Gerry -
A possibly idiot question -
Why the different lighting between the two machines? One looks cool-white, one looks warm?

Mmmmm..... CAKE!!

I don't know if it was my mood or what; but the latest proto "feels" more polished to me. I can't put my finger on it specifically; but it felt new and different. Things I noticed right away:
1) The upper PF module has better lighting and the plastics make the machine appear complete.
2) The game media is getting closer to production release. Maybe the machine was louder; but I defiantly heard more voice acting in this software build. "virtual" inserts now have sound effects... and when the lane switches combine; there is a "BonusX" voice call out that sounds awesome.
3) "Hurry" scoops seem new in the code as well.
4) The player subtract mode (Aka Zitt mode) works well. I saw others push the start button by accident... so unsure if I can take full credit for that move.
5) High score screen is cool. And some of the ingame art like hurry up / lane collect awards seem new as well.
6) Mode specific balls saves FTW!

The only constructive thing I have to say is I'm not a fan of the multi-button lane switch mode. I just couldn't wrap my head around using the other buttons during ball play (other than flippers). Maybe a setting to enable "traditional" lane select via the flippers would be my desired setting.

Thanks for the info Gerry and happy birthday!

Ah! That's very smooth! Well done!

Looks Fantastic - this is how preorders should be - plenty of updates and plenty of chance to play with the machine hands on (unless you live in Oz ) I don't know if you've changed position of the overhead camera or the changes to the GI but your camera setup seems to show the whole playfield a lot better than it did before - you can easily see the upper playfield now. Maybe it's time for another video (hint hint). Congratulations and Happy Birthday!

video is "private"

Maybe that's what he meant by "this will have to do for now"

Edit: nope, awesome video. The new prototype looks really sharp.

I saw some nice flow shots towards the end of the video and it's great how much information can be shown to the player on the LCD, very clear what to shoot for.

It just blows my mind to think that this is just the first game on a multi-game system. It's like when the first video game consoles came out, so much potential.

Thank you Gerry. That video was excellent - great to see the two side by side - the one on the left really seems to "pop" - is that the one with the new GI?

Yes. One on the left is the new pre-production prototype and IIRC features a traditional wood cabinet.

Cool video, thanks for sharing !

First of all, I think the accessibility considerations are awesome. When has accesibility EVER been considered in this industry? So awesome.

Secondly, one of the highlights on the Houston Arcade Expo is John Costa's one-handed beer tournament on his custom funhouse. I love that any P3 platform game can be set up for this unique and fun tournament option.