM so I understand.
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- This might be nitpicky, but the icons on the screen aren't on the same side as the shots on the table. The left shots on the table are Brach, Ptero, Trike - but the right 'icons' are Brach, Ptero, Stego. I've caught myself thinking I need to hit Stegosaurus when I really need Triceratops, and vice versa. Easy code fix, I'd assume - just swap the location of the Stego and Triceratops icons. I think eventually I'll just get used to it.
Now that that's all out of the way... The things I like!
- Perfect difficulty for me. Short ball times with the outlanes in the factory position (they feel a mile wide and you are basically at risk of draining any time a ball hits a sling. The slings feel damn powerful and damn sensitive, at least on my machine). Skilled/lucky play can lengthen the ball time, but Spinosaurus shots and T-Rex shots are always going to be risky. I'd be curious to hear if a 'pro' finds this machine hard or not.
- The game is super fast and I can't help but flip wild - comboing a million shots is just so much fun.
- It's my opinion that this is the perfect game to practice on and 'git gud' at pinball. Knowing ball control is pretty important if you want it to last longer than 10 seconds. You are 'rewarded' for dead flipping balls coming from the left orbit because it goes into the raptor pen 3/5ths of the time. You are encouraged to live catch balls coming from the right orbit; it's the perfect angle and usually only comes at you at one speed from the pops. All shots feed the same flipper, which might be considered a negative, but it means it requires you to post pass if you want to hit a specific shot from the other side; there isn't any other reliable way to move the ball from one side to the other. Nudging is important; the outlanes are a looming threat and you have to be ready for anything the moment the ball gets anywhere near a sling. This machine is going to make me a better player.
- The game has a good "simple, but hard" feel that AFM and MM has. I consider the rules of JDJP to be a pro and not a con. I hate not knowing how I just did a thing, or having to remember what I'm supposed to do next. Complicated rules is a quick way for me to just glaze over and just start 'shooting the flashing shots', to the detriment of my score (basically every Stern game in the last few years does this to me - Godzilla, JP Pro, TMNT, etc).
Anyways, TL;DR - game good. Happy with purchase.

Quoted from Venetic:

Got to Nublar for my first time, didn't do well at it, but I got there. Based on shot count to get there i'd compare it closest to getting to the 2nd total isolation in stranger things. It's getting easier as im dialing in the shots, but still having just as much fun as the first game I put on it! here is the 8ish minute run to get there -

Quoted from Flyfalcons:

Unboxed and hitting the flippers! First impressions are good, fun to flip, but GI is a bit on the dark side. We'll get it dialed in but are very happy so far.
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Quoted from Xenon64:

It almost seems like the clear acrylic is too "flat" after the initial ramp and it just rests in that area, happens with small to medium shots up the left ramp. It just sits in the flat area indefinitely. I would think that gravity plus the design of the ramp/acrylic would force the ball downwards on a soft shot and not "hang" there...

Quoted from Xenon64:

I've pushed it out from the wall a bit, and I was sure it was probably an issue with leveling, but it's definitely level. Doesn't appear to be blocked by plastic or something else when pushing it through.
I'll probably just utilize the warranty service from my distributor just to be safe, and I know these things are put together by hand...

Quoted from Xenon64:

How about the behavior that happens when you press both buttons simultaneously -- should the back box light "flicker"? That's what I'm observing...

Quoted from Xenon64:

When I walk the ball up, it doesn't 'pinch'. The sheer length that the acrylic stays "flat", combined with shots up the ramp that aren't powerful enough to get past that flat area are the primary reasons for this behavior.
Yeah I'll let the dist. handle the button thing, no big deal.
How about the behavior that happens when you press both buttons simultaneously -- should the back box light "flicker"? That's what I'm observing...

Quoted from Xenon64:

I hope so too, discouraged with these issues out of the box...the gameplay is really nice for what it's worth!

Quoted from Bluthgg:

DeadFlip - I posted this in the other thread, can I remove this sticker in the left outline below?[quoted image]

Quoted from Aries_pinside:

Just because I wanted to go down the rabbit hole and also maybe shed some light for anyone wanting more info about the differences of a home pin - here's how power distribution works on this machine:[quoted image]
The two pairs of wire that go off to the lower left go to the CPU Node board and the Cabinet Node board. One of the three of those 48v rails coming from the power supply are tied together using wire nuts (right side) and feed the connectors on the left. Those two connectors in my hand are blanks, and I would assume are there for modding or future expansion needs.
On the cornerstone machines, all 3 are on a connector that is fed into that power distribution board, which is then broken out to the node boards, etc. On this machine, everything is drawing straight from the power supply.

Quoted from RebelGuitars:

I installed some 5 1/4" JBLs I had from a Deadpool LE and some red surrounds. Hardest part was trying to document it all to share how to do it. You'll need at least one 4" speaker plate or pair of 5 1/4" plates (with speaker mounting studs), and they'll need to have a hole drilled on each end. Speakerlightkits.com has them.
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Quoted from RebelGuitars:

I used this kit from Pinnovators;
https://pinnovators.myshopify.com/collections/stern-subwoofer-kits/products/pinsub-spike-spike2-stern-kit

Quoted from RebelGuitars:

Thanks! Those are also available at Speakerlightkits.com or Pinball Life. Finally made it to Restore Power last night. It helped having the proper ride to rescue all those workers. [quoted image]

Quoted from mrSATURN2012:

Deadflip, thank you, sir! Can I just say, you made an excellent game and you're such a credit to the community.

Quoted from jfh:

Congrats!
I hope this doesn’t mean you won’t be continuing with your streaming though.