Just saw the Rules and still alot to digest for me, but is a lot better than some of these other games that are very deep and confusing to me.

Do you think they may have call outs on what to shoot in the game? if so, that would be great. FWIW, I'm an okay player, but not great.

https://www.chicago-gaming.com/brochures/Pulp_Fiction_Pinball_Rules_Manual.pdf

In the video you can hear Sam Jackson yell "Shoot the ramp motherfvcker!"

Orange county pinballs was...but looks like they sold out also.

After watching the extended interview/preview this game looks super cool. I'll be on the lookout for a secondhand SE way down the road.

I hope none or very few. Would hurt the vibe of the game. There weren't many (if any) callouts like that on 70's-80's games.

Rick posted last night on FB that they are sold out.

Sara is very overwhelmed right now...I could tell by her text

It is kind of crazy if LE's are selling out this fast...but I see that this pin is plastered all over the news. It's another theme that's going to appeal to a lot of non pinheads, but at the same time that price (while we are all trying to justify it) is still high.

You would be insane to pay $1,000 - or any - vig on these games. They wont be produced till NEXT YEAR most likely and as we've seen a billion times, people will already want to get rid of their "spots" by then.

At least let the dust settle. And call around, there's still rumblings about available LEs.

I'm hearing the SE is going just fine too. Really pleased to see the response turn around on this one, the "no ramps?!" talk sure got quieter after the reveal.

I’m in on a deposit on a SE. That SDTM video just did me in.

That statement couldn’t be further from the truth at our house! My wife and I are SUPER pumped about this title! We are 57 years old and played most of our pinball in the late ‘70’s thru the mid ‘80’s. We got back into the hobby about 1 1/2 years ago. The type of design that PF is bringing back is right up our alley.
When I walk up to a table, I’m there to emulsify myself in the world under glass, concentrate on the movement of the ball, zone in on my targets and snipe away! I’m not there to watch a TV screen!
This is a stupendous time to be in the pinball hobby! Thanks guys!

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After we see a stream or two, there will be LE's spots that will be put up for sale. It happens every release, because there are some that are disappointed that the game play doesn't match what they had imagined. Too slow, too many brick shots, too floaty, not enough moments etc etc etc.

Then there will be many that won't have the space/funds or have a life changing event, or had to buy the newest FOMO pin, so they will sell their spot in the next 9-12 months.

Patience will pay off. I am counting on it as I really REALLY want an LE but I have to play it first and I doubt I will before Expo. I am confident I will find one then if I still want one.

Don’t see it, not with this one and not at this price. I think it will follow similar path to CCRLE. This isn’t a 15k pin.

newsflash: what most people playing pinball want

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Customers dropping CCRLE's switching deposits for PF... some just fed up with the wait and Customer service...
So there is a chance ...

So um, has any game EVER had this many callouts, and by assumedly, so many different actors?

This definitely seems unprecedented, and as much a part of integration than anything else!

300 callouts, 56 expletives>>>>LCD with repetitive, and fewer clips!

Movie pin with no Video, whats next music pins with no music.
Data east called and wants its cut on this one.

Scooby Doo over 3000 plus lots of characters , guessing PF is the second highest !

Maybe different actors is a record, but there are thousands of lines of recorded dialogue in some other contemporary games.

Steve Ritchie has claimed STTNG had 500 voice calls.

Scooby Doo has 4000 callouts.

Move over coil count!

Its market value is still well above retail even with all the delays. Well priced pins can hold value if they are good even in this market. I think this will be one of them. I am not buying for that reason, but I don’t think this is one where patients will pay off from a price stand point. I highly doubt people will be selling deposits for a loss.

Hot damn!! I had no idea Scooby spoke that much!!! And STNG! Wow!!

BUT how many ball paths does this one have????

what if they are callouts from Samuel Jackson or someone else in the movie

I think many people would not be jumping in to buy if that were the case. You should watch the SDTM video if you have not. While this is in a retro package, they discussed how this is still a modern game. I'm anticipating some very cool lighting effects happening during modes that you also don't see in 80's machines.

There are voice clips from the movie...there are no actual callouts in the instructional sense.

They could do it but voices change over 30 years. You'd need to do some sound manipulation to get Sam Jackson 2023 to sound the same as Sam Jackson 1994.

What if they got Tarantino to do the callouts? Haven't listened to an interview with him in a while but I'd guess his voice is just as grating today as it was in 1994. Of course they'd really be leaning into the LW3 comparisons at that point.

I did not get that joke at first.

Not likely to happen, and even if so what would they need to tell you to shoot for? Rules are pretty straightforward and already a great document on them, and inserts will guide the way. I don't feel there will be a need for someone telling the player to shoot a spot to lock a ball to shoot the orbit. I trust this team has put a really good package of sounds, music, and audio clips together to make it entertaining and fun without having a "shoot the orbit" callout stepping on top of it.

I’ll take a CC LE spot if anyone is giving one away. I’ve had several people try to sell me their spot for $$$$! I’m like no thanks that topper ain’t exclusive if you know what I mean.

But I’d love a LE order spot if anyone has one at cost.

After I wrote this...I was actually thinking this would be a hilarious callout if it got progressively more agitated. People be like...what ramp?? Shoot what ramp??

JJP Godfather is a nice looking machine, but, like a lot of JJP games, it reminds me of a modern slot machine. And that’s not a good thing.

I watched every minute of it and I don't recall any "shoot this" callouts in it. Yes it's still a modern game in the sense of some of the mechanics and lighting they have and the music, sounds, and audio clips package. But I think modern game "shoot this shot" callouts on this design and theme wouldn't fit in very well.

I think people are jumping in to buy because it's a pretty fun looking package with the design, rules, audio clips, music, and features they put in the game. I'd hope all that would outweigh any desire for instructional callouts.

This is the meme of the year!

Exactly. You really don't need callouts telling you where to shoot the ball. Especially for game designs of the 70s-80s. The shots were clear..... shoot for the lit or blinking insert. Simple! Classic! Look at the playfield (where the ball is!) & visually determine where you need to shoot next.

Screens really began to change game design in the 90s. And it was a welcomed exciting change throughout the decade. I still love DMD games, for the classic animations alone. But when LCD screens came along, I feel some companies & programmers have just taken it too far. Throw in a million RBG lights and it's too just too much. You need callouts because you can't visually tell where to shoot, and the screens have way too much information displayed.

The focus for the player should always be the playfield. Period. That's something that has been lost in this LCD era. Which is why the PF throwback to an older era is pleasing to so many players & generating so many sales IMO. I hope CGC makes more games like this, where all the people, resources & money that's pumped into the LCD development goes back into making great playfields & other game features.

Deposits are in for both this one and Godfather, both CEs. Can I afford it? I cannot. Do I have credit? I do. So these represent two of the films my fiancée and I love the most? They (along with my Halloween pin) cover our top three pretty flawlessly.

I think the LCD poured gasoline on the trend of pinball machines becoming more code/rule complex as the market shifted towards home owners vs location players. The DMD limitations kept some things a bit in check. Now you can have a dozen different status icons cluttering up the display....

Sorry, didnt mean to infer there was mention of shot callouts. I just meant that they are only being true to the retro factor to some extent, in reference to you saying callouts would hurt the vibe as they aren't in 70-80s games. Neither is RGB lighting but this has it.

As an aside, I think how they will be lighting up the characters throughout the PF when they are playing their audio clip is a great idea.

I love the passion, but if you cannot afford it then using credit makes it even MORE unaffordable. Be careful of this addiction they call pinball. Glad you and your fiancee are happy though!

Just a difference of personal preference on this one. Last night I played TZ, AF, AFM, MB, Fire Power, and some other older games on location. I don't think any of them have "shoot here" callouts and I don't think having that type of callout on those game would improve them. Those games instead have callouts and sounds for after you've completed or achieved something.

"Shoot the...EIGHT BALL!"
"One more for Deluxe!"
etc

Come over and vote at - Show Your Cards - One Thread To Count Them All (with poll) - thread. Don’t have any TGF votes yet. Curious about financing. Did you self finance on credit card or did you go with online loan?

I'm not fully irresponsible, we just sold a house and can cover these. Just didn't really want to all at the same time

Would be great if Pulp Fiction taunts you during different modes like TZ. "I want it back (MF)!" "Miss and you lose it all (MF)!" "Feel lucky (MF)?"

TPF will be a pinball manufacturer war zone with all these titles co
Ing out back to back!!

I dunno - Pretty swanky topper on the Pulp Fiction LE and compares well with the GF CE less the ugly cabinet bling.

GF has the nice Franchi art but I'm not so sure about a "shit ton more" in the BOM. Outside of the RGB light strips there is nothing extra.

Personally I think JJP is pricing too many people out of their pins with the $12/15K model they have adopted.

What is with their lighting system? It’s just blinding and unnecessary with this title.
I’m still getting over TS4 but wanted a GF down the road. Not sure at all but will wait.