Mike, home pin needs to return to this thread but not through you. Send a rep, some one less strident and not so emotive. Even if you are adamant in not offering your game to north America the single greatest by consumption of pinball market let's say it's all part of doing business in china and just not offer pay pal as an option. Business as usual.

Let's hear more about Tbag and this new phone that you are working on and the integration of the two. It is a fallacy to deduct that pin side is simply a soap box for Yankee doodle dandee. Many Brits and continentals reside here plus a handle full of convicts.

Let's start of by telling us who you have doing what? P.s. Dmd no more, LCD this fab Tbag.

He is designing a new phone too?

Designing/integrating, the answer appears to be yes. Hard to say since I've been blocked from home pins facebook page after asking about the designer.

It's sad that it is what it is because mike put his hand in his pocket when gamesroomessentials got robbed and is a do not say kinda guy. I'm chalking this whole affair down to under deliver over promise strategy.

pretty sure it will be a dmd at a guess as he is making a heap of dmd's which was brought up here in another thread a few months back - single colour with various filter options

Yep making mike is making dmd co.ours and they look pretty. Everything you say dictates that . Yes. Go go go

Oh, the same, you're playin' your games
Tellin' me those lies

Don't mind her playing a demon
Long as it's with me
If this is hell then you could say
It's heavenly
Hell ain't a bad place to be

I don't understand the animosity. The US has no better friend than our mates down under.

Don't take it seriously/personally, home pin manufactures in china it's propably the cost of doing business to make posts like this. Either that or hack into the pin side server and black cock the entire forum.

What's a shrimp?

Is that Aussie slang or an autocorrect typo? Lol.

You've never seen a forum be black cock bombed? It's not a vein threat, see what I did there son?

Uhhh no.. i can't say I have. I've been on internet forums for like 18 years and i've thankfully never seen that

It's good to see new companies on the horizon.It can only make the industry stronger.There will be struggles of course, but ultimately more choices will be available later.

IBTBC

Like Alex, I've been on forums for a long time, back to my own BBS in the mid 80s. Never seen a black cock attack.

I've seen tons of shit go down on 4chan, I've even been brave enough to investigate space dicks, lol.

That's hilarious though.

ROFL!!!!

You went to /r/spacedicks? You must be permanently scarred.

And for those that don't know it's not a place for space detectives.

The plus side is now I can watch things like 2girls1cup and japanese eel porn like they were sesame street.

Gross... I have no idea what Japanese Eel porn is but i'll have to use my imagination. No way i'm googling that. HAHA

now that IS funny!

rd

whose the designer bump.

I wouldn't want to try to work out what this topic was about based on the content because the chance of a new manufacturer and an exciting new pinball machine would be pretty much my last guess.

...So, was Marilyn Manson wearing lingerie or just make up when you met him? Its a bit odd to read your over the top macho posts with the picture of Marilyn putting his arm around you while you grin like a school boy. Anyway good luck with your mid life crisis.

I heard it will be a Famous US Game designer for sure!!!

Will let him make the announcement

Well that's a given, not like pinball design is a blooming profession in the peoples republic. Come on mike post some pertinent info re Tbag and get this thread back on track.

I'd like to see/not see the following: inner loop, no pop bumpers, shadow style ramp diverters, two flippers only, video mode or two, deepness on par with road show, quantity and variety in call outs, ditch your outdated idea of dmd and go with LCD, timed drop targets and myself featuring in somewhere amongst the cows and Easter eggs.

lolll was just looking at the tags!

and a lcd screen in the playfield, between the flippers

Bumpasaurus. Payment plan details now published on www.homepin.com

Now if he would only say who is designing this bird.

Oh and welcome back to me.

LOL, I love the "about" features page, which is quite detailed in telling you what they WON'T be doing.

http://www.homepin.com/abouttag.html

* Standard pinball cabinet width & size
* LED DMD (no distracting and unreliable LCD screens)
* Homepin is not trying to re-invent pinball, far from it. The most popular machines are standard cabinet, DMD pinballs. There are very valid reasons for this. They are not too heavy or awkward to move around yet provide a great playing experience without taking too much space.

* Embedded Microcontrollers - (there are NO personal computer parts used)
* Homepin is using time tested and proven electronics for the control system (called 'embedded controllers') the same as all Solid State (SS) pinball manufacturers have used since the inception of SS machines and that the largest pinball manufacturer in the world still uses to this day. Embedded controllers are industrial quality and are used in many things you use every day such as remote controls, air conditioners, microwave ovens, cars, TV & stereo systems and thousands more. They are reliable and proven to the point that you probably didn't even know they were used in these everyday products.
* The Homepin control system will NOT use any personal computor (PC) parts as they are not intended for use in industrial applications such as pinball machines and would create longer term repair issues.

Gee, I wonder who he's trying to remind us of here? Gottlieb? Nah. Capcom? Maybe... Oh, I know! Zizzle!

I also appreciate his humble nature:

Working at this electronics factory gave Mike the extra level of expertise that many are not fortunate enough to possess and gives him an extraordinary understanding and competence in the complete electronic manufacturing process. Combine that background with 35 years of practical experience in the amusement industry, his many electronics design projects undertaken for commercial applications and his business experience in China and this creates a very unique combination of skill sets that few possess.

Looks like this is the full price:
Australian Dollars = 7695.79
US Dollars = 7195.56

If you fully pre-pay now then you get a "free" topper and the discounted price of:
Australian Dollars = 5432.10
US Dollars = 5079.00

There is also a payment plan available where you make payments and in the end you pay:
Australian Dollars = 6155.79
US Dollars = 5755.66

Actually, the numbers on his page don't add up correctly... so my numbers above might be wrong.

His page says that the full price is 7490 AUD. But then the full pre-pay price is listed at 5432.10 and it mentions that this is a discount of 2263.69... but if you do the math you see that is really a discount of 2057.90. So either his math is wrong and his page needs to be updated or I am misunderstanding.

There is a 66% chance you are correct on your math...

Email him this oversight. Mike appreciates feedback from his north American customers. I just wish old mate mike would let the cat out of the bag about the designer. I'm busting to ask him a few questions regarding this project.

Lol.

I bet the scores will be tabulated on an abacus too.

The *only* thing that could catch my attention about this pin would be a reveal that Pat Lawlor was doing the design.

I know most things are made in China these days, bit pinball isn't one of them. I don't know if I'd actively promote that. Can't see it helping me sell anything, and of course people might stay away.

Be careful if you ever visit China. Old school just might seek revenge on new-fangled.

Nonsense, we have Medieval Magnets, Circus Vargas, Mars Attracts, and Abrahams Family, all proud products of the great Republic of China!

The blurb that states and I paraphrase that it will be a rule set that beginners can understand but also extra depth for experienced players pretty much rules out our old mate pat.

No other designer would float your boat?

Not too many "guns for hire" left on the market at the moment, between Stern, JJP and Heighway.

LMFAO !!

Who would you like to see?

Anyone know of complete or otherwise list of those working/want to be working in the industry??

JPOP!

Are we going to start a pool on what micro he picks?

Wow, that's insulting.

Sneek peek of the shipping box.

takeout.jpg

How so?

I've got to say that, even though I may be alone here, I am really excited about this and am considering getting a deposit down for one of the first 500.

It would be nice to get some idea of game layout to begin with. Also an idea of freight charges, which I expect to be pretty hefty along with import duty of 7 3/4% and Vat of 20%.

I wonder when he's going to release some proper details?

BWAAHAHAH i nearly wet myself.

BWAAHAHAH i nearly wet myself.

Can't be as bad as this:

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Nice cups.