I sincerely hope you’re right. PB posted on Facebook that they’re planning a gameplay stream for January, hoping they give us more insight into the status of the code and what the gameplay is going to be. Really appreciate Ghiandalf for all of these posts.

'Who Wants to Live Forever' gives such a mellow feel to the table and gameplay. I kinda love it. Thanks for sharing this.

Wow, I am excited after watching that video, much better than I was expecting! Thanks!

Has potential but you are out of your mind if you dont return that dud. You should not have to strip the game down to fix it new out of the box. Thats why we have warranties.

Thank you for taking the time and effort to take the video and upload it. I really hope the PB can knock this one out of the park. Queen deserves to be a high energy, fast flowing game. A great theme with so much potential.

Whilst I've placed an order & have a deposit paid, I hate to say it, but what we've seen so far is a snooze fest! The shot layout is nothing special, the callouts are atrocious and zap any energy the game might have had. The video sequences get chopped up each time the game wants to inform you of something. I really do hope that the code gets so much more work. Otherwise it runs the risk of being a very over price jukebox with a very limited song selection and a boring game of pinball thrown in.

Unacceptable to have this level of fit and finish, it clearly didn't even have minimal testing to insure everything worked.

Marco buonasera posso chiederti che senso ha fare uno stream di un gioco che non funziona , o magari ha solo qualche problema di gioventù o magari bisogna solo capire meglio il funzionamento di un flipper della pinball brothers ? …visto che e’ il primo stream che a quanto pare gira in rete non sarebbe stato meglio aspettare che tutto funzionasse ? Perché dare a personaggi come kaneda la possibilità di sputtanare anche questo flipper , dopo Toy Story ? Lo dico con tutto il rispetto possibile ma non ho capito sinceramente la smania di streammare un qualcosa che non va e chiedere per giunta aiuto al gruppo pinside dove non c’è nessuno oltre la brigata milanese che ha ricevuto il flipper …..perché non chiedere prima a stefan rs pinball o provare a scrivere a kato che risponde sempre festività incluse ? . Grazie
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Marco good evening can I ask you what is the point of making a stream of a game that doesn't work, or maybe it just has some youth problems or maybe you just need to better understand the functioning of a pinball brothers pinball machine ? ...Since it is the first stream that apparently runs on the net, wouldn't it have been better to wait for everything to work? Why give characters like kaneda the chance to screw up this pinball machine too, after Toy Story? I say this with all possible respect but I have not sincerely understood the desire to stream something wrong and also ask for help from the pinside group where there is no one beyond the Milanese brigade that received the pinball machine ..... why not ask stefan rs pinball first or try to write to kato who always answers holidays included? Thank you
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Thank you for sharing the video.

It's an oddly silent game aside from soundtracks playing in the background.

The music and LCD screen are great.

At the moment though it's all really jarring, a real lack of cohesion with call outs cutting out the soundtrack.

Has great potential, but won't be a buyer until I see how much the code improves.

Yeah this is my main concern. I've watching Ghiandalf's video a few times, nothing seems to happen when you plunge the ball. The song starts and then you're just hitting random targets to collect letters and music notes. There's nothing (and no one) telling you to do anything. We're all used to early code these days but even with the sad state of Bond's code I can tell what my missions are, most are not programmed in yet but I understand what I'm doing. Queen feels like you're just hitting random things while listening to awesome music that's constantly getting cut off.

If Pinball Brothers would communicate something/anything to the community it would help. A simple Facebook post like: "hey guys we started shipping Queen, code is not even halfway done, we're planning on x/y/z, etc." But they have basically been silent on the state of this game for months and then suddenly start shipping them. Last week I saw people on their Facebook page still asking them for gameplay video, and PB's response was "go look up footage from Expo on youtube." That concerns me, that they are pointing people to bad Expo footage, a lot of which is people saying the game is not great.

I'll repeat I want this game to be great and I want Pinball Brothers to succeed. If anyone at PB is reading this.....a little communication would go a long way. Ghiandalf has given us more in a few days than Pinball Brothers have in months.

Early code ... just like every other game.
Sure it will develop.

Hi folks!

The A/V / software crew working on Queen still has a lengthy to-do list! There will be frequent and significant software updates ongoing for quite awhile. Everyone on the team is committed to Queen being a game that everyone loves. We certainly want to do justice to this epic band.

Thanks!

Only for information, I add a video because it isn’t available anything online and I imagine people curiosity.
All people understood that it has some problems about software but it is QUEEN and it has very high potentiality.
I have very positive consideration for the future and I want to share it with you.
Only for passion. I’m waiting this pinball from more time as more of you.
Tomorrow I will add some images of playfield zones.
It is a great pinball theme and it has more fast roads and post to permit very fast return.

Problems aren’t subject of my post. I want to share the QUEEN born.
This is forum intention or not? Because I don’t want to make problems.

Keep sharing. We aren't trying to hide problems or issues but make the owners and the manufacturer aware so they can be addressed. We all greatly appreciate you being willing to share this experience with the rest of us. It will only make things better for everyone. Keep sharing!

I’d really like a Queen pinball but after owning an Alien LV I’ll pass on PB offerings. They are just not there yet, just my opinion.

Yes, I couldn't wait to get all the queen shit out , What a fantastic start

with these problems, I still recommend buying the pinball machine. I'm sure it will be a good buy

I love Queen

Code and music choices seem a little weird. Using the full live performance videos is a choice when some of the songs take quite a while to get started, so it's such odd mellow interludes in the game.

Instead of giving the messenger grief, realize one entity had control over this. If PB doesn't like
ghiandalf's video being first posted then they should have posted gameplay before taking money and shipping, not shipped a game with worse than normal defects, and not shipped a game with underdeveloped code. Give them grief, not ghiandalf sharing his experience on a game that costs five figures.

I think there’s only one way to make the right choice. We have received the first machines during Christmas with the awareness of receiving “immature” machines with many parts , code included , still in developed …so for me have no sense to ask to pinside how solve an issue with no one who can reply to my issues , pb and pedretti gaming excluded - confucio -

All that say unboxed today my rapshody and all I can say is : good job brothers

Yes there s many issues , code is not completed but we awaiting new improvement soon

I want to thank you pedretti gaming for the prompt response to my initially , but not unsolvable , issues .

Hope to upload a gameplay soon

https://share.icloud.com/photos/059KVY7O8-gHhvvssWZc_QwlA

Thanks for the video and still can’t wait for my Rhapsody to arrive here in Aus.
Where did you get the Freddy figure?

ebay.com link: itm

Some images to share my positive feedback…
I like polished ramps and posts. Great white plastic lane and posts with leds.
You can see some zones with particulars.
You have internal side decal with light on base.
I have only one piece that I don’t like it. Translite. I’m sure some people will work on it in the future.
Also for stadium, I’m sure we will have a great mod to upgrade it.”, same for jukebox.
I like gold painted parts.
You have also parts under miniplayfield

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I’m trying to solve bop bumper problem, if you have suggestions write to me please. They are working by coil test mode but during the game they don’t work.
I checked fuses and cables without results.
I’m solving ramp passage under the miniplayfield but I think I will change it. Momento it work 5 time on 10.
I’m uploading in my album for you some video during game test.
You can see fast passages.
I know that we have base software but I like it because I understand all ball roads and it is very fast.
Please see you only particulars and details, lights, ramps and roads and don’t speak about software problem or adjustments. My videos are only for information and passion.
Ciao from Italy

Album:
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0o5aVbMKxzyWo

Sounds like an issue with the switches. Poorly gapped? Maybe a bad connector to the board or a broken wire? Do they have a service manual yet?

Hai bisogno solo di verificare la distanza delle alette dello switch di ogni bumper sotto al piano , io le ho trovate tutte distanti per questo non funzionano durante il gioco …lo stesso per gli slingshot scrivo in italiano perché in inglese mi verrebbe più difficile da spiegare

You just need to check the distance of the flaps of the switch of each bumper below the playfield , I found them all distant so they do not work during the game ... the same for the slingshots I write in Italian because in English it would be more difficult for me to explain

Per quanto riguarda il lock della chitarra personalmente non ho riscontrato ancora nessun problema ma ho notato che il pad di ricaduta della palla dal minipiano, come da foto, e’ perfettamente orizzontale , magari non aiuta L uscita della palla ? Hai provato ad alzare un po’ il flipper da dietro , magari aiuta ?

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As for the lock of the guitar, I personally have not yet encountered any problems but I have noticed that the fall pad of the ball from the minipiano, as shown in the photo, is perfectly horizontal, maybe it does not help the exit of the ball? Have you tried to raise the pinball machine a little from behind, maybe it helps?

Owners threads are not converted from an existing thread. They have their own forum and a new thread is created.

Guess im going be a cunninglist by the end of thread!

There were grandfathered ones because they were well established before they tried to be more consistent with the owner threads. And since pinside can't move threads, those basically stay as they were. Since, the renaming of threads has been undone so many times as people try to repurpose threads and they end up creating conflict.

Just opened new topic club for Queen owners

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/queen-owner-club#post-7321227

Did any more of these pins made it out into the wild?

They were expanding or moving production during the beginning of this month, so it was expected to be quiet till the end of January. Then everything ramps up again and queen should be shipping to owners. The few that are out were for people who volunteered to be early adopters.

With more to come in February. Looking very promising cant wait for this to land in Australia

I was all in on this title, but have backed off a little bit. The code seemed to be barely above the "blinky lights" stage, so updates are good to see. Hopefully a couple of more will hit before TPF. From all reports I think people in general were underwhelmed with it at Expo, TPF will be a good opportunity to make an impact.

Why? Pinball is all about some blinky lights. Plus you have all watched the movie. I always thought queen music sucked. I saw the movie and I was blown away! It got me thinking. Holy shit! Freddy diamond was all in! I understand now that every queen song is master piece. I’m more of aliens dude. If you are half of interested in title as I am on alien….you should go for it.

So how is this different from any new release .
Half the mechs in Bond still don't do what they should ?

No way! I like starship troopers and twister. I know a bad movie. That queen movie ain’t one of them. You should watch it again. How mister diamond got through all his shit and realized all his faults. That was epic! He realize he wasn’t the shit! He and band members were. They did that shit together. That was magical!

Most new releases have good video showing off gameplay features, the team does podcasts and interviews discussing the path for the code and how they envision the game progressing, and in most cases even livestream gameplay. Queen has none of that so far.

We've had a couple posts from Ferret, a couple of gameplay videos from Expo and then the early adopters that practically put me to sleep and photos from the factory showing them building some. It's not nothing, but it ain't great. If PB can't be bothered to try and actually market their game and give more info to buyers, I can't be bothered at this point to blindly hand them cash.

I'm not abandoning all hope, just moving into a "wait and see" vs a "take my money" mindset.