I disagree that a well-done integrated screen can't work and even add a lot to the game. Nemo's playfield screen and the way it is integrated into the playfield art is fantastic, and Multimorphic's use of their ball tracking technology and on-screen targets is a completely new take and, to be honest, what people that are used to phone apps expect and will want to play. It's also what I want to play - heh.

Nemo:

Lexy Lightspeed Galaxy Girl:

I agree. I look at machines like AFM, Metallica, Spider-man, Iron Man, Medieval Madness, Monster Bash, Star Trek, etc, etc.... I'm sure there are exceptions, but for the most part the bottom 2/3 is, in fact, wide open, with maybe a ramp, stop lane, or an additional flipper on the right or left. There's a scoop here and there, but it doesn't seem like Stern is super into scoops lately either. It's different so some people aren't going to like it.

So, you're saying I should pick up a p3 and add an additional backbox screen and an HDMI (or whatever format the playfield screen uses) splitter so everyone can see the game progress and the ball trails? That sounds like at least twenty minutes worth of work.

OK, so maybe I'm oversimplifying. I think more people need to think about what could be done and how cool it could be than the nit-picky things that they don't want "changed".