Welcome to the Carnival! Cosmic Carnival by Suncoast Pinball is Here! For those not following Suncoast Pinball out of Florida has entered the race to build us New games to choose from. I will start by saying the Suncoast team have really worked their butts off to make this happen and the support and detail have more then Exceeded my expectations from any company. Really a team that clearly Love what they are doing and it shows. Amazing. After meeting them at the MGC show I Knew they were committed to making this happen and the detail and talent they brought on board assured me they were a company to bet on. Cash on the glass and #001 Cosmic Carnival as promised is now happily in my just finished gameroom. Oddly the only game I have setup at this time lol. I will do a high speed unboxing and note that I will answer any questions I can. I will as the owner Jon requested show areas I think they can improve as he said the company is comitted to providing a top notch product all will appreciate and love. I know they will! So let's get this Carnival started!!!!!

The Carnival is IN TOWN! Well at my house anyway... Looking good so far. Extremely fast shipping and the communication from team Suncoast was Extremely professional and thorough! OK, first Minor new company issue...... Pretty box but not well thought out in my opinion. Box states "Truck this Side". Can you Guess what the other side says??? Yes the exact same thing. lol Funny mistake but an improvement they need to conquer as shipping people are not the best at assumed direction. Next minor issue they Need to figure out. The lugger type box they use unlike all other pin companies is to wide..... I have moved close to 100 games into my house from every manufacturer but This box needed some serious pressure to fit through the entry. Last real minor box issue is while I like lift offs for pinball this just doesn't work that well. Meaning you cut the band and the box is free from its base. Unless you have a 12' high ceiling this slide up box doesn't really work well so you need to cut it up to get it out. Yes I'm a goof with shipping but this product is to valuable to risk questionable packaging. To much hard work went into the contents!

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Game is in and looking good. They opted to use styrofoam as top and bottom support which I do not think is a good idea to fill that oversized box. Styrofoam and high end paint rarely work well together on a long hot road trip. Sadly as you can see the lock bar suffered a heated rub right through the clear and paint. I will reach out to Suncoast no worries on my end this stuff happens. Plus lifting it Out of the styrofoam blocks is a bit of a challenge.

FYI, for anyone reading I don't want to seem like a whiney dink. The game as you will see is Awesome and Suncoast doesn't make packaging products so this critique is simply to better support their beautiful product for many to come!!

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Minor more than likely rushed excitement to meet the deadline but they did miss the rail foam to backbox which as we all know does not always end well for paint... In this case I think it looks ok but these little missteps can cost them warranty claims so watch the details.

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What can I say. Suncoast detail with Dirty Donny's Magic brush. Simply Beautiful!!!!!! For record I will say the flake powdercoat and paint they used is nicer then any game I own. Simply gorgeous!!! FYI, This area of the gameroom is still under construction so disregard the dismal appearance....

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OK this is an example of the detail I have seen from day one with the Suncoast team. So impressive from custom hats to trading cards they really try to make this a valuable experience. Bravo to Jon and his team. Love it

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Nice clean layout.

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If you consider pinball art Dirty Donny is definitely Picasso. The imagination and talent are beyond words. Very smart of Suncoast to invest in Top talent for the canvas of their first project. Simply stunning.

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Very nicely detailed toys and of Coarse a sexy shooter lane pic for those connoisseurs of slots?

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With all the flair there is still a bit of room for improvement. Really thing the playfield hangers they use are simply the wrong gage material. I suspect these will Always have an issue in transport or long term. And one other items I must say I actually HATE is where they opted to put the on off switch. Sorry but that just does not work. Its one thing to put the on/off in the bottom corner of the head but to put it on the BACK of the backbox is just wrong. Unless you only have one game or a 5 foot arm this is just not good in my opinion.

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I will classify this as an engineering OPPS. The back plate of the playfield was made to the exact width of the playfield???? IE, You can't lift the playfield past 90 degrees to rest it up for service or even a photo.....This like all games should have been notched to clear the slide rails no question. If you lift it to far you will simply break the back art off which is not good. Was able to have mama hold the playfield up so I could sneak a pic for all but I suspect she won't want to always be there during upkeep lol. Again, this is a Minor new company first product miss nothing huge and I am certain they will make improvements for the Best product they can for all in no time!

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Moved this sexy beast into the finished "excavated" basement and it's time to give it some play time with friends. Fast review the sound is excellent, display is clear, and the lighting looks good granted a bit lite in the mid to rear section but nothing a spot can't fix. I would like to give the game some play to properly evaluate the software and animations as I hate 30 second play reviews to be fair to consumers and Suncoast. Does really look amazing and I Know they are working on it daily with a 5 Star team of talent. Will update and answer any questions I can soon. Thank again to Jon and Suncoast. You guys (and gals) are amazing and we are Truly honored to have this game in our collection!!!!

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Thanks. Almost done with the gameroom. Just moved the games down over the last 2 days and have yet to set up any lol. Just not enough back left for me to crawl around on the floor yet.

Anyone can get one check them out! My go to would be to call Zach at Flipnoutpinball and he can get your carnival started!! $5995

And to show that Suncoast commitment not minutes after my post Jon the owner called to take notes and get the lock bar paint issue resolved. Great team looking to do it right. Bravo.

Absolutely granted when possible I believe in supporting the amazing distributors we have available and its great to have a shoulder to cry on if theres an issue. lol Zach loves calls anytime to help.

Is there really Any game you can’t buy used for less? Lol. Played many games tonight more to go but the game is rather fun and I suspect they have much more to add to the code and call outs yet to come. Code even states “prototype” so I think it’s fair to give them a chance before judgement personally. The fit and finish are spot on and the game is fitting for its price range no doubt. Actually impressed as a prototype and first game every single thing worked without adjustment right out of the box. I should also note the owner also called to let me know they were still working on menu systems and code so they clearly know what needs to be done and they were more then interested to hear feedback good or bad to continue to improve the product for all. I think they will do very well personally and wish them much success.

Suncoast has a Cosmic Carnival thread with some game play info and informative vid from the designers that they posted. Sadly I’m a crappy player so watching me play would be like watching a chimp swat flies. Check it out!

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/cosmic-carnival-by-suncoast-pinball-and-arcade/page/3#post-5076111