As a Night Moves owner who enjoys playing this style of game ( once I get it going again!) I was wondering if this style could make it in today's market?

1. In theory it should be cheaper to make than a standard pinball
2. Takes up a little less room than a standard game and can be used as a normal table if not in use.
3. Playability - this is a tricky one - the more features, the higher the Bill Of Materials - do you add ramps or subways? Given the smaller amount of real estate to create a game that is both fun and challenging it is an interesting point.
4. Dare I say it but could you put a lower playfield in e.g Elektra or Black Hole ( Again BOM will skyrocket with this)
5. Maybe a basic pf design ( similar to Night Moves or Carribean Cruise) if cheap enough could encourage more kids in arcades to get the "pinball bug", probably would have to be a ticket redemption game for this to work.

What do you guys/ girls think?

Could be a good Homepin project for the future?

Clive

I think if they were cheaper than a standard pin they could do quite well, as long as the game play was good. I realise that history says they wouldn't do well but times have changed . What didn't work then may work now. They would never outsell standard size games but would give people a different option to choose from. Different style bases could be created. People have already replied to this thread with different ideas that could be used.
In all likelyhood they will never be made again, but with todays designers and engineers I am sure they could put some cool and maybe even NEW design features to compensate for the smaller playfield.
Clive