They do indeed, Pat helped me with an issue on my Metallica Pro and I could not be happier with the time he put in to fix the problem. In the end, I ended up figuring out the problem, but he helped me trouble shoot and think about different options to figure it out.

yup. they previously sent a swat team in to perform surgery on my tron. lots of little tweaks & then up and running.

yes indeed. i bitch about stern but they have great support and they do stand behind their product.

Rick,
Will those who ordered MMLE be given preference towards other games that you make in the future? (CC,AFM or MB) And do you believe your company will make other non-reproduced W/B tittles in the future?

Still Sweatin' but got faith

Check your pm.

I'm just hoping to get my first "stamp" at this point.

well great... now my collector OCD instincts want a "buy 10 get 1 free" card and start collecting hole-punches in it from PPS Time to buy the neighbor's house to keep 11 more pins.

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Flood the market!! Cash in while you can! Thanks for doing this Rick and Co.

thats good news. that will save alot of money in shipping. and i know how it's getting shipped.

Can we fit two in a truck or are we taking a trailer?

Thanks Rick for taking time from your extremely busy schedule to field some questions, now back to work I want to play already

i sure we can do 2 in a truck.

Hmmm, I thinking it doesn't look good for us!

I'd like to pick mine up in Chicago. I'll have to be in touch with Jack on that. $75 gas vs $350 shipping is a no brainer. Good to know.

OUTSTANDING news on that front!!!

Plus, you know EXACTLY how it was handled in shipping and when it gets delivered. Have you ever dealt with these "yahoos" who think they are the only ones who work for a living and whose time is valuable?

Jaz

I couldn't agree more me and my brother both have games so 75 in gas vs 750 in shipping.

I just want to know how much it's going to cost to request a specific number for an LE from a distributor.

The cost will vary based on the number requested. The lower the number the higher the cost associated. The distributor you ordered the game from should be able to give you the cost and also let you know if that exact number is still available.

AFM.

But, IMHO, the price point is going to have to change for any other titles. MM is probably the single title that could handle it. I would pay $6.5K, but not any more than that. Obviously, I may be wrong on this and supply and demand will dictate things. But, I also think that price SHOULD be doable. Based on what B/W was selling games for in the late '90s and inflation, it should be very easy to do that and still make a nice profit. This is especially true since the NRE on these remakes is minimal compared to new games like WOZ and Hobbit.

Thanks for asking Rick!
Jaz

I was told $100 from my distributor (for a very high number that only means something to me). For that price I'll pass. For $50 I would have done it, but it's not that important to me.

Jaz

Acording to Matt, this is nottrue, I asked this question myself and was told that since PPS is a California company, that IL salestax would not be charged. I specifically asked this as i put down a deposit for a couple friends that dont have sales tax numbers and needed to know incase they had to use a STL address

Yup. $100 is a lot of money for a number that will mean nothing to anyone else--that is, unless it is in the single digits.

Ok, as I see it the following questions have yet to be answered. If you skipped past some because you weren't at liberty to divulge yet, I understand. I figure you may have over looked a few so I consolidated them here. Again, thanks for all the answers thus far. I combined questions in separate some cases. Side note, I did my best to cull everyone's questions that may have not been answered but I may have missed some or listed some with answers already. Apologies in advance.

1. ORDER PORTABILITY: Could you respond on our ability to sell our order to another individual. I have no intent of doing this but the question has been raised. It would be good to hear an official response.

2. GOLD TONE TRIM: More detail here would be nice. IE: Brass, gold, plated, clear coated.

3. SHAKER: Since the original game was not designed to use a shaker, how will the shaker be implemented into the remake?

4. How is distribution of completed games going to go? Is there an order to which distributors get their games in?

5. Tell me more about the boardset. Is it all surface mount? Are/will replacement boards be available? Who from? At what estimated cost? Will new board be required for simple repairs (eg, led not working)

6. It appears that most of the board sets are under the playfield. Can you briefly explain why you abandoned the backbox for these items?

7. Is there a light tub in the back box or fluorescent tube, ala Stern?

8. What is the small board in the backbox?

9. Will the playfield be the same # ply's as original. Is the same true for cabinet construction? I know their history but CB makes current Stern playfields, correct? They've cheaped out recently and gone to 7-ply wood, and there does seem to be a bit more flex in recent playfields.

10. Is the game going to be emulating the source code?

11. If so, is there latency concerns?

12. Answered

13. Will the sub be better than original, not requiring an upgrade to Pinball Pro etc.

He said yes it can be routed during his presentation.

Thanks. Updated to reflect

+1 to Skins Questions Above

+1 to Color Matching Insert LED's (**Extra important to me**)

I think it may have been answered or maybe half answered. Look back through here and let me know if it wasn't and I will add it.

13. Will the sub be better than original, not requiring an upgrade to Pinball Pro etc.

Well it can't be worse

MB please!

Agreed.

Next game? AFM...I'm IN....MB...I'm IN...BBB...I'm IN....Make it so!

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Folks may disagree with this, but I LIKE that. No more order campers selling preorder slots for profit.

how does one best get on a LE wait list at this point? Wait lists are per distributor or with PPS directly? Or since the prices are the same.. do people with Standard orders at this point become the defacto wait list.. as I can't imagine anyone specifically wants a Standard instead of a LE

I'd guess this is "Yes, yes, and yes." If you place a pre-order through either PPS or a distributor, I would think they would contact you to ask if you want to upgrade in the case that a spot became available. A more firm answer would be nice.

I'm sure it keeps the LE pre-orders more firm, but I would have to think it would be way less work on their end to just make all of them "LEs".

I'd like to know this answer too.

Else, given that only standard versions would be available....I would simply wait and place my order once they come into stock. In the meantime, I might get lucky and pick up and LE 2nd hand.

Best regards,

Tom

would this mean that a CC re-release wouldn't have CCC?

I don't see how it could. You need a P-ROC to run it, and I don't think their new board set would even be compatible.

CCC might not even be compatible without porting either since PPS is using different boards (possible different pinouts on connectors)

Yes, I agree. Rick, I was aggressive in my criticism - also my support of the project - during the announcement and pinside escalation. You've addressed everything quickly and professionally. Good job. I'm thrilled with this renmake, and wish you nothing but success with this and the next one, and the next one, and the next one. Please consider lower pricepoints in the future.

just get some colored gel material (as oin theatre lighting) to put between the LED and the insert. problem solved.

Williams does NOT approve of CCC, so any remake of CC is not going to have CCC in it.

If you add CCC to a remade CC, you are going to need the P-roc processor board, and a few P-roc driver boards & probably some adapter cables.

That's not a bad idea, actually. The negative would be that it would dim the insert.

that's too bad. It lessens the appeal of CC as a remake for me. CCC is a desireable game. Really cool rules to go with a fun theme and layout. The original CC rules are lacking...and therefore a plain CC is less interesting to me. In fact, CC's were really only trading around $7 or $8K until the p-roc CCC was widely available. Only then did it become a $10-12K plus game.

Based on what Rick presented on MMR, the boardset is completely different, with the driver board in the base cabinet. This would mean that the wiring harness would be completely different as well. So, in order to use a P-ROC, you'd need to make a completely new wiring harness, install it, and connect it to an old style driver board. All this just to have the ABILITY to run a P-ROC. So, CCC would not be realistically achievable.... unless they work out a deal to use the new code...

I don't see how a CC remake would even sell without something like CCC. The original CC is SO incomplete...

Just my thoughts and interpretations...
Jaz

yeah, but i heard the brightness will be adjustable?