Plus there are some silly annoying people questioning the reviewers, which is so high school newspaper reporting. Oh wait, those are pinsders
Plus there are some silly annoying people questioning the reviewers, which is so high school newspaper reporting. Oh wait, those are pinsders
Yes, both reviews are really bad. I would love to play one of these because they look like they would be really cool. Not $3K cool. If these ever fell to the right price level, this could be a really big deal!
I played one in Canada when I was up there for the Canadian Pinball Challenge a few weeks ago...
Here's the gist:
This game is for kids, plain and simple. You can tell that as soon as you step up to the game, as it's considerably shorter than a normal pin. Given that it's a pinball for kids in the home environment, it's quite nice, as the flippers are the real deal, pop bumpers, etc... It even has some modes and the playfield design is rather unique (one could argue more interesting than the actual Transformers Pro/LE).
However, and this should be no surprise, the price tag at $3K is absurd. If it was $1K, MAYBE there would be an argument in favor of getting this machine for your kids. But honestly, as has been mentioned over and over again, you can get a REAL machine at much less....so why bother with this thing? You might as well step up and get a pro model of some game if you really need a new pin.
The people this is marketed to cannot get a pin under $3000. They are not going to want an old used or routed game that they need to maintain or clean. They need something new that comes with support. Yes, any of us can get a pin for $3000. None of us should buy this unless you find the playfield so enticing. But it's for another market. Why does anyone here care?
Quoted from markmon:The people this is marketed to cannot get a pin under $3000. They are not going to want an old used or routed game that they need to maintain or clean. They need something new that comes with support. Yes, any of us can get a pin for $3000. None of us should buy this unless you find the playfield so enticing. But it's for another market. Why does anyone here care?
You're talking like this exists outside the realm of anything a pinball enthusiast would care about... I would LOVE to see a new, good, reasonably priced pinball machine. This thing has $500 written all over it.
3 grand is not an entry level commitment in this (on nearly any) hobby, so I really doubt there is any "other market". They have made a game for a customer that doesn't exist... Too expensive for who they want to buy it, and way too cheesy for those that actually might.
Quoted from TOK:They have made a game for a customer that doesn't exist... Too expensive for who they want to buy it, and way too cheesy for those that actually might.
You basically just described the business model of Apple Computer. Kidding!
Game looks like it could be fun, rule set like a late solid state. What were they thinking with that backglass though?!
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